The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-07-01

.sot MUoh Variety Because Of Extreme
conservatism In Choice

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.sot MUan Variety Because Of Extreme
conservatism In Choice.
Royal circles are notorious for their
conyersatism as regards Chrlstaa
aames, the same being kept IN the
.amily from generation to generation.
NictOrias abound, AlexandrRs are
tolerably plentiful, and louise is a
favorite name In English and German
court circles. IL was the namV % the
late Queen of Denmark. and Is Inherit
ed by Queen Alexandra, whose names,
besides, are Caroline Maria Charlotte
Julie. Other royal Loulses are the
Duchess of Fife, the Duchess Of Argyll,
the Empress Of Germany and her little
daughter, and the youngest daughter OF
Princess Christian Of Schleswig- Hol-
stein. Louise was also the name OF
the late Empress Frederick.
Charlotte is a very royal name. and
attaches to the Queen of Wurthemberg
and Princess Charles of Denmark.
among other ladies.
OF royal Marys and Maries there are
particularly large number. 70 quote
a few, the Queens of Belgium, Portu-
gal. Spain, and Sweden, the Empress Of
Germany, the Princess of Wales and
her little daughter the two youngest
daughters OF the King, the duchess OF
Saxe-Coburg, Princess Ferdinand OF
Roumania, PriLcess Henry of Batten-
berg, Princess Louis OF BattenberE
Princess Henry of Prussia, and all The
daughters of the Duchess of Cumber-
land Queen Alexandras youngest Sis
teri. The late Princess Alice OF Eng
land and the late Duchess OF recK
we're also Marys.
Another Queenly name is Olga, which
finds charming representatives in the
Queen Of Greece, the Princess OF Wales
Princess Victoria OF England, and two
of her cousins, several Russian Gran0
! DuCnesses, and the hereditary Princess
of acknowledgements
Austria has many royal representa-
tives, among ladies OF this name beinG
the Princess of Wales. the Empress OF
! 0ermany--who is also a Constance
Princess Christian OF Schleswig-nol-
stein and her two daughters, and Prin-
cess Margaret Of ConnAugnt The
German Empress was also christensd
with the old fashioned name of Matil-
d9, and hnds a handsome namesake in
the Grand Duchess Serge of Russia.
court and attaches 10 the Duches t.
Cumberland and one Of her daughters.
tho Queen OF Portugal, and severai
other royal ladies.
There are not many royal Agneses
but three at least may be quoted
namely, the Princess of Wales, the
Duchess of Connaught, and one of the
I daughters of the Duchess of Cumber
land. OF royal Sophies we may men,
ton the Queen OF Sweden. tne Grown
/ Princess of Greece. and Princess Vic
toria of Schleswig Holstein.
The pretty Irish name of Norah il
not usual at court, but il can claim one
royal representative, at least, in the
person of the eldest daughter of the
the Duke of Connaught.
Helen is the name OF the Queen OF
Italy and the Duchess of Albany, anG
Helena belongs to several royal ladies
among them the Empress of Russia
and Princess Christian of Schleswig-
Holstein.
There are two or three royal Pau
lines, notably the Princess of Wales, to
whom also belongs the pretty name OF
Claudins, and the daughters OF the
Duchess Of Albany, and we find royal
Irene in Princess Henry or PRUSSIA.
Adelaide and Feodore are also royal
names. Then, again, there are a great
many royal Alices, several Beatrices.
and at least one Dorothea, In the per
son OF the Crown Princess of Greece,
Society favors Blanche, Sibyl, Evelyn,
Violet. Maude and Theresa a good deal
and, OF course, Msude Is a royal name
too. Lady de Tranord is Violet Msude
and the Marchioness of CRANKY is an
other Violet. Sibyl is the name Of the
Countess of Westmoreland and LORD
RosenbeTy's unmarried daughter, and
the Countess Grosyenor is sIbell Mary
. The G6aint name OF Lettice is met
with here and there in society, as wit
ness Lady LeI.ttice Grosyenor ano
Lady Lettice Ch0lmondeley, and th6
stately Hermione is another favolc-
name ondon Express.