New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-09-17
THE BABY SHOW AT BOSTON,.
Correspondence Of The n. Y. Tribune.

Correspondence of The n. Y. Tribune.
BosToS Wednesday, Sept. y, 1855.
There is nothing talked Of in Boston but = ,by
Shows Great is Barnum He has achieved tr-
umph. Three days ago all Boston denounced and de-
fed him, defling his beard and hoping that donkeys
would cit upon his grave and woodchucks bur'ow in
the halls Of Iranstan. And Boston is at his feet
The Baby Show is a great success. do no. remem-
her 10 have seen so much excitement among the
female part Of our population. CROWDS OF women
block up the avenues 10 the Music Hall, where me
Show is held so that this afternoon | had to wait
nearly half an hour before | could get in.
The beautiful! Hall presents very strange appear
anCe. II is the place where Theodore Parker preach
es, and hardly know whether 10 consider ths pres
ent exhibition OF humanity It's platform a. an anon-
ally, or as legitimate correspondenGl coroiary TO its
Sabbath use.
The babes on exhibition do not seem TO me by any
means the bss. specimens OF babyhOod A few are
undoui4Lly handsome bat the majority ordiGary-
lookng-gOt In apparently TO f up and make out the
show On rhe first day, before the throng became I'M
mense end while yet the stifness was not worn on,
the mo hers ana nurses OF the children had very
drol aspect. They were seaed in rows on platforms
elevated above The crowd, Gnd Il WAS ediyng ID be-
hold their grim New Eueand countHnances rigid and
proper and painfully conscious OF their Sunday
meeiirg clio ICES contIasod with tho fresh, easy and
uncons'rsi1ed faces and movements of the babies.
Some of the womsp, however, were handsome-tho
mother of a pair OF beautiful twus strikinsly 80.
There twins are the chcrru Of Mr.. Paine OF New
burppori, and arr universally con elderot tic best
h,uc ~. oimets of humanity in he exhibition.
The Spectators quite ~ veil worth seeing ana
hearing as the babies Tine proJisous number OF We
men. and the interest manifested by theu give the
hal, very gay aud animated appearance. E,eir
comments upon th- childrn develop cvesy possible
variety II criticism upon h,hIcs. Al colccva1bo
roinis touched upon With p'actitod SAIL no NJ
merAs 90 t,lo mer of couisc, Aorp narrower range
While look nf At Mater ScOu, tho priao-bahy OF tho
Nrw.lotk sho ., who IL holr. thoush he - NO. aeon
pctitor lt sri behind NC . voice evidently bclo0si u;
/" gentleman I, ora ths rural dis rect Wall swAn
"m,hls doat heat uriol Ne o0no hrty miles 90 ,ec
" the piisc hoy ant u 10 dafno,i a. pccca Il have
"n't 80 a hapLaer,rt boy tnr hU,a' As ~as inter
pally makis similar ,emaik tsfacd a. look ~ tho
speaker with ftrlins az sympzlhy. All thar | can
90, ct han Il, .hsi hs boy Is haadsamtr than Mas
20, scott ha beauty psl al inhe,aa,e ftom tho pa
teinal side
Aa,Hbg 'hs us'ia aitse,irns III ghs show are %
beys gs shis AID siaetess ii ht secs high
a~n Haries lia,ea,an ass sVt AZ "a . ,pc.iian 81
hasra@ erle'ed babI saaw ~ chapman Hall. oi IA.
sha famo it 10 'ealr ~mth saeIes, TIC babies ara
t'sht a"j s,ee 81 Meio guite tAtell,upe, raoY ago
~ VI sgirse q ee dsef ts.A a. ,3fslep'p ln,,s obe.