The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-03
EXPRESSIVE MECHANICS.
A NICKNAME Is THE PRICE
FOR POPULARITY.

ough's Melancholy Tftls-N,a,
names OF Society People in Anne,
lea.
To live gracefully up to a nicknar,o
or scornfully TO live it down, is one =.
the prices paid for popularity now
days. by individuals that move a. =,
most every grade of society. In fact
it is noticed that these tokens of e.
miliarity are greatly on the incrAoo.
perhaps because of this very intinao,'
which they suggest with well hnor..
people.
In his particular set, Edward W.T. :.
dubbed 1.-The Master" to alIude n b;u.
therefore. as ''Tummy," the name non'
discarded would show either that on.
had been asleep for some time. or slso
that one stood without the charmaa
circle. In this country, curious,v
enough, Mr.. willie" K. Vanderbilt ;,
called by his intimates 1.-THE Prince
because his ways are likened to tbos.
of the King in his unrestrained dav.
of being Prince of Wales.
Sonny" is the nickname most gen.
orally used for the Duke of Mari
borough, earned, however, through M
fault of his, but because of the very
undignified treatment bestowed on him
by his father. The young dukes der'
terity in lodging footstools and even
Sevre plates was early noticed by 81.
ciety. At Cambridge this inculcatej
habit also did it's work. 1t seems most
melancholy, but there he was known
as THE Shrinking Shrimp
The Duke of Portland, owing TO his
size, is termed Jumbo" while, for the
same reason, the late Duke of Welling.
ton was called "Spurgeon." In sizabp
nicknames, however, none could vie
with that of the Late Mr.. Cecil Rhodes
who was called THE Colossus"
Everywhere, it seems, Prince Victor
Duleep Singh, who is very handsome, il
dubbed Tulip" which may be in refer.
ence to his rudy coloring. His second
sister, however, the one with scientific
proclivities, and who has spent some
time in America studying medicine, is
already alluded to in England as THE
Doctor" The Duke of Manchester
who also has considerably stirred
American interest, bears for some OBJ.
scure reason the title of Kim"
Lord Kitchener, with whom even the
thought of familiarity seems incongru-
Gus, knows nevertheless that society
has abbreviated him to *. of X, and
while Lady Curzon, vice empress of In
dia and nee, as all remember, May
Letter. is affectionately called by her
husband "Kimky."
To the Earl of Warwick has chung
the pet name of his boyhood, Brooke"
one which is rather natural as through
his early days he was Lord Brooke.
Very often in England titles and names
of places give a broad scope for de-
Quoting nicknames which fit we'll their
bearers and are seldom offensive. In
America wit is more often sharpened
on personal traits, and, as a rule the
names bestowed are not so pleasant
Lord Cholmondeley, hereditary great
Chamberlain of England, because of his
second title. Rock Savage, is briefly
called Rock" Lord Londonderry still
continues to be known as &C." nick
name which was given him when he
was Lord Castlereagh. The Duke Of
Newcastle responds to ''Linnie," de-
rived from his second title, Lord Lin
coin. 1t is known, however, that there
is a tendency spreading to call him
Button" in reference to his love of
pressing the button in photography
The Duke of Cambridge, who has con-
nections with various royal parks, is
amusingly known as George Ranger"
The most extensive nickname yet
earned by a duke is perhaps that of
the Duke of Atholl. 1t is IAN Scot
land"
Desirable or undesirable, there seems
always to be some quality about a
nickname which makes it clinging. 1t
will even occasionally descend through
several generations. Lord Yarmouth,
most generally known as 1.-THE Bloat-
err" inherited this title from his ia
Their, Lord Hartford, who not only
bore it, but earned it when he was
young man in the foot guards.
'Nealy," the net name of Mr.. Corne-
Illus Vanderbilt, loses apparently no
strength, even though it is in its third
generation. THE Climbers" has most
persistently chung to a New York fam
lily with more forcible than pleasing
social ambitions.
Not soon again will there be nick
name SO absurd, in way, and yet so
catching, as that of the late Mrs Pa
ran Stevens. To old and young even
to herself, she was just "Anti-Pirein'
The name OF the late and much Ia
mented Mr.. Harry lie Grand Cannon
was the inspiration for his amusing
but much disliked nickname, LIE Petit
Pop-Gun." But, then, as has been In
timated, good taste has poor snow
with wit when tossed up in the matter
of nickname. 1t can hardly DC
pleasant for the family of well
known general in New York to know
that his wife, a grandmother to boot
but one fond of dancing. is universaiE
dubbed "Giddy Gussie." Probably also
Mrs. CORVALLIS West, formerly Lady
Randolph, would prefer less pointed
petit nom than that of 1.-THE Youths
Companion"
Mr.. Creighton Webb does not. we
may presume, object to the title, Inc
Eyeopener," as it has been gained
through his penchant for dropping
down on sofas in remote corners ana
telling rather riskee stories to DEBUT
ants. Neither should Mr.. William AS
ter complain that he is called Inc
Growler.'
The majority of horsey women IN
America have nicknameS. Mrs. hei
nochan, sub rosa, be is understood Is
designated as Two Year-Old," anu
which is perhaps one of the least oD-
jectionable of this class. Life, however,
is too short to dwell at length on inc
innumerable nicknames one now hedls
in society that would have greatly
shocked the ears of our grandmother.
Mrs. Stuyvesant Fisk is referred 70 a.
The Joker" The husband Of the very
charming Mrs. collie" Hartman
called The Watch" while such names
as Pocket Adonis," PUSSY" ne
Canary" The Tattler," Never Up,
Dead Easy" Pie Bald" Little WI
lie" and Goat are culled from an e1'
tensive non-elegant, but wholly e1'
pressive list.