The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-10-27

ESw the Matter WnS manaScu IN "o.
o. lsafs--Twenty-four Mothers Compete
for the Prize.
Can we not have '.Baby Show" as feature
OF the great fair next weekl Let the committee
think of it. 1t would certainly "drawn prodt-
gisusly. To give an Idea Of how the thing Is
aons, we copy the following from the Memphis
Avalanche, OF. the 18th instant describing baby
show recently held in that city ::
in rear ofthe jIIges stand, the secretary called
S5hen into the arena in the order IN which tney
had been entered, and the babies belonging 10 tne
ladies were carried Into tae ring lE5 1
'front.' Of the northern grand STAND stood tne
NURSES with their little charges In their arms or
In petite carriages, and the sight was IecunaT
one. There were babies Of all kinds, and OF all
ages, that is to say, Of all months under twelve,
for Wheeler, Dickens Co.,, In presenting the
beautiful little persmbuator, had distinctly bar
BABY under one year old on exhibition at this
far.n The blue. eyed blondes were IN the MAORI
ty, although there were many brunettes, darK-
lsslofed anu placid The boys seemed TO os nvea We
manner that was delightful to behold.
me mammss tried every subterfuge to
make their babies smile, laugh and crow,
and sundry comnts and cakes were call.
about ten months was very attractive, and his
enorts to swallow q scarlet worsted ball four
inches Id diameter excited universal admiration.
metask Of the judges was no ordinary one, out
-tley faced the music Ike men, and gazed the 1u-
Yeniles nearly out Of eountenance while examln.
ing their ..poiats.n " Health, strength, "heftn
ana good looks were all taken into account, and
the judges moved silently and steadily along the
fne, their every motion and every word being
eagerly watched BY nurse, papa and mamma.
Some Of the babies Started OF the porty figure OF
MaHamNton as ne marched at the head Of his
forces, and looked as II they had slight glim-
mering Of what 1t was all about, and they looked
up, smillngly, while others presented sombre
faces, with tears In their eyes and mouths an
many tTule through the ope-guards and
eagerly rushed into the ring, as II to look
upon 8 baby was not an everyday occur
reHces After the judges had carefully scam
ed the. groups they retired for consulta.
according to numbers as given above, to
be separa:ed froM the general group: Nos. 8, 4,
8 l9,, 25 and 26, belonging respectively to Mrs. j.
G. johnson, Mrs. 3. W. Ainslie, Mrs. John Nit.
chel6 Mrs. L. Mcclure, Mrs. c. Il. Cavan and Mrs.
Joseph Husso. The judges took another fond
ed for consultation: fhey seemed to have nearly
all agreed on the same baby, fer the consultation
Has brief, and Dr.. Perkins, the superintendent OF
Of the arena, came forward, took little Mary Aims
lie In his arms, attached to her right arm the
btEe ribbon, placed her In the prize >-'y car
shal gaiantly wheeled the lucky little laoy round
the arena amid the huZzas Of the assembled mul-
riSde, while the unlucky babies were carried
6olemlty out Of the ring. After the prize baby
Of the grand stand, but the noise around proved
TOO mncn for its nerves, and the grand marshal
and hif assistant shouted Justify for the nurse.
S0andeG tbs great baby show Of the fair"