Introduction

        By Paul Durica and Bill Savage

PART I.

INTRODUCTORY.

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's

History.

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 Chi-

cago 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.