Minor punctuation errors have been changed without notice. Inconsistencies in hyphenation have been standardized. Page number references in the index are as published in the original publication and have not been checked for accuracy in this eBook. Other spelling has also been retained as originally published except for the changes below. Page 93: “of sassafras drank” “of sassafras drunk” Page 121: “for _trés blondes_” “for _très blondes_” Page 125: “CHAPTER XI .” “CHAPTER XII.” Page 192: “A southern lady” “A Southern lady” Page 217: “its semi-tranparency” “its semi-transparency” Page 277: “Washes for, ;” “Washes for, 34;”