The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-03
NAMING HOMES.

@NE OF the callings 10 which
educated women may turn to
help out their incomes Is that
OF inventing names for country places,
summer homes. bungalows. &c. The
owners of race horses and show dogs
frequently have great difficulty IN find
ing satisfactory names for them. and
something OF the same embarrassment
seems to seize the builders OF country
seats. II IL by relieving the embarrass-
ment that at least one young woman Is
earning substantial pin money.
Ofhand. the naming OF ones home
may seem the simplest matter. But
there are many considerations % be
thought OF that complicate the problem.
How will name sound? Will II be
easy and euphonious 10 pronounce?
VIII It look we'll at the top OF ones
stationery? Does Il suit the style OF
architecture? Has any nearby estate
n similar name?
So many such details have to be con-
sidered that some people who want the
right name give up trying to discover IL
for themselves and place their little
problem in this young womans hands
for solution.
MY work is most interesting" she
p III
| involves a good deal of reading. literary
research and browsing in libraries, for
when ] submit IA list OF names to a
patron for selection | must give a his
tory Of the names suggested. Especially
is this what ] aim TO do with the names
OF places famous in history or lltera-
ture."
( While travelling IN Europe this girl
made It point to familiarlze herself
with the names Of famous estates. manor
1 houses. chateaus. villas. &c. These she
has been able to use advantageously in
the naming of American places.
Now. just TO give you an idea OF
my work let me read letter had
yesterday said this young woman. And
/ from sineet of heavy parchmentlike
paper. richly inCrusted with the writer's
monogram she read.
will you look up name for our
country place? We want something
with one word. Scotch preferred. We
don't care for 'Fairholme,' 'Woodlawn
Glendale or any Of those fancy names.
We really want something novel. digni-
fled and appropriate. We have thought
OF all sorts OF names. every member
! OF tho family has offered suggestions
hut We cannot seem to agree. So, see
what YOU can do for US"
when ! am interviewed regarding
the naming Of place ] ask all manner
of questions she went on. lis ii hilly
or level? Near water or up on a blum ?
Is the lawn terraced? What kind Of
trees, hedge or wall? All OF these
things enter prominently into the find
Ing of good name. The architecture
Of the house and the material OF which
il Is built play a large part too. For n
large pretcntious home surrounded by
a vast estate, | could not suggest Il
name that would do for a more modest
structure.
ION the other hand the finding OF a
suitable name--if ! cannot tax with the
owner or see the place myself fire.
quently necessitates correspondence.
Often ask for and receive photographs,
which are more than helpful
Sometimes me inspiration comes TO
her to combine part of ;he family name
with some euphonious aitiX meaning
home. meadow, hill, hollow and 30 on,
Then again she Will rearrangc the names
OF the head of the house IN the form of
one agreeable ana certainly original
name for his country seat. And origi-
nality IL what the majority OF clients
are after.
Where the family name happens to
be character stically French, German or
English she frequently finds Ia the
literature or these countries hints for
appropriate names Sumo of her most
successful names have been culled from
Scott, white lrcland's songs have fur
nished her with others.
In naming seaside cottages and noun
fs.l. L.. -. 4.
ing 10 her, is that the names should re-
iect strongly their SURROUNDINGS, be
Informal and also homelike. Names for