Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1872-07-17
THR sIGNIFICANCE on NGHRs,

The s1gn1ncance OF names Is as
variable as the clouds, depending on
conditions too delicate to be defined.
Still, names have what might be
termed q quality of average associa-
ton, which translates them to the
mind in not materially different hues
and forms. Nobody considers Jerusha
fascinating or Mabel repulsive. Sibyl
suggests softness and fineness, and
Angelina mawkish sentiment. Blood
and breeding seem to lie IN Edith,
and inelegancs and rusticity in Pris-
ella. Mary, whom bards have made
tuneful in many tongues, has lost
such SAVIOR as she might have had
from excess Of handling. We think
Of her now in connection with almost
anything else than grace and lOvl-
ness. Kate is interesting, though she
conveys q certain impression of
wildness approaching hoideHhood.
Pauline is Iackadaisieal, pretentious,
and shallow. Ruth is simple, genu-
inc, winning, full Of mOdesty and
merit, and sterling to the core. Ada
and Ida show gentleness without
strength, and delieaeY rather than
discernment. Alice IL what cireum-
stances may make her-pretty and
spoiled, needing trial for development,
adversely for elevation. Amy is q
child always, even after maternity
and maturity, and nothing can render
her otherwise. Stiffness, self-eon-
sciOusness, and angulaTlty emanate
from Arabella; and Augusta should
be consequential and inflated without
desert A certain hot-hOuse air might
surround Blanche and Bertha, and
they should be kept there If it desira-
BILE to preserve their freshness and
their fragrance. ..-- -.
Clara, not to belle herself, should be
pure, afeetionate and free, carrying
with her the form and daintiness Of
distinction. Eliza Is plain, but pro
found, and Ella slender echo ofwhat
she intimates. When the average
man seeks for wife, desplsing
romance and dlsearding the ideal, he
should sue to Esther, who will perform
all she promises, becoming the most
conscientious Of housekeepers, the
most devoted slave Of the nursery.
A thorough scatterbrain is Fanny, l
whom trouble spares and adversely
does not touch. Helen Is pree0cious
at sixteen, q eoQuette till five and
twenty, and an ambitious and match
making mamma, while she absents
herself from heaven to discharge her
duty to society. Isabella should be
tall and dignified and. clever, lRughs
ing at what she most sincerely be-
lieYes, and Youndlng with Parthian
arrows her well-guarded heart. Julia
has a tendency to be In love with
herself, undisturbed by rivals. She
sees in her mirror the beauties others
fail TO discover, and her much-pro-
claimed righteousness is but q phase
Of her eonceit. Jane Is likely to suffer
from lack Of appreciation, for she
wears her jewels out Of sight, and Is
content to be misunderstood when
understanding demands any betrayal
Of herself. In sentimental wose
Leonora is ever bound; Is most happy |
when most distressed. Louise has |
spice OF affection, but Is engaging at
frat and enchanting at last to those
she admits to the sanctuary of her
sympathy. The image Of Madeline
Is shown in the strietest convention I
ality. She Is q well-bred automaton;
dresses admirably, talks faultlessly,
acts becOmingly; Is, in q word,
reflection Of her surroundings because |
she has not sufficient force to vary
fIom her pattern. -...-
Maud affects Tennyson, and tears,
muslin of the Whitest and misery of |
the blaekest sort. She Is distillation
of simper, Stiffness and sentimental |
ism. Miriam, Penelope, COrdelia and |
Rachel need to be stately, calm, and I
by many. I
by all and beloved by one,
Phoebe and Phillis are not urbane in /
mind or manners. They are prCmi-
nent figures in q landscape filed with /
farms and farmhnuses, and commend /
warmly to the swain j
enough to believe that God |
the first garden made and the fiBt |
city Cain. The heart OF gallantry /
does not thfob at mention or Susan /
nah, who rises to the fancy with milk |
and water eyes, unshapely mouth, I
and an lI-fitting gown; but It. beats !
wildly to. the sWeetsyl yllables Of Viola's |
nanae, and awaits with eager expect
aney the regal presence Of Zenobla,
too lofty to be lightly loved 'Juiiet's |
Question answered, "by JtiRiUs Henri
Br0WRe.