Identifier: juliawardhowe18101laur (find matches)
Title: Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910
Year: 1916 (1910s)
Authors: Laura E. Richards and Maud Howe Elliott
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Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
Contributing Library: American Printing House for the Blind, Inc., M. C. Migel Library
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Sumner was his alter ego, the brother of his heart; others
of his intimates at that time were Longfellow, George
Hillard, Cornelius Felton, Henry Cleveland. This
little knot of friends called themselves " The Five of
Clubs," and met often to make merry and to discuss
the things of life.
The summer of 1842 was spent by Julia Ward and
her sisters at a cottage in the neighborhood of Bos-
ton, in company with their friend Mary Ward.¹ Here
Longfellow and Sumner often visited them, and here
Julia first heard of the Chevalier and his wonderful
achievement in educating Laura Bridgman. Deeply
interested, she gladly accepted the offer of the two
friends to drive her and her sisters over to the Perkins
Institution. She has described how " Mr. Sumner,
looking out of a window, said, 'Oh! here comes Howe
on his black horse.' I looked out also, and beheld a
noble rider on a noble steed."

¹ Afterward Mrs. Charles H. Dorr. This lady was of no kin to them.
She had been betrothed to their brother Henry, and was the lifelong friend
of all three sisters.

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SAMUEL G. HOWE IN DRESS OF A GREEK SOLDIER

From a drawing by John
Elliott


GIRLHOOD 75

The slender, military figure, the jet-black hair, keen
blue eyes, and brilliant complexion, above all the vivid
presence, like the flash of a sword — all these could
not fail to impress the young girl deeply; the Chevalier,
on his part, saw and recognized the Diva Julia of his
friend's description. She has told us how acquaint-
ance ripened into good-will between the two.
The Chevalier, eager to push the acquaintance fur-
ther, went to New York to call on the Diva and her
family. In a private journal of the time we find the
following glimpse of the pair: —
Walked down Broadway with all the fashion and
met the pretty blue-stocking, Miss Julia Ward, with
her admirer, Dr. Howe, just home from Europe. She
had on a blue satin cloak and a white muslin dress. I
looked to see if she had on blue stockings, but I think
not. I suspect that her stockings were pink, and she
wore low slippers, as Grandmamma does. They say
she dreams in Italian and quotes French verses. She

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