The Vanished Pomps of Yesterday Being Some Random Reminiscences of a British Diplomat

Brazil--Contrast between Portuguese and Spanish South America--Moorish traditions--Amazing beauty of Rio de Janeiro--Yellow fever--The Commercial Court Chamberlain--The Emperor...

The Winter Palace--Its interior--Alexander II--A Russian Court Ball--The "Bals des Palmiers"--The Empress--The blessing of the Neva--Some curiosities of the Winter Palace--The g...

Former colleagues who have risen to eminence--Kiderlin-Waechter--Aehrenthal--Colonel Klepsch--The discomfiture of an inquisitive journalist--Origin of certain Russian scares--To...

Special Mission to Rome--Berlin in process of transformation--Causes of Prussian militarism--Lord and Lady Ampthill--Berlin Society--Music-lovers--Evenings with Wagner--Aristocr...

Love of Russians for children's games--Peculiarities of Petrograd balls--Some famous beauties of Petrograd Society--The varying garb of hired waiters--Moscow--Its wonderful beau...

The Russian frontier--Frontier police--Disappointment at aspect of Petrograd--Lord and Lady Dufferin--The British Embassy--St. Isaac's Cathedral--Beauty of Russian Church-music-...

Easy-going Austria--Vienna--Charm of town--A little piece of history---International families--Family pride--"Schlüssel-Geld"--Excellence of Vienna restaurants--The origin of "_...

Paraguay--Journey up the river--A primitive Capital--Dick the Australian--His polychrome garb--A Paraguayan Race Meeting--Beautiful figures of native women--The "Falcon" adventu...

The Russian Gipsies--Midnight drives--Gipsy singing--Its fascination--The consequences of a late night--An unconventional luncheon--Lord Dufferin's methods--Assassination of Ale...

Lisbon--The two Kings of Portugal, and of Barataria--King Fernando and the Countess--A Lisbon bull-fight--The "hat-trick"--Courtship window-parade--The spurred youth of Lisbon--...

Petrograd through middle-aged eyes--Russians very constant friends--Russia an Empire of shams--Over-centralisation in administration--The system hopeless--A complete change of s...

The Winter Palace--Its interior--Alexander II--A Russian Court Ball--The "Bals des Palmiers"--The Empress--The blessing of the Neva--Some curiosities of the Winter Palace--The g...

Love of Russians for children's games--Peculiarities of Petrograd balls--Some famous beauties of Petrograd Society--The varying garb of hired waiters--Moscow--Its wonderful beau...

The Russian Gipsies--Midnight drives--Gipsy singing--Its fascination--The consequences of a late night--An unconventional luncheon--Lord Dufferin's methods--Assassination of Ale...

Easy-going Austria--Vienna--Charm of town--A little piece of history--International families--Family pride--"Schlüssel-Geld"--Excellence of Vienna restaurants--The origin of "_C...

Petrograd through middle-aged eyes--Russians very constant friends--Russia an Empire of shams--Over-centralisation in administration--The system hopeless--A complete change of s...

Brazil--Contrast between Portuguese and Spanish South America--Moorish traditions--Amazing beauty of Rio de Janeiro--Yellow fever--The commercial Court Chamberlain--The Emperor...

Former colleagues who have risen to eminence--Kiderlin-Waechter--Aehrenthal--Colonel Klepsch--The discomfiture of an inquisitive journalist--Origin of certain Russian scares--To...

The Russian frontier--Frontier police--Disappointment at aspect of Petrograd--Lord and Lady Dufferin--The British Embassy--St. Isaac's Cathedral--Beauty of Russian Church-music-...

Lisbon--The two Kings of Portugal, and of Barataria--King Fernando and the Countess--A Lisbon bull-fight--The "hat-trick"--Courtship window-parade--The spurred youth of Lisbon--...

Special Mission to Rome--Berlin in process of transformation--Causes of Prussian militarism--Lord and Lady Ampthill--Berlin Society--Music-lovers--Evenings with Wagner--Aristocr...

Paraguay--Journey up the river--A primitive Capital--Dick the Australian--His polychrome garb--A Paraguayan Race Meeting--Beautiful figures of native women--The "Falcon" adventu...