SEEING AND HEARING SEEING AND HEARING BY GEORGE W. E. RUSSELL AUTHOR OF "COLLECTIONS AND RECOLLECTIONS," ETC. LONDON E. GRANT RICHARDS 1907 TO WALTER SYDNEY SICHEL 1868-1907 "_Ay, there are some good things in life, that fall not away with the rest,_ _And of all best things upon earth, I hold that a faithful friend is the best._" --OWEN MEREDITH. CONTENTS CHAP. PAGE I. THE CORONATION 1 II. SECRET SOCIETIES 10 III. THE IRISH PEERAGE 17 IV. OMITTED SILHOUETTES 25 V. DOCTORS AND DOCTORING 31 VI. MOURNING 39 VII. WILLS 46 VIII. PENSIONS 54 IX. THE SEASON AS IT WAS 62 X. THE SEASON AS IT IS 69 XI. THE SINS OF SOCIETY 76 XII. OXFORD 83 XIII. SCHOOLS FOR SHEPHERDS 90 XIV. PILGRIMAGES 97 XV. THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS 105 XVI. SCHOOLS AND BOARDING-HOUSES 113 XVII. SQUARES 121 XVIII. SUNDAY IN LONDON 128 XIX. A SUBURBAN SUNDAY 135 XX. WINE AND WATER 143 XXI. DINNER 151 XXII. DINNERS 158 XXIII. LUNCHEON 166 XXIV. TEA 174 XXV. SUPPER 182 XXVI. INNS AND HOTELS 190 XXVII. TRAVEL 198 XXVIII. ACCOMPLISHMENTS 207 XXIX. CIDER 214 XXX. THE GARTER 221 XXXI. SHERIFFS 229 XXXII. PUBLISHERS 237 XXXIII. HANDWRITING 245 XXXIV. AUTOGRAPHS 252 XXXV. MORE AUTOGRAPHS 259 XXXVI. CHRISTMAS 266 XXXVII. NEW YEAR'S DAY 274 XXXVIII. PETS 283 XXXIX. PURPLE AND FINE LINEN 289 XL. PRELACY AND PALACES 297 XLI. HORRORS 304 XLII. SOCIAL CHANGES 312 XLIII. SOCIAL GRACES 319 XLIV. PUBLICITY _v._ RETICENCE 326