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.