Kate

[ Plowden ], niece of Colonel Howard of New York, in love with Lieutenant Barns table, of the British navy, but promised by the colonel in marriage to Captain Borough cliff, a vulgar, conceited Yankee. Ultimately, it is discovered that Barns table is the colonel’s son, and the marriage is arranged amicably between Barns table and Kate.—E. Fitzball, The Pilot . Kate Lancaster. Charming hoste of the Brandon house, a legacy from her name-aunt. She chooses her dearest girl friend for her companion, and the two go down from Boston to spend the summer in the seaside town.—Sara Orne Jewett, Deep haven (1877).