Introduction: In the Institutions of the Old
The Families
Chapter One: The Douglas Family: Spanish Brown with an Abundance of Whitewash
Chapter Two: The Skinner Family: Alas! Poor Bastion
Chapter Three: The Pemberton Family: In a Tin Canister
Chapter Four: The Crease Family: The Prosperous Western Outlet
Chapter Five: The O’Reilly Family: In a Whirl of High Society
Chapter Six: The Trutch Family: The Terms, the Whole Terms, and Nothing But the Terms
Chapter Seven: The Rithet Family: San Francisco in Miniature
Chapter Eight: The Barnard Family: The Keystone of the Great Confederation Arch
Intimate Details
Chapter Nine: Balls, Banquets, and Enlightened Entertainments
Chapter Ten: Costumes, Conveyances, and Conversations
Chapter Eleven: Residences, Rituals, and Rites