ILLUSTRATIONS
| Mrs. William Howard Taft | Frontispiece |
| FACING PAGE | |
| Mrs. Taft's childhood home on Pike Street, in Cincinnati | 4 |
| Mr. and Mrs. John Williamson Herron, Mrs. Taft's father and mother | 8 |
| Members of the salon. Mr. Taft in the centre with the author at his right | 12 |
| Mr. and Mrs. William Howard Taft at the time of their marriage | 16 |
| Mrs. Taft with Robert and Helen, when Mr. Taft was Solicitor-General | 26 |
| Charlie Taft when he went to the Philippines | 36 |
| Nikko. An ancient cryptomeria avenue and a glimpse of the famous temples | 52 |
| Entrance to the Imperial Palace gardens in Tokyo | 56 |
| The State Dining-Room of the White House, showing tapestry presented to Mrs. Taft by the Empress of Japan | 62 |
| Helen Taft in Japanese costume | 76 |
| Mrs. Taft in formal Filipina costume | 90 |
| A carved Nara or Philippine mahogany bed, now in Mr. Taft's room at New Haven | 98 |
| A typical Philippine river scene and some Filipino laundry work | 104 |
| (Left to right) General Wright, Mr. Taft and Judge Ide, as Philippine Commissioners | 118 |
| A typical Filipino menu and place card | 148 |
| Triumphal arch at Bataan | 152 |
| Filipino members of the organising party enjoying afternoon repose on the deck of the Sumner | 158 |
| The Sultan of Sulu boarding the Sumner, followed by Mr. Arthur Fergusson, Spanish secretary to the Commission | 166 |
