INDEX

A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, Y, Z

Abbott, Jere, 52 Abdin Palace, and the Khedive’s wives, 179; ball at the, 181 Abdul Hamid, Sultan, 257 Aberdeen, Lady, 235 Abolitionist, author first learns meaning of, 58 Abyssinia, war between Italy and, 275 Accoramboni, Palazzo. See Rusticucci, Palazzo Acropolis, the, 193, 311 Adams, Henry, his Washington home, 337; genius for friendship, 337; and Saint-Gaudens’ bronze “Nirvana”, 337-338; and “The Education of Henry Adams”, 338; last meeting with, 338; comment on treatment of our presidents, 342; 343 Addams, Jane, 358 Aesthetic movement, height of the, in 1877, 147 Agassiz, Louis J. R., 25 “Age of Fable, The”, Bulfinch, 29 Aïdé, Hamilton, 241, 297, 299 Albani, Madame, 151 Albert, King, of Belgium, 387 Aldrich, Thomas Bailey, 298 Alexandria, Egypt, 176 Alger, Abbie L., a gifted woman, 24 Alger, Kitty, intimate friend and classmate, 24, 46, 56 Alger, William Rounseville, characteristics of, 24; and his “Poetry of the Orient”, 24-25; at home of, 25; preaches in Music Hall, 25 Alhambra, the, 253 “Alice in Wonderland”, Carroll, 29 Alma-Tadema, Sir Laurence, home in London, 142 Alma-Tadema, Mrs. Laurence, 142 “American House Building at Messina”, Belknap, 327 American Relief Committee, and its work for the earthquake sufferers, 327-328 American School for Classical Study in Rome, 310 American School of Archaeology in Athens, 312 America’s Cup, the, 148 “Ami des femmes, L’”, 271 Anacapri, 291-292 Anagnos, Michael, 80-81; and Helen Keller, 228; 380 Anagnos, Mrs. Michael, the author’s sister, 6; characteristics of, 37 61; reads aloud to author, 62 78, 79; engagement, 81; marriage, 86; death, 216 Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company, 12 Andalusia, 254 Anderson, Larz, 256, 334 Anderson, Mrs. Larz, a year of travel with the author, 271-282; presents “Diana of the Tides” to New National Museum, 334; 348 Andrew, Bessie, 18 Andrew, Edith, 17, 18 Andrew, Forrester, 18 Andrew, Harry, 18 Andrew, John Albion, the great War Governor, 17; his home, 17-18; personal appearance, 18; letters from S. G. Howe to, 19, 20; Howe’s services, 19-20; and the box of snakes, 19 Anglin, Margaret, as Phedra in “Hippolytus”, 348 “Antiques and Horribles”, 11 Appleton, Henry, of Leeds, England, 280 Appleton, Thomas Gold, 196 Apthorp, Robert, 40 “Arabian Days”, 248-255 Arctic exploration, compelling fascination of, 100-101 Armour, Mr. and Mrs. George, course of lectures at home of, 218 Art, acquiring a love of, 62-63; Centennial Exposition did much for, 135; one of author’s absorbing interests, 135 Art Association of Newport, inception of, 367; first home of, 367-368; researches in early art traditions of town, 368-369; enthusiasm of founders of, 369; larger quarters of, 384; last reception and musicale in old home, 384; importance of work of, 385-386; effect of World War on, 391; welfare work for service men by, 391-392 “Artists’ Life in Rome”, lecture on, 351, 367 Ascension Church, New York, 317 Ashburton Place, Joseph Howe’s home in, 36-37 Association for the Advancement of Women, 135 Assouan, 273 Aston Clinton, country seat of Sir Anthony de Rothschild, 148-150 Astronomy, study of, 59-60 Asylum for the Insane, Taunton, 83 Asylums, conditions in the pauper, 227 Athens, Greece, 190-193, 310-312 Atlantic Monthly, 289 “At the Sign of the Dollar”, Deland, 203 Austin, Henry, 214 Austria, Empress of, 278 Autograph collectors, impositions practised by, 84-85 “Aventurière, L’”, 281 “Bab Ballads, The”, Gilbert, 29, 151 Back Bay, new section of the, 54; naming the streets of the, 55 Baden Baden, 278 Baez, President, of Republic of Santo Domingo, 84, 91; the Howe party, guests of, 94 Baker, Sir Samuel and Lady, 177 Balfour, Arthur, 233 Balkan Relief Fund, art exhibition and sale for, 369-370 Balloon ascension on Boston Common, 12-13 Bancroft, George, famous rose garden of, 117; personal appearance of, 132; enjoyment of young company, 132 Bancroft, Mrs. George, 132 “Barbauld’s Poems, Mrs.”, 29 “Barber of Seville, The”, 215; in Rome, 293 Barnard, Inman, 177 Barrère, Madame, 329 Bartol, Rev. Cyrus, 52 Battersea, Lord. See Flower, Cyril “Battle Hymn of the Republic”, Julia Ward Howe, 21, 286, 359, 388 Bayard, Senator Thomas F., 130 Bayard, Mrs. Thomas F., 336 Bayreuth, and the Wagner operas, 278-279 Beaconsfield, Earl of, 139, 140 Beal, Harriet Blaine, 374 “Beau Brummel”, 228, 229 Beauregard, General P. G. T., 211-212 Bedford, Duchess of, 235 Befana, the children’s Christmas in Italy, 324 Belgian Relief, presides at Tremont Temple meeting for, 377 Belgium, memories of visit to, 174 Belknap, Commander Reginald R., and relief work in Sicily, 327-328; appreciation of John Elliott’s labors, 327-328; 371, 372 Bell, Sir James and Lady, 280 Bellamy, Edward, 223 Bellew, Kyrle, 233 Benlliure, Mariano, Spanish sculptor, 265 Bennett, James Gordon, and the Jeannette expedition, 99; and polo, 116, 117 Bernstorff, Count von, 349; reported remark of, 375 Bethlehem, Palestine, 185 Biggar, Mr., 140 Bird, Charles Sumner, 355, 357, 358 Bird, Mrs. Charles Sumner, 355, 361 Bird, Effie. See Tilden, Mrs. Linzee Black, William, 143 “Black Crook”, 71 Blackler, Edith, the author’s “twin”, 114 Blackwell, Alice Stone, 381 Blaine, Emmons, 131 Blaine, James G., Speaker of the House, 131; his home in Augusta, 131 Blaine, Walker, 131 Bliss, Alexander, “Sandy”, 132 Blücher, sinking of the, 380 Boardman, Mabel, 341, 349 Boer War, 295, 296; siege of Ladysmith, 297; scenes in London at close of, 298 Boni, Giacomo, 175 “Book of Nonsense”, Lear, 29 Booth, Edwin, in “The Iron Chest”, 39; a matinée idol, 39; as Shylock, 224-225; letter from, 225 Booth, General William, and “In Darkest England”, 242, 247 Bordentown, N. J., visit to, 74-76 Boston Common, and Fourth of July celebrations, 12-14 Boston Evening Transcript, 195, 260 Boston Fire of 1872, 107-108 Boston Herald, 352 Boston Latin School, prize drills in Music Hall, 43-44; prize declamations of, 44; head master of, 45 Boston Music Hall, 40; favorite resort, 40; dedication of great organ, 40; 41-43 Boston Public Library, decorations by John Elliott for ceiling of, 296, 300-301, 306 Boston Symphony Concerts, 227 Bostonian Society, portrait of Mrs. Howe presented to, 359 Bowdoin, Anthony, funeral of, 329-330 Boxer Rebellion, 302, 306 Boylston Place, fire at Howe home in, 81-82 Bradford, Daniel, steward at Perkins Institution, 8-9 Bradford, George, a favorite teacher of history and astronomy, 58-60 Bradley, Rev. Leverett, 294 Braemar, Scotland, 280, 281 Bridgman, Laura, 6; at Bradford’s wedding, 9; education of, 10; enjoyment of music, 10; 228; author in collaboration with sister writes life of, 228, 314; characteristic letter from Henry James on life of, 315-316; letter from Roosevelt on life of, 317 Brighton Road, riding and driving on the, 54 British Embassy in Rome, 256 British Museum, 144 Brittany, recollections of, 174, 175 Broadwood, Maud, 171 Brooke, Stopford A., 152; popularity of, 153 Brooks, Phillips, 201, 229 Brown, John, at the Howe home, 15-16 Browning, Penn, 290 Browning, Robert, meeting with, 141; impressions of, 141-142 Brownson, Admiral, 340 Buffalo Bill. See Cody, Colonel William F. Bulak Museum, 178 Bull, Ole, 42 Burlington House, London, 145 Butler, Captain and Mrs., 292 Butler, Mr., author of “Nothing to Wear”, 285 Cable, George W., 212-213; feeling in New Orleans against, 214-215; personal appearance and charm of, 215 Caine, Hall, and D. G. Rossetti, 285; personal appearance of, 285; opinion of Rome, 285 Cairo, Egypt, 176 Calabria, earthquake of 1908 in, 326-329 Cambridge, Duke of, visits John Elliott’s studio in Rome, 296; sits for portrait, 296-297 Campello, Count Salome, 333 Cannon, Joseph G., congressman, 336 Cantrell, Mr., 370 Capel, Monsignor, 160 Capri, visit to, 291-292 Carlisle, Lord, attentions shown the Howes in London by, 144 Carlisle, Lady, 144, 145 Carlyle, Thomas, 15 Carpathia, s. s., 352 Carpenter, Miss, 358 Carreño, Theresa, 42 Catholicism, Mrs. Howe’s fear that author might embrace, 290 Cavalotti, 286 Cecilia Society, The, 41 Centennial Exposition of 1876, 135 Central National Society for Women’s Suffrage, 235 Century Magazine, the, 324 Chaldeans, Mass celebrated by the, 284 Chanler, Daisy, 230, 288, 289 Chanler, Elizabeth, 389 Chanler, Mrs. Winthrop (née Ward), the author’s cousin, 70-71 Chanler, Mrs. Winthrop (née Terry), the author’s cousin, 167, 195 Channing, William Henry, letter to Mrs. Howe, 85 Chant, Mrs. L. Ormiston, 234-235 Chapman, Victor, 389 Charitable institutions, visits to, 82-83 Chauncy Hall School, 44-45 Chester, England, 139 Chestnut Street, home at No. 13, 51 Chicago, 136; author and her husband in, 217-222; gives first lecture course in, 218; secret of the city’s strength, 219 Child, Richard Washburn, 358 “Christian, The”, Caine, 285 Christian Science, comment on, 381 Christmas Eve, in Rome, 158 Church of the Disciples, first home of, 47; fiftieth anniversary of, 229 Churchill, Sir Randolph, 233 Churchill, Winston, 355; at Progressive rally in Providence, 360 Circolo Italiano, founded in Boston by author, 333 Civil War, vague recollections of the, 20 Clark, Lester W., 44 Clarke, Rev. James Freeman, the Howes’ minister, 25; 47; performs marriage ceremony of author, 216; 229 Clemens, Samuel L., 248 Clement, Mr., 330 Cobbe, Francis Power, 148 Cochran, W. Burke, 362 Cochrane, Jessie, 291, 300 Cody, Colonel William F., 215, 232 Coleman, C. C., 292 Coleman, Enrico, 321 Colfax, Schuyler, 108 Columbian Exposition, 222 Columbus, Bartholomew, 99 Columbus, Christopher, Dominican legend concerning, 93; tomb in Santo Domingo, 97; the tomb in Havana, 102; an apostrophe to, 138 Conanicut Island, 110 “Concerning X 107”, Deland, 203 Congress of Berlin in 1878, Italy at the, 169 Congress of Women, in London, 290 Conrad, Lily. See Theodoli, Marchesa Constantinople, 188-189 Contoocook, N. H., a week in winter in, 348-349 Conway, Moncure D., 152; assertive personality of, 153 Coolidge, Baldwin, 353 Coolidge, Hamilton, 389 Corcoran Art Gallery, Washington, Porter’s portrait of author in, 125 Cordova, beauty of the mosque of, 317 “Corner, The”, New York home of Grandfather Ward, 65, 72 Cornish, N. H., beauty of the country around, 311-312 Corso, the, on Christmas Eve, 158 Cortazzo, Miss Renée, 389 Corti, Count, bitter irony of, 169-170 Costa, Giovanni, studying painting under, 163 Cram, Ralph Adams, 223 Crane, Walter, Watts’ portrait of, 239 Crawford, Annie. See Rabé, Baroness Erich Von Crawford, Francis Marion, the author’s cousin, 159, 161; personal appearance, 162; 165, 166; and his sister Annie, 167; 195; gift of story-telling, 196; literary reviews for magazines, 196; studies for operatic stage, 197; writes “Mr. Isaacs”, 197; “Dr. Claudius”, and “A Roman Singer”, 199; achieves fame by his books, 199; an indefatigable worker, 258; 265, 293; inclined to superstitions, 323; 334 Crawford, Mimola. See Fraser, Mrs. Hugh Crawford, Thomas, sculptor, 41; uncle of the author, 65; work on the Capitol at Washington, 72; 167 Crawford, Mrs. Thomas. See Terry, Mrs. Luther Creoles, of New Orleans, 213 Cretan chieftains, banquet to the Howes, 190-191 Cretan insurrection, 78 Crispi, Francesco, Minister of the Interior, 163; and the Triple Alliance, 163, 169; 261, 264, 286 Crowninshield, Frederick, 194 Cuba, visit to, 101-104 Current Topics Club, 351 Currie, Lady, 143, 256, 257 Currie, Lord, 256; a faux pas by, 257 Cushman, the Misses Alice and Ida, 135 Cyprus, 186 Dante, John Elliott’s drawing of, 259-260 Davis, Major, 298 “Débâcle”, Zola, 268 Decies, Lady, 372 De Koven, Reginald and Mrs., 218 Deland, Lorin, 200; genial and kindly nature of, 202; pride in his wife’s success, 202; his writings, 203 Deland, Mrs. Lorin, close friendship with, 200-201; regard for Mrs. Howe, 201; author one of literary advisers of, 201; her writings, 202; love for flowers, 202; 377 Deland, Margaret. See Deland, Mrs. Lorin De Long, George W., arctic explorer, 92, 97, 99-100 Derby, Haskett, 121 Derby, Lucy, intimate friend, 120, 121; Edward A. Sothern at home of, 121 Derby, Richard, 121 “Diana of the Tides”, painting by John Elliott, 326, 328, 329; gift to New National Museum by Mr. and Mrs. Larz Anderson, 334 Dickinson, J. McG., Secretary of War, 339 Dilke, Sir Charles, 140 “Discoverer, The”, Hunt’s fresco in Capitol at Albany, 119 Disraeli, Benjamin. See Beaconsfield, Earl of Dixon, Senator, 364 “Dr. Howe and His Famous Pupil Laura Bridgman”, Hall and Howe, 228, 314 Doggett, Mrs., 136 Dorr, Mrs. Charles H., 116 Drake, Sir Francis, 99 Draper, General and Mrs. William F., 286-287 Dresser, LeRoy, 354 Dudley, Lady, 147 Dumaresq, Francis, 44 Dundreary, Lord, Sothern’s chief rôle, 121 Dunraven, Lady, 148 Dunraven, Lord, 147-148 Duse, Madame, 284 Dwight, John Sullivan, president of Harvard Musical Association, 40; founds his Journal of Music, 40; “adopted son” of author, 40; devotee of Boston Music Hall, 41; his outspoken criticism, 41; classical taste and indifference to opera, 42-43; enjoyed “Oberon”, 43 Dwight’s Journal of Music, 40, 41 Earthquake, author experiences first, in Santo Domingo, 98; in Sicily, 326-329 Easter, gorgeousness of, services in Rome, 295 “Ecce Homo”, Seeley, 152 Edgeworth, Maria, 15 Egypt, a trip to, 176-183; second visit to, 272-273 Elliott, Edward, brother of author’s husband, 229; untimely death by drowning, 229-230 Elliott, Sir George, 176 Elliott, John, author’s escort at Royal Academy reception, 145; 174; marriage of Maud Howe and, 216; in Chicago, 217-222; mural decorations for Mrs. Potter Palmer’s home, 217; work in collaboration with Pretyman, 221; 223, 225-226; appreciation of music, 227; proposed decoration for Boston Public Library by, 229; his brother Edward’s death, 229-230; visits London, 232-242; in Spain and Morocco, 248-255; in Rome, 256; studio in Palazzo Santa Croce, 259; pastel drawing of Dante, 259-260; 263-264; home in Palazzo Rusticucci, 265; 266, 269, 275, 287; designs Mrs. Howe’s costumes, 289; 293; portraits of heroes of Boer War, 296, 299, 300; portrait of the Duke of Cambridge, 296-297; on English feeling at close of Boer War, 298; Queen Margherita visits studio of, 300-302; his “Triumph of Time”, 302; 303, 305, 306, 313; poses for figure in portrait of the king of Spain by Villegas, 319-320; 321, 323; completion of “Diana of the Tides”, 326, 329, 334; important relief work in Messina disaster, 327-328; Red Cross medal conferred on, 341; 347, 348; a founder of the Art Association of Newport, 352; 353, 355; presentation to Bostonian Society of portrait of Mrs. Howe by, 359; 365, 366, 367; picture exhibition and sale for Red Cross, 369-370; 371, 372, 386, 388; portraits of young Americans dead in the World War, 389 Elliott, Mrs. John (Maud Howe Elliott), birth, 4; home in Perkins Institution for the Blind, 5; sisters and brothers, 6; early memories, 6-9; homes at Green Peace and in Lawton’s Valley, 11; and Fourth of July, 11-14; her parents’ friends, 14-15; and story of John Brown, 15-17; recollections of Sumner and Andrew, 17-19; and death of Lincoln, 21; her mother’s friends “The Owls”, 22-27; the spell of Hawthorne, 28; favorite books, 29; memories of Green Peace, 30-32; death of little Sam the younger brother, 33; her father’s family, 34-38; sees first play, 38-39; early love for music, 40-43; school exhibitions, 43-45; schools and teachers, 46-60; school-day games and pastimes, 48-52; and Francis Parkman, 53; dancing school, 55-57; home life in girlhood, 61-62; acquiring a taste for poetry, music, and art, 62-63; first visit to New York, 64-71; her mother’s family, 64-68; Grandfather Ward’s home “The Corner”, 65; Uncle Samuel Ward, 68-70; in Washington, 71-73; her aunt’s home in Bordentown, 74-76; and George V autograph collection, 76-77; absence of parents in Europe, 78-80; engagement of sisters, 80-82; first literary effort, 83; a week in the White House, 83-85; marriage of her three sisters, 86; her brother Henry, 87; household duties, 88; trip to Santo Domingo, 91-101; experiences first earthquake, 98; meets DeLong, future arctic explorer, 99-100; in Cuba, 101-104; intimate companionship with father, 106-107; the Boston Fire, 107-108; presidential campaign of 1872, 108-109; memories of summer home at Portsmouth, R. I., 109-116; girlhood friends, 111, 114; early days in Newport, 116-117; a change of summer homes, 117; acquaintance with William M. Hunt, 118-120; meets Edward A. Sothern, 121-123; home life at Green Peace, 123-127; Porter’s portrait of, 124-126; home at No. 32 Mt. Vernon Street, 127; meets Bret Harte, 127-129; again in Washington, 129-133; funeral of Charles Sumner, 133; death of her father, 134; added responsibilities, 134; Philadelphia and the Centennial, 135; trip through the Middle West, 135-136; an Emerson lecture, 137; first trip to Europe, 138; in England, 139-157; meeting with Parnell, 140; and Robert Browning, 141; the Alma-Tademas, 142; entertained by Edmund Yates, 142-143; sits for Burne-Jones, 144; art exhibitions, 145-146; social activities, 146-147; the world of sport, 147-148; a week with the Rothschilds, 148-150; differences in English and American social life, 150; the opera and theater in London, 150-152; impressions of Irving, 151; hears noted preachers, 152-153; enjoys hansom cab and bus, 155-157; in Rome, 158-173; Christmas Eve, 158; her aunt Mrs. Terry’s salon, 159-161; memorable day in the Forum, 161; hears Abbé Liszt, 161; studies painting under Costa, 163; attack of Roman fever, 164-165; convalescence in Orvieto, 165-166; Mrs. Terry and her family, 166-168; death of King Victor Emmanuel, 168; Garibaldi, 168-169; in elaborate tableaux, 170-173; in Holland, Belgium, Brittany and Switzerland, 174-175; a trip to Egypt, 176-184; Cairo, 176-177; ascent of the great pyramid, 178; and the Khedive’s royal wives, 179-181; the ball at the palace, 181-183; in Palestine, 184-186; Jerusalem, Bethlehem and the Garden of Gethsemane, 185-186; Constantinople, 188-189; the secret of the mummy, 189-190; in Greece, 190-193; father’s memory revered by Cretans, 190-191; the Schliemanns and their excavations, 191-192; souvenirs of the Grecian trip, 192; art not her métier, 194; first payment for literary work, 194; regular contributor to newspapers and magazines, 195; Saint-Gaudens and the Shaw Memorial, 195; home life, 195-196; and Marion Crawford, 195-197; at Oak Glen, 197; Crawford and the writing of “Mr. Isaacs”, 197; first telephone message at Oak Glen, 198; in new Beacon Street home, 198-199; and Crawford’s success as a novelist, 199; her brother Henry Marion Howe, 199; calls on Longfellow, 199-200; first book published anonymously, 200; a summer in California, 200; writes “San Rosario Ranch”, 200; friendship with the Delands, 200-203; six months in New Orleans, 204-216; the Cotton Centennial Exposition, 204-206, 209, 211, 215; round of social gaiety, 206-209; the Mardi Gras, 206-207; meeting with Henry Watterson, 209-210; some literary lights, 214; and George W. Cable, 214-215; writes “Atlanta in the South”, 216; death of her sister Julia and Uncle Sam Ward, 216; marriage, 216; in Chicago, 217-222; course of lectures by, 218; meets Eugene Field, 220; editor of book on women’s work at Columbian Exposition, 222; return to Boston, 222; and Oliver Wendell Holmes, 223-224; Booth and Modjeska in “The Merchant of Venice”, 224-225; a play for Richard Mansfield, 236; and William Dean Howells, 226; on conditions in pauper asylums, 227; Helen Keller and the Perkins Institution, 228; work on story of education of Laura Bridgman, 228; death of her brother-in-law, 229-230; mother preaches at the Church of the Disciples, 230-231; funeral of Francis Parkman, 231; again in London, 232-247; hospitality of English friends, 234-236; and Henry James, 236-237; the theater in London, 237; George Watts the artist, 237-238; Watts’ pictures and methods of work, 238-240; Watts’ equestrian statue “Physical Energy”, 240-241; and Henry M. Stanley, 241-242; and the work of the Salvation Army, 242-247; lecture on “With Booth in Darkest England”, 247; in Spain and Morocco, 248-255; experiences in Tangier, 249-251; and the Sharifa, 251-252; beauty and charm of Granada, 253; Andalusia, 253-254; a week of romance, 254-255; artist life in Rome, 256-270; fascination of the city, 257-258; and Marion Crawford, 258; first home in Rome, 258-259; syndicate letters, 260; colorful functions in St. Peter’s, 260-261; an audience with Queen Margherita, 261-263; home in Palazzo Rusticucci, 264-265; summer in Rome, 266-267; round of social amenities, 267-269; Lenten services, 270; year of travel, 271-282; in Paris, 271-272; Egypt and the Nile, 272-273; Assouan, 273; Jaffa and Palestine, 274-275; in Italy, 273; Emperor William II at the theater, 275-276; through Germany and Austria, 276-278; Wagner operas at Bayreuth, 278-279; the charm of Holland, 279; in London, 280; Scotland, 280-281; glimpses of Queen Victoria, 281; back in Paris, 281; return to Rome, 283; her mother’s last visit to Rome, 283-289; Christmas in Rome, 283; tea with a gobbo, 284; meets Hall Caine, 285; the war with Spain, 287; Villegas’ portrait of her mother, 288; her mother’s return home, 289; letter from her mother, 289; and the Church of Rome, 290; a trip to Capri, 291-292; beauty of the island, 291; and Henry James, 294; dawn of the twentieth century in Rome, 295; the Boer War, 295, 297-298; and the Duke of Cambridge, 296-297; dismantling the terrace, 299-300; Queen Margherita at the studio, 300-301; the Boxer Rebellion, 302, 306; a gift from the Queen, 303; American pilgrims in Rome, 303; assassination of King Umberto, 303-305; closing the home in Rome, 306; the mural decoration for the Boston Public Library, 307; letter from Henry James, 307-308; a second “dawn” of the twentieth century, 309; at New England Woman’s Club, 310; abroad again, 310; Athens, 310-311; audience with Queen Olga, 311; in England, 312; art and literary work in Cornish, 312-313; completion of “Dr. Howe and His Famous Pupil Laura Bridgman”, 314; her “Roma Beata” and “Two in Italy”, 314; characteristic letter from Henry James, 315-316; letter from Theodore Roosevelt, 317; on the Russo-Japanese War, 317; the great mosque at Cordova, 317; High Mass at the Seville Cathedral, 318; a visit to Villegas in Madrid, 318-320; in Rome, 320-329; the new home, 322; Thanksgiving Day in Rome, 322-323; Christmas and Befana, 324; the earthquake in Sicily, 326-329; work for relief of the sufferers, 327-329; completion of “Diana of the Tides”, 329; return to Boston, 329; suggested memorial to her father, 330; on the development of Italy, 331-332; founds the Circolo Italiano in Boston, 333; a successful test of aviation in Rome, 334-335; Washington in 1910, 336-343; changes in the city, 336; Henry Adams and his intimates, 337-339; meets President Taft and the Cabinet, 339-342; in Washington in 1912, 343-344; Roosevelt and the nomination, 344-345; death of her mother and tributes to, 346; letter from Roosevelt, 346-347; a call from Roosevelt, 347; production of her mother’s “Hippolytus”, 347-348; a week in Contoocook, 348; calls on Roosevelt in New York, 349-350; Roosevelt announces candidacy for nomination, 350; on the opposition to Roosevelt, 351; loss of the Titanic, 352; inception of the Art Association of Newport, 352; and the Suffrage Parade in New York, 353; Republican National Convention, 353; first rally of Progressive Party in Massachusetts, 354; in charge of women’s part in Progressive State campaign, 355; the Progressive campaign, 355-366; presentation of mother’s portrait to Bostonian Society, 359; Progressive rally in New York, 364; end of campaign and election of Wilson, 366; “Artists’ Life in Rome” and the Current Topics Club, 367; the Art Association of Newport, 367-369; picture exhibition and sale for the Red Cross, 369-370; on death of King George of Greece, 370; remarkable dream of her mother, 371; outbreak of the World War, 372-373; in Gardiner, Maine, 373-374; at People’s Forum in Providence, 374; remark of Count von Bernstorff, 375; on Germany’s ruthlessness, 376; Tremont Temple meeting for Belgian relief, 377; appreciation of Mrs. John L. Gardner, 378-380; destruction of the Blücher, 380; comment on Christian Science, 381; administration in the Philippines, 382; successful suffrage meeting, 382; the sinking of the Lusitania, 383-384; success of the Art Association of Newport, 384-385; war relief work, 385-386; declaration of war by United States, 388; the “Battle Hymn of the Republic”, 388; portraits of Americans lost in the War, 389; death of Roosevelt, 390; work for men in the service, 391-392; inspiration of the Sunday meetings with the “boys”, 392 Emerson, Ralph Waldo, anecdote told by, 23; 26; impression of, 137 Emmanuel III, accession of, 303; 334 England, visited, 138, 232, 280, 298, 312 English High School, 43 Equal Suffrage League, 358 Erechtheum, souvenir photograph of, 192-193 Essipoff, Madame, Russian pianist, 42 Evangelides, Christy, 186, 187 Exhibition Day, at the Perkins Institution, 10-11 Fabens, Colonel, 92 Fairchild, Mrs., 224 Farman, Consul General, 177 Fawcett, Mrs., 234 Fearing, Daniel, 386 Federn, Carl, 326 Fenway Court, 377, 379 Ferguson, the guide, 248, 249 Fergusons, the, 280, 281 Field, Eugene, 220 Fields, James T., 25 Fireworks, on Boston Common, 13-14 “First Martyr, The”, Mrs. Howe’s poem, 16-17 Fish, Mrs. Hamilton, 129 “Flag, The”, Mrs. Howe’s poem, 286 “Flight of Night, The”, Hunt’s fresco in the Capitol at Albany, 119 Flower, Constance. See Flower, Mrs. Cyril Flower, Cyril, marriage to Constance de Rothschild, 148-149; 235, 236 Flower, Mrs. Cyril, author visits, 148; resentment of Jewish community at marriage of, 148-149; 290 “Flying Squadron”, in Progressive Party campaign, 357 Foley, Margaret, 353 Forbes-Robertson, Beatrice, 381, 382 Fourth of July, early celebrations of, 11-14; in Rome, 265 “Franconia Stories, The”, 29 Fraser, Hugh, 297 Fraser, Mrs. Hugh, the author’s cousin, 167; 302 Frelinghuysen, Senator F. T., 129 “From Sunset Ridge”, Julia Ward Howe, 289 Fuller, George, not fully appreciated in life, 120; some of his work, 120, 121 Fuller, Margaret, 15 Games and Pastimes, 32, 49-52 Gardiner, Maine, and the World War, 373 Gardner, Amory, 178 Gardner, Augustus P., public services of, 378 Gardner, Francis, head-master of Boston Latin School, 45; Hunt’s portrait of, 45 Gardner, Helen, 130; her charming personality, 132-133 Gardner, John L., 379 Gardner, Mrs. John L., 267, 269, 377-380 Garibaldi, Giuseppe, at funeral of Victor Emmanuel, 168; appeal to Italia Irredenta, 169; and the Tiber Embankment, 169 Gay, Fannie. See Howe, Mrs. Henry Marion Gay, Willard, 87 Gayarré, Judge Charles, 214 Gennadius, M., Minister of Greece to Great Britain, 145 George I, King of Greece, 190; assassination of, 370 Germany, infiltration of Italy by, 170; uneasiness in London over aggressiveness of, 233-234; and the World War, 372; ruthlessness of, 373; conscious savagery of, 376; and the Lusitania, 383-384; and deportation of Belgians, 386-387; declaration of war by United States against, 388 Gethsemane, Garden of, 186 Gilbert, William S., popularity of his light operas, 151, 152 Gilder, Richard Watson, 75 Gillette, William, 360-361 Gillow, Monsignore, 205 Gladstone, William Ewart, eloquence of, 140; 233; “Female Suffrage” pamphlet, 235 Glass, Billy, the coachman, 14 Gobbo, Don R., the, 284-285 Godey’s Magazine, author’s first story appears in, 194 Goring, England, 312 Goschen, George, Jr., 197 Gosse, Edmund, a stanch friend in London, 142 Graham, Cunninghame, 326 Granada, 253-254 Grant, Nellie, author visits, in White House, 84 Grant, Judge Robert, 52 Grant, Patrick, 52 Grant, Rev. Percy, 317 Grant, President Ulysses S., and annexation of Santo Domingo, 83-84; appoints S. G. Howe commissioner to Santo Domingo, 84; and autograph collectors, 84-85; renomination and election of, 108, 109; banquet in London to, 146 Grant, Mrs. Ulysses S., invites author to visit White House, 84 Gray, Ellen, 54 Gray, Mrs. William, 54 Greece, visited, 190, 310 Greek Church in London, attends, 153 Greeley, Horace, 109 Green Peace, the home in South Boston, 11; selection of the name, 30; the garden, flowers and fruits, 31-32; favorite dogs at, 32; the house closed, 51; return to, 123; home life at, 123-124 Greene, Rev. Boley, 356 Greenough, Richard S., 258, 302 Gridley, Jeremy, a paternal ancestor, 35; attorney-general of Province of Massachusetts Bay, 35 Gridley, Richard, a paternal ancestor, 35 “Grimm’s Fairy Tales”, 29 Griscom, Lloyd, American Ambassador to Italy, 322, 323, 327 Griscom, Mrs. Lloyd, 322, 334-335 Grosvenor Gallery, London, 144, 145 Guiccioli, Marchese, 300 Gurnee, Augustus, 183 Hading, Jane, in “L’Aventurière”, 281 Hague, The, 279 Hale, Edward Everett, 223, 309 Hall, David Prescott, 78; engagement to Florence Howe, 81 Hall, Mrs. David Prescott, named for Florence Nightingale, 6; 34; instructs author in arithmetic, 46; engagement of, 79, 81; marriage, 86; completes life of Laura Bridgman, 314 “Hamlet”, 237 Hampden, Walter, in “Hippolytus”, 348 Hancock house, regret at demolition of the, 55 Handel and Haydn Society, 41, 309 Hansom cab, author’s liking for, 155, 156 Harcourt, Sir Vernon, 233, 299 Hare, Augustus J. C., 161 Harland, Henry, a brilliant conversationalist, 236 Harland, Mrs. Henry, 236 Harte, Francis Bret, 126; at the Howe home, 127-128; his wit and humor, 128 Harvard Musical Association, builds Boston Music Hall, 40-41 Hattori, Ichizo, commissioner at New Orleans Exposition, 210-211 Havana, 101-104 Hawthorne, Julian, personal appearance, 28; effect of father’s reputation on, 29 Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 26; dislike for housework, 27; “The Scarlet Letter”, 27; influence of his writings on author’s childhood, 28; his children, 28-29 Hawthorne, Una, at Lawton’s Valley, 28 Hay, John, 126, 127, 261 Hazard, Thomas, Vancluse summer home of, 111-114; secures abolition of death penalty, 112; a confirmed spiritualist, 113-114 Hedge, Rev. Frederick, 25 Helbig, Professor and Madame, 171, 173, 329 “Helena Ritchie”, Deland, 202 “Henry VIII”, 237 Herbert, Sir Arthur, 376-377 Higginson, Major Henry, 377 Higginson, Captain Frank, 188 Hill, Arthur, 361 Hilliard, Mrs., gives author music lessons, 47 Hilliard School, author attends, 47-48 “Hippolytus”, belated production of Mrs. Howe’s play, 347-348 Holidays in Italy, demoralizing effect of, 324 Holland, impressions of, 174, 279 Holmes, Dr. Oliver Wendell, 146; his favorite poems, 224; putting up his first “shingle”, 224 Holmes, Justice Oliver Wendell, 336 Homer, the birthplace of, 187 Horn, “Marm”, and her small shop, 48-49 Houghton, Lord, 144 “How They Lived at Hampton”, Hale, 223 Howard, George. See Carlisle, Lord Howe, Anjie, the author’s cousin, 36 Howe, Edward Compton, author’s great-grandfather, 35; a member of the Boston Tea Party, 35 Howe, Eliza, the author’s aunt, 36; an able housekeeper, 36-37 Howe, Eliza, the author’s cousin, 36 Howe, Florence, the author’s sister. See Hall, Mrs. David Prescott Howe, Henry Marion, the author’s brother, 6; elation over the fall of Vicksburg, 21; 34; graduation, 86; student in steel works in Troy, 87; engagement and marriage, 87; death, 87 note Howe, Mrs. Henry Marion, marriage, 87 Howe, Joseph, the author’s uncle, 36; personal appearance, 36; president of Sandwich Glass Co., 36; his home, 36-38; and Boston Theater, 38 Howe, Joseph Neals, the author’s grandfather, 35; his ropewalk, 35 Howe, Julia, the author’s sister. See Anagnos, Mrs. Michael Howe, Julia Ward (the author’s mother), comment on Theodore Parker’s request, 5; her children, 6; idea of discipline, 7; author’s early classification of friends of, 14; her “Reminiscences”, 15; Henry James, the elder, and, 22; and the Radical Club, 23; and William R. Alger, 24; choice of books for her children, 29; and Green Peace, 31; grief for death of little Sam, 33; and the Music Hall organ, 41; regard for her neighbors, 52-53; and Francis Parkman, 53; instills a love for music and art, 62-63; in New York and Washington, 64-73; a trip to Greece, 78-80; and autograph collectors, 85; appeals for an International Peace Conference, 85; letter from William H. Channing, 85-86; in Santo Domingo, 91-99; visits Cuba, 101-104; trip to Europe, 106; reception to President and Mrs. Grant, 109, 127; Oak Glen summer home of, 117; Porter’s crayon drawing of, 124; and John Hay, 126; home in Mt. Vernon Street, 127; Bret Harte at home of, 127; Town and Country Club, 129; in Washington, 129; her husband’s death, 134; lecture trip through the West, 135, 136; a trip to Europe, 138; hospitality of London friends, 139; and the London World, 143; on the loyalty of English audiences, 151; in Rome, 158-173; daughter’s illness, 164; and death of Victor Emmanuel II, 168; through Holland, Belgium and Switzerland, 174-175; profoundly moved by visit to Egypt and Palestine, 183-186; in the Garden of Gethsemane, 186; purchases a mummy, 189-190; her welcome in Greece, 190-191; comment on author’s first earnings, 194; interest in Marion Crawford’s early work, 196; winter home on Beacon Street, 198-199; Chief of Woman’s Department of New Orleans Cotton Centennial, 204-216; at brother’s grave in New Orleans, 213; founds literary club in New Orleans, 214; letter from author, 217; visits author in Chicago, 222; preaches at Church of the Disciples, 230-231; again in London, 232-247; appreciation of English friendships, 234; letter from Mrs. Chant, 235; letters from author, 249, 260, 265, 267, 271, 274-282; visits author in Rome, 283-289; organizes civic and literary clubs in Rome, 287; Villegas’ portrait of, 288; Anderson’s bust of, 288; fondness for becoming dress, 289; letter to author, 289; letters from author, 290-294, 298-301, 302-307, 310-313, 314, 317-326, 327-329; the beauty of her Italian speech, 383; plea for the Americans, 341; death, 346; meetings in commemoration of and tributes to, 346-347; belated production of her “Hippolytus”, 347; influence on Roosevelt for woman suffrage, 350; presentation of portrait of, to Bostonian Society, 359; author’s remarkable dream of, 371 Howe, Laura E., the author’s sister. See Richards, Mrs. Henry Howe, M. A. de Wolfe, 228 Howe, Maria, the author’s cousin, 36 Howe, Martha, the author’s cousin. See Parks, Mrs. Austin Howe, Maud. See Elliott, Mrs. John Howe, Samuel Gridley (the author’s father), and Parker’s request, 4; founder and builder of the Perkins Institution for the Blind, 5; his children, 6; author’s first memory of, 6; teaching author to tell the time, 7; idea of discipline, 7; good judge of character, 8; education of Laura Bridgman, 10; of restless temperament, 11; and Fourth of July, 12-14; friends and associates, 14-21; and John Brown, 15-16; intimacy with Sumner, 17; and John A. Andrew, 17; letters to Governor Andrew, 19, 20; services under Andrew, 19-20; one of the founders of the Sanitary Commission, 19-20; and the death of Lincoln, 21; life at Green Peace, 32; a fine horseman, 32, 54; letter describing his children, 34; and McClellan, 58; activities, 61; his sobriquet of “Chevalier”, 61; reading aloud, 62; an errand of mercy to Greece, 78-80; chairman of Board of State Charities, 82-83; commissioner for annexation of Santo Domingo, 84; conflicting invitations to dinner, 85; on domestic economy, 88; letters to author, 89-90; failure of annexation a disappointment to, 91; revisits Santo Domingo, 91-99; in Cuba, 101-104; close companionship with author, 106; and Grant’s reëlection, 108-109; life at Portsmouth, 109-110; sells Lawton’s Valley, 117; purchase of Oak Glen, 117; home in Mt. Vernon Street, 127; his death and its influence on the author, 134; memory cherished in Greece, 190, 191; greatest achievement the education of Laura Bridgman, 228; his daughter Laura’s memoir of, 330; thoughts of a memorial to, 330 Howe, Samuel Gridley, Junior (the author’s brother), 5; author’s first memory of, 6-7; born at Green Peace, 33; early death of, 33 Howells, William Dean, 226 Hubbard, Miss, in charge of Miss Wilby’s School, 58 Hubbard, Wilfranc, 325, 326 “Huggermuggers and Kobbletozo, The”, 29 “Humor and Philosophy of Woman Suffrage in England”, lecture by Samuels, 381 Hunker, Lieutenant John J., 188 “Hunkers”, 57 Hunt, Richard, 115, 116, 367, 368 Hunt, William M., 6; studio of, 23; author’s recollections of, 118-119; home at Readville, 118; frescoes in the Capitol at Albany, 119; feeling toward Boston, 120; studio first home of Art Association of Newport, 367-368; studio acquired by John Elliott, 388-389 Huntress, Miss, 355 Hurlburt, William Henry, 266, 268 Hutchinson, Dr. Woods, 365 Iddings, Mr. and Mrs., 302 Ignazio, gardener at Palazzo Rusticucci, 320-321 “Imagination in Business”, Deland, 203 “In Darkest England”, Booth, 242 Indiana Place Chapel, first home of the Church of the Disciples, 47 International Peace Conference, Mrs. Howe’s appeal for an, 85 “Iron Chest, The”, first tragedy seen by author, 39 “Iron Woman, The”, Deland, 202 Irving, Sir Henry, preferred in melodrama and farce by author, 151; 237 Irving, Washington, and the Alhambra, 254 Irwin, Robert, 178 Ismaïl Pasha, Khedive of Egypt, 177; visit to wives of, 179-181; ball given by, 181, 183; personal appearance, 181; his creditable administration, 182; deposed, 183 Italian Relief in World War, work for, 387 Italy, disappointment in Congress of Berlin in 1878, 169; German infiltration of, 170; birth of modern, 331; ties that bind United States and, 331-332 J. See Elliott, John Jackson, Patrick, 52 Jaffa, landing at, 184; 274 James, Arthur Curtis, 388 James, Henry (the elder), valued friend of Mrs. Howe, 22; ranked as chief of “The Owls”, 22; personal appearance, 22; a “Roland for his Oliver”, 22-23; writes of his childhood, 60 James, Mrs. Henry, 23 James, Henry (the younger), news of death of, 3; characteristic utterance of, 3; celebrates birthday at Palazzo Rusticucci, 3; 22; studied art under William M. Hunt, 23; 60; at Lawton’s Valley, 115; author meets, in first London visit, 139, 140; at Henry Harland’s home, 236; wearies of London life, 237; opinion of Mrs. Howe’s “Reminiscences”, 294; his cure for lumbago, 305; letter from, 307-308; in failing health, 347; 368 James, Mrs. Robertson, 23 James, William, 22; studied art under William M. Hunt, 23; 368 Jeannette, DeLong’s arctic expedition and the, 99-100 Jennings, Louis, 143, 257 Jerusalem, 185, 187 “Jessups”, a favorite schoolgirl confection, 49 “Jocko, the Brazilian”, first play seen by author, 38-39 Johnson, Hiram, 364, 365-366 Johnson, Robert Underwood, 387 Jones, William Safford, 370 Jouett, Admiral, 209 Kaiser, The. See William II, Emperor of Germany Kalopothakis, Mr., appreciation of author’s father, 190 Kane, Captain, 209 Kansas City Star, 260 Kehew, Mrs., Progressive meeting at home of, 361 Kellar, Frances, 358 Keller, Helen, 228 Kemp, Miss, 299, 300 Kendal, Mr. and Mrs., 237 Kendall, William Sargeant, 351, 352, 369 Kenmare, Lady, 287, 294, 297 Kent, Alice, schoolmate of the author, 58; a professional reader, 58 Key West, Florida, 104, 105 Kindergarten for the Blind, 228 King, Mrs. William W., Creole dinner at home of, 205; hospitality of, 207 “King of the Golden River, The”, Ruskin, 29 Knox, Philander C., Secretary of State, 340 Labatt, Madame, 285 Ladysmith, siege of, 297 La Farge, John, 23, 195, 368 Lafayette, 15 Lafayette Escadrille, the, 389 Lanciani, Rudolpho, 166 Langdon, Professor Courtney, 360 Langen Schwalbach, 275, 276 Langley, Samuel Pierpont, 334, 335 Langtry, Mrs., the “Jersey Lily”, 146, 147; Watts’ portrait of, 239 Lansdowne, Lady, 296 Lawson, Gladys and Marion, in Europe with author, 310-312 Lawton’s Valley, Rhode Island, summer home at, 11; 114; charades at, 115; 380 Lectures, author’s first course of, 218 Lehmann, Mrs., author entertained by, 141; meets Browning at home of, 141 Lehmann, Rudolph, 141 Leighton, Sir Frederick, and the Royal Academy, 145 Leiter, Mary, 222 Leiter, Mrs., 220 Leo XIII, 260; pilgrimages to jubilee of, 295; 303 Liberali, Doctor, 164 “Life and Letters of Samuel Gridley Howe”, Richards, 330 Lincoln, President Abraham, 19, 21 Lincoln, Mrs. Roland, 227 Lind, Jenny, 40 Liszt, Abbé Franz, 161, 162 “Little Rudy”, Andersen, 29 Liverpool, 139 “Locandiera”, 284 Locomotive, thrilling experience of driving a, 136 Lodge, Senator Henry Cabot, 336, 340; lunch with, 344; on nominating Roosevelt in 1912, 344 Lodge, Mrs. Henry Cabot, 336, 344 London, first visit to, 139; charm of first season in, 141; fashions in dress, 146; aesthetic movement in, 147; statesmen in social life of, 150; opera and theater in, 150-152; hansom cabs and busses in, 155; in the Nineties, 232-247; again in 1896, 280; and the close of the Boer War, 298 London Times, 325, 326 London World, The, 142, 143 Long, John D., 359 Longfellow, Alice, 290 Longfellow, Edith, 290 Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 196; an early call on, 199-200 “Looking Backward”, Bellamy, 223 “Lorenzacchio”, 300 Loring, Dr. Frank, 130 Loring, General, 177 Lothrop, Dr., 52 Loudon, John, 291, 293; Minister from the Low Countries to the United States, 343-344, 349 Loudon, Mrs. John, 343-344; gives dinner in author’s honor, 349 Louisburg Square, favorite playground in school days, 49-50 Louisville Courier Journal, 210, 267 Lowry, Jenny, 129 Loyson, Paul, 288, 290, 294 Lucca, Madame de, 306 Ludwig II, the mad King and his palaces, 277 Lusitania, the, and the American flag, 382; torpedoing of, 383-384 “Lyons Mail, The”, Irving in, 151 McAllister, Julia G., the author’s cousin, 176, 182, 184, 185; writes of mummy bought, 189 McClellan, General George B., visits Boston, 58 MacDonald, Alexander, 19 MacDonald, Mrs. Margaret, 4 McEnery, Governor, of Louisiana, 204 MacKaye, Captain Donald, of s. s. Parthia, 138 McLaren, Eva, 234 MacVeagh, Franklin, Secretary of Treasury, 339-342 MacVeagh, Wayne, 256; and Fourth of July in Rome, 265; 268 MacVeagh, Mrs. Wayne, 268 Madison Square Garden, rally of Progressive Party in, 364 Madrid, Spain, 318-320 “Magda”, 284 Mailliard, Adolph, the author’s uncle, 74-76 Mailliard, Mrs. Adolph, the author’s aunt, letter from author’s father to, 34; a visit to, 74-76; in California, 200 Maine, U. S. s. s., destruction of the, 285 Malbone, Edward, 368-369 Mallock, William H., 143, 259 “Mammon”, the author’s story, 218 “The Man Without a Shadow”, Chamisso, 226, 227 Mansfield, Richard, in London, 150, 151; requests author to write a play, 226; in “Beau Brummel”, 228-229 Mapleson Opera Company, 215 Mardi Gras in New Orleans, 206-207 Margherita, Queen, of Italy, 161, 173; audience with, 261-263; 264; visits John Elliott’s studio, 300-301; lover and patron of art, 301; gift of jewel to author by, 303; 328 Mariette Bey, 177, 178 Marina Grande, the, Capri, 292 “Marius, the Epicurean”, Pater, 218 Mark Twain. See Clemens, Samuel L. Marks, Josephine Peabody, 377 Marlowe, Julia, 229, 388 Marsh, George Perkins, first Minister of United States to United Italy, 160; important services of, 161 Marzials, Theodore, composer, 236 Mason, Miss, 302 Massimo, Duchess, 301 Matanzas, Cuba, 103 Matsura, our Japanese servant, 371 Matthews, Nathan, Mayor of Boston, 227 “May Blossom”, author’s first story in Godey’s Magazine, 194 Mayflower, the America’s cup and the, 148 “Merchant of Venice, The”, Booth and Modjeska in, 224-225; 237 Merrill, Mr., 370 “Messenger, The”, painting by Watts, 239-240 Messina, destroyed by earthquake of 1908, 326 Mexico, rumor of war with, 371 Meyer, George von L., Secretary of the Navy, 339, 340 Milldam, the, 54 Miller, Joaquin, 214, 215 Millet, Frank, 352 Mills, Sir Arthur, lifelong friend of Mrs. Howe, 155 Mills, Major Dudley, 155 Milnes, Monckton. See Houghton, Lord Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 136 Missions in Europe and the East, talk on the, 359 Mitchell, Julius, 360, 365 Modjeska, Helena, as Portia, 224, 225; 268 Monks, George, 44 Montefiori, Sir Moses, 153, 154 Monti, Signor Luigi, 332 Morehead, Colonel, 204 Morocco, visit to, 249-252 Morris, Harrison, 351 Morris, William, 145 Mt. Vernon Street, a favorite playground in school days, 49-50; Number 32, 127; Number 129, 195 “Mr. Isaacs”, the writing of, by Crawford, 197; its success, 197 Mummy, Mrs. Howe’s purchase of a, 189-190 Munthe, Dr. Axel, 291 Murillo, his finest paintings in Seville, 254-255 Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, Porter’s portrait of author in, 125; a student at the, 194; opening of the Evans’ addition to, 381 Music, early lessons in, 47-48; mother teaches a love for good, 62 Mycenae, excavations at, 191 Nantasket, U. S. s. s., 92, 97 Naples, 302, 320 Naples, Bay of, 292 National Club, proposed for membership in, 223 National Gallery, London, 144 New England Woman’s Club, 135; talk on Roman experiences at the, 310 New Hampshire, U. S. s. s., 105 Newlands, Edith, 349 Newlands, Senator, 349 New Orleans, extended visit in, 204; opening of the Cotton Centennial Exposition, 204-205; quaintness of old quarter of, 206; the Twelfth Night Revelers in, 206; the Mardi Gras, 206-207; social life and hospitality in, 207-214; close of the Exposition, 215 New Orleans Cotton Centennial Exposition, 204-216 New Orleans Times Democrat, 260 Newport, Rhode Island, 109-117; 128 “Newport Aquarelle, The”, the author’s, 197 Newport Art Association, 352. See also Art Association of Newport Newport County Suffrage League, 356 Newport County Woman’s Progressive League, 355 Newport Historical Society, 386-387 Newport Reading Room, 110 New York, first visit to, 64-71; Suffrage parade in, 353; great Progressive rally in, 364 New York Times, 387, 388 New York Tribune, 195 New York World, 195 Niagara Falls, 136 Nightingale, Florence, 6, 15, 294 Nile, trip up the river, 272, 273 Nilsson, Christine, 42 “Norma”, first opera seen by author, 39 Normandy, and the mystery of the Druid stones, 174 Northcote, Sir Stafford, 140 Norton, Mr. and Mrs., 283, 284 Norton, Richard, 287, 310 Nott, George William, 208 Novelli, 333 Nubians, author impressed by beauty of the, 273 Oak Glen, purchase of, 117; Crawford writes “Mr. Isaacs” at, 197; first telephone message received at, 198 “Oberon”, author at rehearsal of, 43 O’Connell, Monsignor, 260 Odeschalchi, Palazzo, the Terrys’ home in Rome, 158; open house at the, 159-161; author’s illness in, 164-165 Old State House, Boston, Mrs. Howe’s portrait in the, 355, 359 Olga, Queen, of Greece, 190; audience with, 311 Opera, fondness for, 43 Orvieto, convalescence at, 165, 166 Osterauer, Fraulein, pianist, 42 O’Sullivan, Judge, 92 “Our American Cousin”, Sothern as Lord Dundreary in, 121 Outlook, The, 324, 350 “Owls, The”, early designation of her mother’s friends, 14; 21-29 “Pack Up Your Troubles in Your Old Kit Bag”, 392 Page, Thomas Nelson, 349 Palestine, Mrs. Howe and the visit to, 184, 185; traveling in, 184, 185; a trip through, 274, 275 Palmer, Mrs. Potter, mural decorations in home of, 217; rare gift of leadership, 219; 261, 262 Pans, The, literary society in New Orleans founded by Mrs. Howe, 214 Papanti, Lorenzo, first meeting with, 56; his manner of teaching, 56-57 Papanti’s Dancing Academy, author attends, 55-57 Parepa-Rosa, Madame, in “Oberon”, 43 Paris, in 1895, 271; decadence of the theater in, 272; in 1896, 281 Park, Maud Wood, 381 Parker, Theodore, unique request of, 4-5; 15, 29 Parker Memorial, 225 Parkman, Francis, 53; funeral of, 231 Parks, Mrs. Austin, the author’s cousin, 36; her children, 36 Parks, Lilian, second-cousin of the author, 36 Parks, Dr. Luther, 52 Parks, Maud, second-cousin and intimate of the author, 36 Parks, William, second-cousin of the author, 36 Parnell, Charles Stewart, amusing incident in first meeting with, 140 Partenkirchen, 276, 277 Parthenon, the, 311 Parthia, s. s., to Europe on the, 138 Patti, Adelina, 151 Paul, Miss, an early teacher, 47 Peabody, Elizabeth, her sobriquet, 26; popularity, 26; philosophical view of life, 26-27; author attends kindergarten of, 46; and the Boston Fire, 108 Peace between United States and Great Britain, one hundredth anniversary of, 382 Pearse, Mrs., 286 People’s Forum, Providence, 374 Perkins, Charles C., 40 Perkins, George Hamilton, 212-213; 271 Perkins, Isabel. See Anderson, Mrs. Larz Perkins Institution for the Blind, author born at, 4; founded and built by author’s father, 5; interior of, 4; the steward of the, 8-9; Laura Bridgman educated at, 10; exhibition day at, 10-11; 228 “Peter Ibbetson”, Du Maurier, 261 Philadelphia, 135 “Phil Owens,” the author’s story, 218 Pilgrims, in Rome, 295 “Pinafore”, 152 Pinchot, Gifford, 343 Pinchot-Ballinger controversy, 337 Pius IX, Pope, mortal illness of, 168 “Plea for Humor”, Mrs. Howe’s, 287 Poetry, a love for, 62 Point of Pines, rally of Progressive Party at, 354 Porter, Benjamin Curtis, work as a portrait painter, 124-126; portraits of Laura Howe and the author, 124, 125 Porter, General Horace, secretary to President Grant, 84 Portsmouth, Rhode Island, the Howes’ summer home at, 11, 109-117 Potter, Mrs. James Brown, 207, 233 Pratt, Minnie, 323 Pre-Raphaelite group of artists, 146 Preston, Mr., 223 Pretyman, William, interior decorator of note, 221; his home and hospitality, 221-222 Pretyman, Mrs. William, 221-222 “Primavera”, 284 Prince, Morton, 44 Prince, Norman, 389 “Prince Karl,” Mansfield in, 151 Prince of Wales (later Edward VII), 139, 147 Princess of Wales (later Queen Alexandra), 139, 147-148 Princessen Cecile, 381 Progressive National Service, and work for Pinchot for senator, 373 Progressive Party, interest in, 345; first Massachusetts rally of, 354; in charge of woman’s part in, in Rhode Island, 355; Newport County Woman’s League of, 355; well organized in Massachusetts, 355; meeting in Providence of, 356; “Flying Squadron” of, 357, 362; meetings in New York of, 358; new State headquarters in Providence of, 360; meeting in Providence’s “Little Italy” of, 361-362; Rhode Island campaign of, 362-363; great New York rally of, 364 Public Garden, Boston, 54 Puerta Plata, Santo Domingo, 92 Purdy Bey, 177 Putnam, John Pickering, 223 “Pygmalion and Galatea”, 151 Pyramid of Gizeh, ascent of the great, 178 Quilting parties, for war relief, 389 Quirinal, Palace of the, 168, 256, 261 Rabé, Baroness Erich von, the author’s cousin, 167; a brilliant and gifted woman, 167 Radical Club, The, 23 Raymond, Dr. Rossiter, tribute to Henry Marion Howe, 87 “Recollections of Tristan and Isolde”, 223 Reeves, Sims, the people’s idol in London, 151 Reggio, earthquake of 1908 in Italian province of, 326 “Reminiscences”, of Julia Ward Howe, 284, 289 Republican National Convention of 1912, 353 “Rhapsodie Hongroise”, Liszt’s playing of his, 162 Rhodes, Cecil, memorial to, 241; 297 Richards, Alice, in London with author, 232 Richards, General John, 374 Richards, Henry, 82 Richards, Laura, first sight of her sister Maud, 4; 6, 34, 78, 79, 80, 82, 86, 123; Porter’s portrait of, 124; 198; memoir of her father, 330; letter from author, 339-343 Richmond, Mrs., 358 Riddle, George, 44-45 Riis, Jacob, 356, 364 “Rising Tide, The”, Deland, 202 Ristori, Madame Adelaide, 172, 333 Roberts, Lord, 234 “Roma Beata”, the author’s, 314 Roman fever, severe attack of, 164-165 “Rome”, Zola, 281 Rome, winter of 1878-1879 in, 158-173; Christmas Eve in, 158; the Forum, 161; political parties in, 162-163; fever in, 164; the Tiber Embankment, 169; growth of German influence in, 170; in 1894, 256; in 1896, 275; last visit of Mrs. Howe to, 283-289; again in, 320-328 Roosevelt, Quentin, 389 Roosevelt, Theodore, reception in Sicily to, 332-333; Lodge on advisability of nominating, 344; urged to allow use of his name, 345; author’s belief in, 345; and memorial meeting for Mrs. Howe, 346-347; calls on author, 347; an interview with, 349-350; and woman suffrage, 350; announces candidacy for nomination, 350; at first rally in Massachusetts, 354; attempted assassination of, 359; at great rally in New York, 364, 373; on deportation of Belgians, 387; the passing of, 389-390; memorial meeting and resolution adopted, 390 Roosevelt, Mrs. Theodore, 389 Root, John, and Chicago’s Dream City, 221; untimely death, 221 Root, Mrs. John, 220 Rosebery, Lord, 140, 148, 233 Rosilio, Spanish painter, 319 Rothschild, Sir Anthony de, 148, 149, 154 Rothschild, Constance de. See Flower, Mrs. Cyril Rothschild, Lady de, 149, 150 “Rovers of Boston, The”, the author’s school-day secret society, 50-51; 55 Royal Academy, London, 145; and Benjamin West, 146; Sargent’s portraits at, 233 Royce, Professor Josiah, 223, 225 Rubinstein, Madam Anton, 323 Rublee, Mrs., 355 Russian bogey, the, in England, 140 Russo-Japanese War, 317 Rusticucci, Palazzo, 3, 263; our home in, 264-265; the terrace at, 265; preparations for leaving, 299; dismantling the terrace, 299 Ryder, Albert, 195 Sabatier, Paul, 288, 293 Safe, Mrs. Shaw, 376 Sage, Mrs. George, 32 “St. Francis of Assisi”, Sabatier, 268 Saint-Gaudens, Augustus, and the Shaw Memorial, 195; 337 “St. John’s Eve in Rome”, the author’s article, 314 St. Paul Dispatch, 267 St. Peter’s, Rome, 158, 159, 260, 261, 295 Salvation Army, its work in London, 242-247; author’s first interest in, 247 Salvini, Tommaso, in “Saul”, 268; 333, 362 Samuels, Mr., 381 San Cristoval, Santo Domingo, 96, 97 Sandwich Glass Company, 36, 38 Sanitary Commission, The, Doctor Howe one of the founders of, 20 Santa Croce, Palazzo, temporary home in, 258; a gruesome discovery in, 259; the studio in, 259 Santo Domingo, commission for annexation of, 84; treaty of annexation rejected, 91; a visit to, 91-99; beauty of the country, 93; earthquake in, 98 Sargent, John Singer, 224, 229; his portraits at the Royal Academy, 233 Saturday Evening Club, 309 “Scarlet Letter, The”, Hawthorne, 27, 28 Schley, Admiral Winfield Scott, 100-101 Schliemann, Dr. Heinrich, 191, 192 Schliemann, Mrs. Heinrich, 191; her priceless gift to Mrs. Howe, 192 Schurz, Senator Carl, 130 Scotland, a trip through, 280-281 “Sdrawkcab”, mystic language of the Howe children, 34, 36 Seaman, Major Louis Livingston, 387 Sears, J. Montgomery, 229 Sedgwick, Theodora, 23 Seeley, Sir John R., 152, 234 Seville, visit to, 253; High Mass in the cathedral of, 318 Shaw Memorial, Saint-Gaudens and the, 195 Shehadi, Mr., 362 Shepheard’s Hotel, Cairo, 176 Shylock, Booth as, 225 Sicily, the great earthquake of 1908 in, 326-329; the Elliotts active in relief work in, 327-328; welcome to Roosevelt in, 332-333 “Sicily in Shadow and in Sun”, the author’s, 327 Sidney Luska. See Harland, Henry “Silvia”, a ballet for the Suffrage cause, 381 Singleton, Mrs. See Currie, Lady Slocumb, Mrs., 208 Smibert, John, 369 Smith, Miss Leigh, 288, 294, 299 Smyrna, 186 Snell, George, architect of Boston Music Hall, 40, 124 Society of Portrait Painters, London, 233 Somerset, Lady Henry, 235 “Sorcerer, The”, Gilbert and Sullivan’s first opera, 151 Sorrentine peninsula, a trip around the, 275 Sorrento, Bishop of, opinion of Crawford’s Italian, 269 Sorrento, visits the Crawfords in, 269 Sothern, Edward A., his principal rôles, 121, 122; personal charm of, 122; comment in author’s journal concerning, 122, 123 Spain, a week in, 253-255; the war with, 287; visit to, 317-320 Spartali, Marie. See Stillman, Mrs. William Spencer, Mrs. Lorillard, 382 Sphinx, the, by moonlight, 178, 179 Spruce Street, Boston, home in, 195 Stackpole, Mrs. Louis, 223 Stanley, Algernon, 154, 155 Stanley, Arthur Penrhyn, Dean of Westminster, 152; his home, 153 Stanley, Sir Henry M., 241-242 Stanley, Lyulph, an advocate of higher education, 154 Stanley, Rosamond. See Carlisle, Lady Star and Garter, Richmond, dinner at the, 143 Stepniak, Sergius, 226, 227 Stetson, Charles Walter, 195 Stillman, William, correspondent of the London Times in Rome, 261 Stillman, Mrs. William, 261, 287 Stone, Charles Pomeroy. See Stone Pasha Stone Pasha, chief of staff to the Khedive of Egypt, 176-177 Strauss, Oscar, 364 Strong, George, 121 Stuart, Gilbert, 368 Sucillio, Don Antonio, 253, 254 Sullivan, Sir Arthur S., popularity of his light operas, 151, 152 Summer in Rome, 266 Sumner, Charles, friendship with the Howes, 17; and McClellan, 58; 85; opposition to annexation of Santo Domingo, 91; funeral of, 133 Surgical Dressings Committee, 389 Swing, Rev. David, 218 Switzerland, visit to, 175 Synagogue, at service in Hebrew, 153 Tableaux, at German Embassy in Rome, 170-173 Taft, President William Howard, author meets, at Cabinet meeting, 341; tribute to Miss Boardman, 341; comment on Roosevelt, 349; renominated in 1912, 353 Tale, Signor, 171, 172 Tangier, the landing at, 249; passing the customhouse in, 249; sights and sounds in, 250-251; interview with the Sharifa of, 251-252 “Tanglewood Tales, The”, Hawthorne, author’s fondness for, 28 “Taras Bulba”, Gogol, 218 Teatro Verdi, Progressive Party meeting in the, 361-362; 365 Telephone, at Oak Glen, 198; first message announces death of Garfield, 198; motif for plays, poems, and novels, 198 “Telephone Song”, poem by Laura E. Richards, 198 Temple, Minnie, 23 Tennis tournament, Newport, 354 Tennyson, Alfred, Lord, 142; quoted, 335-336 Teresa, Suora, 164 Terry, Dr. and Mrs., 361 Terry, Arthur, the author’s cousin, 167 Terry, Ellen, most popular actress in London in 1877, 151; 237-238 Terry, Luther, the author’s uncle, 167, 259, 267 Terry, Mrs. Luther (Louisa Crawford née Ward), the author’s aunt, a visit to, in Rome, 158; her home in Palazzo Odescalchi, 158, 159-160; her kindness and generosity, 166-167; first marries Thomas Crawford, 167; her family, 167; 195; anxiety for her son Marion’s future, 167; death, 283 Terry, Margaret. See Chanler, Mrs. Winthrop Tetrazzini, operatic soprano, 293 Tewfik Pasha, son of the Khedive of Egypt, 181, 182 Tewksbury Almshouse, visit to, 83 Thanksgiving Day, in Ashburton Place, 37-38; in Rome, in 1907, 322-323 Thayer, Eugene V. R., 184 Thayer, William Roscoe, 387 Théâtre Français, 271 Theodoli, Marchesa, called the most beautiful woman in Rome, 160 “There’s a Long, Long Trail”, 392 Thistle, Lord Dunraven’s yacht, the, 147-148 Tiber Embankment, the, 169, 298 Tilden, Mrs. Linzee, schoolmate of the author, 58 “Tipperary”, 392 Titanic, sinking of the, 352 Tompkins, Orlando, the well-known pharmacist and friend of Booth, 39 Topp, Adelaide, girl pianist, 42 Town and Country Club, Newport, 129 Tribune, New York, 109 Triple Alliance, the, 163, 169 Trobriand, General P. R. de, 208 Tuttle, Mr., 355, 356 Twelfth Night Revelers, New Orleans, 206 Twentieth Century, celebration in Rome of dawn of, 295; a second “dawn” of the, in Boston, 309 Twentieth Century Club, 309 “Twickenham Ferry”, Marzial’s singing of his, 236 “Two in Italy”, the author’s, 314 Two Sisters, The, Captain Anthony’s catboat, 110 Tybee, s. s., and trip to Santo Domingo, 91, 92 Umberto I, King of Italy, 169, 256, 261, 264; assassination of, 303-304; his fearlessness, 304-305 Upham, Dr. Baxter, 40 Urquhart, Cora. See Potter, Mrs. James Brown Urso, Camillo, 42 Van Allen, Rev. W. H., 353 Vandervelde, Madame, 377 Vannah, Kate, 225 “Varieties of Religious Experience”, James, 313 Vars, Mr., 358 Vatican Palace, 168, 270, 295 Vaucluse, happy days at, 111-114 Vaughan, Dean, sermons by, 152 Velasquez, Madrid and the paintings of, 254 Venice, with Mrs. Gardner in, 269 Vesuvius, Mount, changes in contour of, 320 Vickers, Mr., 321 Victor Emmanuel II, King of Italy, 161; his martial appearance, 162; death, 168; funeral of, 168 Victor Emmanuel III, King of Italy, 303 Victoria, Queen, 139, 281 Villaggio Regina Elena, American-built village for earthquake sufferers, 327 Villamarina, Marchesa, 303 Villegas, Signor José, Spanish painter of note, 264, 268; his portrait of Mrs. Howe, 288; 294, 299; at the Madrid home of, 318; portrait of King of Spain by, 319-320; his love for his art, 320 Villegas, Signora, 264, 318 Violet Fane. See Currie, Lady Voters’ League, speaks on report of the, 374 W., Lady, 290 Wade, Benjamin F., commissioner on annexation of Santo Domingo, 84 Wales, Thomas B., the author’s uncle, 13, 34, 108 Wales, Mrs. Thomas B., the author’s Aunt Jeannette, 13, 34-35; and the Boston Fire, 108 Ward, Annie. See Mailliard, Mrs. Adolph Ward, Francis Marion, the author’s uncle, grave of, 213 Ward, Henry, cousin of Julia Ward Howe, 66-67 Ward, Mrs. Henry, widow of Julia Ward Howe’s uncle, 66-67 Ward, Mrs. Humphry, 237 Ward, John, uncle of Julia Ward Howe, visit to, 64; his New York home, 64 Ward, Maddie. See Chanler, Mrs. Winthrop Ward, Marquand, 389 Ward, Richard, uncle of Julia Ward Howe, 64 Ward, Samuel, the author’s uncle, 68; lovable personality and generosity of, 68-69; his autograph sought by King George V, 76-77; 129, 130, 132; suggests writing of “Mr. Isaacs” to Crawford, 197; and Beacon Street home for Mrs. Howe, 198; friendship with Longfellow, 199-200; sends author to California, 200; death, 216 Warner, Charles Dudley, 214 Warren, Henry, 44 Washington, D. C., first visit to, 71-73; 129-133; in 1910, 331; changes in, 336; in 1912, 343-344 Washington Post, 343 Washington’s Birthday, in Santo Domingo, 94-95 “Water Babies”, Kingsley, 29 Watson, Francis Sedgwick, classmate of the author, 46 Watterson, Henry, at luncheon on U. S. s. s. Tennessee, 209; impression made by, 210 Watts, George Frederick, 145; portrait of Mrs. Langtry, 147; and his wife Ellen Terry, 238; luncheon with, 238; his pictures, 238-239; “The Messenger”, 239-240; his method of work, 240; equestrian statue “Physical Energy”, 240-241 Wauchope, Miss, 300 Wazzan, Madame, the famous Sharifa of Tangier, 251-252 Webster, Mrs. Hamilton Fish, 387 Weisbaden, 275 Weld, Theodore, a favorite teacher, 58 Wendell, Edith, 227 Wendte, Mr., 389 West, author’s first trip through the, 136 West, Benjamin, Royal Academy largely due to, 146 West, Mrs. Cornwallis, 147 Westminster Abbey, 152 Weston, Colonel Hunter, a hero of the Boer War, 297, 298 Weyler, Don Antonio, 319 Whipple, Edwin Percy, essayist and lecturer, 25 Whistler, James A. McNeill, 145 White, Andrew D., commissioner on annexation of Santo Domingo, 84 White, Henry, American Ambassador, 322, 343 White House, Washington, a week in the, 83-85 Wiggins, Betty, 348 Wilby, Miss, author attends school of, 58-59 William II, Emperor of Germany, cartoons of, 234; 275, 276; quoted, 376; his cynicism, 376 Williams, Henry, author attends school of, 46-47 Williams, Senator John Sharp, 352 Wilson, Henry, nominated and elected Vice-President, 108, 109 Wilson, James, Secretary of Agriculture, 341-342 Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. Rivers, 177 Wilson, Woodrow, election of, 366; and the administration of the Philippines, 382; 387 “With Booth in Darkest England”, author’s lecture on Salvation Army work, 247 “With the Allies”, Davis, 380 Woman Suffrage, Roosevelt’s article on, 350; banner for, parade, 353 Woman’s Journal, 352 World politics, awakening interest in, 106 World War, outbreak of the, 372; effect on America of, 372, 390; America in, 387-388; work for welfare of service men during the, 391-392 World’s Parliament of Religion, Mrs. Howe prominent in, 222 Wormley’s Hotel, Washington, 72-73, 129 Wright, Miss, 335 Wright, Wilbur, 335 Yates, Edmund, his wit and humor, 142, 143; the Howe’s entertained by, 143; success in journalism, 143; 256 Young Men’s Christian Association, Providence, 359-360 Zerrahn, Carl, 41 Zola, Émile, his “Débâcle”, 268; how he wrote his “Rome”, 281-282

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about than Ismail=> about than Ismaïl {pg 182} I remember Ismail Pasha=> I remember Ismaïl Pasha {pg 182} April 23. Louisana Day=> April 23. Louisiana Day {pg 211}