The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-01

through a letter. at ledSl through the
sisnatllre at the end Of a letter. After
telling me, on four pages of rose-coiored
NOR carefully lined with pale blue, ex-
actIv the style of beauty possessed by the
writer and her great grief, which she felt
a true lady could understand. because Of
soma tiny spots that came on her nose
and its inclination to get red and to swell.
she asked my advice and ended up by
being mine very lovingly, Maymye Opal
lanes d" grasped the JONES' and did
not struggle with the Opal" but looked
q long time at the "Maymye' before 1
realized that it was new way of spelling
mamie" To what base use may we
come at last! Fancy anybody starting
with beautiful Hebrew name of Mary
which. pronounced correctly, is the lowell
est name in the world, and degenerating
into '1Maymyew About 'Mollie" there is
something whole-souled and affectionate;
YOU think of ''Mollie" with a dimple in her
chin and with blue eyes and blonde hair
You can forgive a woman named Mary for
permitting herself to be called Molly by
those she loves and while she is young. 1
self to be called Mamie, which is, of
course. the French for "My SOUL" but
what sort of a girl is it who signs her
name ''Maymye Opal Jones?" Where did
she get that "Opal?" Not in baptism. L
am sure. The future of "Maymye Opal
jones' is the variety stage; that name
must appear on a programme, and It's
knowing ballads which are the delight of
a certain kind of music hall.
It's curious how some people rise su-
perior to their names, while others are
absolutely crushed under them. To my
way of thinking there are no names so
beautiful as those taken from the Bible.
There is dignity and womanliness in Mir
lam, Leah. Salome Rachel, Ruth, De-
borah, Elizabeth and Magdalen; but when
you call Sarah Sadie" when Rachel is
lowered into one syllabel, when any of
them are degraded into nicknames, l can
imagine the old prophets arising and call
ing down all sorts of bad fortune on the
foolish women. 1t is said that Mr.. Ten
nyson is responsible for the influx of
saxon names that came to us at one
time. Maud, Mabel, Gwendoline, Flea
more, Ethelind and ever so many others
that were as dignified as they are sweet
sounding. For myself, like a name
with a neutrality-suspicious., which tells
its story of faithfulness at once; Amabel,
from which Mabel comes, and which is
after all only a twisting around of the
word "amiable;' then there is Penelope,
weaver; Susanna, lily; Hilary,
cheerful spirit; Emma, a gem; Angelina,
a little angel; Beatrice, a blessing; Ada.
princess; and Agatha, gracious. There
are hundreds of others, and each one tells
its own story.
DID you ever trouble yourself to follow
a name through the different languages?
Take the name Rose, which is of Latin
birth, and means, of course, the queen of
flowers; in Italian, it becomes Rosabella
which means fair rose; in French, it is
Hosalie, Which means rosy; and in Ger
man it is Rosamond which means rosy
-Aps Now, there would be some sense in
a grandma Their named Rose, with grand
daughters each having the name in its
pretty changes. Visiting the Highlands
once, met a small girl who was named
Vida, and until she educated me l never
realized how ignorant was. Eager to
make her talk, asked her for whom she
was named; she said, after her father
for his name was David; and it was only
when little search had been made that
l discovered that, in the Gaelic Vida Is
the feminine of David. Speaking of
n
niable gossip | ever knew was called by
her intimate friends, angie" Curiosity
prompted me to ask her her full name;
she told me it was Evangeline, and. of
course, that means the bringer of good
tidngs! Query: Had she depraved the
name, or had the name influenced her?
Who, that ever read david Conner
field" could think of a girl named Dora
as anything else but meek, foolish, in
deed, absolutely silly, though entirely low
able? And who that ever read Middle
march could think of a woman named
"Dorothea" except as one eager to do
right. eager for wisdom, and yet with
her heart and brain battling against each
other? Could Becky Sharp been called
by any other name? When you say
Becky" don't you seem to hear the
sound of gold, and don't you think sim
ply Of the good things of this world and
how they are to be gained? And doesn't
Amelia sound like buttered toast? Soft
and adapted to any digestion. 1t seems
to me that the people who name us have
much to answer for. There is the boy
who is slender of build, weak of mind.
vain and inclined to be talkative, weight
cd down by Reginald or Oliver, or even
Hector. Any clerk in a haberdasher shop
could down him. There are men who. ali
their lives long, are known by initials,
because they realize the folly of having
been given a fashionable name. rather
IKE the southern fashion of giving to the
Oldest daughter her mothers maiden
name; it doesn't Undue her with any mas
cuine instincts, and it seems, in a pretty
way, to make her cling to the girlhood
Of the past
hunt through a dictionary of names
mas proven to me that Barbara means "a
foreigner" or somebody who is strange;
DON'T believe in that dictionary.
have heard people say that Barbara
reminded them of unripe persimmons, but
they We're people who didn't like some
Dody named Barbara. ! like the name
quite as well as II my god-fathers had
asked my advice before bestowlng it upon
me By-the-bye, its funny how little the
average godfather thinks of his duties;
silver mug, a case containing a knife
and fork and spoon. either Of silver or
silver gilt. and behold the gentleman
VINO has promised to stand between you
and the devil thinks he has done all that
IS necessary. ] wonder If he expects you
10 prod all emissaries of his satanic maj
esty with your fork? Perhaps he con-
Guides that his duty Is done in offering
You the weapon necessary for conflict and
mat he is not required to stand by you