London of the past—Eccentricities of modern architecture—Dreary
modern streets—Decay of the picturesque—The dignity of old
London—“The only running footman”—Berkeley Square and its
memories—Lady Cowper—Lord and Lady Haversham—Charles Street and
Mayfair—Curzon Street and Piccadilly—Wimborne House—A great
party—Changes since the ’sixties—The last of the apothecaries—Lady
Londonderry—The Sultan and his Ambassadress—Shadows of the past 140