'Queen Anne' houses -- Vanbrugh's house -- Real 'Queen Anne' houses -- Hangings and wall papers -- Letting and rent -- Prevention of fire -- A fire -- Insurance companies -- Water supply -- Thames Water Works -- New River -- Coals -- Furniture -- China -- Bedsteads 46 CHAPTER VI. SERVANTS. Number of servants -- Footmen -- Wages -- Liveries -- 'How d'ye' -- The Upper Gallery -- Footmen's Parliament -- Accomplishments -- White slaves from Barbary -- Negro slaves -- Runaways -- Apprentices 58 CHAPTER VII. DAILY LIFE (MEN). Out-of-door amusements -- A holiday -- Hatred of French fashions -- Beaus' oaths -- Kissing -- Fops: their daily life 63 CHAPTER VIII. DAILY LIFE (WOMEN). Receiving in bed -- A lady's life -- A fine lady's diary -- Walking -- Visiting -- Tea-table scandal -- Shopping -- Daily church -- Pets -- Dancing -- Books on ditto -- A dancing-master 68 CHAPTER IX. GAMBLING AND SPECULATION. Games at cards -- Curious cards -- Price -- Tax on cards -- Female passion for gambling -- The Groom Porter's -- Gaming houses -- Gamesters -- Noted gamesters -- Debts of honour -- Speculation -- Life insurances -- Marine and other insurances -- Shopkeepers' lotteries -- Government lotteries -- Prizes and winners 78 CHAPTER X. SUPERSTITION. Astrologers -- Their advertisements -- Their tricks -- Witchcraft -- Cases of witchcraft 89 CHAPTER XI. COSMETICS, ETC. Habit of snuff-taking -- Perfumes -- Charles Lillie -- List of Scents -- Soaps -- Wash-balls -- 'Complections' -- Tooth powder -- Hair-dye -- Spectacles 95 CHAPTER XII. TRADE, ETC. The penny post -- Dockwra's vindication of himself -- Abolition of penny post -- Post days and rates -- Halfpenny post -- Method of doing business -- The Exchange -- Description of frequenters -- Bankers -- Curious advertisement of Sir Richard Hoare's 99 CHAPTER XIII. MEN'S DRESS. A beau -- An inventory of him -- Hats -- Wigs: their price: varieties -- Hair powder -- Robbery of wigs -- Natural hair -- Neck-cloths -- Shirts -- Open waistcoats -- Colonel Edgworth -- Coats -- Cheap clothiers -- Stockings -- Boots and shoes -- Shoeblacks and blacking -- Handkerchiefs -- Muffs -- Swords -- Walking-sticks -- Watches -- Overcoats -- Night-caps -- Night-gowns 104 CHAPTER XIV. WOMEN'S DRESS.