CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE
I. Infancy 7
II. The House and Household 17
III. Chinese Cookery 26
IV. Games and Pastimes 34
V. Girls of my Acquaintance 41
VI. Schools and School Life 50
VII. Religions 67
VIII. Chinese Holidays 72
IX. Stories and Story-Tellers 81
X. How I went to Shanghai 92
XI. How I prepared for America 99
XII. First Experiences in America 105