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Scope and Contents Miss Howe has found a scrap of a letter from Hudson with what appears to be a postscript asking her for an article on the Assumption. She knows only that the letter may have been written in 1880, as she does not save many letters and only the top halves of the letters on Ave Maria paper for the little picture. She hopes Father Hudson did not think her unusually rude and whimsical for not noticing the request Mrs. Coke ? is delighted with the wreath and wrote Hudson to thank him. She...

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Howe informs Hudson that an old friend, Father Aegidius is ill in New Orleans. :: X-2-l A. Postcard S. 1p. 32mo.

Scope and Contents Howe sends Hudson a picture which she asks him to show to Father General and to Father Granger. Since Hudson was interested in the case of that girl, Howe tells him another remarkable speech she made. It is useless to ask Howe of Chicago Catholics She cannot enter their houses without being subject to insult. So she never visits any of them. Howe used to go to confession to the same Benedictine Father. Three years ago different arrangements were made so that it was difficult to find the...

Scope and Contents The enclosed manuscript is an article Miss Howe promised Our Lady in case of a certain success. Miss Howe sends 2 Catholic notes. In the August issue of the "Ave Maria" is an identical proposition which was condemned by Aunt Winifred. The commentary of Sylvius would certainly have filled the minds of the cavillers with anger. The article on Loretto France seems unreal and Miss Howe wonders if it is a fictitious travel for which the Catholic World is so famous. Those travels are the...

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She is rather pleased that she and her sister can write articles that are of a nature which concern both Catholics and Protestants. The environment of the sisters is a big factor for their writing articles on such a plane. She visited Louise Lateau who was experiencing great suffering which they attributed as a miracle Under orders of her mother's confessor she is writing an article on "ex-Voto", but would like her name not to be connected with the article. :: X-2-d A.L.S. 7pp. 12mo.

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She will appreciate Hudson's efforts in securing a title page. The article concerns both the surroundings and Louise Lateau. Her sister's full name is Frances Rose Howe. At a later date she will send "Festival of the Holy Rosary at the Tomb of St. Dominic". They have offers from the Protestants to write for their journals, but has no idea what they can contribute to them. :: X-2-d A.L.S. 4pp. 12mo.

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She would like to see her articles on The Festival of the Rosary published in the October issue of the Ave Maria. :: X-2-d A.L.S. 3pp. 12mo.

Scope and Contents She and her sister have been waiting for some weeks to see that part of the article on Louise Lateau which they have already sent Hudson appear in the Ave Maria. Since it has not appeared they conclude that he does not want it. Her sister has been indisposed with the whooping cough and does not suit, but if she had seen the work printed, she would have felt able to supply further installments. Their health and occupations prevent writing in the wholesale manner Hudson desires; they have...

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She gives her reasons for not sending the article on Louise Lateau. She would like to have included in the article the particular geographical position of Bois d'Haine. She is happy over the fact that an end has been put to the questions of Louise Lateau by the clarification in the Ave Maria. :: X-2-d A.L.S. 3pp. 12mo.

Scope and Contents Not wishing to antagonize the Cecilian writers any further and feeling that it would be prudent not to address them at all she asks Hudson to attach a footnote to "Aunt Winifred" informing them that this story was written many years prior to the formation of their society; consequently, Aunt Winifred's remarks could not have been spoken to the Cecilia-ites. From her own experience she seriously doubts whether those who advocate the sole use of Gregorian chant in the Church can...

Scope and Contents She is too sick to write, but she wishes to tell him that they received a very sad letter from Father Aegidius who sent in his resignation to the Bishop because of pains in his chest causing him to be too weak to attend to his duties. She begged Aegidius to come and visit them or go to Hudson's place. Frances Howe sent to Chicago and saw Miss Eliza Allen Starr who is going to write to Hudson about getting Bishop Silas M. Chatard's pastoral for the Ave Maria. Howe has heard it, and...

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She would like to have a partial payment on her sister's article in cash because of the pressing needs She needs a printed title page for the copyright on the article about Louise Lateau. :: X-2-d A.L.S. 1p. 8vo.

Scope and Contents She thanks Hudson for his letter. The reason for the delay in answering it is due to the fact that his letter and one she received from Miss Eliza Allen Starr had completely bewildered her. She states that while in her younger days she admired Miss Starr as a beneficial influence on her, since Miss Starr's rise to prominence along with acquiring its attending consequences tending toward arbitrary reasoning, loquacity, and a critical attitude towards the views of others, Miss Starr's...

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She acknowledges receipt of Hudson's letter and enclosure in payment for the story "St. John of the Mountains" for her sister since she is now in Valparaiso. In order to case the defiant tone of her finale she suggests that Hudson omit the last sentence. She asks Hudson's prayers on the twenty-third anniversary of her First Communion. :: X-2-d A.L.S. 2pp. 12mo.

Scope and Contents She received Hudson's letter. She has no objection to making the change in the manuscript, but she would be surprised beyond belief if James Alphonsus McMaster apologized to her. In her previous letter she neglected to mention that if she continued to write about the festival of the Holy Rosary she would be feel obliged to include some of the policies of the Dominicans in regard to church music which might be objectionalbe to the Ave Maria. She considers concealment of important facts...

Scope and Contents She tells Hudson of receiving a letter from Father Aegidius and that Aegidius has been very ill receiving the last sacraments in January. Father Aegidius is taking a trip to Arkansas, now that he has recovered, to visit some Benedictines of St. Meinrad who are founding a monastery there. She says his letter was very desponding as he really wanted to die and it is hard for him to resign himself to life again. She thinks it would be better if his congregation were in the mountains where...

Scope and Contents She is upset at seeing Our Lady of Loretto left out of the story of Our late Holy Father's epilepsy. The infirmarian suggested writing it for the Ave Maria. She feels as though Pius IX in heaven is indignant over this taking away of his beloved Lady of Loretto whom he idolized. She is writing this purely from devotion to Our Lady of Loretto and to Pius IX and does not desire to meddle in Hudson's magazine. They are elated at the election of Cardinal Pecci. It is he who consecrated them...

Scope and Contents Rose Howe asks the whereabouts of Father Aegidius as she has never answered his letter. She hopes to write to Aegidius the following week from Valparaiso, where she and her mother are going. From there she will send Hudson the manuscript of an article that he had asked for a year and a half ago. She supposes that her sister's books have been received by him. It is handsomely gotten up but there are a few typographical errors. Miss Howe has gained in strength and everyone finds her...

Scope and Contents Miss Howe is aware that McMaster of the Freeman's Journal has severely criticized and threatened to stop publication of her story "Aunt Winifred". She believes his censure is uncalled for since she intended the article to be a factual account which would teach practical lessons in strict accordance with the laws of the church. She thinks that she is well qualified to write about the evils of a mixed marriage since she herself is an off-spring of one and because she has had much...

Scope and Contents She hopes that because of the many ailments that have afflicted her Hudson will excuse the tardiness of her story. In her opinion the fact that a person is distracted during prayer should not prevent that person from praying. She thanks Father Edward F. Sorin, C.S.C. for his message and her sister Frances thanks Hudson for his kind favor. They intend to make their pilgrimage in two weeks. She regrets that the meaning of a passage from her story in the last issue of the Ave Maria was...

Scope and Contents Despite her illness she and her sister have been working feverishly in order to complete the copying of the manuscript soon. Though the story may appear to have a bellicose attitude Hudson will never know how hard she tried to avoid this and still follow the dictates of her conscience. Neither she nor her sister ever refer to Scriptural quotations in their writings unless they have first heard them being used by priests of unquestionned ability. Father Aegidious Hennemann has solved the...

Scope and Contents Despite the bad weather she, her mother, and her sister enjoyed their visit to Notre Dame very much. They are sorry that they did not bid Father General Edward F. Sorin farewell of follow his advice after all the kindness he tendered them but circumstances beyond their control prevented them from these things. With the bounteous help of the Blessed Virgin and with the assistance of her sister she has finally completed her article for the Ave Maria. Although she knew that certain...

Scope and Contents The manuscript on Louise Lateau is being written by Frances Howe . She has written a good deal of it and shall finish it presently; meanwhile she can send Hudson enough for the first weekly installment. Miss Eliza Allen Starr has doubtless told Hudson that they ought to have a hundred dollars of the manuscript. Although they enjoy writing for the Ave Maria, they cannot do so without a respectable recompense. If Hudson wishes, she will send him a kind of index of subjects on which they...

Scope and Contents She is writing this letter for her sister, Frances Howe . They would like to have the official status of Archbishop Manning clarified. When they were in England he was always referred to as Archbishop of Canterbury but in Frances' story the Ave Maria substituted the title of Archbishop of Westminster for the title she always prefixed him with. Frances wants her uncertainty cleared up so that she may avoid making any errors which would give an air of unreliability to her story. The...

Scope and Contents She asks Hudson to send her a copy of a recent issue of the Ave Maria. The Howe's are grateful to Hudson for his prompt and courteous response to their inquiry regarding the remainder of Miss Wieker's bill at St. Mary's. Since her story about St. Dominic does not fulfill all the required specifications she will not be disappointed if Hudson does not accept it. She believes that Italian Catholics are worthy of much more respect than most people show toward them and at least as much as...

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She sends another installment of the article "Festival of the Rosary at St. Dominic's tomb." Upon her return from a prospective trip to Chicago she will send the conclusion to the story. She will not be disappointed if Hudson refuses it. The extra numbers of the Ave Maria Hudson sent her are appreciated. :: X-2-d A.L.S. 3pp. 32mo.

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She acknowledges receipt of a draft from the Ave Maria. A French Sister brought her a copy of the journal, Rosier de Marie. Though this nun is eighty years old she still retains the spirit of one much younger than she is. Howe who has been ill of late asks Hudson to see that her ex voto is well taken care of. Letter is not complete. :: X-2-d A.L.S. 2pp. 12mo.

Scope and Contents While she and her mother are in Canada she asks that her Ave Maria be sent to her sister. Except for a grammatical error which she noticed she is satisfied with the manner in which her last article was printed. Because she in aware of the severe censure which English writers pass on American literature these errors, however slight, are very annoying to her. She asks that Hudson pray that her conclusion to "The Tomb of St. Dominic" which she intends to write this week may prove...

Scope and Contents She is at a loss to account for the wide discrepancy of time between the mailing and arriving of Hudson's letter. She suggests some possible subtitles and a title for her article on the Rosary whose publication she believes should be timed so that the last article is published during the week of the feast to which the story refers. She fully realizes that Hudson must find her hard to get along with but she believes that her indispositions are due to the fact that she is overworked and...

Scope and Contents Kelly, Piet Co. mislaid her sister's letter and failed to answer important questions. She is surprised that the American papers do not appreciate such a sublime victory of the Pope's infallibility over the king. She talks of the consolation that the doctrine of infallibility gives to the Pope. Hudson's account of the fallen king reminds her of a visit to Basle and mentions some incidents there. Howe went to little Basle as hotels are cheaper there. They were very contented. She...