The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-07-24
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The July Craftsman contains de
lightful article on Naming the Coun,
try Place." by Thos. w. Hotchkiss
from which following extract is made
GO where we will in Summertime
out of the crowded cities, the things
we seek are light, air and elbow room
Inspiration comes from the hills, rock
ribbed and ancient as the sun-the wales
stretching in pensivequietness between
the venerable woods-the rivers that
move in majesty, and the complaining
brooks that make the meadows green. y
We can readily classify into groups the
names of homes derived from Nature,
and by so doing we shall find that those
relating to the mountains, hills, knobs
and ridges are the most numerous
among them are: The Storm King,
Sunny Knoll, High Ridge Farm, High
land Cottage, South Hill, Bald Hill, Viii
lega Farm Then there are country
homes that refer more particularly to
the rocks and cliffs, as Stonycroft,
Rockands, Gray Rocks, Stony Wolde,
Glenmore, Bluff Head, Trebank, Chry-
stobisyl Knoll.
Homes named from their command
ing views are Overlook, Fair View,
Far View, Lake View, Bellevue, Bella
Vista, Buena Vista.
"Those who prefer lower attitudes
often express their preference in the
designation of their. country homes, as
Netherdale House, Crownsdale, Water
stade and Tntermont (the name of Mrs.
Grover Cleveland's home at Tamworth,
New Jersey.
ITO many persons the woods and
trees make strange appeal The Jay
Gould estate, now occupied by Miss
Helen Gould, is named Lyndhurst after
the English village by that name, the
word meaning the gentle forest The
late E. H. Hartman built his home at
Arden, in a wooded section of Orange
County, Newport, and named it Arden
House. Mr.. John D. Rockefeller calls
his home at Cleveland, Forest Hil1.s The
summer house of Mr. John Aehelis, at
Seabright is appropriately named In
vermara, while the residence of Mr..
John N Bowers, at the foot Of Otsego
Lake, is called Lake1ands.
Many have named places from trees
of a certain kind as for those which
they have found growing in greatest
profusion on the lands they purchase.
Thus we find Maple Terrace, Maple
hurst, The Evergreenss Fir Tower, The
Cedars, Cedar GROVE, Oakwold Chest
nut Ridge, The Locusts
The romance of the road is thus
expressed in many titles Blythe Way,
The Crossroads, The Corners, Dial
House, MillWood.
Joy of playtine days is expressed
in many whimsical titles given to eoun-
try places, all descriptive of the free
and easy ways of living Nirvana, which
in the Budhistie faith means perfect
peace, is typical of a group of names,
including Idylease, While Away, Cozy'
Nook. George Gould owns place in
the Catskill Mountains called Fairlough
Lodge. One modest owner has named
his place Justanere House. Henry NJ.
Flag1er calls his residence at Mamar-
oneck, n Y, Satanstve.
Nearer the house, and perhaps nearer
to the hearts Of many owners of eoun-
try homes, are the flower gardens with
their fragrant blossoms, the fruit trees
and vineyards with their ripened fruit
age, and the nuts and berries within
distance Some have the
names Pleasance, meaning pleasure gar
den, and Pepperidge, where the bar
berry grows; there are also many
Woodbine Cottages, Hawthorne, May
flower, and Fernhill