AMERICA TO-DAY

_OBSERVATIONS AND REFLECTIONS_

BY
WILLIAM ARCHER

NEW YORK
CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS
1899




CONTENTS


_PART I--OBSERVATIONS_

I. The Straits of New York--When is a Ship not a Ship?--Nationality of
Passengers--A Dream Realized

II. Fog in New York Harbor--The Customs--The Note-Taker's
Hyperæsthesia--A Literary Car-Conductor--Mr. Kipling and the American
Public--The City of Elevators

III. New York a much-maligned City--Its Charm--Mr. Steevens'
Antithesis--New York compared with Other Cities--Its
Slums--Advertisements--Architecture in New York and Philadelphia