New-York tribune., 1908-05-24

p,,ra,orz are the proper thing for the sea-
shore the mountain and the lakeside now IL Is
not merely change In name Tor une uSufl '
mr. villa or mansion bungalow should not De
either one nor a combination of them al aItious"
some of the dwellings with the Bensaiese name
have peculiar look the outside ana the IN
terror arrangements smack of the old cottage OS
the sea- However that may be. the bungalow as
most generally constructed for summer residence
IS a departure from the old type of architecture
IT combines oddity and beauty OF exterior with
convenience and well ventilated interior tldehty
to the original type insures the ideal summer
home
As built in India attention was paid to protection
from the sun. airiness in the arrangements for
sleeping and convenience in every other respect
great hall right through the middle was the
prevailing style of the past The rooms were
ranged on either side, often in suites. with bath
room for each suite. The housekeeping arrange
ments were in the rear, and in the north, Sima
section, of India there great frepaces for
the cool evenings. In all tropical countries where
the Englishman has been wont to impress himself
upon the business community If not mother
colony, and IL the latter, official from
home the bungalow came. 1t always has rep
resented the of comfort with the minimum
of Housekeeping cares. And that is what the family
that fees from the city for several months wants
To supply this realty throughout the
East pnning their faith on the bungalow. AS
result there is regular craze for it.
sPRINGING UP IN THE SUBURBS.
On the southern Long Island shore and the
northern Shore along the bay shores and in the
interior, where the hills roll gracefully toward the
sound and the ocean. bungalows springing up.
They the thing wanted Being wanted. the
real estate owner and dealer supplies them. They
not peculiar TO Long Island They dot the
Atlantic Coast from the furthest reach Of Maine
to the southern parts of Florida. They have in
vaded the mountains, breaking the upward slopes
of hills and perching brawling and
q Of ne SfaI lax of he III
rondacks and OF the New England States.
You may camp out in bungalow You may
have. every comfort be had in modest or lux
urious city homo. 1t is not impossible to have
bungalow combining the openness of the ideal
country place with the luxury of a Newport villa.
In other words. there bungalows and bunga-
lows. In India they have high arched roofs of
thatch tile The original had a thatched roof.
A great hall divided it, Rooms with glass doors
ranged either side. When the windows
all open the building resembled a shell with a
far reaching quadrangular roof. This roof extended
a wide veranda.
In tropical countries this Is still the typical
bungalow. In the Spanish-Amercan countries the
bungalow is the suburban residence Chairs of
| bent wood, rockers of the same, almost fill the
halls There the occupants in the cool of the
evening sit side by side, rocking furiously to aid
the circulation Robert Louis Stevenson had
bungalow in Samoa. Hawaii is full of them. Now
they have come here, and here they are going TO
stay for period that realty men, who ought to
know, predict will prove longer than the reign of
the Queen Anne cottage
AS COSTLY AS WANTED.
Along the southern Long Island coast many are
building. They cost all the way from $3.50 10
$4,000. The moderate cost is in demand.
Many will be reserved for renting. The plans
will be faithful limitations of the original Indian
article They will face the and view of those
already up shows picturesque effect that the old
style cottage sadly lacked. The bungalow has
restfu look. 1t seems to have alighted from
where for the purpose Of staying. 1t looks solid
There is nothing frnsy about it. To be sure. some