Reprinted in part from various periodicals Vanishing roads.--Woman as a supernatural being.--The lack of imagination among millionaires.--The passing of Mrs. Grundy.--Modern aids to romance.--The last call.--The persecutions of beauty.--The many faces--the one dream.--The snows of yester-year.--The psychology of gossip.--The passing away of the editor.--The spirit of the open.--An old American tow-path.--A modern Saint Francis.--The little ghost in the garden.--The English countryside.--London--changing and unchanging.--The haunted restaurant.--The new Pyramus and Thisbe.--Two wonderful old ladies.--A Christmas meditation.--On re-reading Walter Pater.--The mystery of "Fiona Macleod."--Forbes-Robertson: an appreciation.--A memory of Frédéric Mistral.--Imperishable fiction.--The man behind the pen.--Bulls in china-shops.--The Bible and the butterfly