Root, Mrs. John, 220
Rosebery, Lord, 140, 148, 233
Rosilio, Spanish painter, 319
Rothschild, Sir Anthony de, 148, 149, 154
Rothschild, Constance de. See Flower, Mrs. Cyril
Rothschild, Lady de, 149, 150
“Rovers of Boston, The”, the author’s school-day secret society, 50-51; 55
Royal Academy, London, 145;
and Benjamin West, 146;
Sargent’s portraits at, 233
Royce, Professor Josiah, 223, 225
Rubinstein, Madam Anton, 323
Rublee, Mrs., 355
Russian bogey, the, in England, 140
Russo-Japanese War, 317
Rusticucci, Palazzo, 3, 263;
our home in, 264-265;
the terrace at, 265;
preparations for leaving, 299;
dismantling the terrace, 299
Ryder, Albert, 195

Sabatier, Paul, 288, 293
Safe, Mrs. Shaw, 376
Sage, Mrs. George, 32
“St. Francis of Assisi”, Sabatier, 268
Saint-Gaudens, Augustus, and the Shaw Memorial, 195; 337
“St. John’s Eve in Rome”, the author’s article, 314
St. Paul Dispatch, 267
St. Peter’s, Rome, 158, 159, 260, 261, 295
Salvation Army, its work in London, 242-247;
author’s first interest in, 247
Salvini, Tommaso, in “Saul”, 268; 333, 362
Samuels, Mr., 381
San Cristoval, Santo Domingo, 96, 97
Sandwich Glass Company, 36, 38
Sanitary Commission, The, Doctor Howe one of the founders of, 20
Santa Croce, Palazzo, temporary home in, 258;
a gruesome discovery in, 259;
the studio in, 259
Santo Domingo, commission for annexation of, 84;
treaty of annexation rejected, 91;
a visit to, 91-99;
beauty of the country, 93;
earthquake in, 98
Sargent, John Singer, 224, 229;
his portraits at the Royal Academy, 233
Saturday Evening Club, 309
“Scarlet Letter, The”, Hawthorne, 27, 28
Schley, Admiral Winfield Scott, 100-101
Schliemann, Dr. Heinrich, 191, 192
Schliemann, Mrs. Heinrich, 191;
her priceless gift to Mrs. Howe, 192
Schurz, Senator Carl, 130
Scotland, a trip through, 280-281
“Sdrawkcab”, mystic language of the Howe children, 34, 36
Seaman, Major Louis Livingston, 387
Sears, J. Montgomery, 229
Sedgwick, Theodora, 23
Seeley, Sir John R., 152, 234
Seville, visit to, 253;
High Mass in the cathedral of, 318
Shaw Memorial, Saint-Gaudens and the, 195
Shehadi, Mr., 362
Shepheard’s Hotel, Cairo, 176
Shylock, Booth as, 225
Sicily, the great earthquake of 1908 in, 326-329;
the Elliotts active in relief work in, 327-328;
welcome to Roosevelt in, 332-333
“Sicily in Shadow and in Sun”, the author’s, 327
Sidney Luska. See Harland, Henry
“Silvia”, a ballet for the Suffrage cause, 381
Singleton, Mrs. See Currie, Lady
Slocumb, Mrs., 208
Smibert, John, 369
Smith, Miss Leigh, 288, 294, 299
Smyrna, 186
Snell, George, architect of Boston Music Hall, 40, 124
Society of Portrait Painters, London, 233
Somerset, Lady Henry, 235
“Sorcerer, The”, Gilbert and Sullivan’s first opera, 151
Sorrentine peninsula, a trip around the, 275
Sorrento, Bishop of, opinion of Crawford’s Italian, 269
Sorrento, visits the Crawfords in, 269
Sothern, Edward A., his principal rôles, 121, 122;
personal charm of, 122;
comment in author’s journal concerning, 122, 123
Spain, a week in, 253-255;
the war with, 287;
visit to, 317-320
Spartali, Marie. See Stillman, Mrs. William
Spencer, Mrs. Lorillard, 382
Sphinx, the, by moonlight, 178, 179
Spruce Street, Boston, home in, 195
Stackpole, Mrs. Louis, 223
Stanley, Algernon, 154, 155
Stanley, Arthur Penrhyn, Dean of Westminster, 152;
his home, 153
Stanley, Sir Henry M., 241-242
Stanley, Lyulph, an advocate of higher education, 154
Stanley, Rosamond. See Carlisle, Lady
Star and Garter, Richmond, dinner at the, 143
Stepniak, Sergius, 226, 227
Stetson, Charles Walter, 195
Stillman, William, correspondent of the London Times in Rome, 261
Stillman, Mrs. William, 261, 287
Stone, Charles Pomeroy. See Stone Pasha
Stone Pasha, chief of staff to the Khedive of Egypt, 176-177
Strauss, Oscar, 364
Strong, George, 121
Stuart, Gilbert, 368
Sucillio, Don Antonio, 253, 254
Sullivan, Sir Arthur S., popularity of his light operas, 151, 152
Summer in Rome, 266
Sumner, Charles, friendship with the Howes, 17;
and McClellan, 58; 85;
opposition to annexation of Santo Domingo, 91;
funeral of, 133
Surgical Dressings Committee, 389
Swing, Rev. David, 218
Switzerland, visit to, 175
Synagogue, at service in Hebrew, 153

Tableaux, at German Embassy in Rome, 170-173
Taft, President William Howard, author meets, at Cabinet meeting, 341;
tribute to Miss Boardman, 341;
comment on Roosevelt, 349;
renominated in 1912, 353
Tale, Signor, 171, 172
Tangier, the landing at, 249;
passing the customhouse in, 249;
sights and sounds in, 250-251;
interview with the Sharifa of, 251-252
“Tanglewood Tales, The”, Hawthorne, author’s fondness for, 28
“Taras Bulba”, Gogol, 218
Teatro Verdi, Progressive Party meeting in the, 361-362; 365
Telephone, at Oak Glen, 198;
first message announces death of Garfield, 198;
motif for plays, poems, and novels, 198
“Telephone Song”, poem by Laura E. Richards, 198
Temple, Minnie, 23
Tennis tournament, Newport, 354
Tennyson, Alfred, Lord, 142;
quoted, 335-336
Teresa, Suora, 164
Terry, Dr. and Mrs., 361
Terry, Arthur, the author’s cousin, 167
Terry, Ellen, most popular actress in London in 1877, 151; 237-238
Terry, Luther, the author’s uncle, 167, 259, 267
Terry, Mrs. Luther (Louisa Crawford née Ward), the author’s aunt, a visit to, in Rome, 158;
her home in Palazzo Odescalchi, 158, 159-160;
her kindness and generosity, 166-167;
first marries Thomas Crawford, 167;
her family, 167; 195;
anxiety for her son Marion’s future, 167;
death, 283
Terry, Margaret. See Chanler, Mrs. Winthrop
Tetrazzini, operatic soprano, 293
Tewfik Pasha, son of the Khedive of Egypt, 181, 182
Tewksbury Almshouse, visit to, 83
Thanksgiving Day, in Ashburton Place, 37-38;
in Rome, in 1907, 322-323
Thayer, Eugene V. R., 184
Thayer, William Roscoe, 387
Théâtre Français, 271
Theodoli, Marchesa, called the most beautiful woman in Rome, 160
“There’s a Long, Long Trail”, 392
Thistle, Lord Dunraven’s yacht, the, 147-148
Tiber Embankment, the, 169, 298
Tilden, Mrs. Linzee, schoolmate of the author, 58
“Tipperary”, 392
Titanic, sinking of the, 352
Tompkins, Orlando, the well-known pharmacist and friend of Booth, 39
Topp, Adelaide, girl pianist, 42
Town and Country Club, Newport, 129
Tribune, New York, 109
Triple Alliance, the, 163, 169
Trobriand, General P. R. de, 208
Tuttle, Mr., 355, 356
Twelfth Night Revelers, New Orleans, 206
Twentieth Century, celebration in Rome of dawn of, 295;
a second “dawn” of the, in Boston, 309
Twentieth Century Club, 309
“Twickenham Ferry”, Marzial’s singing of his, 236
“Two in Italy”, the author’s, 314
Two Sisters, The, Captain Anthony’s catboat, 110
Tybee, s. s., and trip to Santo Domingo, 91, 92

Umberto I, King of Italy, 169, 256, 261, 264;
assassination of, 303-304;
his fearlessness, 304-305
Upham, Dr. Baxter, 40
Urquhart, Cora. See Potter, Mrs. James Brown
Urso, Camillo, 42

Van Allen, Rev. W. H., 353
Vandervelde, Madame, 377
Vannah, Kate, 225
“Varieties of Religious Experience”, James, 313
Vars, Mr., 358
Vatican Palace, 168, 270, 295
Vaucluse, happy days at, 111-114
Vaughan, Dean, sermons by, 152
Velasquez, Madrid and the paintings of, 254
Venice, with Mrs. Gardner in, 269
Vesuvius, Mount, changes in contour of, 320
Vickers, Mr., 321
Victor Emmanuel II, King of Italy, 161;
his martial appearance, 162;
death, 168;
funeral of, 168
Victor Emmanuel III, King of Italy, 303
Victoria, Queen, 139, 281
Villaggio Regina Elena, American-built village for earthquake sufferers, 327
Villamarina, Marchesa, 303
Villegas, Signor José, Spanish painter of note, 264, 268;
his portrait of Mrs. Howe, 288; 294, 299;
at the Madrid home of, 318;
portrait of King of Spain by, 319-320;
his love for his art, 320
Villegas, Signora, 264, 318
Violet Fane. See Currie, Lady
Voters’ League, speaks on report of the, 374

W., Lady, 290
Wade, Benjamin F., commissioner on annexation of Santo Domingo, 84
Wales, Thomas B., the author’s uncle, 13, 34, 108
Wales, Mrs. Thomas B., the author’s Aunt Jeannette, 13, 34-35;
and the Boston Fire, 108
Ward, Annie. See Mailliard, Mrs. Adolph
Ward, Francis Marion, the author’s uncle, grave of, 213
Ward, Henry, cousin of Julia Ward Howe, 66-67
Ward, Mrs. Henry, widow of Julia Ward Howe’s uncle, 66-67
Ward, Mrs. Humphry, 237
Ward, John, uncle of Julia Ward Howe, visit to, 64;
his New York home, 64
Ward, Maddie. See Chanler, Mrs. Winthrop
Ward, Marquand, 389
Ward, Richard, uncle of Julia Ward Howe, 64
Ward, Samuel, the author’s uncle, 68;
lovable personality and generosity of, 68-69;
his autograph sought by King George V, 76-77; 129, 130, 132;
suggests writing of “Mr. Isaacs” to Crawford, 197;
and Beacon Street home for Mrs. Howe, 198;
friendship with Longfellow, 199-200;
sends author to California, 200;
death, 216
Warner, Charles Dudley, 214
Warren, Henry, 44
Washington, D. C., first visit to, 71-73; 129-133;
in 1910, 331;
changes in, 336;
in 1912, 343-344
Washington Post, 343
Washington’s Birthday, in Santo Domingo, 94-95
“Water Babies”, Kingsley, 29
Watson, Francis Sedgwick, classmate of the author, 46
Watterson, Henry, at luncheon on U. S. s. s. Tennessee, 209;
impression made by, 210
Watts, George Frederick, 145;
portrait of Mrs. Langtry, 147;
and his wife Ellen Terry, 238;
luncheon with, 238;
his pictures, 238-239;
“The Messenger”, 239-240;
his method of work, 240;
equestrian statue “Physical Energy”, 240-241
Wauchope, Miss, 300
Wazzan, Madame, the famous Sharifa of Tangier, 251-252
Webster, Mrs. Hamilton Fish, 387
Weisbaden, 275
Weld, Theodore, a favorite teacher, 58
Wendell, Edith, 227
Wendte, Mr., 389
West, author’s first trip through the, 136
West, Benjamin, Royal Academy largely due to, 146
West, Mrs. Cornwallis, 147
Westminster Abbey, 152
Weston, Colonel Hunter, a hero of the Boer War, 297, 298
Weyler, Don Antonio, 319
Whipple, Edwin Percy, essayist and lecturer, 25
Whistler, James A. McNeill, 145
White, Andrew D., commissioner on annexation of Santo Domingo, 84
White, Henry, American Ambassador, 322, 343
White House, Washington, a week in the, 83-85
Wiggins, Betty, 348
Wilby, Miss, author attends school of, 58-59
William II, Emperor of Germany, cartoons of, 234; 275, 276;
quoted, 376;
his cynicism, 376
Williams, Henry, author attends school of, 46-47
Williams, Senator John Sharp, 352
Wilson, Henry, nominated and elected Vice-President, 108, 109
Wilson, James, Secretary of Agriculture, 341-342
Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. Rivers, 177
Wilson, Woodrow, election of, 366;
and the administration of the Philippines, 382; 387
“With Booth in Darkest England”, author’s lecture on Salvation Army work, 247
“With the Allies”, Davis, 380
Woman Suffrage, Roosevelt’s article on, 350;
banner for, parade, 353
Woman’s Journal, 352
World politics, awakening interest in, 106
World War, outbreak of the, 372;
effect on America of, 372, 390;
America in, 387-388;
work for welfare of service men during the, 391-392
World’s Parliament of Religion, Mrs. Howe prominent in, 222
Wormley’s Hotel, Washington, 72-73, 129
Wright, Miss, 335
Wright, Wilbur, 335

Yates, Edmund, his wit and humor, 142, 143;
the Howe’s entertained by, 143;
success in journalism, 143; 256
Young Men’s Christian Association, Providence, 359-360

Zerrahn, Carl, 41
Zola, Émile, his “Débâcle”, 268;
how he wrote his “Rome”, 281-282