Free press., 1907-10-19
SELECTING A NAME FOR
The NEW HOUSE

way, looking up at the house. JuSS
my wife, myself, the builder, the fore
man, and small nephew of the archl-
tect, who had come down with a mes
sage. The house was the ordinary
red house with white woodwork and
wrought-iron rods to hold the portico
up-such as now built in about fort
night on valuable freehold plot in a
rising neighborhood near London. The
garden was full of buttercups and NOR
tar
We'll, said the builder with a voice
in which pride and power were equal
ly blended, mot much more to be
done now. All you want is char
woman for couple OF days, and you
can have the pianola going and hot
bath
Piano." said my wife, who dislikes
new inventions and has had good
teachers.
'"Or the piano., said the dealer, not
at all discouraged.
but what about the name?" the
forman asked.
By some extraordinary chance we
had forgotten the name, and in this
case name was imperative, because
the house is in one of those roads
in which the houses are only hall
built, and the COWS are grazing to-day
where a house may be tomorrow or
the day after. Numbering such roads
is impossible.
Ny wife looked at me and 1 looked
at my wife.
What about Believer" said the
foreman.
"a very good name" said the
builder.
Our house." said the architects
nephew, lis called Hollisdene.'
Not a bad name either said the
builder
81 like Bellevue said the foreman.
"The only thing against Bellevue"
1 said, ''is that there is one in the next
road
The foreman admitted that this was
a drawback.
''The houses on each side of us,
said the architects nephew, "are La
Residenza and Rondebosch.'
81 don't care for those said the
foreman.
Opposite, said the architects
nephew, "is Heatherside.'
MAY I ask where you live?" my
wife asked him, sweetly enough-to
him, but to me, who know her tones
better, dangerously.
cat Turham Green he said. There
are fine houses there
Isn't there a Sea View!" nay wife
went on.
81 don't remember" said the archi-
tect's nephew, but I'm sure there
must be- -
That's not so good as Bellevue. .
said the foreman, but it's not bad
Sea View"
How would Brickfield View DOR
my wife asked, sweetly still.
Those brickfields, ma am,'' said the
builder, will all be beautiful houses
and then what would be the sense OF
your name? L don't think Brickfield
View is good at ALL
| avoided my wife's eyes.
Mothers sister, said the archi-
tects nephew, Lives at the Rowans. .
This gave the builder an idea.
what tree is that?" he asked, point
ing to the only shrub on the estate.
l told him chestnut.
Then why not call it the Chest
nuts?" he suggested
l told him that in view of my call
ing, which is humorous literature
(more or less), it would be impossible.
He did not understand.
| explained a little more.
Oh he said, you mean your jokes
aren't new But that's all right Peo-
pie will like them ali the more
The architects nephew said that a
friend of his lived in house called
San Souci.
The foreman said that he had been
working at some alterations a little
while ago-a new room for nursery
as a matter Of fact-at a house III
Acacia avenue, for as nice and liberal
} a gentleman and lady as he ever met
, and this house was called the Nest
After Bellevue he said he thought the
Nest as pretty as anything could be
The builder agreed; but he added
that Nests weren't for everybody
: There We're couples suited to Nests
and couples that the name wouldnt
suit at all. Nothing could have beer
clearer from his tone than that he
{ thought my wife and l were the las
people to come under the designation
of Nesters.
The architects nephew said tha
there was a house at Bedford parl
a called Chatsworth.
ssNav 7 ask the h,1iIdar caid Will
smile that was meant to be arch ant
winning, but was only ,repulsive
where the lady and gentleman passe,
their honeymoon? Sometimes tta
helps"
e AT Bath l said.
1t seemed to depress him and it de