Women authors of our day in their homes; personal descriptions & interviews; . reation innumerous trips to Boston, where she has many warmfriends. She was to be seen at the theatres occa-sionally when some particularly good thing washolding the boards. She disliked to be lionized, butat times this process was not to be escaped. Randolph boasts of a Womans Literary Club,the second to Sorosis in point of age in the country,but Miss Wilkins was not a member, nor did shetake active interest in any of the minor organiza-tions of the village; she could not do it, she said,and still give her best tim
Women authors of our day in their homes; personal descriptions & interviews; . reation innumerous trips to Boston, where she has many warmfriends. She was to be seen at the theatres occa-sionally when some particularly good thing washolding the boards. She disliked to be lionized, butat times this process was not to be escaped. Randolph boasts of a Womans Literary Club,the second to Sorosis in point of age in the country,but Miss Wilkins was not a member, nor did shetake active interest in any of the minor organiza-tions of the village; she could not do it, she said,and still give her best time and thought to herchosen work. That the world of letters is betterfor this must be clear to him who can understandand appreciate the exquisite care with which allher stories have been penned. [217] Julia Ward HoweIn Boston and Newport BY MRS. HOWE Born in Neiu Tork City The Battle Hymn of the Republic. Passion Flowers. The Worlds Own. From the Oak to the Olive. A Memoir of Samuel G. Howe. Later Lyrics. A Memoir of Margaret Fuller. Is Polite Society Polite ? ^ 5^ 3 I ^ XX °Julia Ward Howe In Boston and Newport MRS. HOWE in late years has had twohomes, one in Boston and one in New-port. Both have been centres of hos-pitality and social reunion. In Boston Mrs. Howehas long been a conspicuous literary and socialcelebrity. She used to tell a good story againstherself of a Far Westerner, who, in coming to Bos-ton, said he wanted to see Bunker Hill Monu-ment, the State House, the insane asylum, andJulia Ward Howe. Of course he probably meantthat he wished to see the blind, deaf, and dumbasylum where Dr. Howe had gained his celebrityas a philanthropist. The great and good work hewas doing had assisted to make his gifted wife anoted character. She was quite well worth seeing,even in those early days, before her remarkable tal-ents had given her an enviable place as poet,thinker, and public speaker. Mr. Ward, her father, must have been a far-seeing man, much in advance
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