New-York tribune., 1917-12-02

THESE notes are fascinating contribu-
tons, both as literary monuments
and as commentaries on the great man of
letters. In the first pages Of THE Ivory
Tower" notes one finds Mr.. James strug-
Cling with the names which his charac-
ters are to bear. This struggle shows him
to have been utterly scrupulous, concern
ing himself with subtle nuances such as
would never give the great run Of writers
any pause at all. For example:
IVY Girl. in the reinquished thing, was
Cissy Foy; and this was all right for the
figure there intended, but the girl here Is a
very different one, and everything is altered.
/ want her name, moreover her Christian one,
to be Moyra, and must have some bright com
bination with that; the essence Of which is
a surname Of two syllables and ending in a
consonant-also beginning with one. ar
thinking of Moyra Grabham, the latter ev-
cellent thing was in The Times Of two or
three days ago; its only fault is a little too
much meaning, but the sense here wouldn't
be thrown into undue relief, and don't want
anything pretty or conventonally pleasing.
Everything Of the shade Of the real Remain
thus important the big, the heavy daughter
Of the billionaire, with her father; in con-
nection with whom think give up Better
man. That must stand over and ! want,
above ALL a single syllable. All the other
names have two or three; and this makes an
objection TO the Simple, which / originally
thought OF as about odd and ugly enough
without bowling more so than / want TO. But
that also will keep, while ] see that ] have
the monosyllable Hench put down; only put
down for another connection. ! see thought
Of 'Wenty' Hench, short for Wentworth, as
originally good for Second Young Man. If |
balance that against Naughty Crimucr. / ir-
cline still to the latter, for the small amuse-
ment Of the Naughty On the other hand |
am not content with Hench, though a mono
syllable for the dear bllionarc rir!. in the
light of whom il is alone important TO con-
slider the question, her father so little MAJ
tcring after she becomes by his death the
great heress of the time. And kind of want
to make her Moyra, with which ! lust soy
in The Times a wonderful and admirable
'Chown,' which makes me think that Movra
Chown may do. Besides which. If | keen
Grabham for my heroine ! feel the Chris
tian name should there be Of one yllab'e
All my others are Of two, and shall present
ly make the case right for this, finding the
good thing, The above provides for the time
for the essential Yet suddenly | am pullel
up. Grabham, after all, won't at all do if
keep Bradbam for the other connection. which
distinctly prefer. | want nothing with any
shade Of special sense there Accordingly.
don't know but what | may 20 in fcr dif-
ferent note altogether and lavish on her the
fine ohntupher, which don't want, however
really TO waste When Cantuphcr is used
there ought to be several Of il, and above all
men. No, see it won't do, and. besides.
don't want anything positively fine. like
NIther' and Ike Augurer. and / like, in an
other note, Damper, and ] even see a little
Ressie as a combination with il. tbouob
don't on the whole want Bessie. A. any
rate, | now get on"