The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1885-07-10
FASHIONS u NAMES.
HOW Pressy Gp3s nAks them sound
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FASHIONS u NAMES.
How Pretty Gi,3. lisks them sound
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Rsv York Mail and Hxpress.
There are fashions in the names of
women as well IS in their apparel,
Jewels and otnAmsnts, and in their
hours of rising and retiring was the
learned observation made by a stylish
little Brooklyn sprite, still in her teens,
az she chartered to q Mail and Erpress
reporter. lit is just as easy to change
your name a little, to twist it around
and make it nice and striking, as it is
to put on a new dress. No young
lady can be fashionable now unless her
hrst name ends in lie, Theresa must
be Tesssie; Caroline, Carrie; Elizabeth,
Bessie or Lizzie; Gertrude, Gertie;
Harriet, Hattie; Ellen, Nellie; Frances,
Fannie; Martha, Matte; Rose, Rosalie;
Abigail, Abbie; Adelaide, Addie, and
SO on to the end Of the charming chap
ter. You know my name is Dadie,
but it was not always that. / was
baptized Mary, but in the present con
dition OF society it would be outre to
wear such an ordinary name, although
do know plenty of real nice Marys.''
Suppose you had been christened
cornerstone or Yseult, how would you
twist the name aroundpn
"Id call a council of my friends,'
she responded with great energy,
land we'd kill both Cornerstone and
1seult-such monstrous names-in
shorter time than it takes me to pro-
nounce them.h
Notwithstanding the decided posi-
ton taken by the Brooklyn belle, the
name Mary is by far the most popular
OF those worn in the present day.
and there is no immediate likelihood
that any of its rivals shall be able to
successfully contest it's supremacy till
the nineteenth century shall have been
buried with the ages that have gone.
A careful study of the subject Of fe-
male names, made from records and
personal observation, proves that those
which sugar-coated bellies look upon
as commonplace and old-fashioned are
still largely in the ascendant, and are
cherished by the masses of the people,
while those of the ie pattern are con-
fined to a rather narrow circle. 4
-Four separate tables of female
names were prepared by the writer
from the city dictionary, the first being
those whose surnames commenced
with Won and Van; the second, those
pretixed LIE and La; the third, the Macs
and O's, and the fourth those of a
general character supposed to repre-
sent persons of American birth. In
every instance the Marys outnumbered
all their competitors by nearly two to
one, the names Catherine, Ann, Ellen,
Margaret, Elizabeth and Sarah follow
ing in different positions, according to
the nationality of the persons whom
they represented.
In the names essentially German the
order OF precedence was as follows,
the number Of each being in the pro-
portion OF the figures given: Mary,
30; Elizabeth, 16; Ann or Anna, Is,
Sarah, -; Catharine, IL; Ellen and
Julia, 6 each; Susan, Louise and Isa-
belle, 4 each; Jane and Caroline, 8
each, Harriet, Rachel, Hannah, Fran
ces, Martha, Amanda, 2 each; other
%favorite names being Bertha. Barbara,
Phoebe, Eugene, Henrietta, Janet,
Emily, Adelaide, Josephene, Wilhel-
nina, Priscilla, Sophia, Diana and
Charlotte.
Again in the French names Mary or
Marie takes the lead, outstripping all
rivals by. yer two to one; Catharine
and Margaret follow in equal numbers.
while Sarah takes the fourth place.
Then came Charlotte, Joanna, Henri
cite, Liza, Helen, Barbara, Amelia,
Blanche, Pauline, Vivian, Josephine,
Adelaide, Martha, Anna, Theresa,
Victoria, Matilda and Sophia in about
equal numbers. Other popular names
not in such general use are Laura.
Caroline, Honorine, Lyzia, Emily,
Eleanor, Esther, Susanna, Eva, Har.
riet, Janet, Lisette, Elsie and Frances.
Among the Macs and the O's the
figures given will indicate the favor
with which the several names are
regarded: Mary. Is; Catherine, As;
Margaret. 81; Ellen 20; Ann, or Anna,
Is; Bridget. 20; Elizabeth and Lizzie,
II; Norah and Honora, 10; Johannah,
10; Jane, Z; Sarah, 5; Lucy and Julia.
8 each; Agnes, Alice. Barbara and
Hannah, 2 each: then follow Anasta-
STA, Emma, Emily, Harriet, Caroline,
Cecilia, Esther, Abigail, Dora, Fanny,
Laura, and Matilda, in or near the
order named.
Although this array of figures is
taken from the record, the young la.
dies whose names are printed most
frequently in the newspapers in con
nection with dazzling social events be.
long to the lie select class. At the last
fashionable wedding of the season in
this city the bride was printed Carrie
on the cards, the bridesmaids being
Fannie, Georgia, Marie, Marion, Heller
and Belle. At the last reception giver
in the White House by President Ar
thur. the names Lille, Jessie, Birdie
and Cora figured most prominently il
the newspaper reports. At the Cleve
land Inauguration ball the les were
ahead, among them being Lille, Ellie
Annie, Susie, Birdie, Winnie, Addie
Fannie, Hattie, Gertie, Paddle. anc
Allie. The names Phoebe, Sarah. anc
Lillian were in generalfavor, however
On that historic occasion. 4
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