The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-02-15
JULIA WARD HOWE.
Something About an American Wo-
man who has Won Fame by Her
Pen and her Personal Qualities.

Pen and her Personal Qualities.
Among those through whose efforts
womankind In this country receive rec.
ignition In the worlds OF art. literature,
ord business, Mrs. Julia Ward Howe
stands pre-eminent, says the Boston
Home. Journal. Mrs. Howe was not,
however, born into family OF "re.
formers" In 1919 she first saw light.
being three days younger than Queen
Victoria. Her early home was In New
York. where the name OF Ward was one
o. highest prominence. Many delightful
"reminiscences OF early New York are
Told by Mrs. howe In her autoblog-
,nphy. now being published In the At
Iantic. Her father was man OF strict
orthodox notions. but many OF the
wards were society leaders, and at
1ea,. sam Ward" was noted as bon
ylvant.
Mrs, Howe was married to DR.. Howe,
himself famous as the founder OF the
perkins Asylum for the Blind, in Its
rarlv day unique among educational In
stIntloas. From an ordinary girl OF
social tastes and great beauty-for .Iu-
ia Ward was famous rs belle-Mrs.
Howe became her husbands helpmate
IN all his work. Their home has always
been In Boston. though theF Travelled
much and used to resort further atield
In the summer when South Boston, their
flrst summer home, lost the attributes OF
the country.
For at least sixty years the name OF
Howe has In Boston, and indeed
Throughout the country. stood for all
that is hospitable, Intelligent, progress
slve. To name the clubs which Mrs.
Howe has presided over or assisted,
would, now be impossible, and there Is
certainly. no movement in favor Of bet
terment for city or country In which she
has not sympathized. and very few for
which she has not worked. As a writer,
Mrs. Howe has achieved much that is OF
consequence. and the Battle Hymn of
the Republic" will ever Keep her mem
ory green. As lecturer she has always
been listened to with delight; as Il So
clal leader she might have won far
more fame than she has desired.
The new woman of to-day may learn
much from Mrs. Howe's versatile abil-
ity. She has been writer, lecturer.
was an aid TO her husband throughout
his life: at the same time, she did not
neglect her social, obligations, and she
brought up charming family, her chill
d-en. now grown up and living In homes
Of their own,cherishing delightful mem
cries OF the hours spent by their beau
,iiul mother In reading TO them. playing
with them, and telling them charming
stories.
II is said tina; notable people seldom
have notable children. but Mrs. Howe's
family conifaiicts this statement. Her
only soa. Prof Henry Howe, is famous
in the educational world. and all OF her
daughters have done notable literary
work. Mrs. Florence Howe Hall has ia
ken high place as lecturer and writer;
Mrs. Laura Richards Is busy writer.
whose books never lack publishers and
readers, and Maud Howe, before she
married the well known artist, John Ell
lott. and went 10 live with him In
Rome, wrote TWO nuch-noticed novels.
and is always received with delight
when she consents to give few lee
lures on her occasional visits &c Boston.
Mrs, Howe now. resides In her fine old
mansion at No. al Beacon street, near
thc home Of the late DR.. .. W. Holmes.
and spends her summers generally In
Newport Last year she paid a lengthy
v!s!s 10 her daughter, Mrs. Elliott, in
Italy. making the journey abroad as
casiig as would most women OF half her
age. Indeed. though nearly eighty years
o: age Mrs. Howe has by III means re-
tIred from the active world. She still
attends. to meetings and clubs. last week
hrrs the guest of honor OF the Fort
nightly when her daughter. Mrs. Flor
tace Howe Hall, was the leading speak
u, and The dar before, being guest OF
homer at the annual banquet OF the
Massachusetts Press Association. when
81" save as a toast, The press OF ouc
COUNTY,; God keep It for us pure and
wise and uncorrupted"