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Index
Abbot, 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, 43 1.
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