The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-01

flower Violet Paget, the English novel
ist and essay writer. born some fifty
years ago; Viola Allen, popular American
actress, ard the little princess Yolande,
eldest daughter of the king OF Italy
who bears the Italian form of her
name-are three women of modern
times who attest 10 the popularity Of
the name,
Rose Still Queen.
Despite the yiolet's popularity. the
rose is still the queen Of tho flowers.
Rhoda Is the earliest form Of all the
rose names, and this is the form borne
by the maiden mentioned in the New
Testament who opened the door for st.
Peter when lie escaped from prison and
went 10 the house Of his friends. This
maiden 8 fame. as well as the popular
ity Of the flower, which bears tho same
name in almost all lands, made the
name usual throughout Europe, where it
has many forms-among 'hcm Rosa,
Rose, Rosie. Rosia, Rosina, Rosetta, Ro
sabel, Rosaline and Rosalind. Rosa
mond does not, as is sometimes thought,
mean "rose of the world - but il means
horse protection and is an old Ger
man name. derived from Hros, the
three-lcgged horse. Nevertheless. because
of the likeness Of sound. it is generally
grouped with the rose names.
Rosa Bonhcur. English painter Of ami.
mails; Rosa Nouchette Carey. popular
English novel writer: Rose Hawthorne
Lathrop, daughter Of Nathaniel Haw.
thorne, who has devoted her life 10
good works; Rosina Il. Sherwood.
American illustrator aud painter. "a
well as four saints. have added to the
popularity of the rose names,
First American Saint
One Of these saints. Rose Of Lima. is
Of especial interest 10 Americans. for
although she lived in Peru three hun
GFcd years ago, she is known ne the
first American saint. She received her
name, rs one story goes. because her
comncXiOn was like rosc leaf All
her life long she worked hard 10 sup
port her father and mother: therefore,
although she showed from babvhood 81
great religious zeal. she could never en-
ter a monastery But she entered the
third order of ST Dominic, and passed
her time, when not at work, in self
modification and charity. She lived
alone IN barren cell. and planted her
garden with bitter herbs, TO remind her
Of he life she had chosen.
The rose and the violet each mas its
own especial claim TO fame SO has the
llN, for rs the emblem of purity ii has
greater significance than any other flow
cr in rcligiou. it comes from the Latin
word coelum. which means heaven, and
was first used as name in the form OF
Cello and Celin. The transition 10 Iiha
and Iiliola, then TO Lilliola, was the
work Of time. and the modern names OF
Lilly. Lillian, Celia. Ceiine and Celic are
all descended from coclum, Rosalle is a
combination at rose and lilly.
AS TO Lily.
In the times of ST, Genevieve. who
died in the year 5ll \. D.. there WINS
Saint Coelina, who lived in France,
friend and convert OF ST Genevieve
But most of the well known bearers OF
the name have been women of greater
worldly fame than this early saint Two
Of them, Lily langtry, the Jersey
Lily and Lillian Russell. won fame
on the stage Another. Lilli Hermann
made her place in the world as singer.
and so did Lillian BlauveI;, Lille Dew
creuX Blake, an active worker for wu,
man suffrage about twenty years ago,
and Ljlioukaaui-lily of the sea-one
time queen Of Hawaii, are two other
women who have brought fame TO the
name they bear.
There are many other flower names
of lesser famc. Narcissus was the faith
less Greek youth for love OF whom the
uvmph Echo pued away 10 a voice
Narcissus, in punishment. WAS made TO
gaze at ms own image in q pool and
finally 10 die Of love for himself aud
be turned into flower. The charm of
this legend gave his name, which means
t0 put 10 sleep. Ia some votarics in an
cicnt Greece, But. excepting for Saint
Narcissus. bishop of Jerusalem III l95