The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-09


trying TO remember whose it is, and how 1t
got there.
In some countries, says Woman's Life
curious customs prevail in regard TO Sc
lecting a name for the baby A Hindoc
baby is named when it is twelve DAYS old
and usually by the mother. Sometimes
the father wishes for another name than
that selected by the mother. In that case
two lamps are placed over the two names
and the name over which the lamp burns
the brighter is the one given to the child
In an Egyptian family the parents choose
a name for their baby by lighting three
wax candles to each of these they give a
name one of the three belonging always to
some dignified parsonage. The candle thai
burns the longest determines the name for
the baby.
The Mohammedans sometimes write de-
sirable names on five slips of paper, and
these they place in the Koran. The name
upon the slip first drawn out is given to
the child.
The children of the Amos, people living
in Northern Japan, do not receive theIr
names until they are 8 years old. It is
! the father who then chooses the name by
which the child is afterward called.
The Chinese give their boy babies a name
I IN aQQltiOn 10 LHelL SufildiitSs ana tney
must call themselves by these names until
they are 20 years old. At that age the
| father gives his son new name.
The Chinese care so little for their girI
babies that they do not give them a baby
name. but just call them Number One
Number Two, Number Three, according to
their birth.
BOYS are thought so much more of in
China than girls that if you ask Chinese
father who has both boy and girl how
many children he has he will always reply
"Only one child
German parents sometimes change the
names of their baby If 1t is Ill; and the
Japanese are sure to change the name oil
a child four times.
Tt was at a fashionable Lenten gather
ing at the Waldorf-Astoria, says the New
York Tribune. that two stylishly dressed
women bowed cordially to each other and
| took their seats side by side. The lee
turer had not yet put in an appearance
and they discussed various questions in
an animated manner Presently one said
"By the way, how do you spell your
name?"
"Oh. come now" said the one spoken to-
that is entirely too transparent"
why" asked the first speaker, blush
ing furiously.
"Oh, because what you really mean Is
that you forget who 1 ann"
Really" said the first speaker, looking
more embarrassed than ever. "I''-
well" interrupted her companion, 81
will spell 1t for you-J-o-n-e-s."
oh said the inquirer. you are Mrs
Jones of Brooklyn"
do you want me to spell Brooklyn too?''
asked Mrs. Jones roguishly, and then they
both laughed heartily.
Those sitting near them Joined quietly,
but with evident sympathy In the laugh
and a general discussion took place among
friends about how to get out of a SINH
! larly embarrassing position. All agreed
that tact was the most necessary accom-
plishment but no one seemed to be able
10 decide Just what to do until a woman
! sitting alone, turned to the first two speak
| ers and said, with the unconventional
| freedom that such an atmosphere breeds
| II have friend who seems to have solved
all problems and this one with it, When
| she meets a person whose name she can
not recollect she always smiles her sweet
| est and says: 7 have such a clear men,
DRY for pleasant names. Now, 1 know
you well but (shaking her head sadly
your name has slipped my memory
mo one can resist this. and, of course
she is extremely popular"