CONTENTS
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FOREWORD: THE EGO IN THE ESSAY v
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I. THE JOYS OF BEING A WOMAN 1
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II. A MAN IN THE HOUSE......... 23
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III. OLD-CLOTHES SENSATIONS........ 29
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IV.LUGGAGE AND THE LADY......... 35
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V.DETACHED THOUGHTS ON BOARDING 49
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VI.THE LADY ALONE AT NIGHT 62
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VII. IN SICKNESS AND IN HEALTH 68
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VIII. AN EDUCATIONAL FANTASY 75
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IX. MY CLOTHES.................... 87
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X.THE TENDENCY TO TESTIFY . 107
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XI.LETTERS AND LETTER-WRITERS 113
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XII. THE TYRANNY OF TALENT 124
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XIII. THE WOMAN WHO WRITES 129
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XIV.PICNIC PICTURES................ 154
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XV.THE FARM FEMININE............. 17I
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XVI.A LITTLE GIRL AND HER GRANDMOTHER..... 183
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XVII. THE WAYFARING WOMAN........ 194
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XVIII. THE ROAD THAT TALKED....... 205
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XIX. MY MOTHER'S GARDENERS 214
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XX. My LITTLE TOWN...... 227
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XXI. GENUS CLERICUM....... 244
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XXII. SOME DIFFICULTIES IN DOING WITHOUT ETERNITY...... 264
NOTE.— Several of these essays have appeared in
THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY, THE NORTH AMERICAN REVIEW,
THE UNPOPULAR REVIEW, and THE CHURCHMAN, and are
here reprinted with the kind permission of the
editors of those magazines.
