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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

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