Chapter 15 No.15

Giant Strides of Commerce

Giant Strides of Commerce-The Reasoning of M. Honoré de Balzac-The Aristocracy of Trade-The Story of a New York Shop-When Fifth Avenue Began to Rival Bond Street and the Rue de la Paix-Shopping in 1901-Publishing Houses at the Beginning of the Century-Prices of Real Estate-Some Great Houses of the Present.

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