August, I9II 
PLANNING THE BUNGALOW 
Co. dweller in city apartments should find in the bunga- 
low a certain “homey” feeling unknown to the man 
who lives in the ordinary country house. It is in a 
sense a detached apartment—a one-floor home, with no stairs 
to climb, and many city dwellers have almost forgotten how 
to climb stairs. Because this home does not have to be 
sandwiched between other apartments, nor be confined 
within the limits of a 25x100-foot lot, it permits of a great 
variety of treatment. Bungalow architecture is so com- 
paratively new that we have scarcely begun to realize its 
possibilities. Discussions of this subject full of practical 
suggestions, and illustrated with a large number of photo- 
graphs, will be published in the September issue of AMER- 
ICAN HoMeEs AND GARDENS. Not only is the exterior of 
the bungalow odd and interesting, but the interior as well 
adapts itself to a large variety of novel arrangements. It 
should properly be looked upon as a very informal sort of 
building, hence much of the furniture and the interior deco- 
rations may be made at home. Some suggestions on mak- 
ing burlap curtains, table-covers, pillows and the like will 
also be contained in our September number. 
ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURE 
Ve comes it that engineering works of magnitude 
are so frequently devoid of any pretense to artistic 
beauty? Great dignity they have, and an impres- 
siveness which is almost dramatic; but too often one’s eye 
ranges over the whole length and breadth of one of these 
structures, in the vain attempt to gain from them at least 
some measure of satisfaction for that artistic feeling which 
is present, consciously or unconsciously, in the majority of 
men. 
The engineer, of course, will tell you that a properly 
designed structure, one that adequately fulfils its purpose, 
is beautiful by virtue of its very adaptability; he will re- 
mind you that since his structures are works of strict 
utility, their broad outlines, their proportions, aye, and even 
their very details, are determined, not by human caprice, 
but by certain underlying and inexorable laws of mechanics, 
and that any wilful departure from these laws for the sake 
of artistic effect can be made only at considerable cost. 
He will remind you that since forces act in straight lines, 
it is imperative upon him to give to his engineering struc- 
tures those rectilinear forms which are the despair of the 
artist and the man of “soulful” tendency. 
Now, although the attitude of the engineer, as thus 
broadly stated, is perfectly consistent with the facts; and 
although a well-designed engineering work does possess a 
certain beauty, due to its perfect adaptation to its duty, it 
cannot be denied that in the case of many such structures, 
were an architect called in for consultation, he could suggest 
slight modifications of form, and even a modest use of archi- 
tectural decorations, which would accentuate the purpose 
of the work, and, at a comparatively slight cost, add largely 
to its dignity and beauty. 
That the engineer and the architect can collaborate to 
good effect is proved by the good taste with which archi- 
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tectural embellishment has been applied to that monumental 
structure, the Manhattan suspension bridge across the East 
River. Here the massive colonnades above the anchorages, 
the ornamental iron work of the finials above the main 
towers, and the slight decorative details of the floor system 
at once adorn the structure and emphasize its structural 
meaning. 
AVIATION AND THE COUNTRY HOME 
Y ‘HE long-predicted era in which flying machines will be 
as common as automobiles is now so imminent that 
it behooves us to consider what effect it may have 
upon the architecture of the country home, or upon the ar- 
rangement of the grounds about it. Not only must the coun- 
try estate be provided with its garage, but it must have its 
hangar too. It is possible that in order to provide a good 
landing place a flat-topped roof may be necessary in the 
more congested parts, such as country towns, but where 
there is plenty of room a cuitable stretch of lawn will be 
almost indispensable. 
This will no doubt call for changes in the plans of the 
landscape gardener. It may seem rather early to discuss 
these points, but it must be recalled that cross-country flying 
as a sport has gained a firm foothold in France and other 
European countries, and even in our own land we are mak- 
ing progress, as shown by the recent long flights of Atwood. 
A general discussion of the probable developments neces- 
sary to meet the requirements of aviation as an amateur 
sport will be given by Mr. Waldemar B. Kaempffert in the 
September AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS. 
ALICE M. KELLOGG 
W are deeply pained to record the decease of one of 
our most valued contributors—Alice M. Kellogg 
—on the 14th day of June. Her article, “How to 
Build and Furnish a Country Home for One Thousand Dol- 
lars,” well illustrates the temper of her mind. Inthis as inall 
her writings the practical tendency clearly appears; even the 
bungalow she felt to be worthy of ennobling thought. Our 
readers had recognized that her opinions on House Arrange- 
ments were conclusive, and turned to her at once for advice 
when an expenditure in this direction was determined upon. 
She had not only a refined taste regarding the proper fit- 
tings of the house, but a conception of the bearing of these 
on the life and thought of the occupants. She did not con- 
sider that the house was furnished merely because a quan- 
tity of furniture, no matter how elegant, had been placed 
in it; rather she believed that the furniture, like the house, 
should reflect the character of the owner. 
Her book (1895), “House Furnishing Practical and 
Artistic,” proved that she had mastered this new art. Its 
readers felt it was possible to give expression to noble ideas 
in selecting and arranging the furnishings of even the 
humblest homes. Its auth:- must be credited with having 
labored to bring beauty into the household; with having the 
fixed desire to add to the dignity and enjoyment of the 
home. 
