CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE
[I.]Introductory—White Chrysanthemums1
[II.]Quartier Latin and Chelsea7
[III.]The Butterfly39
[IV.]The Art of Omission58
[V.]On Light and Tone Problems81
[VI.]Symphonies in Interior Decoration100
[VII.]Visions and Identifications121
[VIII.]In Quest of Line Expression147
[IX.]Moss-like Gradations168
[X.]Whistler's Iconoclasm182
[XI.]As His Friends Knew Him209
[XII.]The Story of the Beautiful233
[Bibliography]253
[Principal Magazine Articles]259
[Principal Paintings]262
[Nocturnes]265
[Index]267