and she entered at once on the line of industry and economy she and her friend had struck out. It is said that friendship between a young man and a young woman is scarcely possible, and perhaps, under ordinary circumstances, where the woman has no engrossing interests of her own, no definite aim and pursuit in life, it may be so. Here, however, was a case of genuine and helpful friendship, honorable alike to the heads and hearts of both. Under the experienced direction of her friend, Miss Hosmer conducted her affairs with prudence and economy, and, at the same time, with due regard to health. The summer passed away, and neither fever nor any other form of mischief attacked our young friend. She worked hard, and modeled a statue of Puck, so full of spirit, originality, and fun, that it was no sooner finished than orders to put it into marble came in. It was repeated again and again, and, during the succeeding winter, three copies were ordered for England alone--one for the Duke of Hamilton. Thus fairly started on her own ground, Miss Hosmer met with that success which talent, combined with industry and energy, never fails to command. The winter in which the Cenci was being put into marble she was engaged in modeling a monument to the memory of a beautiful young Catholic lady, destined for a niche in the church of San Andréo delle Fratte, in the Vià Mercede, close upon the Piazza di Spagna. A portrait full-length figure of the young girl, life size, reclines upon a low couch. The attitude is easy and natural, and the tranquil sleep of death is admirably rendered in contradistinction to the warm sleep of life in the Cenci. Miss Hosmer was engaged during the winter of 1858 in modeling a fountain, for which she has taken the story of Hylas descending for water, when, according to mythology, he is seized upon by the water-nymphs and drowned. Hylas forms the crown of the pyramid, while the nymphs twined around its base, with extended arms, seek to drag him down into the water below, where dolphins are spouting jets which interlace each other. A double basin, the upper one supported by swans, receives the cascade. During the spring of 1859 Miss Hosmer worked upon her statue of Zenobia, bespoken in America. The young Prince of Wales visited her studio to see this unfinished work, which he greatly admired. He purchased a “Puck,” by her hand, to add to his collection. Miss Hosmer executed, as a side-piece to this, a “Will-o’-the-Wisp,” said even to be superior. NAMES OF WOMEN ARTISTS A. PAGE Abarca, Donna Maria de, 86 Agnes, Abbess of Quedlinberg, 29 Airola, Angelica Veronica, 82 Aizelin, Madame, 239 Alboni, Rosa, 225 Alfieri, Carlotta Melania, 225 Alloin, Mademoiselle, 240 Amalasuntha, 28 Amherst, Lady, 186 Anaxandra, 26 Andross, Miss, 170 Angelica, 86 Anguisciola, Anna Maria, 48 “ Europa, 51 “ Helena, 48