“American House Building at Messina”, Belknap, 327 American Relief Committee, and its work for the earthquake sufferers, 327-328 American School for Classical Study in Rome, 310 American School of Archaeology in Athens, 312 _America’s_ Cup, the, 148 “Ami des femmes, L’”, 271 Anacapri, 291-292 Anagnos, Michael, 80-81; and Helen Keller, 228; 380 Anagnos, Mrs. Michael, the author’s sister, 6; characteristics of, 37 61; reads aloud to author, 62 78, 79; engagement, 81; marriage, 86; death, 216 Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company, 12 Andalusia, 254 Anderson, Larz, 256, 334 Anderson, Mrs. Larz, a year of travel with the author, 271-282; presents “Diana of the Tides” to New National Museum, 334; 348 Andrew, Bessie, 18 Andrew, Edith, 17, 18 Andrew, Forrester, 18 Andrew, Harry, 18 Andrew, John Albion, the great War Governor, 17; his home, 17-18; personal appearance, 18; letters from S. G. Howe to, 19, 20; Howe’s services, 19-20; and the box of snakes, 19 Anglin, Margaret, as _Phedra_ in “Hippolytus”, 348 “Antiques and Horribles”, 11 Appleton, Henry, of Leeds, England, 280 Appleton, Thomas Gold, 196 Apthorp, Robert, 40 “Arabian Days”, 248-255 Arctic exploration, compelling fascination of, 100-101 Armour, Mr. and Mrs. George, course of lectures at home of, 218 Art, acquiring a love of, 62-63; Centennial Exposition did much for, 135; one of author’s absorbing interests, 135 Art Association of Newport, inception of, 367; first home of, 367-368; researches in early art traditions of town, 368-369; enthusiasm of founders of, 369; larger quarters of, 384; last reception and musicale in old home, 384; importance of work of, 385-386; effect of World War on, 391; welfare work for service men by, 391-392 “Artists’ Life in Rome”, lecture on, 351, 367 Ascension Church, New York, 317 Ashburton Place, Joseph Howe’s home in, 36-37 Association for the Advancement of Women, 135 Assouan, 273 Aston Clinton, country seat of Sir Anthony de Rothschild, 148-150 Astronomy, study of, 59-60 Asylum for the Insane, Taunton, 83 Asylums, conditions in the pauper, 227 Athens, Greece, 190-193, 310-312 _Atlantic Monthly_, 289 “At the Sign of the Dollar”, Deland, 203 Austin, Henry, 214 Austria, Empress of, 278 Autograph collectors, impositions practised by, 84-85 “Aventurière, L’”, 281 “Bab Ballads, The”, Gilbert, 29, 151 Back Bay, new section of the, 54; naming the streets of the, 55 Baden Baden, 278 Baez, President, of Republic of Santo Domingo, 84, 91; the Howe party, guests of, 94 Baker, Sir Samuel and Lady, 177 Balfour, Arthur, 233 Balkan Relief Fund, art exhibition and sale for, 369-370 Balloon ascension on Boston Common, 12-13 Bancroft, George, famous rose garden of, 117; personal appearance of, 132; enjoyment of young company, 132 Bancroft, Mrs. George, 132 “Barbauld’s Poems, Mrs.”, 29 “Barber of Seville, The”, 215; in Rome, 293 Barnard, Inman, 177