Includes bibliographical references (p. xxi-xxii).

Such a pretty little picture -- Too bad -- Mr. Durant -- A certain lady -- The wonderful old gentleman -- Dialogue at three in the morning -- The last tea -- Oh! He's charming! -- Travelogue -- Little Curtis -- The sexes -- Arrangement in black and white -- A telephone call -- A terrible day tomorrow -- Just a little one -- The mantle of Whistler -- The garter -- New York to Detroit -- Big blonde -- You were perfectly fine -- The cradle of civilization -- But the one on the right -- Here we are -- Lady with a lamp -- Dusk before fireworks -- A young woman in green lace -- Horsie -- Advice to the little Peyton girl -- From the diary of a New York lady -- Sentiment -- Mrs. Carrington and Mrs. Crane -- The little hours -- The waltz -- The road home -- Glory in the daytime -- Cousin Larry -- Mrs. Hofstadter on Josephine Street -- Clothe the naked -- Soldiers of the republic -- The custard heart -- Song of the shirt, 1941 -- The standard of living -- The lovely leave -- The game -- I live on your visits -- Lolita -- the banquet of crow -- The bolt behind the blue -- Our Tuesday Club -- As the spirit moves -- A dinner party anthology -- A summer hotel anthology -- An apartment house anthology -- Men I'm not married to -- Welcome home -- Our own crowd -- Professional youth.