Washington telegraph., 1847-04-21
CHRISTIAN NAMES.
ny Mrs. MATTHEWS.
-"whai. ia a naiIlg'

-"Mhai's IA = nane''
N re than Is dreamt Of in your philosophy
Your CslesiiaIs and Scraphihas are Ger
lainly never like any other prapie IN the
wnrld-indeed they ought noi 'o bc-ihey
m..l ui nrr.s,il, assume, It their nature be
ADVERSE sonrthins vi tue Angelic; 10 be
mere mortal. auu.d bs to oppose their
s,afs and shame consistency. Bu, should
maine and nature obs,inatcly refuse The re.
at. te eoaie.ence, Ii the infnef demands
a slricl union with character aud mannrri
ii the latter proves unhendlng ani unualle.
nh.r. then caliir. the ruhl and hence the in.
rony, nences aud notifications annexed Ia
such misnumrrs. II, indeed. the persons
~ udi,linguishcd lac naturally engaging aud
beautiful, lorrab.e without alleelallOn or
,udy; II digniliei. graceful. pr amiable.
moving IN sphere oi uie favorable IN Ihr
d.sp ay ol sucl bright attributes, It's we'll
Vel does she barly escape the fca sneer
uhich is Otherwise inevitably appended 10
the showy label which her sponsors have
hung. like gliuering bauble round her
the Ill nalured and vulgar.
But It. on the contrary. your CcleHiaa
aud S,raphHi be less than the implied
prIlcci.on; il'iow born, poor, aad hoInol,'
should one be shrcwd and the other
gorgon; II either prove remarkable lor
persnaal oi moral dcionni'y. devoted by
birth OF by circumstances to toll an vulgar
occupations, the brightest ii her name onl,
serves as n malicious light 10 expose hc'
homclncss To the drrision Of her familiar,
aud ,he has only, IN trying to evade her
destiny, 10 ailrcl what must unfit her lor
her station AMI employment, and 50 diaw
t.pnn her double measure oithe contempt
which was born ol her parents folly aud
uaturd Ia her dismay.
Snnple, na meaning nancs are, on The
c,nlrary, never improperly applied. A
main name like plain dress, eau never
be crnsurahu. however beneath the stand
afd of the wcarcrs claims. Simplicity
drhes the rayilling Of Immature itself,
while lovelinrs. aud worth will Away.
rive dignity To the simplest appellalion.-
Who ever tell less respect or admiration
for a hgh.born beauty because she was
entitled, MY Lady Betty or MY Lady
Dorolhca," or Lady Annel" AproPo' OF
. Anne; we have seldom known an anne
remarkable Tor making an unioundcd claim,
Anne. BY itself Anne, has no cElraneous
call made upon her Tor either exceedingly
beauty, grace, amiabiliIy, rank, or refine
meni. She may be as natural as she
plcases with impunily. She has lch all
e,tranrols responsibilities at the iunt
with her goiliihcrs aud godnolhers, who
burhencd hcr with nothing requiring per.
sonal representation. She is pledged To
noiLing. She is not necessarily handsome,
talented, high born, or wealthy. She need
no, be distinguished in such respects, al.
though there is no hindrancc In her being
any, or all the good things mentioned.
"Mary' is name Of equal simplicity
with "Anne," hut, perhaps, claims to be
one of more touching and tender import.
"uarv" like Anne" may be either born
and placed in high life, or in low life. She
may with equal propricly be MY Lady
MGrv." or "Mary he cookmdid;' aud
either station, pretty or plain, grave or gay,
as Nature and disposition prompt. Anne
and Mary, like the Iwin'born Mary Anne
are of one family, and as such are apt 10
resemble each other very much in their
characteristics, with Sigh, percePlible
difference. "Annc" being less interesting
than "Mary," less impulsiye, and more
guarded and unbcnding. While MARY
IS ingenious, unsuspccting, persnadiable'
and yielding. We would pcrier to call our
daughter "Mary," bu, that "Anne" is less
loveablc and trusting, and therefore more
secure, though by no means exempt from
ssat portion Of womanly weakness switch,
is the badge Of all their tribe
Is no, "John," almost always either an
honest, blunt determined sort ol person