| I | Introductory |
| II | Pecuniary Emulation |
| III | Conspicuous Leisure |
| IV | Conspicuous Consumption |
| V | The Pecuniary Standard of Living |
| VI | Pecuniary Canons of Taste |
| VII | Dress as an Expression of the Pecuniary Culture |
| VIII | Industrial Exemption and Conservatism |
| IX | The Conservation of Archaic Traits |
| X | Modern Survivals of Prowess |
| XI | The Belief in Luck |
| XII | Devout Observances |
| XIII | Survivals of the Non-Invidious Interests |
| XIV | The Higher Learning as an Expression of the Pecuniary Culture |