Evening star., 1936-09-05
SILVER STAR HOME
TO Be ON DISPLAY
F0R3MORE WEEKS
Throngs of Visitors Are At
tracted to Fourth Model
Residence.
MISS ANN LAWRENCE
PERFECTS LOVELY ROOMS
Charming in Their Conception
and Appearance, Decorations
Also Evince Utility.

The fourth Silver Star Model Home
of the year. at 44l5 Dexter road, which
has attracted throngs of visitors dur
ing the last week, will be open to the
public for three weeks more, it was
announced today The home was con-
structed by L. E. Brueninger g. Sons
and completely furnished by Wood
ward g. Lothrop.
Miss Ann Lawrence of Woodward d
Iothrop, who superintended the dec
Grafton of the model residence, has
perfected a succession OF beautiful
rooms, charming in appearance and
conception, and finished in utility.
In the living room the walls are Of
warm toned gray paper and the wood
work of off white, as are the Vene-
tian blinds The color scheme IS Of
gray, wine. blue-green, gold off-white
and apricot, new color combination
for Fall. A wine-colored broadloom
carpeting makes a subtle contrast with
the wall and is unusually effective
with other colors appearing in the
furniture The draperies are wine
toned satin. This material is new in
the fabric picture this Fall. 1t is par
ticularly interesting because of its de-
sign, gray-toned morning glories and
leaves woven in large diamond pat
tern.
The furniture of the living room
consists of a sofa. large chair, barrel
chair, occasional chairs, chest desk,
tables and chest The sofa is well
designed, upholstered piece, covered in
a soft blue-green mohair. The large
chair, by the fireplace. is upholstered
in apricot -colored velvet. The chair is
deep cushioned, providing the essence
of comfort. and is made to please a
man. The barrel chair, on the other
side of the fireplace, is not too large
in scale and is upholstered in off white
leather. There are two of the occa-
sional chairs. in picked pine with
Jonquil yellow leather seats. The chest
desk is museum copy in mahogany,
the tables are eighteenth century ma
hogany and the chest is picked pine.
Accessories of the room are: Mantel,
two off-white cranes, white Lenox
bowl and two blue-green and wine.
tone Chinese bowls, and large, round,
unframed mirror; ash trays-bowl-
off-white pottery and crystal, pictures
cover sofa), mirror framed; Tyre birds
against an old red background, very
effective against the gray wall paper;
round picture painted on glass (over
radiator), and lamps, off white.
Visitors have commented on the
happy notes struck in the living room
decorations. which include: The
combination of dignity with pleasing
informality, the placing of furniture
into practical, comfortable groups;
the use of many gay colors in the
living room, the combination of light
and dark woods, namely. picked pine
and mahogany; the importance of the
Chinese Chippendale period in home
furnishings, the materials of the rug
and drapery color; the use of modern
accessories in period" room, and
the Importance of off-white as an
accent.
In the dining room, the paper is
RED. with silver Queen Anne's lace"
in the design This is in accordance
with the increasing demand for dark
toned wall paper, especially red, in
dining rooms. The draperies are
eggshell colored repp, a nice compile
ment to the dark wall. When drapery
materials are in plain colors, the
texture is always interesting. The
furniture is fine eighteenth century
mahogany, a Duncan Phyfe table and
sideboard with beautiful bowed front.
The rug is a fine jewel toned Kirman;
the china, the Mandarin" jattern
in Lenox and the accessories crystal.
The scintillating prisms of the
candelabra are impressive
In the recreation room, it is recog-
nized that color must be much
brighter, that the furniture be COM
Portable and able to stand hard wear
and, in a word, that everything in
the room is planned for fun and
eaiety. The walls, therefore, are dade,
painted coral. trimmed with bamboo
(See SILVER STAR, Page C-5.)