April, 19 10 



AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



IX 



American Homes and Garaens 



for May 



The Modern House from the Atlantic to the Pacific 

 This is an article treating of the development of the 

 modern house as seen in various parts of the country, 

 and the group of five houses presented represents the 

 best type of modern house built at five different points. 

 The article is described by Francis Durando Nichols 

 and is illustrated by photographic views of the exterior 

 and interior of the houses as well as the plans. 



How to Build a Pergola, and a Garden Seat 



A. Russell Bond tells in an illustrated article how it is 

 possible for an amateur to build a pergola for a small 

 garden. He shows photographic views of a pergola 

 and a garden seat, and also working drawings which 

 may be used in carrying out the subject in accurate detail. 



Ideas for Colonial Furnishings 



\'ery few understand the significance in furnishing a 

 Colonial house in its truest sense. Mary Livingston, 

 who has made a special study of this subject, presents 

 an article on how to furnish the various rooms of the 

 Colonial house, including the hall, drawing-room, li- 

 brary, dining-room and bedroom, which is profusely 

 illustrated with views showing the best examples. 



Furniture for the Home 



The second paper by Esther Singleton will be devoted 

 to porch furniture for the small house. The porch of 

 the small house frequently finds itself the resting place 

 for the various kinds of chairs removed from different 

 parts of the interior rooms. This condition is unfor- 

 tunate, for it not only disfigures the house, but is one 

 that can be avoided by a very small expenditure of 

 money. Miss Singleton tells how this may be done, 

 with illustrations showing the kind of furniture that is 

 appropriate and the cost of the same. 



The Small Kitchen of Today 



There is no part of a house which receives so little at- 

 tention and yet requires so much, as the kitchen. Mr. 

 Robert Spencer, Jr., has prepared an interesting article 

 on its planning and equipment, which is well illustrated 

 with numerous plans showing the proper arrangement 

 of the kitchen in relation to the other rooms of the 

 house. All good housekeepers realize the importance 

 of this subject, and no one is better qualified to give 

 such information than Mr. Spencer, who has made the 

 kitchen and its dependencies a special study. 



The Out-of-Door Living- Room 



Now that we are coming to the warm season of the 

 year, our thoughts dwell upon getting out of doors, 

 and there is no more important feature of a house 

 which should receive proper consideration than that of 

 the living-porch. Mr. John A. Gade has prepared a 

 very interesting article treating upon this timely sub- 

 ject which is profusely illustrated by photographic 

 views showing the various ways by which a porch may 

 be furnished and enclosed with screens in summer, 

 and with glass in winter. 



Some California Bungalows 



The California bungalow is always interesting and 

 Helen Lukens Gaut has prepared an article on this 

 subject, accompanied by illustrations of eighteen bung- 

 alows costing from $150 upwards. The bungalow is 

 always interesting to those who want to live out of 

 town during the summer months, and when one can 

 learn from this article that it is possible to obtain a 

 bungalow at so low a cost as $150, it should become 

 very interesting. 



Planning the Small Garden 



Loring Underwood, the well-known author, tells in a 

 very pleasing way how it is possible to plant a small 

 garden. The article is illustrated with drawings show- 

 ing how the garden was planned and photographs 

 showing how it has been developed. He tells of the 

 kind of plants to use, and those from which the best 

 results are obtained. 



Automobiling 



Stanley Yale Beach, the automobile editor of the 

 Scientific American, tells in a practical way how it is 

 possible for a man to have and maintain a small motor 

 car. The article is illustrated showing automobiles 

 costing from $700 to $1,000. 



Pottery Making for the Amateur 



Everyone is interested in pottery making, especially 

 the kind of pottery making which can be done by the 

 amateur. Mabel Tuke Priestman presents in an illus- 

 trated article views that show some of the most beau- 

 tiful pottery made in America. 



Furniture for the Arts and Crafts House 



Furnishing the arts and crafts house is a subject which 

 is very well presented by Edith Haviland. Miss Havi- 

 land takes one through the house, beginning with the 

 hall, and ending in the bedroom, and shows the proper 

 furniture and treatment of the rooms, comprising the 

 hall, library, living-room, dining-room, and bedroom. 



Decorations and Furnishings for the Home 



Alice M. Kellogg presents her third paper, which is 

 devoted to wall-papers and cretonnes. This article is 

 illustrated with photographic views showing the com- 

 binations of wall-papers and friezes, in combination 

 with the same design and pattern for the curtains to 

 be used at the windows and the spreads to be used 

 upon the bed and couch of the sleeping-room. 



The Use of Cement in the Building of the Suburban 

 House and Garage 



The widespread interest in the use of cement in the 

 building of the suburban house and garage inspired the 

 idea which forms one of the important features of this 

 number. 



Mr. Robert W. Gardner, a well-known architect, who 

 has made a special study of the use of cement, has 

 prepared a very excellent article on the subject which 

 is profusely illustrated with many fine engravings. 



