August, 1909 AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 
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XI 
American Homes and Gardens 
for September 
A Summer Cottage at Elberon, New Jersey 
The September number opens with a readable description, 
by Barr Ferree, of the interesting summer cottage erected 
by Daniel Guggenheim at Elberon, N. J. This spacious 
and elegant seaside villa is one of the more recent works 
of Carrere & Hastings, the well-known architects of 
New York. The house is elaborately illustrated within 
and without, and exhibits many points of interest. 
Swimming Pools for Private Gardens 
A timely subject of special interest to owners of large 
country estates is this notable paper on Private Swimming 
Pools. The illustrations include some picturesque repro- 
ductions of pools in famous gardens, and, in addition, 
detail drawings of a significant design not heretofore 
published. 
Vacation Home Making 
A helpful paper by Edith Haviland, full of practical 
suggestions and timely ideas. The writer knows her 
subject well and brings forward many attractive features 
that help to make the vacation home pleasant and agree- 
able. The article is abundantly illustrated, and is one 
of the most notable features of the number. 
Garden Trellises 
C. C. Grant, a successful designer of garden trellises, con- 
tributes a suggestive paper on this topic. He tells how 
trellises can best be made, how and where they are suit- 
able for use, and what are the best vines to grow against 
them. The article condenses a copious experience, and is 
illustrated with many handsome photographs of trellises 
and gardens. 
The House of Guaranteed Cost 
The house with a guaranteed cost—designs, plans and 
elevations of a house expressly designed for AMERICAN 
HoMEs AND GARDENS, and guaranteed by a reputable 
builder to be erected within sixty miles of New York for 
a set sum—is, this month, from the office of Walker & 
Hazzard, architects. It is an interesting design, sure to 
excite comment and win friends. 
Two Pages of California Bungalows 
Two full pages are devoted to reproductions of photo- 
graphs of bungalows built at Pasadena, Cal. There is 
a charming variety of low-cost houses in the collection, 
which is bound to attract wide attention. The addition 
of the cost price to each picture enables the readers to 
accurately gauge the value of each illustration to himself. 
Photographing Birds 
B. S. Bowdish contributes a fascinating chapter on one 
of the most delightful of outdoor sports, a sport full of 
real and living interest and yet which tends to preserve 
animal life. His paper abounds in interesting adventure, 
and is illustrated with many novel photographs showing 
exactly how he has photographed birds in his own ex- 
tended experience. 
Concrete Garden Ornaments 
Ralph C. Davison begins a short series of practical 
articles on Concrete Garden Ornaments in this article. 
He tells how to make an ornamental garden vase of con- 
crete, illustrating his description with the necessary detail 
drawings, and telling in plain simple words how the work 
may be done. ‘This group of articles opens up a new line 
of interested activity to the worker in the garden. 
L’Art Nouveau Houses in Austria 
Readers of AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS who are 
unfamiliar with the latest development of l’art nouveau 
in Europe will find this article by Ralph de Martin of 
singular interest. Here is a wholly new form of archi- 
tecture, highly developed, and used in domestic and or- 
namental structures. Mr. de Martin writes entertainingly 
of this remarkable phase of contemporary foreign art, 
and supplements his criticisms with many _ striking 
photographs. 
Do Plants Think ? 
A lively query made by Percy Collins, who contributes a 
thoughtful paper on this fascinating topic. Mr. Collins 
has something to say, and he says it directly and without 
hesitation. The photographic illustrations bear out the 
trend of his argument in a striking manner. 
A House in Massachusetts 
The fine residence of George Smith, at Philip Beach, 
Mass., is described and illustrated in a thoroughly ade- 
quate manner. It is a house of brick, developed in a 
very individual manner, and is most copiously illustrated 
within and without. 
The Departments 
As in previous months, the leading departments of AMER- 
ICAN HoMES AND GARDENS will be found of timely and 
special interest. [he editorial staff here speak directly 
to the reader, and many a special personal problem is 
helped and solved in these columns. 
