CONTENTS
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IN VANITY FAIR
CHAPTER I
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Frocks and Femininity 15
The Frenchwoman's creed; the science of being gay; feminine types in French society; the demi-monde of Paris; Parisian salons.
CHAPTER II
The Tyrants of the Rue de la Paix 28
Paris and the art of dress; Worth and the old masters; Paquin and the new school; the clientèles of the great men.
CHAPTER III
The Famous Ateliers 47
How the work is done; the saleswomen; the mannequins; the ouvrières; the system; the launching of the modes.
CHAPTER IV
Fifi and the Duchess on the Turf 64
Racing near Paris; round the braziers of Auteuil; the day of the Grand Prix.
CHAPTER V
Le Sport in Paris 78
Motor mania; Parisian golf and French golfers; fashion and tennis at Puteaux; the motor-boat fad.
CHAPTER VI
The Fine Art of Dining 97
Al fresco dining in the Bois; with le Roi galant at the Henri Quatre; where the Pompadour held sway; the restaurants of the town; Frederic, "King of the Ducks."
CHAPTER VII
In Normandy with Madame 118
Gay Trouville and chic Deauville; at the tables of the Hôtel de Paris; in the Casino; some inns and the motor.
CHAPTER VIII
The Merry-go-Round 140
Winter in Paris; five o'clock tea and chiffons; the theatres of Paris; the Palais de Glace and its crowd; spring fêtes and follies.
CHAPTER IX
The Hunting Season 163
The Frenchman and la chasse; at the châteaux; venery new and old; with the hounds of the Duchesse d'Uzes.
CHAPTER X
Under Southern Skies 182
Cannes and the world; Nice and the flesh; Monte Carlo and the devil.
CHAPTER XI
Les Americaines 210
The French frock and the American woman; American buyers; feminine extravagance in America; some famous orders; the ready-made costume and its effect upon dress.