The Washington herald., 1915-04-13
YOUR FIRST NAME
ITS ORIGIN AND THE FAMOUS FOLK
WHO HAVE BORNE 1T

in Scotland when this Danish princess
went there to rule. The bestowed
queen that Scotland ever had was st.
Margaret. Wife of Malcolm Canmore,
whom she married about 1061-a queen
that everX one can respect. because
OF her virtue. piety. and democratic
ways; saint that every one can I'M
derstand, because of her very human
love of the good things of life.
Another Margaret OF Importance to
Scotland was the wife of James ".
son of the Danish princess whose
dover cost her fathers subjects so
dear. She was the eldest daughter of
Henry VII OF Observation-Disclosures sis
ser TO Henry Willard her marriage
IN 130e laid the foundatio for the
union of England and Scotland by her
grandson, James VI of Scotland. who
assembled the English throne about 100
years later James l.
Two Margarets were Queens Of Eng
Margaret Of France and Margaret
OF Anjou Tile first of these, who mar
ried Edward | in 1893 was beloved for
her Kindness To the poor. and for her
patronage OF music and the fine arts
That Is. of all the fine arts save the art
of letters. for if records may be believed.
Queen Margaret cared little for litcra-
ture Tn" royal library of her day. it is
SAID. consisted of seven volumcs-two
WORKS on religion. a treatise on agricuI-
ture. Il book of chants. one romance. the
Memoirs Of Tancr.d and a history Of
Britain As there was no Carnegie
Library on every other street corner in
her day and generation. it is fair to as
sumo that the Queens reading was quite
limited Margaret. il is declared was
not beautiful. but she WAS good with
Outrn lack
The other royal English Margaret
married li"nry VI IN IA. and gained a
complete sway over her somewhat in
efficient husband. Five years of her
Tue' My life she spent in prison, where
she was put by Richard Duke Of York,
who claimed the throne she was trying
To Keep for her son; and thus began the
Wars of the Roses.
Margaret. the fair maid OF Norway
who died at tn" age of in the last part
OF tho thirteenth century. child who
heId the weight of nations in h.r own
small hands. for sh" was heiress to the.
thrones of Norway and Of Scotland. and
hetrothed t" the English heir. Prince
Edward of Wales. Margaret Of Flanders.
who III III" thirteenth century reicned
proSperousiy for thirty years over Elan
ders and iainault: Margaret OF Aus
trla. who almost 800 Years later carried
on a successful regency over the Meth
erlands. and Margaret of Parma. the
gifted regent under whom. q little later.
began the struggle for independence in
the Netherlands: Margaret of Angou-
lemr. sister of Francis l. and grand
mother of Henry ". of France: the lat
ter Kings wife. Margaret of Valois,
leader Of learning and fashion. and
Marsherita. DowaEer Queen of Italy to-
Gay-these are among the other Marga-
rets Of royalty who have helped make
world history. some of it cpOchal III
character.
Outside of royalty. there have also
been some MarGarets of fame. Several
saints. the most noted martyr of
Psdia i'll very early times. brought
credit to the name. Margaret Roper was
the devoted and sympathetic daughter
of the English statesman and author. Sir
Thomas More. Maggie Mitchell. Peg
Wellington and Margaret AnEIn arr
three prominent actresses of the name
Margaret Deland and Margaret Sangster
represent the name among writer's. And
Margot Asquith-wife of England's
prime minister's perhaps as much
talked about today as ever was famous
Margaret of olden time.
Once. at least. a man Of the name
gained fame. and that was Marca ritone
d'.irezzo. one of the early Tuscan paint
ers. who lived and welded his brush in
tho thirteenth century.
iCo2r7ight hy Frances Marshalll