New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-02

whisked herself off with motion. She didn't dare
undertake the Jennings again.
And when the package was delivered that evening
the name it bore was 81. G. Jenung' This was the
third and winning fall.
PUT this question of names is only specifically jest.
- mans name is his a sort OF badge by which to
distinguish him from the millions of his race who share
the planet with him. And it is truthtuly SAID that
precious little attention is given to names save by the
owners of them. When is rightully called Farqu-
har for instance it probably harrows him to be adj
dressed as "Parke and yet in five cases out OF ten the
error is due to the person who introduces MIR farquhar
to someone else. And how often this someone else, If
he did not catch the name, awaits the progress Of the
conversation to hear "Farquhar' repeated. But it isn't
repeated because the other always addresses Farquhar
rs Bill or lack and all that remains OF him IN the
Of the new acquaintance is, This IS my trend Mr..
Warhwahk, which is little enough OF souvenir OF a
meeting.
1t is your Western who permits nothing Of this
sort to happen He's interested in names as well as in
personalities, and when bes introduced TO man and
the attcrS has not reached MS ear DISTINCTLY ne
saws very promptly what was the name, please"
This is directness that cannot be ganSaid and It has
the virtue of starting things all even as 1t were BY
some this inquiry IS placed in the category WIN that
most delicious provincialSm "Pardon my glove; but
il aslredlv possesses distinct advantage over the SUBJ
terfuge "Wll YOU be kind enough to tell me how you
spell your name?" because the discomfting answer
might be- Certainly, JONES'
THERE is another class of Justly deserving Of
place in this chronicle. He is one who provokeS ire
throughout the sphere of written language the man who
subScrbes herOglyph to letter and expects 20 De
recognized as a name. In many Instances tins man
writes egble hand or, at any rate, not 50 Oady tnat
it cannot be ead-wh the context for aid,-but when
he comes to the signature he feels at liberty to make any
old scrawl, with period here ana there ana imposes
it upon his correspondent 1t individuality he thinks
especially if the writing of the name shows marked
divergence from his hand in the body Of the letter
Sometimes the holograph letter aids one IN decipher-
ing the signature makes it bit less OF an impairment
puzzle but the typewriter communication eliminates
that aid and all has for guide IS the initials OF le
writer which the senographer has kindly typed IN the
lower left corner. Yet, OF what use are "A. b. 1 or
*. Y. L." with that wrgglng scrawl under the VERY
truly YOURS? Watch the recipient OF such mSslFe'
see him squnt the signature sldewlse endwiSe up
side down see him hold his head in despair But what
does Mr.. ThingamaUg care Tor that: Hes always
signed himself So and people cant read his name
their misfortune Mayhap; but the way in which TO
serve the writer in replying is TO cut his signature
from the letter and paste 1t on the envelop And yer
that's waste of time too 1t never accoinpis"yS
anything.
There is one man known to the writer whose sigma
ture plain enough 70 him. and first glance not G-
cult OF reading who with unholy glee has collected d-
proxmatey two score different renderngs OF his name
Some Of them are laudably ingenious; but not one is
correct. and they range from Miss" and Mrs. 90
Mr." \ few are patent tracngS Of the slgnature.
Even with these photographic rctorts before him. me
sinner goes with his iendish work And the pathe,.
part Of it is that he really tries to write his name So u
may be read
The last person to whom it is desired to direct H.
ention in this arrangement is the who persists III
manufacturing jokes upon the names OF his trends ana
acquaintance. He is generally person with lou'
laugh and a fancy waiStcoat, and he deals IN puIs.
Everyone knows him and his methods; so no eXaninc
OF his fatuousness need be rendered The least SAID ~
him the better. He is coming to q dire end.