Chapter 12

Abbott, Francis E.,his comparison of Jesus and Socrates,208;expounds his views,289.Abbott, Rev. Jacob,stanza to,91."Accademia," an,in Rome,130.Adams, John Quincy,on Governor Andrew's staff,266.Adams, Mrs. John (Abigail Smith),anecdote of,36.Agassiz, Alexander,184;lectures to the Town and Country Club,406.Agassiz, Louis,personal appearance,182;scientific interests,183;attends Mrs. Howe's parlor lectures,306.Agassiz, Mrs. Louis (Elizabeth Cary),president of Radcliffe College,183.Albinola,an Italian patriot,120.Alfieri,dramas of,57,206.Alger, William R.,attends Mrs. Howe's parlor lectures,306.Allston, Washington,his studio,429;at a dinner to Charles Dickens,431.Almack's,ball at,105,106.Anagnos, Michael,313;marries Julia Romana Howe,441.Anagnos, Mrs. Michael,born at Rome,128;accompanies her parents to Europe,313;her death,439;her work and study,440;her Metaphysical Club, and interest in the blind,441.Andrew, John A.,war governor of Massachusetts,258;his character,259;his genial nature,260;becomes governor of Massachusetts,261;pays for the legal defense of John Brown,262;a Unitarian: broad religious sympathies,263,264;his energy in national affairs,265;his trips about the State,266;supports emancipation,267;arranges an interview with Lincoln for the Howes,271;his faith in Lincoln,272.Anthon, Charles,professor at Columbia College,23.Appleton, Thomas G.,of Boston,104;conversation with Samuel Longfellow,293;his appearance,431;his wit and culture,432;lack of serious application,433;his voyages to Europe,434.Arconati, Marchese,his hospitality to the Howes,119.Argyll, Duchess of,declines to aid the woman's peace crusade plan,338.Armstrong, General John,father of Mrs. William B. Astor,64.Association for the Advancement of Women, the,founded,386;distribution of its congresses,392.Astor, John Jacob,Washington Irving at the house of,27;calls on Mrs. Howe's father on New Year's Day,32;wedding gift of, to his granddaughter,65;fondness for music,74;anecdotes of,75,76.Astor, William B.,his culture and education,73.Astor, Mrs. William B. (Margaret Armstrong),her recollection of Mrs. Howe's mother,5;describes a wedding,31;gives a dinner: her good taste,64.Atherstone,the Howes at,136."Atlantic Monthly, The,"232,236,280;first published the "Battle Hymn of the Republic," 275.Austin, Mrs.,sings in New York,15.Avignon,the Howes at,133.ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZBache, Prof. A. D.,at Mrs. Howe's lecture in Washington,309.Baez,President of Santo Domingo,calls upon the Howes,355;invites them to a state dinner: is expelled by a revolution,360.Baggs,Monsignore, Bishop of Pella,presents the Howes to the Pope,125.Bailey, Prof. J. W.,lectures on insectivorous plants,407.Balzac, Honoré de,his works read,58,206.Bancroft, George,the historian,his estimate of Hegel,210;invites Mrs. Howe to write something for the Bryant celebration,277;his part therein,279;his life at Newport,401;in the Town and Country Club,407."Barbiere di Seviglia,"given in New York,15;admired by Charles Sumner,176.Bartol, Dr. C. A.,first meeting of the Boston Radical Club held at his house,281.Bates, Joshua,founder of the Boston Public Library,93."Battle Hymn of the Republic," the,writing of,273-275.Baxter, Sally.SeeHampton, Mrs. Frank.Bean, Mrs.,stewardess of Cunard steamer,89;lines to,90.Beecher, Miss Catherine,her "Cook Book,"215.Beecher, Henry Ward,his letter on Mary Booth's death,242;advocates woman's suffrage,378.Beethoven,symphonies of, in Boston,14;appreciation of his work taught,16;selections from, given at the Wards',49.Belgioiosa, Princess,her origin and marriage,422.Benzon, Mr. Schlesinger,his house a musical centre,435.Berlin,Dr. Howe imprisoned at,118.Black, William,the novelist,412.Blackwell, Henry B.,his efforts in the cause of woman suffrage,380-382.Blackwell, Rev. Mrs. S. C. (Antoinette Brown),first woman minister in the United States,166;preaches,392.Blair's Rhetoric,57.Bloomingdale,country-seat of Mrs. Howe's father at,10.Boker, George H.,at the Bryant celebration,279.Bonaparte, Charles,202.Bonaparte, Joseph,ex-king of Spain,5,202.Bonaparte, Joseph,Prince of Musignano,202.Boocock, Mr.,a music teacher,16.Booth, Edwin,at the Boston Theatre, requests Mrs. Howe to write him a play,237;his marriage,241;his wife's death,242.Booth, Mrs. Edwin (Mary Devlin),her marriage and death,241,242.Booth, Wilkes,at Mary Booth's funeral,242.Boppard,water-cure at,189.Bordentown, N. J.,residence of Joseph, ex-king of Spain,5,202.Borsieri,an Italian patriot,120.Boston,Mrs. Howe spends the summer of 1842-43 near,81;her first years in,144-187;its workers and thinkers,150;high level of society in,251.Boston Radical Club,208;founded,281;its essayists: subjects discussed,282;John Weiss at,283,284;Athanase Coquerel at,284-286;Mrs. Howe reads her paper on "Polarity" before,311.Bostwick, Professor,his historical charts,14."Bothie of Tober-na-Fuosich,"Clough's,184.Botta, Prof.,speaks on Aristotle,408.Boutwell, Gov. George S.,attends Mrs. Howe's lecture in Washington,309.Bowery Theatre,fire in,16.Bowling Green,early recollections of,4.Bowring, Sir John,331;speaks at woman's peace crusade meeting in London,341.Boyesen, Prof. H. H.,speaks on Aristotle,408.Bracebridge, Charles N.,136;travels in Egypt with Florence Nightingale,188.Bracebridge, Mrs. C. N.,136;her opinion of Florence Nightingale,137;travels in Egypt with her,188.Brambilla,an opera singer,104.Breakfastsas a form of entertainment,98.Bridewell Prison,108.Bridgman, Laura,first blind deaf mute taught the use of language,81;referred to in Dickens's "American Notes,"87;mentioned by Thomas Carlyle,95;by Maria Edgeworth,113;described to the Pope,126;lives with the Howes,151;at Dr. Howe's death-bed,369;at the memorial meeting to him,370.Bright, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob,at Mrs. Howe's peace meeting in London,341.Brokers, New York Board of,portrait of John Ward in their rooms,55.Brook Farm,145.Brooks, Rev. Charles T.,invites Mrs. Howe to speak in his church,321;his advice asked with regard to starting the woman's peace crusade,328;writes a poem for the memorial meeting for Dr. Howe,370;in the Town and Country Club,407.Brooks, Rev. Phillips,anecdote of,322.Brooks, Preston Smith,179.Brown, John,calls on Dr. Howe,254;his attack on Harper's Ferry,255;in Missouri,256;anecdote of,257.Bruce, Robert,regalia of,111.Bryant, William Cullen,editor of the "Evening Post,"21;visitor at the Ward home,79;celebration of his seventieth birthday,277-280;at the meetings for promoting the woman's peace crusade,329;admires the sermon of Athanase Coquerel at Newport,342.Bull Run,second battle of,258.Buller, Charles,his appreciation of Carlyle,110.Bunsen, Chevalier,Prussian ambassador to England,118.Burns, Anthony,164.Butler, Benjamin F.,disinterestedness of his friendship for woman suffrage questioned,395.Butler, Mrs. Josephine,encourages the woman's peace congress idea,329.Byron, Lord,at Harrow,22;his works unwillingly allowed in the Ward family,58;his example leads Dr. Howe to Greece,85;autograph letter of,100;praise of, unpardonable in London,115.ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZCardini, Signor,Mrs. Howe's instructor in vocal music,16;his anecdote of the Duke of Wellington,17.Carlisle, Earl of,dinner given by,106.Carlisle, Countess of,dinner given by,106;her good nature: pleasantry about,107.Carlyle, Thomas,his courtesy to the Howes,96;appearance,97.Carreño, Teresa,party for, at Secretary Chase's house,309.Cass, Lewis,chargé d'affairesin the Papal States,196.Castiglia,an Italian patriot,120.Castle Garden,4.Cerito,her dancing,104.Chace, Mrs. Elizabeth B.,at the Prison Reform meetings,339.Channing, William Ellery,the preacher,sermon by,144;bells tolled in France at the death of,416.Channing, William Ellery,the poet,writes a poem for the memorial meeting for Dr. Howe,370;Channing, William Henry,his ministry in Washington in war time,270;in the Radical Club,286;his attitude in that organization,287-289;introduces Mrs. Howe at her Washington lecture,309;aids her woman's peace crusade movement,330.Chapman, Mrs. Maria Weston,a leading abolitionist,153;at an abolition meeting,156;acts as body-guard to Wendell Phillips,157.Charnaud, Monsieur,his dancing classes,19.Chase, Hon. Salmon P.,225;his courtesy to Mrs. Howe,308,309.Chasles, Philarète,his disparaging lecture on American literature,134.Chateaubriand,his "Atala" and "René,"206.Chemistry,Mrs. B.'s "Conversations" on,56.Cheney, Mrs. Ednah D.,aids the woman suffrage movement,382;speaks before a Unitarian society,392;introduces Mrs. Howe to Princess Belgioiosa,423;her review of Mrs. Howe's first book of poems,436.Child, Mrs. Lydia Maria,acts as body-guard to Wendell Phillips,157.Christianity,Mrs. Howe's views on,207,208;attitude of the Boston Radical Club towards,286.Civil War, the,257,258,265;condition of Washington during,270.Clarke, James Freeman,his meetings at Williams Hall,245;goes abroad,246;at Indiana Place Chapel,247;his marriage,249;always supported by Gov. Andrew,261;goes to Washington in 1861,269;visits hospitals,270;his opinion of Abraham Lincoln,272;opposes Weiss at the Radical Club,284;upholds the Christian tone of that organization,286;his tribute to Margaret Fuller,301;attends Mrs. Howe's parlor lectures,306;in the woman suffrage movement,375,382.Clarke, Mrs. J. F.,her character,250.Clarke, Sarah,202;at the coronation of King Umberto at Rome,424.Clarke, William,202.Claudius, Matthias,works of,59;his "Wandsbecker Bote,"62.Clay, Henry,advocates the Missouri Compromise,22.Clough, Miss Anne J.,335.Clough, Arthur Hugh,visits the Howes,184;his manner and appearance,185;his repartee,187.Cobbe, Frances Power,332.Cogswell, Dr. Joseph Green,principal of the Round Hill School,43;teaches Mrs. Howe German,44,59,206;resides at the Astor mansion,75;anecdotes of,76;introduces the Wards to Washington Allston,429.Columbia College,its situation on Park Place, its conservatism: eminent professors at,23;Samuel Ward attends,67.Combe, George,22;in Rome,131,132;his "Constitution of Man,"133.Combe, Mrs. George (Cecilia Siddons),anecdote of,132."Commonwealth, The,"252.Comte, Auguste,his "Philosophie Positive,"211;Mrs. Howe's estimate of,307."Conjugal Love,"Swedenborg's,209.Constantinople,the fall of, drama upon,57."Consuelo," George Sand's,reveals the author's real character,58.Contoit, Jean,a French cook,30.Conway, Miss,exercises by her school,389.Copyright, International,urged by Charles Dickens,26.Coquerel, Athanase,the French Protestant divine,at the Radical Club,284,285;sees Mrs. Howe in London,331;his sermon in Newport,342;his explanation of the Paris commune,343.Corporal punishment,109.Coventry,England,136.Cowper, William,his "Task" read by Mrs. Howe at school,58.Cramer, John Baptist,a London musician,16.Cranch, Christopher P.,caricatures the transcendentalists,145;his present to Bryant on his seventieth birthday,278.Crawford, F. Marion, the novelist,45.Crawford, Thomas,the sculptor,his work in the Ward mansion,45;meets the Howes in Rome: marries Louisa Ward,127;travels to Rome with Mrs. Howe,190;his statue of Washington,203.Crawford, Mrs. Thomas.SeeWard, Louisa.Cretan insurrection of 1866,Dr. Howe's efforts in behalf of,312,313;distribution of clothes to the refugees of,317-319;bazaar in aid of the sufferers,320."Critique of Pure Reason,"Kant's,212.Curtis, George William,his opinion of "Words for the Hour,"230;writes about Newport, 238;presides at the Unitarian anniversary in 1886,302;advocates woman suffrage,378.Cushing, Caleb,180.Cushman, Miss Charlotte,240.Cutler, Benjamin Clarke,Mrs. Howe's grandfather,4.Cutler, Rev. Benjamin Clarke (son of the preceding),officiates at his sister's wedding,34.Cutler, Mrs. Benjamin Clarke,Mrs. Howe's grandmother,her costume at her daughter Louisa's wedding,34;her beauty and charm,35;describes the dress of her younger days,35,36.Cutler, Eliza.SeeFrancis, Mrs. John W.Cutler, Louisa Cordé.SeeMcAllister, Mrs. Julian.ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZDaggett, Mrs. Kate Newell,third president of the Association for the Advancement of Women,393.Dana, Richard H., the elder,a visitor at the Ward home,79;a kind of transcendentalist,428.Danforth, Elizabeth,describes Louisa Cutler's wedding,33,34.Dante,his works read,206.Da Ponte, Lorenzo,teacher of Italian in New York,his earlier career,24.Da Ponte, Lorenzo (son of preceding),teaches Mrs. Howe Italian,57.Davenport, E. L.,manager of the Howard Athenæum,declines Mrs. Howe's drama,240.Davidson, Prof. Thomas,lectures on Aristotle,406,408.Davis, Charles Augustus,his "Downing Letters,"24,25.Davis, Admiral Charles H.,attends one of Mrs. Howe's lectures,309.De Long, Lieut. G. W.,at the dance given by the Howes in Santo Domingo,356.De Mesmekir, John,4.Denison, Bishop,140.Desmoulins, M. Benoit C.,his kindness to Mrs. Howe,413.Devlin, Mary.SeeBooth, Mrs. Edwin.Dexter, Franklin,a friend of Allston,429."Dial, The,"Margaret Fuller's paper,145."Diary of an Ennuyée,"Mrs. Jameson's,40.Dickens, Charles,dinner to, in New York,26;at Mr. Rogers's dinner,99;takes the Howes to Bridewell Prison,108;gives a dinner for them,110.

Abbott, Francis E.,his comparison of Jesus and Socrates,208;expounds his views,289.

Abbott, Rev. Jacob,stanza to,91.

"Accademia," an,in Rome,130.

Adams, John Quincy,on Governor Andrew's staff,266.

Adams, Mrs. John (Abigail Smith),anecdote of,36.

Agassiz, Alexander,184;lectures to the Town and Country Club,406.

Agassiz, Louis,personal appearance,182;scientific interests,183;attends Mrs. Howe's parlor lectures,306.

Agassiz, Mrs. Louis (Elizabeth Cary),president of Radcliffe College,183.

Albinola,an Italian patriot,120.

Alfieri,dramas of,57,206.

Alger, William R.,attends Mrs. Howe's parlor lectures,306.

Allston, Washington,his studio,429;at a dinner to Charles Dickens,431.

Almack's,ball at,105,106.

Anagnos, Michael,313;marries Julia Romana Howe,441.

Anagnos, Mrs. Michael,born at Rome,128;accompanies her parents to Europe,313;her death,439;her work and study,440;her Metaphysical Club, and interest in the blind,441.

Andrew, John A.,war governor of Massachusetts,258;his character,259;his genial nature,260;becomes governor of Massachusetts,261;pays for the legal defense of John Brown,262;a Unitarian: broad religious sympathies,263,264;his energy in national affairs,265;his trips about the State,266;supports emancipation,267;arranges an interview with Lincoln for the Howes,271;his faith in Lincoln,272.

Anthon, Charles,professor at Columbia College,23.

Appleton, Thomas G.,of Boston,104;conversation with Samuel Longfellow,293;his appearance,431;his wit and culture,432;lack of serious application,433;his voyages to Europe,434.

Arconati, Marchese,his hospitality to the Howes,119.

Argyll, Duchess of,declines to aid the woman's peace crusade plan,338.

Armstrong, General John,father of Mrs. William B. Astor,64.

Association for the Advancement of Women, the,founded,386;distribution of its congresses,392.

Astor, John Jacob,Washington Irving at the house of,27;calls on Mrs. Howe's father on New Year's Day,32;wedding gift of, to his granddaughter,65;fondness for music,74;anecdotes of,75,76.

Astor, William B.,his culture and education,73.

Astor, Mrs. William B. (Margaret Armstrong),her recollection of Mrs. Howe's mother,5;describes a wedding,31;gives a dinner: her good taste,64.

Atherstone,the Howes at,136.

"Atlantic Monthly, The,"232,236,280;first published the "Battle Hymn of the Republic," 275.

Austin, Mrs.,sings in New York,15.

Avignon,the Howes at,133.

Bache, Prof. A. D.,at Mrs. Howe's lecture in Washington,309.

Baez,President of Santo Domingo,calls upon the Howes,355;invites them to a state dinner: is expelled by a revolution,360.

Baggs,Monsignore, Bishop of Pella,presents the Howes to the Pope,125.

Bailey, Prof. J. W.,lectures on insectivorous plants,407.

Balzac, Honoré de,his works read,58,206.

Bancroft, George,the historian,his estimate of Hegel,210;invites Mrs. Howe to write something for the Bryant celebration,277;his part therein,279;his life at Newport,401;in the Town and Country Club,407.

"Barbiere di Seviglia,"given in New York,15;admired by Charles Sumner,176.

Bartol, Dr. C. A.,first meeting of the Boston Radical Club held at his house,281.

Bates, Joshua,founder of the Boston Public Library,93.

"Battle Hymn of the Republic," the,writing of,273-275.

Baxter, Sally.SeeHampton, Mrs. Frank.

Bean, Mrs.,stewardess of Cunard steamer,89;lines to,90.

Beecher, Miss Catherine,her "Cook Book,"215.

Beecher, Henry Ward,his letter on Mary Booth's death,242;advocates woman's suffrage,378.

Beethoven,symphonies of, in Boston,14;appreciation of his work taught,16;selections from, given at the Wards',49.

Belgioiosa, Princess,her origin and marriage,422.

Benzon, Mr. Schlesinger,his house a musical centre,435.

Berlin,Dr. Howe imprisoned at,118.

Black, William,the novelist,412.

Blackwell, Henry B.,his efforts in the cause of woman suffrage,380-382.

Blackwell, Rev. Mrs. S. C. (Antoinette Brown),first woman minister in the United States,166;preaches,392.

Blair's Rhetoric,57.

Bloomingdale,country-seat of Mrs. Howe's father at,10.

Boker, George H.,at the Bryant celebration,279.

Bonaparte, Charles,202.

Bonaparte, Joseph,ex-king of Spain,5,202.

Bonaparte, Joseph,Prince of Musignano,202.

Boocock, Mr.,a music teacher,16.

Booth, Edwin,at the Boston Theatre, requests Mrs. Howe to write him a play,237;his marriage,241;his wife's death,242.

Booth, Mrs. Edwin (Mary Devlin),her marriage and death,241,242.

Booth, Wilkes,at Mary Booth's funeral,242.

Boppard,water-cure at,189.

Bordentown, N. J.,residence of Joseph, ex-king of Spain,5,202.

Borsieri,an Italian patriot,120.

Boston,Mrs. Howe spends the summer of 1842-43 near,81;her first years in,144-187;its workers and thinkers,150;high level of society in,251.

Boston Radical Club,208;founded,281;its essayists: subjects discussed,282;John Weiss at,283,284;Athanase Coquerel at,284-286;Mrs. Howe reads her paper on "Polarity" before,311.

Bostwick, Professor,his historical charts,14.

"Bothie of Tober-na-Fuosich,"Clough's,184.

Botta, Prof.,speaks on Aristotle,408.

Boutwell, Gov. George S.,attends Mrs. Howe's lecture in Washington,309.

Bowery Theatre,fire in,16.

Bowling Green,early recollections of,4.

Bowring, Sir John,331;speaks at woman's peace crusade meeting in London,341.

Boyesen, Prof. H. H.,speaks on Aristotle,408.

Bracebridge, Charles N.,136;travels in Egypt with Florence Nightingale,188.

Bracebridge, Mrs. C. N.,136;her opinion of Florence Nightingale,137;travels in Egypt with her,188.

Brambilla,an opera singer,104.

Breakfastsas a form of entertainment,98.

Bridewell Prison,108.

Bridgman, Laura,first blind deaf mute taught the use of language,81;referred to in Dickens's "American Notes,"87;mentioned by Thomas Carlyle,95;by Maria Edgeworth,113;described to the Pope,126;lives with the Howes,151;at Dr. Howe's death-bed,369;at the memorial meeting to him,370.

Bright, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob,at Mrs. Howe's peace meeting in London,341.

Brokers, New York Board of,portrait of John Ward in their rooms,55.

Brook Farm,145.

Brooks, Rev. Charles T.,invites Mrs. Howe to speak in his church,321;his advice asked with regard to starting the woman's peace crusade,328;writes a poem for the memorial meeting for Dr. Howe,370;in the Town and Country Club,407.

Brooks, Rev. Phillips,anecdote of,322.

Brooks, Preston Smith,179.

Brown, John,calls on Dr. Howe,254;his attack on Harper's Ferry,255;in Missouri,256;anecdote of,257.

Bruce, Robert,regalia of,111.

Bryant, William Cullen,editor of the "Evening Post,"21;visitor at the Ward home,79;celebration of his seventieth birthday,277-280;at the meetings for promoting the woman's peace crusade,329;admires the sermon of Athanase Coquerel at Newport,342.

Bull Run,second battle of,258.

Buller, Charles,his appreciation of Carlyle,110.

Bunsen, Chevalier,Prussian ambassador to England,118.

Burns, Anthony,164.

Butler, Benjamin F.,disinterestedness of his friendship for woman suffrage questioned,395.

Butler, Mrs. Josephine,encourages the woman's peace congress idea,329.

Byron, Lord,at Harrow,22;his works unwillingly allowed in the Ward family,58;his example leads Dr. Howe to Greece,85;autograph letter of,100;praise of, unpardonable in London,115.

Cardini, Signor,Mrs. Howe's instructor in vocal music,16;his anecdote of the Duke of Wellington,17.

Carlisle, Earl of,dinner given by,106.

Carlisle, Countess of,dinner given by,106;her good nature: pleasantry about,107.

Carlyle, Thomas,his courtesy to the Howes,96;appearance,97.

Carreño, Teresa,party for, at Secretary Chase's house,309.

Cass, Lewis,chargé d'affairesin the Papal States,196.

Castiglia,an Italian patriot,120.

Castle Garden,4.

Cerito,her dancing,104.

Chace, Mrs. Elizabeth B.,at the Prison Reform meetings,339.

Channing, William Ellery,the preacher,sermon by,144;bells tolled in France at the death of,416.

Channing, William Ellery,the poet,writes a poem for the memorial meeting for Dr. Howe,370;

Channing, William Henry,his ministry in Washington in war time,270;in the Radical Club,286;his attitude in that organization,287-289;introduces Mrs. Howe at her Washington lecture,309;aids her woman's peace crusade movement,330.

Chapman, Mrs. Maria Weston,a leading abolitionist,153;at an abolition meeting,156;acts as body-guard to Wendell Phillips,157.

Charnaud, Monsieur,his dancing classes,19.

Chase, Hon. Salmon P.,225;his courtesy to Mrs. Howe,308,309.

Chasles, Philarète,his disparaging lecture on American literature,134.

Chateaubriand,his "Atala" and "René,"206.

Chemistry,Mrs. B.'s "Conversations" on,56.

Cheney, Mrs. Ednah D.,aids the woman suffrage movement,382;speaks before a Unitarian society,392;introduces Mrs. Howe to Princess Belgioiosa,423;her review of Mrs. Howe's first book of poems,436.

Child, Mrs. Lydia Maria,acts as body-guard to Wendell Phillips,157.

Christianity,Mrs. Howe's views on,207,208;attitude of the Boston Radical Club towards,286.

Civil War, the,257,258,265;condition of Washington during,270.

Clarke, James Freeman,his meetings at Williams Hall,245;goes abroad,246;at Indiana Place Chapel,247;his marriage,249;always supported by Gov. Andrew,261;goes to Washington in 1861,269;visits hospitals,270;his opinion of Abraham Lincoln,272;opposes Weiss at the Radical Club,284;upholds the Christian tone of that organization,286;his tribute to Margaret Fuller,301;attends Mrs. Howe's parlor lectures,306;in the woman suffrage movement,375,382.

Clarke, Mrs. J. F.,her character,250.

Clarke, Sarah,202;at the coronation of King Umberto at Rome,424.

Clarke, William,202.

Claudius, Matthias,works of,59;his "Wandsbecker Bote,"62.

Clay, Henry,advocates the Missouri Compromise,22.

Clough, Miss Anne J.,335.

Clough, Arthur Hugh,visits the Howes,184;his manner and appearance,185;his repartee,187.

Cobbe, Frances Power,332.

Cogswell, Dr. Joseph Green,principal of the Round Hill School,43;teaches Mrs. Howe German,44,59,206;resides at the Astor mansion,75;anecdotes of,76;introduces the Wards to Washington Allston,429.

Columbia College,its situation on Park Place, its conservatism: eminent professors at,23;Samuel Ward attends,67.

Combe, George,22;in Rome,131,132;his "Constitution of Man,"133.

Combe, Mrs. George (Cecilia Siddons),anecdote of,132.

"Commonwealth, The,"252.

Comte, Auguste,his "Philosophie Positive,"211;Mrs. Howe's estimate of,307.

"Conjugal Love,"Swedenborg's,209.

Constantinople,the fall of, drama upon,57.

"Consuelo," George Sand's,reveals the author's real character,58.

Contoit, Jean,a French cook,30.

Conway, Miss,exercises by her school,389.

Copyright, International,urged by Charles Dickens,26.

Coquerel, Athanase,the French Protestant divine,at the Radical Club,284,285;sees Mrs. Howe in London,331;his sermon in Newport,342;his explanation of the Paris commune,343.

Corporal punishment,109.

Coventry,England,136.

Cowper, William,his "Task" read by Mrs. Howe at school,58.

Cramer, John Baptist,a London musician,16.

Cranch, Christopher P.,caricatures the transcendentalists,145;his present to Bryant on his seventieth birthday,278.

Crawford, F. Marion, the novelist,45.

Crawford, Thomas,the sculptor,his work in the Ward mansion,45;meets the Howes in Rome: marries Louisa Ward,127;travels to Rome with Mrs. Howe,190;his statue of Washington,203.

Crawford, Mrs. Thomas.SeeWard, Louisa.

Cretan insurrection of 1866,Dr. Howe's efforts in behalf of,312,313;distribution of clothes to the refugees of,317-319;bazaar in aid of the sufferers,320.

"Critique of Pure Reason,"Kant's,212.

Curtis, George William,his opinion of "Words for the Hour,"230;writes about Newport, 238;presides at the Unitarian anniversary in 1886,302;advocates woman suffrage,378.

Cushing, Caleb,180.

Cushman, Miss Charlotte,240.

Cutler, Benjamin Clarke,Mrs. Howe's grandfather,4.

Cutler, Rev. Benjamin Clarke (son of the preceding),officiates at his sister's wedding,34.

Cutler, Mrs. Benjamin Clarke,Mrs. Howe's grandmother,her costume at her daughter Louisa's wedding,34;her beauty and charm,35;describes the dress of her younger days,35,36.

Cutler, Eliza.SeeFrancis, Mrs. John W.

Cutler, Louisa Cordé.SeeMcAllister, Mrs. Julian.

Daggett, Mrs. Kate Newell,third president of the Association for the Advancement of Women,393.

Dana, Richard H., the elder,a visitor at the Ward home,79;a kind of transcendentalist,428.

Danforth, Elizabeth,describes Louisa Cutler's wedding,33,34.

Dante,his works read,206.

Da Ponte, Lorenzo,teacher of Italian in New York,his earlier career,24.

Da Ponte, Lorenzo (son of preceding),teaches Mrs. Howe Italian,57.

Davenport, E. L.,manager of the Howard Athenæum,declines Mrs. Howe's drama,240.

Davidson, Prof. Thomas,lectures on Aristotle,406,408.

Davis, Charles Augustus,his "Downing Letters,"24,25.

Davis, Admiral Charles H.,attends one of Mrs. Howe's lectures,309.

De Long, Lieut. G. W.,at the dance given by the Howes in Santo Domingo,356.

De Mesmekir, John,4.

Denison, Bishop,140.

Desmoulins, M. Benoit C.,his kindness to Mrs. Howe,413.

Devlin, Mary.SeeBooth, Mrs. Edwin.

Dexter, Franklin,a friend of Allston,429.

"Dial, The,"Margaret Fuller's paper,145.

"Diary of an Ennuyée,"Mrs. Jameson's,40.

Dickens, Charles,dinner to, in New York,26;at Mr. Rogers's dinner,99;takes the Howes to Bridewell Prison,108;gives a dinner for them,110.


Back to IndexNext