The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-18

directions, covering the whole practical
side of the subject. The Illustrations
of her book arc half-tone reproduc-
tons from representative gardens and
homes. together with practical dia-
grams and planting plans.
"BunEnlows."
Edited By Henry H. saylor. The
John G. Winston Co. OF Philadelphia
Sl.50.
This work successfully deals with the
most popular style OF the informal.
American house, the bungalow. This
work discusses the whole subject In
most practical and helpful manner
II tells what bungalow really is
where tho style originated, and how
1t has been applied to American needs.
particularly summer homes, camps and
mountain shacks.
1t also thoroughly covers and illus
trates By plans and photographs OF
successful attractive bungalows the
matters of planning and building
materials.
The interior finish Is another branch
or the subject that is taken up, together
with schemes for furnishing that are
in harmony with the in formal and com
Portable character OF the building.
Water supply and drainage are other
essential points fully discussed and
necessary to the completion of a sue
cessful bungalow Another most I'm
portant feature fully discussed in this
volume Is the fire. place.
The volume is profusely illustrated
with plans and photographs OF bunga-
lows that have been actually built
There are no mere drawings of Wis
ionary schemes in It.
6 . t.
"The Letters of Robert Louis steven
SON.
Edited by Sidney colvin. Charles
Scrioner's Sons. of New York, through
the Bell Book and Stationery Co., Of
Richmond. Four volumes. s1.oo each.
This is a new edition of the Steven
son letters. rearranged in four vol
umes, with $50 new letters
Volume j. covers the period from
1868 to 1880. the letters being written
from Scotland. France and California.
The Scotch letters contain experiences
OF student days at Edinburgh, OF
travels and excursions; others, impress
sions of Paris and Fontainbleau, and
others again, "reminiscences Of Mont
Grey and San Francisco, California.
where,his marriage took place.
Volume II. has to do with the period
from 1850 to 1887 and with letters
from the Alps and Highlands, from,
Hyeres and Bournemouth. Volume Ill
extends from 1887 to 1891 and tells of
a winter at Saranac Lake. New York
of Pacific voyages and a first years
residence al Yailinna. The fourth and
concluding volume bridges the years
from 1891 to 1894 and gives an ac-
count of the second, third and fourth
years at sVailima. This volume has
two appendices. one an account OF
Stevenson's death and burial, by Lloyd
Osborne. the other, the address of
Stevenson to the chiefs on the open
ing OF the road to Gratitude, in octo-
Der of 1891.
Lloyd Osborne says, In recalling
stevenson's death: THE great Union
Jack that flew over the house was
hauled down and laid over the body,
fit shroud for loyal Scotchman. lie
lay in the hall which was ever his
pride, whore he had passed some OF
the gayest and most delightful hours
OF his life. noble room with open
stairway and mullioned windows"
Everything that relates in any way
to Stevenson is Interesting In the
highest degree. This edition of his
letters. many of them published for the
first time. beautiful in type and CON
venient in size. cannot but be an in
dispensable additionto a library, In
complete without everything relating
to Stevenson on It's shelves. IS ,33tii.
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