Introduction
PART I.
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER I. — Where to Stay — A Concise Description of the Hotels of Chicago, their Characteristics, their Prices, with some Account of the People Who Patronize Each — The Great Palmer House Tragedy.
CHAPTER II. — The Theatres — A Complete Description of the City's Splendid Play Houses and the Attractions They Present — Beautiful Belles of Burlesque.
CHAPTER III. — The Great Auditorium and the New German Theatre — Two New Edifices of which all Chicagoans are Proud.
CHAPTER IV. — Two Unique Playhouses. Being the Madison Street Opera House and Park Theatre, where the Shows are not Painfully Orthodox and Feminine Beauty is the Chief Attraction.
CHAPTER V. — Free and Easy Shows — Where Etiquette is not always Strictly Observed. Being Music and Dance Halls, and Such Like Free and Easy Resorts — "Papa" Engel's "Variety" Palace.
CHAPTER VI. — Churches and Church Services. A Full Account of Chicago's Handsomest and Most Popular Churches, their Location and their Pastors.
CHAPTER VII. — The Panoramas and Libby Prison — Places of Delightful but Quiet Entertainment that the Stranger cannot Afford to Miss.
CHAPTER VIII. — Perils and Pitfalls — A Chapter that All Should Read, inasmuch as it Tells of the Traps Set by the Wicked for the Unwary.
CHAPTER IX. — As to Adventuresses — The Seductive but Conscienceless Creatures whose Wiles Work Mischief with those who Do Not Play the Prudent Part and Keep them at a Distance.
CHAPTER X. — The Tiger and its Haunts — Gambling Games Great and Small wherein the Process of Parting the Fool and his Money is Carried on with Facility and Dispatch.
CHAPTER XI. — Masquerades and Similar Entertainments wherein the Giddy Find Delight. Fun and Revelry the Order of the Night.
CHAPTER XII. — On Shopping — A Few Pertinent Pointers for Purchasers.
CHAPTER XIII. — Carousels— A Unique Form of Diversion that is Patronized by Many.
CHAPTER XIV. — Turkish Baths — Massage — Manicures — The First the Winebibber's Salvation, the Second a Doubtful Luxury, the Third a Charming Experience.
CHAPTER XV. — Hackmen and their Ways — A Few Hints as to the Proper Way to Treat "Cabby” — His Legal Rates of Fare, etc.
CHAPTER XVI. — The City's Moral Code — A Complete Refutation of the Libelous Assertion that Chicago is the Wickedest City in the World.
CHAPTER XVII. — The Parks and Boulevards — Which Perhaps Constitute the City's Grandest Feature.
CHAPTER XVIII. — Racing — The Three Great Race Tracks where One May See Unrivaled Contests in Equine Speed —The Glories of Derby Day and the Gay Cavalcade on the Avenues.
CHAPTER XIX. — Open Air Attractions. Which Bring the Pleasure Seeker Entertainment and the Delights of Fresh Air at the Same Time — Mighty Pyrotechnical Displays.
CHAPTER XX. — An Ideal Afternoon — The Prettiest Drive That Mortal May Wish to Take, With Possibly Other Charms Thrown in.
CHAPTER XXI. — On the Water — The Aquatic Side of the Paris of America — Trips of all Sorts on the Lake.
CHAPTER XXII. — The Restaurants of Chicago— Places Where the Best of Provender is to be Had at Moderate Rates — The Fascinating Table D'Hote.
CHAPTER XXIII. — The Haymarket Monument, with a Succinct Account of One of the Most Thrilling Periods in Chicago'sHistory.
CHAPTER XXIV. — Cheyenne — A Unique Spot in the City's Centre that it is Safer to Read About than to Visit.
CHAPTER XXV. — Candies and Flowers — Some Beautiful Chicago Shops.
CHAPTER XXVI. — Summer Night Concerts— The Delights of Music Enjoyed by the People During the Dog Days.
CHAPTER XXVII. — Special Features — The Elevated Railroads; the County Jail; the Masonic Temple and Other Sights Worth Seeing.
CHAPTER XXVIII. — A Few Final Words — Mainly in an Advisory Strain.
PART II.
THE GREAT WORID'S FAIR. — Being a Complete History of the Stupendous Exposition that will be Thrown Open in 1893, when the Peopled World Will be Called Upon to View the Progress of the Future Metropolis — How the Exposition will be Opened in the Fall of the Present Year — The Colossal Buildings and Their Contents — Hints for the Wayfarer to Follow in His Strolls About the City During Fair Time.
