November, 1909 AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 449 
foot openings on either side of the fire- 
place between the billiard-hall and living- 
room and a five-foot opening (with sliding 
doors) between the dining-room and 
billiard-hall, these three large rooms can, 
upon occasion, be virtually made one. The 
low windows giving directly to the grass 
and flower-bordered terraces are all oppo- 
site one another, so that the effect is most 
charming; in a summer home it is one 
which is much to be desired. 
The bath is so arranged that access 
may be had to it from three bedrooms. 
The closets in these bedrooms are built in 
old-fashioned English cupboard-style. The 
sliding-doors that enclose the cupboard are 
finished in white enamel to correspond with 
the other woodwork, and have a long 
dressing-mirror paneled in each. The cost 
of this house was six thousand dollars. 
Bungalow No. 3. Suggestive of a Swiss chalet. Cost, $10,000 I think I have proved my case, have I 
not? Surely the photographs help, and I 
ideal home for that country. Above the brown stain and hope my description also. But you should see these bun- 
shingles of the house rise handsome chimneys of pale gray galows amid the native trees and the warm sun of California! 
plaster, and wide casements and low 
French windows open to the terraces and 
gardens, presenting so complete and fin- 
ished a picture that it reminds one of a 
beautiful toy set amid ideally perfect 
surroundings. 
The floor plan shows French doors 
opening from the porch to the billiard- 
hall and living-room. A wide French eS 
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opening to the terrace on this other side 
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