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Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Book and heart: essays on literature and life, Chapter 34: Overclubbableness (search)
he husband is a Mason, the wife can at least belong to the Order of the Eastern Star; if he is an Odd Fellow, she can be an Odd Lady; if he attains to the G. U. of 0. F., she can be a Daughter of Ruth, which is something; if there is a Son of St. George in the family, there can also be a Daughter of St. George; if there is a member of the Grand Army of the Republic, there is a Woman's Relief Corps, consisting of those who do the duty of peaceful vivandieres for those worthy veterans. I beg St. George; if there is a member of the Grand Army of the Republic, there is a Woman's Relief Corps, consisting of those who do the duty of peaceful vivandieres for those worthy veterans. I beg that I may not be understood as speaking with any disrespect of these various bodies, of which, it must be confessed, I know very little. It is probable that they do much good, first through the practice of charity, and again as an education in mutual courtesy and self-control. All that is to be feared from them, for men or women, is the possibility of excess. A dinner is a good thing, but half a dozen dinners a day would land a person in the hospital. A social club or a benefit club is an a
James Parton, The life of Horace Greeley, Chapter 30: Appearance—manners—habits. (search)
Grace Church to the Battery, is fringed on both sides with a procession of bright-colored fellow-creatures moving with less than their usual languor, in the hope of not being too late at church. The steps of the crowd, I observe, for the first time, are audible; for, no profane vehicle, no omnibus, cart, hack, or wagon, drowns all other noises in their ceaseless thunder. Only a private carriage rolls along occasionally, laden with a family of the uppermost thousand, bound for Trinity or St. George's, or the Brick Chapel, where Dr. Spring discourses of First Things to First Things. It is possible now, and safe, for the admiring stranger, your affectionate brother, to stand in the middle of the street, and to discover that it is perfectly straight, from the rising ground above the Park to where the tall, white spire of Grace Church, so strikingly terminates the beautiful promenade—a feat which no man hath been able to accomplish on a week-day these thirty years. The sun upon this clo
Laura E. Richards, Maud Howe, Florence Howe Hall, Julia Ward Howe, 1819-1910, in two volumes, with portraits and other illustrations: volume 1, Chapter 4: girlhood 1839-1843; aet. 20-23 (search)
with Horace Mann, considering the condition of the common schools, and forging the weapons for other fights which laid the foundations of the school system of Massachusetts. Later, he was to take up the cause of the feeble-minded, the deaf mute, the prisoner, the slave; throughout his life, no one in trouble, sorrow, need, sickness, or any other adversity was ever to call on him in vain. His friends called him the Chevalier ; partly because the King of Greece had made him a Knight of St. George, but more because they saw in him a good knight without fear and without reproach. Charles Sumner was his alter ego, the brother of his heart; others of his intimates at that time were Longfellow, George Hillard, Cornelius Felton, Henry Cleveland. This little knot of friends called themselves The five of Clubs, and met often to make merry and to discuss the things of life. The summer of 1842 was spent by Julia Ward and her sisters at a cottage in the neighborhood of Boston, in company
Laura E. Richards, Maud Howe, Florence Howe Hall, Julia Ward Howe, 1819-1910, in two volumes, with portraits and other illustrations: volume 1, Chapter 12: Stepping westward 1901-1902; aet. 82-83 (search)
t Deland and dear Maud. On August 24 she writes:-- This day has been devoted to a family function of great interest, namely, the christening of Daisy and Wintie's boy baby, Theodore Ward, the President Theodore Roosevelt. himself standing godfather. Jack Elliott and I were on hand in good time, both of us in our best attire. We found a very chosen company, the Sydney Websters, Owen Wister, Senator Lodge and wife, the latter standing as godmother. Mr. Diman, of the School, St. George's, Newport. officiated, Parson Stone being ill. The President made his response quite audibly. The Chanler children looked lovely, and the baby as dear as a baby can look. His godfather gave him a beautiful silver bowl lined with gold. I gave a silver porringer, Maud a rattle with silver bells; lunch followed. President Roosevelt took me in to the table and seated me on his right. This was a very distinguished honor. The conversation was rather literary. The President admires Emerso
u, Jacques, II, 172. Royal Geographic Society, II, 5, 7. Rubens, P. P., I, 279; II, 11, 173. Rubenstein, Anton, I, 346. Russell, C. H., II, 220. Russell, George, II, 141. Russell, Sarah S., II, 141. Russia, I, 207; II, 187, 218. Russian Freedom, Friends of, II, 187, 330. Rutherford, Louis, I, 49. Sabatier, Paul, II, 253. Sacken, Baron, Osten, I, 256. St. Anthony, Falls of, I, 379. St. Anthony of Padua, II, 275. St. Bartholomew's Hospital, II, 8. St. George, Knights of, I, 74. St. Jerome, tomb of, II, 38. St. Lawrence River, I, 5. St. Louis, I, 169, 170. St. Paul, I, 185, 224, 289, 366; II, 157, 231, 383. St. Paul, Minn., I, 379; II, 274. St. Paul's, Antwerp, II, 11. St. Paul's School, I, 254. St. Peter's, I, 95, 269, 363; II, 241, 245. St. Petersburg, II, 249. St. Stanislas, Order of, II, 283. St. Thomas Aquinas, anecdote of, II, 248. Salem, I, 37, 353; II, 201. Salisbury, Robert Cecil, Marquis of, II,
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Irene E. Jerome., In a fair country, April days (search)
till quoted in the guide-books, as a frightful cataract; and honest John Adams could find no better name than horrid chasm for the picturesque gulf at Egg Rock, where he first saw the sea-anemone. But we are lingering too long, perhaps, with this sweet April of smiles and tears. It needs only to add, that all her traditions are beautiful. Ovid says well, that she was not named from aperire, to open, as some have thought, but from Aphrodite, goddess of beauty. April holds Easter-time, St. George's Day, and the Eve of St. Mark's. She has not, like her sister May in Germany, been transformed to a verb and made a synonyme for joy,—Deine Seele maiet den truben Herbst,—but April was believed in early ages to have been the birth-time of the world. According to the Venerable Bede, the point was first accurately determined at a council held at Jerusalem about A. D. 200, when, after much profound discussion, it was finally decided that the world's birthday occurred on Sunday, April 8th,—t<
George Ticknor, Life, letters and journals of George Ticknor (ed. George Hillard), Chapter 19: (search)
lmost, I might say, miserable; care-worn, wrinkled, haggard, and wearing out. He was very pleasant, and asked much after you; talked about general matters as much as he could, but still constantly came back to politics. From Mr. Clay's we went to Mr. Vaughan's, who showed more pleasure at seeing me than I thought he would. . . . . Mr. Webster and he seemed quite familiar, and we all dine with him to-day at five o'clock, without ceremony or company; and on Wednesday, which is the fete of St. George, the titular saint of the King of England, we dine there again in great ceremony, with all the heads of Departments, the foreign ministers, their attaches, etc. April 22.—First this morning I took Sally S. in a coach and went to Georgetown, to the convent, where I. W. lives, to give her a parcel from her father. She is a nice round lively little girl; and the whole air of the convent, and seeing I. through the grating, interested and amused S. so much that I was very glad I took her.
George Ticknor, Life, letters and journals of George Ticknor (ed. George Hillard), Chapter 7: (search)
He was frequently called aside, and whispered to mysteriously, as were several others of the leaders. Among those that were the most busy was the Duc Decazes, who must feel his position a curious one on such an occasion, having been so long the minister and favorite of Louis XVIII., and now playing a part so eager, and yet so inferior. The whole scene was striking, and was a striking contrast to the quietness of the Hotel des Affaires Étrangeres. Just so it was at Thiers'. The Place St. George, on which he lives, was full of carriages, and though I arrived late, the crowd was still coming. The ex-minister was in excellent spirits, and all about him seemed so too. Arago, Marshal Maison, Mignet, Odillon-Barrot, and the rest of the leaders of the party were more gay than the corresponding personages whom I had just left at Guizot's. Thiers himself talked with everybody, and seemed pleased with everybody, even with Count Montalembert, and some of the Carlists, who came there I har
in Public Garden, July 3, 1869 Warren, placed on Bunker Hill, June 17, 1857 Webster, placed front of State House, Sep. 17, 1859 Winthrop, placed in Scollay's square, Sep. 17, 1880 Station Home, in Sudbury street, for tramp lodgers, 1866 Sanitary, placed on little hill, on Common, Oct. 1, 1867 Steam engine A model exhibited in Boylston Hall, May 1, 1830 First placed on Worcester Railroad, Mar. 17, 1834 Used in pile driving, at new Custom House, Sep. 1, 1837 St. George's Rooms opened at Masonic Temple, Aug. 13, 1867 Saint Louis City Government visit Boston, Oct. 2, 1865 Stocks built, in which to punish criminals, Nov., 1639 A woman exposed in one, on King street, May 10, 1753 Storms rain and wind. The tide rose twenty feet high, Aug. 14, 1635 High tide does great damage, Nov. 12, 1641 Done much damage, Sep. 18, 1727 Terrible, Long Wharf Crane blown down, Feb. 5, 1754 Ropewalks at West End destroyed, Feb. 24, 1793 A
Skeleton, Living 140 Slaughter Houses, 140 Slaves, 140 Sleighs, 140 Smokers, 140 Smokers' Retreat, 141 Snodgrass, Emma 141 Small-Pox, 141 Societies, 141, 142 Soldier Messengers, 142 Sons of Liberty, 142 Sons of New Hampshire, 142 Sons of Vermont, 142 Sons of Malta, 142 Soup Houses, 143 Spotted Fever, 143 Spot Pond, 143 State House, 143 State Liquor Agent, 143 Stages, 143 Statuary, 143, 144 Station Home, 144 Steam Engines, 144 St. George's Rooms, 144 St. Louis City Government, 144 Stocks, 144 Storms, Rain 144, 145 Storms, Snow 145, 146 Streets, 146 Street Commissioners, 146 Street Superintendents, 146 Street Signs, 146 Strikes, 147 Submarine Race, 147 Sub-Treasury, 147 Sunderland, Leroy 147 Swearing, 147 Swimming Match, 147 Swine, 147 Swiss Emigrants, 147 Synagogue, 147 T. Tan Yards, 147 Tar and Feathers, 147 Taverns, 147-151 Taylor, Robert 151 Tea Tro