'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,