Evening star., 1962-05-13
BY MYRA MACPHERSON
Star staff Writer

1t sounds like a dream, or if
you are less charitable, a night
mare.
There is this brown damask
circle Of room. Brown damask
walls, brown damaSk uphols-
tered plush seats, brown thick
carpeting. A $4,000 Waterford
chandelier sends expensive
CLEANS of light to a piano which
also is completely upholstered
in brown damask.
And on the piano sits a man
playing jazz on a banjo. The
man is elegant in a tuxedo
and white sneakers.
And by May 81, it will be
happening in Georgetown.
The brown damaSk is one of
four restaurants in the George
town Inn, the first hotel built
m Georgetown in 100 years.
The Inn at Wisconsin avenue
and N street NV. has that neo-
Federal exterior that comes
from blending new bricks with
the old-and only-style which
pleases Georgetown's Fine Arts
Committee.
Off-Beat Touches
But inside everything
swings" as interior decorator
Richard Himmel says. The look
is generally one of opulence,
but those off-beat touches are
everywhere.
Waters wear brown tail
coats lined in peony pink" he
said. And that vase of pink
peonies goes up on the piano,
right next to the sneakers.
why the sneakers? Oh, I
don't know. I've always had a
desire to wear sneakers with
tux, and now I can get someone
else to do it for me. We want
people to have fun in this
place"
As part Of the fun budget.
"carraige jockeys" will be out
fitted with khaki bermudas,
long khaki sox and pith he'll
NETS.
Entering the lobby one sees
nothing but gold. Gold felt
walls, gold rugs, gold brocade
draperies and furniture to
match. Off the lobby are the
restaurants, called The Four
Georges after the first four
Hanoverian sovereigns to rule
England at the time when the
port city Of Old Georgetown
flourished.
Fancy Salads
The brown damask George
" features cocktails and fancy
salads, such as avocado stuffed
eel. George I, decorated in
18th century English will fea-
ture British grillS and red
meats. 1t has wooden panelling
and mulberry upholstered
chairs with long flat backs.
They're based on the old
cock-fight chairs. The old boys
used to turn the chairs around
to watch the cock fights and
sit with their arms folded
across the back" said Mr..
Himmler. ...r ...|-
Next to it is the George II, or
fish room. 1t features a water
fall and multi-colored Skylight,
white marble floor, white walls.
This is my goofy room.
Those just added to the goofid-
ity." he said pointing to the
leopard skin chairs, each one
with a different colored felt
backing.
The George III is calm and
formal and regal and will fea-
ture mid-European cuisine. 1t
has deep blue walls and carpet
ing and blue and white Nielsen
China-and a sofa to match.
Likes Brown
1--WE had the sofa material
made especially. I've had much
bigger jobs, but never one this
complicated. Everything had
to be custom made. That brown
damask for example. Nobody
had it. And we had to mix and
match a lot Of materials, to
get. the right color blends" Mr..
HiTnmler said. He added that
he is "crazy about brown"
. His guided tour upstairs was
accomplished without benefit
of elevators. They were still
being installed. On each of
the five floors, a different color
predominates. There is the
reSful blue floor, the rich
looking gold floor, the cool
green floor, the sophisticated
black and white floor and the
| way-out red floor.
| Asked if he didn't think one
ALFRED room rather wild, Mr.. {
HiInmler said, Let us say it
has a limited audience. But /