Introductory -- Pecuniary emulation -- Conspicuous consumption -- Conspicuous consumption -- The pecuniary standard of living -- Pecuniary canons of taste -- Dress as an expression of the pecuniary culture -- Industrial exemption and conservatism -- The conservation of archaic traits -- Modern survivals of prowess -- The belief in luck -- Devout observances -- Survivals of the non-invidious interest -- The higher learning as an expression of the pecuniary culture.
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