The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-12
SOME NEW BOOKS.
Julia Ward Howe.

'''N el'N Nllt Z lllst
ton of II Julia ward Hone tlioughtor
Mliliin Company that the public tina
admired her wholly overlooked anc
that only her intimate friends ear
have known, has been prepared from
her letters and diaries by her daugh.
tiers. LAURA l.. ORCHARDS and Maui
HOWE ELLIVTT. FLORENCE HOWE HALL
also sharing IN the work. While the,
xiv all due attention to her literary
work, her public speaking. the move.
ments she set in motion. the causes
she advocated and the religious prob
lens she tried TO solve for herself. 1.
Is the lovab.e woman. the wife. mother
II grandmother that stands out in
her daughters memories and in every
page or the book. whether she or the
be speaking. Tie great mass of ma
ter!hl las been edi,ec with remarkable
tact and kindliness; not a word is al
lowed TO appear in Mrs. IIowc's COM
ments on the long procession of lot
BILE that she met during her life
which could pain the most sensitive OF
descendant. The same care il shown
Tor those VIVA disappeared in the '30s
and 'ios as for people vino are We,
" WIN" '''SuiN II uSeu Ut tHc
criticism may seem harsh the name is
omitted or is Indicated by an y. The
unpleasant impression made by the
carlyle memoirs on their mother may
have influenced her daughters: very
likely there was little to suppress in
the diaries. but they have avoided even
anything that might bc misunderstood.
IL is their mothers life that they are
recording. and subsidiary matters do
not belong to the story fave as they
serve to throw light on her.
IN some respects the first volume.
inc record OF her private family life,
- the more interesting. for IL shows
the Srowth or tie . II is not
whony new Tor the story has beer told
ny Mrs. fiowc herself IN her "Eicminis-
cehces' which are frequently quoted.
ahd IN TIRE HE OF DIR. ;. g. Howe. For
'h'' reason the story "t her early
years l. somewhat condensed. Julia
"aru n IN" advantage az being born
ana brought UP IN New YORK ana ~
pe'ne '"'hty-t"ur years ~ : before
snc was drawn /" Boston hy her mar
riase' '"oSN as iH"'tfh' Nor intimacy
WIN IN" literary 'u'ninari"s Of New
insiihu' shr could hardly 10" taken
Wholly ihto inc inner f'r~iilriini'al CIR
'ie ana was abe L" LOOK at life with n
s"'i ~proiuer IMAM 'hat ~ Boston.
ihe picture oi IN" iamily lie with her
SISTERS anu brothcrs IN The house Mt
."e '"incr % ifpho street n i'fold-
way ~ oei!Ghtiu!. ihcy wcr" Drought
Up very str"liy ny Their father. a
'''ihlrS 'hi' had Itti" erect IN her
sehiai .ideT bFotncr' sam ward. hut
"n,ch turned her MIN" 10 Religion.
p'inap" e'rher 'ha" was usual even
II NOSE "ayH' SH' hai req mar. how-
cv,r' anu ai"ayS was interested IN
p~op'c similarly gifted more imam
"n.o peopic aSse9'eo II "a she was
Deter ioohlhS AK "a siri IMAM the hand
'o"hest U. her dauth'c!S. She man
"Scu 10 nave her OWL way. III SPIT"
:" parent 5"|crlty' III the matter ~
reaains sac strdIed several Languages
'Nu "u''' a"c iFuhi carry chl!dh""d
'aNoe up verse; on" WAS IA h"althy.
Norman EiT!. W." took
'eiS'o"S ". p'iiosnphn speculation.
p.I"ap"' d Htde more SERIOUSLY than
' III 'hoS. n~inscrh"'htai Gays
"nu "n' uannuo VI" much verse "hI'h
~ o,,ianS p"'''s' "h'h II me-
u - nF'ei courtanip married
~ '". 4"e iiic s"c io'heu lor-
Au ~ wa .ne Iie '"ey i've" happily
"VHN '"eh'y YEARS OF so.
n'H',i"'"n SpeH' N EUROPE
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