Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-07-11

Sallie and Sadie. Caroline is also out Of
fashion, superseded by Carrie and Lena.
Susan does not boast a single representa-
tive, but there are a number of Susies; and
Elizabeth has retired from service in favor
of Lizzie. There are but three Margarets
but plenty Of Marguerites and some Mar
garettas. Ellen is dead as a name but Mel
lie is still quite popular.
Mary has been thought the most ire
iquent female name, being both euphoni-
Gus and pleasantly and honorably associ-
ated. 1t is said that One-third of the
women and girls of France are MarieS.
1t is different in New Orleans, where the
number OF Marys is very small and grow
ing smaller every day. There are a number
Maries; indeed, at n time it looked as II
all the Anglo. Saxon Marys would be
Gallicized into Marie, but so many became
converted that it rather Overdid the bust
ness, n Marie became as common as
Mary. which may account for the number
of girls OF French or creole parentage who
bear the English form Of the name "Mary."
Shakespeare's names are coming in as
fashionable, ever at this late day. There
were more Violas on the roll of honor of
the public school than James, Hates,
Emilys, Ellens, Nancys, Margarets, Caro-
lines, Marthas, Susans and Sarahs tOgeth-
eT. The name is fashionable just now,
but we are afraid its popularity will not
last long, for our c0lored fellOw-citizens
have taken to it and have doomed it to the
same fate as Violet and Pinkie. Stella is
a good second, and Mabel, Ethel, Alma,
Daisy, Luella, Loretta, Edna n Rita
follow as in most favor just at present.
Any II Of them will discount Susan,
Sarah or Jane many times over, and even
lead Mary.
| Ruby, quite in favor fifteen years CO., is
getting rather %antiquated. The fanciful
names OF the last century as Amanda and
Malvina are also going Out. Hazel. which
came in with Hazel Kirk, some dozen
years ago, did not "stick" and is not in
Easing. "Birdie" has been laughed out
ana4.@'es common than ten years ago;
it into Berthe. GLADYS is apparently tore
ing its way to the front and promises to be
we'll received. Pearl, Pearlie, and Perie
are also coming in, and nearly any form of
Rose will 90 but Rose itself, for there are
Rosellas, Rosettas, Rosselies and Rosa
mondS.
Shakespeare, as we have said, is a prime
! fayorite for female names. His Viola
lS>-tham all in New Orleans, and ever
Ophelia Is quite common among the girls,
Notwithstanding that lady'S unhappy fate;
but apparently no mother has had the
courage to name her daughter Desdemona.
The opera has given us Aida. Norma and
CaIuleH-Wnlcn seem TO lave crepC In OF
late-all rather inappropriate names,
taking the lives of these ladies into consid-
GRAFTON. Longfellow's Priscilla has but a
single representative on the roll. Secessia
recalls the late war; but how is it that a
Secessia is attending the public schools at
this late day?
But of pure fancy names, picked up here
and there from novels or poems, or posi-
bly, 'thOught out" there is no end.
1t will be seen that if any one can sug-
gest a good name for a girl, there are doz,
once. If the present tendency continues
Sarah and Susan will become SO rare in an
other generation that they will sound
sweet to us again and be honored by our
grandchildren as they were by our grand.
fathers. We feel it necessary to warn god.
mothers that the Viola, Stella, and Daisy
racket is being overworked.