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Show 1 Your First Name Its rigia Folk Who Thu first name, Anthony, is a name of tho professions. That is to say, although al-though thoro have been famous Anthonys An-thonys among tho great kings, statesmen, states-men, lighters and men of affairs of tho world, most of Luc really big Authonys have won their famo either through art, literature, music or tho church. Four gront writers, thri-o great paiutors, as many big mon in the musical musi-cal world, and half a dozen iamous churchmen, havo answered to tho namo in some form or other. Saint Anthony tho Great, sometimes considered tho most popular saint of tho west, wab ono of the first of theso preat professional Anthonys, and no doubt his popularity did much .to spread tho name through tho countries whoro his deeds were recounted, il became Antoiuo in France, Antonio in Italy, Anton in Russia, Antal in Hungary, Antouiu in BolioniKi, An-touius An-touius in Germany, Antoni in Switzerland Switzer-land and AnthoniiiH iu Holland. Iscar-lv Iscar-lv every country has an abbreviation such as Tony, Tonio and 'lool. An-toiuctto An-toiuctto aud Antoma aro tho usual feuiiniuo forms. Sainr Anthony was born near Thobed, in upper Egypt, about o J A. D. . His parents were wealthy andlovout, and gave him the best education tho ago afforded But Anthony wis not Hntifllod with thu life, ho saw about him at: TIk'Ups, and when ho wis still a vonng man ho U-d to the deserts. There, legend has it, he Mbitcd tin ancient Paul of Thebes, who is sometimes some-times called the first hermit. Tho stor3 ol" Anthony's temptations has beeu made popular by many talcs and pictures. Sometimes in the shape of reptiles, beasts, bountiful womou and visions, uvil spirits templed him to leave his retreat and-ruttiru lo tho world. But his only answer to IliCbC entreaties was lo go deeper and deeper into the lonely wilderness, Two or three times, however. Saint Anthony was persuaded to emerge from his seclusion and journey to Alexandria to comfort and encourage tho sufferers of Itomuu persecution. Ono of his visits vis-its to the great Egyptian capital was the outcomo of a vision, according to his chroniclers. A voice camo to hiiu one night in the darkness of his cell, saying: "Anthony, thou art not so good as a cobbler that dwelleth at Alexandria." So Anthony took up his staff aud went to Alexandria and found there a humblo cobbler. The saint asked the man how ho spent his time "Sir," said the cobbler, "as for mo, good works have I none, for my life is but simple and slender; I am but a poor cobbler." Then he went on to add that ho worked nil day long, told tho truth, kept his word, and taught his children to fear tho Lord. Once again Anthony gave way lo entreaty, en-treaty, and left his wilderness to found the first monastery at Fnvuni. It was only a group of sc.'iltoroil cells and caves, but in it was tho germ of tho I- ANTHONY : ANTOINETTE v Tho first name, Anthony, has ! -r been mudo famous by mon of tho ! v- professions- Art. letters, tho -r-v church and music, have all boast- cd tlioir famous Anthonys St. An- " I- thony the Great, tho most popular -I- saint, in the west era church The v ! Anthonys who huvo worked their ! v own way up in the world A name !-j !-j meaning inestimable. -I v Bv FL'ANOFS MARSHALL, -i- great monastic system which was later evolved. Almost a thousand years later the name was borne by another great saint. This was Anl.honv of Padua, who died in l'2'i. lie was. a revival preacher under St. Francis of Assisi, and gained great success and popularity. Legend has almost; as much to say concerning this saint of ftaly as it has of thu great Iigvptian hermit. Once, it is said, tho Italian St, Anthony preached by the seashore lo tho lishcs. who came to tho surface of the waters to list on to him. This miracle, performed per-formed to convert a scoffing heretic, led to the belief that the good saint of Padua possessed a peculiar power over animals, and he has always boon called their patron. Ho is also supposed to take especial care of persons in danger, and in Padua, whero ho is so greatly beloved that he is called simply The Saint, or 11 Santo, his church is lillqd with testimonials tes-timonials from persons who have called on him in danger aud who havo escaped injury. Ono whole chapel of the church is set apart to hold small testimonials, for tin' most part pictures of accidents, from hit grateful devotees. Theso little acknowledgment,- of tho good saint's intercession bear throe initials, "P. G. R.," signifying "por graccia riccvuto," or "for grac received." Saint Antoninus, archbishop of Florence Flor-ence in the lift couth century, whose devotion de-votion lo the pour during tho awful years of famine, earthquake and pestilence pes-tilence from 1-1-18 to 1 -1;"53 won undying remembrance; Antonio do Dominis, a popular preacher a contury and a half later, who first came near the true I scientific explanation of the rainbow; jand Antonio do Scdilla," lovingly known as '"'Pero Antoino" by (ho "ratef.nl poor in tho New Orleans of a hundred years ago. aro three other niPii of rcligiou who have added to Anthony's fame. Tho story of some of the other professional pro-fessional Anthonys brings out. the last that, this man, whoso greatness will bo sung to tho last pago of tho world's history, has been shared by many mon who have worked their way up in life. Tho three great artistic Anthonys I arc Corrcggio, born in 1194, whose father was an Italian tradesman; Sir Anthony Van Dyke, born in 1590, the son of a Flemish silk merchant, aud Watlcau, born in H5S-1, whoso fathor was a roof slater in 'Valenciennes, France. Anton Rubonstoin, the famous Russian Rus-sian pianist and composer, born in ISrjO. Anton Scidl, the great Hungarian Hun-garian conductor, born in 1S50. aud Anton Dvorak, born in 1S41, whose father was a butcher and who roso to be one of the most famous composers' of Bohemia, and' a member of tho Austrian house of peers, arc three groat musical Anthonys. There havo boon at least four famous uteu of tho name iu letters. Antoino La Salic, almoat unknown excepting through his works, is the reputed re-puted fourteenth century French author of some of tho cleverest bits of satire in a language noted for the wit and sparkle of its literature. Anthony Gal-land, Gal-land, another Frenchman, whose father died in It3o0, when tho boy was onlv four, was the youngest of seven children. chil-dren. His mother had to work to support sup-port hor many children, but sho managed man-aged to givo her youngest son a good qducation. When ho was fourteen, However, she apprenticed him to a tradesman. Tho humdrum life of n tradesman in a bloopy little French town did not appeal to the imaginative young Antoino, An-toino, and whon ho was lo he ran away to Paris, to support himself by teach- ing what he already know and to loarn jH more. Finally he" found his way lo Constantinople, aud thoro translated for the first time into a European language "H the marvelous Arabian Nights. Theso jH tains were then unknown in Europe, and Galland gained some credit which ho did not deserve, for people thought him the author .of theso wonderful H Oriental stories. Ant hony Trollopc, whoso father was a poor barrister, but whoso mother was au authoress of some note, and Anthony Hope Hawkins, who affirms that ho was a particularly ordinary sort of a boy, and who gave up law for lotters, aro the other two noted writers of tho, Other bearers of tho namo hao gained fame iii other Golds.- "Mad An-thony" An-thony" Wayne, whoso namo was in-spirqd in-spirqd by his reckless bravery at Bran-dywinc. Bran-dywinc. was ono of the most pictur-csque pictur-csque fighters of tho American revolu-tion. revolu-tion. Antonio Santa Anua, commandar of tho Mexican forces in our war with Mexico, was another great fighter, and ono of Mexico's most adroit states- mcu as well, though ho ended his Ufa in poverty. Sir Anthony Asblcy Cooper, first Earl EH of Shaflsbury, was one of tho leading statesmen iu' tlio reigns of Charles I and Charles II of lOnglnnd, and tho third earl in tho oarly eighteenth con-tury con-tury and the seventh iu tho nineteenth, both his namesakes also gained fame. Two of the best known Amcricaus of tho name in recent timos, liko somo II., ,.!!,,.,- f.,,a A ii t lif-in-i-il lm.,.,n IH at the bottom round of tho laddor of jH fame. Ton Pastor, who became one of the greatest showmen in tho world, was a boy minstrel at 0 in a music hall. Anthony Cnmstock had to leave school at lo to f-arn his own way. Some royal Anthonys were Antoino do Bourbon, father of Henry IV of France, and Antonv, King of Saxonv from 1S27 to. 1S3G." Still another Au-thony Au-thony whose life was spent in the scats H of the mighty was Anton HIric, nephew by marriage of the Russian empress, H Anna Jvanovna. whoso iufaut son was H appointed her successor iu 1740. But the most famous royal bearer of tho name was not, mi Anthony, but nu An-toiiiette An-toiiiette the unfortunate Queen o France at the time of the revolution. Excepting Marie Antoinette, France's unhappy queen, (he best; known woman of the namo waft Antonina, who died H in of5 A. D, She was tho daughter of a circus rider aud tho wife of the great general. Belisnrius. It is said that sho had her noted husband under her thumb, but whether or not credit is due hor jH for his conquest of Africa and Italy, it is hard say. The name means inestimable, and is from the Latin family namo Antonius, mado famous by Mark Anthou. M;ss Marshall will be pleased to an-swor an-swor by mail all inquiries addressed to her concerning the origin and history of first names. In addressing Mips Mor-shall Mor-shall in core of this paper please on-close on-close a stamped aud self-addressed on-vclope on-vclope for the reply. |
