LADIES' NAMES.

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume III, Issue 176, 19 July 1872, Page 512

LADIES' NAMES.

There is a strange deformity, ' Combined with, countless graces," As often in the ladies' names, '' As in the ladies' faces. Some names, are fit for every age, Some only fit for youth; Some.passing.sweet ; andmusical, • Some horribly uncouth; ' Some, fit for: dames of loftiest grades, Some only fit for seullery maids. . Anne is too plain and common, And Nancy sounds but ill; Yet Anna is endurable, And Annie better still. "" There-is a grace in Charlotte, ] In Eleanor a state ; An elegance in Isabella, A haughtiness in Kate. And Sarah is sedate - and meek, And Ellen innocent and sweetJ Matilda has a sickly sound, Fit for a- muse's trade ; Sophia is effeminate, ■ And Esther sage and staid. Elizabeth is a matchless name, Fit for a Queen to wear— - In a castle, "cottage, hut, or hall, A name beyond compare. And Bess and Bessie follow well, ' . But Betsie is detestable. is' to ( o : forward, -GTerfcrude is too gruff; pretty face, : s? s P Petty r etty name enough. Adelaide is fanciful, :f And Laura is too fine ; ;£'Buf- Emily is beautiful, . '-:/'- ' y- Maud only suits a iigh born dame, _ Arid Fanny is a baby name. ' Eliza is not very 'choice, Jane is too blunt and bold, And Martha somewhat sorrowful, And Amelia proud and cold ; Lucy ; is too light and gay, Fit only for a flirt, - And Caroline is vain and shy, And Flora smart and pert. Louisa is too soft and sleek, ' But Alice gentle, chaste, and meek. And Harriet is confiding, And Clara grave and mild,. , And. Emma is affectionate, And Janet arch and wild ; And Patience is expressive, ■* And Grace is old and rare, And Bertha warm and dutiful, And Margaret frank and fair, And Faith, Hope, and Charity, Are heavenly names for sisters three. Tlebecca for a Jewess, " Hose for a country belle, And Agnes for a'blushing bride,^ Will suit ,'exceeding well; And Phoebe;for a milkmaid," Joanna for a prude, And Rachel for a gipsey wench, Are all extremely good. And Judith for a scold and churl. And Susan for a sailor girl. . Julia is a name of Southern fame, Linked to haughty Roman dame ; Jessy brings sweet' music to the ear, Affection to domestic sphere. G-eorgy tells of witching sprites, Gifted with smiles, sunny and bright; • ' Minnie is passing sweetly fair, . '' Irresistible far or near. ' '' And now of all these winsome names, • Her s is the fairest who needs no praise.