Society As I Have Found It

About this eBook

Author

McAllister, Ward, 1827-1895

Title

Society as I Have Found It

Credits

Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images available at The Internet Archive)

Language

English

LoC Class

CT: History: Biography

Subject

Socialites -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 55300

Release Date

August 8, 2017

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Society As I Have Found It
2. 2.AUTHOR’S NOTE.
3. 3.CONTENTS.
4. 4.MY FAMILY. — Society as I have Found It. — CHAPTER I.
5. 5.LAW AND HOUSEKEEPING. — CHAPTER II.
6. 6.INTRODUCTION TO LONDON SPORTS. — CHAPTER III.
7. 7.A WINTER IN ITALY. — CHAPTER IV.
8. 8.GERMANY AND THE ALPS. — CHAPTER V.
9. 9.WINTER IN PAU. — CHAPTER VI.
10. 10.HOME AGAIN. — CHAPTER VII.
11. 11.MERRYMAKING IN THE SOUTH. — CHAPTER VIII.
12. 12.LIFE AT NEWPORT. — CHAPTER IX.
13. 13.SOCIETY’S LEADERS. — CHAPTER X.
14. 14.DELIGHTS OF COUNTRY LIFE. — CHAPTER XI.
15. 15.FASHIONABLE PEOPLE. — CHAPTER XII.
16. 16.COTILLIONS IN DOORS AND OUT. — CHAPTER XIII.
17. 17.AN ERA OF GREAT EXTRAVAGANCE. — CHAPTER XIV.
18. 18.ON THE BOX SEAT AT NEWPORT. — CHAPTER XV.
19. 19.SOCIAL UNITY. — CHAPTER XVI.
20. 20.A GOLDEN AGE OF FEASTING. — CHAPTER XVII.
21. 21.ENTERING SOCIETY. — CHAPTER XVIII.
22. 22.ENTERTAINING. — CHAPTER XIX.
23. 23.MADEIRAS. — CHAPTER XX.
24. 24.CHAMPAGNES AND OTHER WINES. — CHAPTER XXI.
25. 25.DINNERS. — CHAPTER XXII.
26. 26.COOKS AND CATERING. — CHAPTER XXIII.
27. 27.BALLS. — CHAPTER XXIV.
28. 28.FAMOUS NEWPORT BALLS. — CHAPTER XXV.
29. 29.AN ERA OF EXTRAVAGANCE. — CHAPTER XXVI.
30. 30.WASHINGTON DINNERS AND NEW YORK BALLS. — CHAPTER XXVII.
31. 31.THE PRESENT FASHION IN STATIONERY.
32. 32.FORMS OF INVITATIONS USED BY MR. McALLISTER

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