NAWSA GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE Cushier, E.M. On board Kaiserin Maria Theresia April 17th [*1902*] Dear Miss Barry. Just as we were leaving Naples, I received your kind note - & the plans for the shutters, & very elaborate they are; & so well drawn that I am quite sure my carpenter will have no difficulty in following them. You certainly have taken a great deal of trouble. & I am sure that trouble alone has not been all their cost. I [*to you both. Affectionately, E. M. Cushier light. We expect to reach Gibraltar early tomorrow morning. The boat is most comfortable & Dr. Emily says she did not know that travelling by sea could be made so pleasant. The Maria Theresia is the steadiest boat we have ever tried. I almost think that Dr. Elizabeth might venture on such an one. Will you please give my love to your dear sister & tell her how fully I appreciated her kind message. & that it helped to make me stronger in the sorrow which had come to me in my great loss. I shall have a sad "home returning. wanted to thank you - & I take this opportunity when I can also give you a little account of our journey as far as we have made it. We are off the coast of Spain. have been passing the Sierras for the past four or five hours. The weather has been perfect since we left Naples - no. days ago. & this P.M. is so mild - that all the ports are open - & but very light wraps are needed on deck - We passed Sardinia by early this morning. the m'ts. were very lovely in the morning but it will be a great comfort to see the dear ones, & especially my niece who has been left so alone. No, I should not say alone, as she has a devoted brother. but she is alone in the little household in which she & her mother were so happy. I am so glad that our journey led me to England. & helped me to know Dr. Elizabeth & yourself as I should not otherwise have done. I always think of my visit to Hastings as one of he real pleasures of my sojourn on this side of the water. & our little trip to Battle Abbey & to the Castle, have left as delightful memories. & as charming pictures as any which I shall carry home with me. Dr. Emily joins me in love Montclair April 17th Dear Alice Your inspiring [views?] are a "clarion call" to individual effort for the betterment of our self & [?] self for the betterment of the world. I always think of you as one whose individual effort has been [?] without stint in many good causes. Was there ever a greater need for such effort than in these days - when greed & crime so overshadow with their clouds the light of civilization? But "Hope still springs" in spite of our [?...?] doing. With sincere appreciation of your timely call - & with thanks for your ever kind remembrance Affectionately, Elizabeth M. Cushier P.S. I presume John is a son of Howard? [*E.M. Cushier*] [*E.M. Cushier*] Montclair Feb. 28. '81 Dear Alice You have been in my mind much of late & I have wanted to tell you of what interest & pleasure your biography of your mother has been to me. A pleasure mingled with indignation at the treatment of those brave women who were working without stint in the interest of an [?] [cre?]. What Courage, what faith in their cause & love for it —justice filled their souls, to enable[?] them. to keep up the struggle: How your mother stands out among them all with her Calm, her [?] & her cheeriness! I sent to the Boston publisher for the book & have now lent it to a friend much younger than myself, who did not even hear of what was going on in the days of Anti Slavery & Woman's Rights. The feeling of bitterness & opposition which then existed seems now [indescribable?]. As I hope the dishonesty & graft come of the present may [s?] to those who come after us. The invasion of the graft, into high places is the most discouraging of all, but we must have faith in an ultimate goal, on which dreadful waste it would all be! Is it hard at times to keep from despair when the wrong doing is too wide spread? I know you are [promising ?] your goals in [patience ?]. Montclair is a doing place there is always something of interest (for those who can take advantage of it) going on. The League of Women Voters here is very active & [the ? their?] [each ?] [?] & musical socialisation much of interesting so I fell that Bessie has an outlook which compensates for her being obliged to live alone, not an old woman, an outlook & variety in addition to her profession! (She has known some charming friends.) I have not seen any of the Blackwell family for some time - & have not therefore heard anything about you. I think all may be going well. & hope you may be spared as I am from physical suffering. I am most thankful not to have that added to my severe limitations. Were Bessie here she would I know send greetings, she always [?] you, in most pleasant [xxxces]. Affectionately yours E. M. Cushier Transcribed and reviewed by contributors participating in the By The People project at crowd.loc.gov.