1. Parties 2. The Duties of a Hostess 3. Supper or Breakfast ? 4. The Hostess Cooks 5. Autumn Fare 6. Al Christmas-Time 7. Lenten Fare and Paschal Lamb 8. Shorter Meals 9. Exotic Food 10. Gothic Parties 11. Some Names of Dishes and Their Origjn 12. On Vegetables 13. Fishes from the Sea and the Rivers 14. On Pancakes 15. Variations on Viennese Pastry 16. Drinks for Parties 17. Cocktails or Sherry? 18. Menus