XXIII.--The New Year's Reception. 102 XXIV.--Mignon: A Night at the Grand Opera. 108 XXV.--The Black Crook. 114 XXVI.--Living Apart. 120 XXVII.--More About Fisk. 124 XXVIII.--She Would Go. 128 XXIX.--Mr. Greeley's Birthday Party. 132 XXX.--Leap Year. 135 XXXI.--A Man that Wouldn't Take Money. 140 XXXII.--A Democratic Lunch. 144 XXXIII.--Dempster Proposes a Trip. 149 XXXIV.--In Washington. 152 XXXV.--Getting Information. 157 XXXVI.--The Liederkranz Ball. 161 XXXVII.--How Did the Papers Know? 165 XXXVIII.--Reception of the Japanese. 168 XXXIX.--The Japanese. 171 XL.--That Diplomatic Stag Party. 174 XLI.--The Dinner. 179 XLII.--In the Basement of the Capitol. 182 XLIII.--Phœmie Dines with a Senator. 186 XLIV.--Marble Halls. 191 XLV.--Randolph Rogers' Bronze Doors. 194 XLVI.--Was it a Meeting-house? 197 XLVII.--Easter. 201 XLVIII.--A Church Higher Yet. 204 XLIX.--Easter Sunday. 206 L.--That Man with the Lantern. 211 LI.--Mrs. Grant's Reception. 215 LII.--Representative Women. 220 LIII.--A Literary Party. 223 LIV.--Dressing for a Party. 227 LV.--Foreign Ministers. 230 LVI.--Good Clothes. 237 LVII.--The Party of the Season. 241 LVIII.--Down the Potomac. 245 LIX.--Mount Vernon. 250 LX.--Mr. Greeley's Nomination. 253 LXI.--Women and Things. 258 LXII.--A Trip to Annapolis. 263 LXIII.--Among the Cadets. 267 LXIV.--American Authors. 271 LXV.--The Statue of Shakespeare. 275 LXVI.--Racing Dresses. 279 LXVII.--The First Horse-race. 282 LXVIII.--Off Again. 288 LXIX.--The Steeple-chase. 293