She has ordered copy of a book, "The Virgin Mother of Good Counsel", a history of the miraoulous pictures and the shrine of Genazzano, by her friend Monsignor Dillon of the diocese of Sidney, Australia, who has been in Rome two years for his health, be sent to McMaster. Monsignor Dillon has a most wonderful devotion for that shrine, and spends much time there. The book is approved by the Holy Father, who made Monsignor Dillon his private chamberlain and wrote him a "nice letter", as did Cardinal Simeon, as McMaster will see in the volume which Mrs. Edes hopes will reach McMaster safely. She trusts McMaster will give the book a good notice, because it is her favorite devotion after the Souls in Purgatory, and principally because that "horrid female", Mrs. St. John Eckel has also written a history of Our Lady of Good Counsel, which she is trying to get some London publishers to take. Monsignor Dillon is not publishing his work for gains but to spread devotion. The profit will go the poor nuns. The book is rather nicely printed, but as usual with English books brought out in Italy the words are wrongly divided. Dillon is in London trying to get out a second edition. The first edition he has just about given away, and she persuaded him only with difficulty to leave a few copies with the Propaganda library for disposal. She is glad he had the news of Archbishop Patrick John Ryan's appointment before the "Catholic Review"; he probably received it from the "dear Archbishop", whom she telegraphed June 9; the appointment had been made by the Holy Father the previous day. The Vice Rector of the American College, who is a Philadelphian telegraphed at the same time to the "Catholic Standard" which had sent on money some time before at the time of the "canard" concerning Bishop Leach ?. Kieran has not seen named head of the college; there have been no nominations made public as yet. Father Schulte, looking very frail and delicate, thin as a rail, is in charge. He has been through too much hurry and anxiety. She, feeling sorry for him, lectured him on taking care of himself. Things are moving to a crisis very fast between the anti-Catholics and the church. The government winks at their acts, and the ultra radicals blame the authorities of favoring the Catholics. The trial of the assassin of Monsignor de Cesare Allot of Montreyeri comes on June 25; everyone is curious, because he seems so sure of protection. He probably was only a mandatory, and some escape will be found for him. She complains of the cold summer, and of cholera being as near as Toulon. She thinks the papers have exaggerated the Ducey affair. :: I-2-e A.L.S. 4pp. 12mo.