haracter" in early New York, 77.

Whiting, Solomon,
attends Mrs. Howe's lecture in Washington, 309.

Whitney, Miss Anne,
her statue of Harriet Martineau, 158.

Whittier, John G.,
praises "Passion Flowers," 228;
his characterization of Dr. Howe, 370.

Wieck,
the German composer,
described by Mrs. Jameson, 40.

Wilbour, Mrs. Charlotte B.,
prominent in the woman's congress, 385, 386.

Wilderness,
battle of, 265.

"Wilhelm Meister,"
Goethe's,
discussed, 59.

Wilkes, Rev. Eliza Tupper,
takes part in the convention of woman ministers, 312.

Willis, N. P.,
at the Bryant celebration, 278.

Wilson, Henry, 178.

Wines, Rev. Frederick,
at the Prison Reform meetings, 340.

Winkworth, Mr. and Mrs. Stephen,
friends of peace, their hospitality, 330.

Wolcott, Mrs. Henrietta L. T.,
her talk on waifs, 392;
helps Mrs. Howe with the woman's department
of a fair in Boston in 1882, 394.

Woman suffrage,
championed by Wendell Phillips, 157, 158;
by John Weiss, 289;
meeting in favor of, in Boston, 375;
other efforts, 376;
workers for it, 378;
urged in Vermont, 380;
legislative hearings upon, 381-384.

Wood, Mrs.,
sings in New York: her voice, 15.

Woods, Rev. Leonard,
invites Mrs. Howe to contribute to the "Theological
Review," 44.

"Words for the Hour,"
Mrs. Howe's second publication, 230.

Wordsworth, William,
the poet,
the Howes' visit to, 115, 116.

"World's Own, The,"
a drama by Mrs. Howe, 230.

Yerrington, James B., 156.

Zenaide, Princess, 202.

[Transcribers' note: Original spelling has been maintained and not
standardized. Footnotes have been renumbered for consistency. To indicate
text in italic font, _underscores_ have been used. Typographical errors
that were corrected:

'an-answered'-->'answered': It was a timid performance upon a slender reed,
but the great performers in the noble orchestra of writers answered to its
appeal, which won me a seat in their ranks.

'Gary'-->'Cary': The story of his life and work is beautifully told in the
"Life and Correspondence" published soon after his death by his widow, Mrs.
Elizabeth Cary Agassiz, well known to-day as the president of Radcliffe
College.

'spoken or'-->'spoken of': The young man whom I saw at this time was spoken
of as much devoted to the turf