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.
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.
