Evening star., 1922-10-22
ELIZABETH GLADMAN
NAMES FOR GIRLS
And What They Mean

ID oSE is the name Of all others for
IN girls which seems best to lend
Itself TO charming variation. AS
the rose is generally considered the
queen of flowers throughout the
world, SO the name Rose and its
many notifications is considered
especially appropriate for girls.
The rose is the emblem of silence.
The legend behind this statement is
the one which concerns that fasct-
mating little god. Cupid. VINO is said
to have presented the god of silence
tray the secrets of Venus. the god
dess of love. The term sub rosa
also Indicates silence. Beauty and
prosperity are signified by the name
Rose. 1t is odd that. although the
rose is queen of flowers. there has
tory named Rose.
The nearest royalty has come to
the name Rose was the famous war
Of the .-roses. which lasted 80 years.
The housebf Lancaster had red roses
as its emblem and the house of York
England during the 10th century.
The Lancastrian claim to the tf rome
came through John OF Gaunt. third
son Of Edward III. created Duke OF
Lancaster in 1923. having mar
ried the heiress of Henry. Duke
King Richard ii seized his posses
sions. bu, Johns sor. Bo'ingh OK
who was in exile, discovered that he
had sufficient popular support to
claim the crown. Richard was de-
posed and Bolingbroke's claim grant
ed him. Lancaster held the throne
through three reigns, then York had
iall IN tOho I'd
son of the Earl of Cambridge. and
actually the nearest heir to Edward
III. through his second son Lionel.
Duke Of Clarence. So the war waged
on. first one house holding the throne
and then the other.
At last Henry VII ascended the
throne and. through his marriage
". in 1896. the red and the white
roses were blended in the Tudor
badge and the war of the roses was
ended.
The rose is also IN the emblem of
the House of Richmond, and golden
Pope to bestow when showing his
women, however. The ex-Empress
Eugenie Of France and the ex-
Empress Charlotte of Mexico were
both so honored. Henry VIII was
nlCh HdI1cu ny SOilC VI ilS JoSidi Coui
companions as Knight of the Golden
Rose. Possibly this was because he
showed such a marked preference for
the attentions of the ladies'.
The crown Of roses is always con-
sidered a great honor in any fete and
is used particularly in Lima, the home
Of Rose of Lima, the only American
saint in the ecclesiastical calendar.
Her real name was Isabel Flores and
her feast day is August 30. The rose
of Jericho is one of the flowers
which. when faded. II placed in water
will revive. The same is also true of
the everlasting rose and the rose Of
Gambia. The fourth Sunday in Lent
is known as Rose Sunday.
There was one German princess
named Rosamunda, who was forced
by her husband to drink his health
out of her murdered fathers skull.
Rosalind, the heroine of "As You Like
It." one of Shakespeare's most
whimsical comedies. Is a clever and
vivacious girl not unlike the much
discussed girl Of today. known as
"novissima flapperissima." j.
The greatest dramatic soprano of
the nineteenth century was Rosina
Stoltz. whose wonderful voice in
spired many Of the melodies of Verdi's
delightful operas. She lived from 1915
to 1903 and created leading roles in
many OF the great Italians operas,
her greatest being considered the in
first sang at the time of the opening
Of the Suez canal in Cairo. Egypt
Some Of the prettiest variations for
the name Rose are Rosalita, Rosalind,
Rosette, Rosamunde, Rosalynda,
RoSalie and Rozella,