Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-05-08
MAGAZINE SHOWS
H0USES-FOR-TW0
Needs of Brides Quitting
First Homes Given Main
Attention.

Three charming houses for-tWo, de-
signed and decorated to fit the type
and temperament of three different
bridal couples, are described in the
May home furnishings double number
of House & Garden. One of the
series of special feature issues of the
magazine, it presents this material in
separately bound portfolio, which
also includes a review of significant
new trends in home decorat ton, with
special reference to brides who are
Quitting their own first homes.
All three of the houses for-two have
been developed around one basic floor
plan by Benson Eschenbach, one of
the country's leading small-house
architects. The exterior designs are
different in each case-one being a
Regency house. one Dutch Colonial,
and the third definitely modern
Bello Inc. of New York, decorated all
three, down to the last detail of furni-
ture. fabrics and colors, suiting the
interior room schemes to each type
of house.
Bed Rooms on Second Floor.
The first floor calls for large COM
bination living and dining room, with
two sunny bays; stable Kitchen an
entrance hall with a wealth of closet
space, and an attached garage. The
second floor extends over the garage,
and accommodates three bed rooms
and two baths. The design also pro-
vldes for future wing, which will
give the house a dining room and
pantry on the first floor, with maids
room and bath above.
Starting with this flexible plan, the
architect designed a Regency home to
fit the tastes of young couple of
traditional background, having fond
ness for precedent and custom. The
Regency interiors use such traditional
ideas as walls draped with creamy
hangings, sWag valances Of dark satin,
and the northumberland crystal dec
orative pieces range from beautifully
simple modern goblets to decanters
based on an eighteenth century motif.
Sterling falls into two definitely con-
trasted types. First, there are the
chaste designs. These may have the
simplicity of the Colonial or the more
sophisticated severity of the modern
In contrast are the equally important
elaborate patterns. in tune with the
festive coronation year and in keeping
with the tendency toward lavish enter
tainment and elegance in decoration.
Linen Demask Leads.
Among table linens for the 1887
home, according to House & Garden,
fine linen damask still holds its place.
It will be used in such colors as nile
green, ivory and burgundy. And to-
days bride will add spice and variety
to her table settings by choosing a
new tropical motif boldly worked out
in white against deep colors, in new
twill weave, an ivory cloth of rayon
satin damask, and sprightly hand
made dolly set for a country luncheon.
This Spring home furnishings guide
also reviews the new clocks, bed linens,
spreads and quilts-SuggeSt new ideas
for luxurious closets and offers help
to the bride in all her problems from
the selection of her silver hollow ware
to her plans for a successful honey
moon and the competent handling of
help when she returns home and
settles down to serious housekeeping.
Perhaps the most interesting feature
of the main section of House g. Gar
dens May double number is the series
Of beauty treatments for houses, with
prescriptions for color mixing and a
variety of exterior color schemes to
give them new sparkle and individual
chara cter. This article first shows
four houses, pale as a face without
make-up--then suggests four alternate
color schemes for each, with specific
blending instructions for every color.
For example, one version of the
Regency house has a seal brown roof,
trim and blinds of sand color, walls
of a deep tapestry red and a stone
gray door. A Monterey house sparkles
furniture with definitely classic air.
Modern notes are introduced in the
color schemes and the textured
fabrics.
Stone Suggested for Building.
A friendly Dutch Colonial house is
OtSlSllCu III SdySl, 1lloiC DAOy dllt
couple, who entertain frequently and
informally. Stone is the suggested
building medium, but the house could
be reproduced quite as effectively with
shingles or Cupboard Its comfort
able, livable rooms use wide planked
wood floors, pine-paneled walls and
bed rooms in chintz.
For the young career woman and
her husband-probably a professional
man-the architect and decorator
have collaborated to create a house
for-tWo in the modern manner It is
q delightful expression Of the con-
temporary way Of living-practical
and functional, with emphasis on an
abundance of light and close associa-
ton with the out-of-doors Many of
its gracious details will help the bride
to solve the problems Of modern dec
Grafton for which there is so little
precedent. Conventional rectangular