The San Francisco call., 1910-09-11

m HE last nail has been driven in
thousands Of new homes whose
building has been watched with
eager interest all through the summer
months. Mother has found a sunny
:vindow for the canary; Father has
'-z-oN-ed away his kit of tools; Daughter
aas arranged the sofa cushions, and
sonny has been told where to hang
.ais hat and keep his shotgun. The
4zw home is no longer a house O.
.5leams. il is d clean, shining reality
.u-here CHEEKY lamps welcome the home
:'comer as the days begin to shorten
5Elere snoldering logs light the hearth
- The evenings grow chill.
Il: They are, above all else abodes OF
comfort these thousands of American
=. ONES just finished. They reflect the
*.e 1Cency Of the times, in house build
! -. At least, toward substantial SIM
.r7ftity. Even in homes Of great wealth
lie aim has been TO produce effects
% Chaste elegance and not preteHtiOus
Jls,urv. Never has the man Of mod
.-lratc means been 50 well able TO build
IL home so suited TO his needs and SO
.'arristlc rs at the present time Archi-
t-ets generally are putting forth their
q
r;.a- u4v be built for sums ranging
:..lora $1,000 10 $4,000. In fact. many
. .iehlful bungalows are being built
..1r s15O0.
-. Iulaed. probably more so called bun
.;ealovs are being erected than any
t'ther style Of dwelling. Bungalow la s
~E.s.all 20 be such an elastic term in this
COUNTRY that it is applied to many
Fl. .ouSes which may not rightly be given
file lphonious name. Bungalow IS the
.j-a.1e given TO certain Bengalese
.loases. but il is said that the inns
:. or hotels built by the English in India
sse tle only real bungalows to be found
flere. These are long, low buildings
= with wide verandas and oVerhanging
-EaNes which are never built with a
second story. We apply the term to
anything from log cabin TO a con-
. crete palace. The preferred building
.'fQaterials for the bungalow are cement,
.I0gs. field stone and slabs on an ordi-
: nary stud frame. Among other desir-
able styles Of architecture that have
been favored for the small house is the
@the italian villa and the Swiss chalet.
-. most attractive house Of the latter
StEIe has just been completed which
:has a somewhat unique arrangement
:of The rooms. The house was set high
"a hrOn a foundation OF rustic work,
81 +.
~cavatiOn- This afforded q basement in
.aahIch was the den, the laundry, a lava
.10ry heater room and vegetable room.
The den had a brick fireplace with an
paneled wainscoting, and
81 ttrs ctive easement windows Upon
*Che first door was the living room, the
rdinlng room, buffers pantry, two bed
:rQoms and bath. On the second were
saree bedrooms. and a sleeping balcony.
ffra q
-1i most new houses, was the large
number 0f built in pieces, made TO ap-
-pear as an integral part Of the in
terror.
-. There was the seat next TO the stair
way. with its hinged TOP, which would
be convenient for umbrellas and rub
:bers and the like. A long mirror was
set In the door of the closet near by,
Should one wish TO cast a parting
glance therein. In the living room
were the bookcases built across the
hole length Of thereon, an either side
~ the fireplace. The radiator was con
-Gealed under a long, low window seat
ln the dining room china closet filled
in The corner Of the room, while the
buffet was imbedded in the side wall.
cupboards and linen closets filled the
passage 10 the kitchen, where glass
doored and glass shelved cupboards
were on every side. Even the flour
bin was fixture.
IL would seem TO be carrying this
idea 10 extremes TO have beds built
~ The walls, but the practicabiljty of
soN doing is soon demonstrated In
nc lounging room OF a country house
TWO regulation Pullman sleeper berths
were concealed in the wainscoting.
When they We're closed one would
never have guessed their presence.
They are let down by simply pressing
. button, and are used often when