New-York tribune., 1880-09-26

dash of Jewish blood or more may DC ASSUMES"
Thus NJ Olivier IS Emile; his father was Demos.
theme and his brothers were Elisha. Arisiide anu
Miltlade On the paternal side their gran1latner
and grandmother were Israelite. Achi'ie is aho'"'
name frequently given to Jewish boys anu ." arc
Gustaye and Adolphe, because Gustavus Aooiphu'
made war on the Catnolic princes OF Oermshy'
Pagan names have in France come to De more
Israelitsh than Biblical, unless on the femlhihe
side The name given to the COmte de Chamoord,
Henri Deudonne, expressed the political ana Ie
ligons tendencies of the Court. The Henri was III
honor of Henri w.. who was popular, paternal ana
absolute, and the founder of the Bourbon dynasty
His early Protestant, n was ehaced by his conyer-
sion and his great Il omission to the Jesuits 10
whom he confided the spiritual instruction OF MS
children. The Dieudonne showed belief IN
miracles and implied that the young heir TO the
throne would be brought up to consider himseiI
the representative of God in the civil order Oh
things. Spanish superstition might be assumed
from the nomenclature of the Infantes and lnfantas
of the Spanish royal families of both the Carhst
and Ferdinandist branches. The baptlsmal hoinen-
clature of the Americans shows strong PATRIOTISM
and tendency to hero worship. WashihSlohs'
.Jefiersons Franklins increase and multiply IN tDe
limited States Fashion shows herself less tickle
at the baptsmal font in Paris than in the work
shops of the coutIIrere and the mOdlste. ArtDufs,
Oscars and Malvinas are now ridiculously old
fashioned Girls names in inc and cite are only
given to the babes of poor women. Nothing ap-
pears more insolent to Legitmist than for
Radical print tc call the wife of Louls Seize queen
Antoinette Gothic and Crusading names are Just
now in vogue in the Taubourg st. German, where
a race is springing up of Bathildes, Ermenglioes'
Radagondes Clares, Guys, Goutrans, RoDer's,
Richards Raouls Bertrands. etc. Fannys ana
Jennys are MONS de theatre Of very low class ol
ballerine The English middle class nomenclature
expresses too often spobbery and small affection
for old relations a great portion OF 1t mas Deeh
borrowed from the Court Circular. Before there
were Norfolk HOwards" " there were many young
AdclIzas, also after a member OF the howard
family. who filled post in the royal household
Whenever a foreign princess goes on VISIT 10
Windsor or to Balmoral her advent can be traced
in the parish regisrics of baptism. In this way the
names of Hlda Ella. Irene Olga and Thyra nave
grown common They have superseded the Ade-
laide Victoria Maud. Alice, which were middle
class favorites in the earlier years OF the present
reign Beatrice is in some cases derived from
the same source in others from the favor which the
porcela;n copies OF Beatrice Cenci which are sold
on the Boulevards find in the eyes of fair middle
class tourists to Paris and in few cases to Thack
cray's "Trix," who. if not a good example TO Eng
lsh maidens is in sooth q being full of fascination
A girl named after some Court Circular parsonage
is not favoraby placed for the development OF hne
qualities She was given her name by snobs, and
VIII probably grow up snob