OVERTRAIN YOURSELVES 188
XV. ACTRESSES SHOULD NOT MARRY 191
XVI. A MATRIMONIAL BOOM 195
XVII. LOVE WITH WHITE HAIR 199

PART III

RAMBLES EVERYWHERE

I. LITTLE MAXIMS FOR EVERYDAY USE 203
II. DO THE BEST WITH THE HAND YOU HAVE 207
III. BEWARE OF THE FINISHING TOUCH 210
IV. THE SELFISHNESS OF SORROW 214
V. THE RIGHT OF CHANGING ONE'S MIND 217
VI. WHAT WE OWE TO CHANCE 220
VII. WE NEEDN'T GET OLD 223
VIII. THE SECRET OF OLD AGE 226
IX. ADVICE ON LETTER-POSTING 229
X. ON PARASITES 232
XI. ADVICE-GIVING 234
XII. ON HOLIDAYS 237
XIII. EXTRACTS FROM THE DICTIONARY OF A CYNIC 240
XIV. VARIOUS CRITICISMS ON CREATION 243
XV. THE HUMOURS OF THE INCOME-TAX 246
XVI. HOW TO BE ENTERTAINING 250
XVII. WHAT IS GENIUS? 253
XVIII. NEW AND PIQUANT CRITICISM 256
XIX. ORIGINALITY IN LITERATURE 259
XX. PLAGIARISM 262
XXI. AUTOBIOGRAPHIES AND REMINISCENCES 266
XXII. THOUGHTS ON HATS 270
XXIII. THOUGHTS ON EYE-GLASSES 273
XXIV. THOUGHTS ON UMBRELLAS 277
XXV. SOME AMERICAN TOPICS 280
XXVI. SOME AMERICANS I OBJECT TO 283
XXVII. PATIENCE--AN AMERICAN TRAIT 286
XXVIII. AMERICAN FEELINGS FOR FOREIGNERS 289
XXIX. SHOULD YOUNG GIRLS READ NOVELS? 292
XXX. NOW, WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH FATHER? 295

PART I

RAMBLES IN WOMANLAND

CHAPTER I