Evening star., 1939-01-28
Star Home
Draws Crowd
OF Admirers
Cape Cod Colonial
House Remains Open
For Second Week

Visited by huge crowds during the
first week it was open to the public,
the first Silver Star Home of 1899,
located at SAB Forty-second street
NV, tomorrow will enter the sec
ond week of its exhibition period. A
crowd estimated at 5000 turned out
for the opening last Sunday.
The attractive Cape Cod Colonial
home was built by Edward R. Carr,
well-known Capital realtor. 1t was
designed by M. T. Bagley and Dan
Kirkhuf and has been tastefully
decorated and furnished by Moody
& Gould of Bethesda, assisted by
Lynn Davies Mitchell. Miss Mitchell
has served as decorative consultant
, In New York for several years. Prior
to that she was with Woodward &,
Lothrop here.
Situated in a new community
Rutledge-a portion of Chevy Chase,
the new home is located a short
distance from both the Connecticut
and Wisconsin avenues shopping
areas. 1t occupies a large lot in
one of the highest portions of the
District.
Rooms and Baths.
Built of brick and stone, the Star
Home contains seven rooms and two
baths. The large living room is at
= tractively furnished. Colors there
are green ana eggshen. An old por-
trait above the fireplace furnishes
the decorative keynote of the room.
The wallpaper is of ashes Of roses,
solid color, while the curtains are
OF imported chintz with an egg
shell background. Principal pieces
in this room include a Gov. Win
throp desk, an old barrel chair, a
love seat finished in soft green coptic
satin and number of old chairs and
Reproductions.
The dining room has old Colonial
scenic wallpaper of the same color
as the living room. The main pieces
are the old cherry drop-leaf table
and Hitchcock chairs. In addition
there is an old china closet, in which
has been placed milk glass and old
china. Other interesting pieces in
clude sideboard and small table,
both antiques.
The other main room on the first
-3oor, which could be used either
as flrst-floor bedroom or a study,
has been decorated for use as the
latter Featured pieces in the study
are very old English writing
table and Victorian chairs. Four
old English prints make the walls
attractive. The master bedroom has
soft yellow as its predominating
color. The paper is yellow and
the English print curtains have
background of the same color. Old
prints are used on the walls there,
too. A pair of old attic beds are
used in the room, along with two
pine chests, a writing table and
maple armchair.
One Bedroom Papered Blue.
A second bedroom is papered in
blue. The draperies are of floWered
chintz, peach in color, and the same
tone is carried in the covering of
an old slipper chair. A tester bed
has dotted swiss spread Dressing
table draperies are of the same
material. A pair of flower prints
In this room are dated 1855. The
third second-f1oor bedroom has a
single bed. Red and white are the
principal colors there.
The new home bears the indorse-
ment of the five experts in home
planning who form the Silver Star
Homes Committee. Members of
this committee thoroughly examined
the Rutledge house before approv-
ing it for sponsorship by The Star.
Members include James S. Taylor
I bf the Federal Housing Administra-
ton; John Nolen, jr., director of
planning of the National Capital
Park and Planning Commission;
Edwin H. Rosengarten, prominent
builder; Francis A. Murray, presi-
dent of the Washington Real Estate
Board, and Irwin S. Porter, archi-
tect.
From downtown Washington the
home may. be reached by driving
out either Connecticut avenue or
Reno road to Legation street. Turn
--left on Legation street to Forty
second street, and then right a