New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-06
OBITUARY..
MISS MARY L. BOOTH.

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Mss Mary Louise Booth the Editor OF Harper's
basars died yesterday aiternoon at her hons. No.
loi East Fifty-Dnhsk, from cerrhosls Of tho lungs
accompanied By degeneration Of the heart Five
weeks aeO Mss Booth, who hsd bean more or less Cd
an Invalid for many years, took 10 her bed. No
immediately fatal termination to her ilncas was OK.
pectsd until about twelve days ago. when Dr. Reuben
LeVi her physician. observed . sudden chaiigo for
me wotSe. ana from that time she gradually sauk.
The announcement Of Miss Booths death win take
most Of her numerous friends by surprises but her fam.
tv and the few who have been brought into intimate a.
ISOLATION with her have had little hope of her rcc5v.
efy for moro than week she spent the summet Of
1859 IN Europe, hoping to receive permanent benoht
rom relaxation from labor Gnd change Of afr; ths
death Of her mother whilo abroad depressed her
spirits greatly, and on her return in the carly fan her
iriends saw little evidence Of Improvement Her
cough Increased through the winter improved lite
IN the following summer and early In last December
became sevore that she compelled to remain Mt
nome, for time continuing her usual literary WORK,
ana then resigning herself to enforced
insetion and constantly Increasing suffering.
Miss Booth would have been hftyeisht years Of ags
On April 10 next. She was born in Mfllvills now
fapnank l. l., and atthe early age Of fourteen years
was TEACHER in her fathers school ia Williamsburg
now tie Eastern District Of Brooklyn She soon aban,
doned teaching account OF flhealth and fondness
for literature, having besn successful As writer while
stin little moro than child She wrote taies and
Sketches for newspapers and magazines, ana in 1859
puohahsd The Marble workers Manuals ana HThe
Clock and Watch Makers Manual translated from po
French She translated Mery's "Andre chsnier" ana
Abouts "King Of the Mountains for "Emeron's
Magazine watch also publshed many original articles
Written By her In 1850 she translated Victor Cousins
Secret History Of tho French Court or Life and Times
Of Madame Cherreuss.s Tho sanas year appeared the
ffst edition of hor History of NsTYotk,s to the
preparation Of which she had devoted much time and
careful research. She next assisted O. W. Wight in
making series cf trarslaions Of French classics, and
IN 1890 published . translation Of Abouvs Ger
naines
when he civl war broks out Miss Booth set her
self the patriotic task OF trsnslating the writings Of
enneut Frenchmen in favor Of tho cause Of the Union
and in rapid succession appeared Gasparn's uprs
Ing Of Grosf People and America Before Europe
In 1851 Augustin Coehns Results Of Emancipation
and @Rssults of slavery,' In 1sae; and Edousrd La
boulsye's Paris In America For this work she no
esved praise and encouragement from President Lin
coin, Senator Sumner and other statesmen. Through
out tho war she maintained correspondence with
GAsRarin, Cochin, Henri Martin, Laboulaye, Montal-
smbert and other European SJnpathizefB with the
Union; and documents forwarded 10 her By French
friends Of the Union were translated and published In
pamphlets Issued BY the Union League Club OF
AoWoNekNhs
Miss Booth also translated the Counties do Gaspsuns
%vespers Camille and SHufaAn Sorrows" and Count
oasparin's Happiness"
Her next undertaking was . translation Of Henr
Martins History Of France She published As
two volumes treating of The Age Of Louis XIVs and
the last two OF the seventeen original volumes under
the titls Of The Decline Of the French Monarchy
These we're issued In 1854 and 1886 and in 1880
appeared her translation Of Martins abrtdgment Of
his History Of France she also translated Laoou
hye's "Fary Book and Mace's Fairy Tsles.s An
enlarged edition OF her History OF New-lOrks was
publshed IN 1867, and second revised edition.
brought down 70 date, in 1880.
Since 1867 Miss Booth was the Editor OF Harpers
BSzar.s and devoted her energies TO hsr work with
with undsvfatlns regularity, and devotihg what
strength she had IN the evenings TO her private
literary work To prevent Interruption from callers,
she lst her friends understand that she would %
glad 20 receive them on Saturday evenings. This
vas the origin Of series of infJrmal receptinns ex
tending many years. Week after eek - 10 lths
Ing some literary or Artistio claim, however humbe
70 reeognltioh and the cordial odfashioned grip OF the
hand, the genial smile and the low-toned words OF
greeting mado tho most tmid stranger feel - home
bring Others without asking perrisSioD, .Aad az
received tie Same warm, whole sOuled welcome ~
unwrten and unspoken law Of these receptions
tARs mono but Kind words should DO heard. Not
only were scandal and gossip unknown, but there
or aSsent Nothing could be carried hon Miss
Booths parlors which would wound tho sonsibilitics
OF snothsr The sweet nature OF the hostess, which
caused her 10 the little good IN each and ignore
ali the cy psrvadod her assemblies with the resui.
thai was best IN Others. 1t Is probable that many
aSrs Sav @ sSSoS Sd Tss EsOs SospE and
some hearts IN almost every city Of America and
Europe.