The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-10-02
A Connecticut Baby Show.

hillingly. Conn.,, recently had baby
show. lt came of in the Congregational
Church, anda writer in the Hartford Times
describes the affair thus:
There were little babies and big babies
sweet tongues and squally tongues-light
babies and dark babies-blondes and bru-
nettes. Among the latter was one OF the
African type, with a little round head like
"A bullet. aud eyes ditto. There was ba-
by from Brooklyn. n. ", and one from
Providence. The hanlsomest baby of all,
and the most richly dressed, TOO, was a
baby from Brooklyn, Conn, but It's moth
er refused 10 enter il on the list of prize
contestants, not wishing 10 put il on ex-
\ hibiiiOn or 10 make "A prize baby OF IT,
over my babies We're entered on the list
ana ioTty-one were present. -Four Of the
liity died before the day arrived When
they We're all collected, a photograph of the
whole lot was taken in the arms Of moth
ers and nurses. sitting on the front steps
OF the church: but the task OF arranging
torty-one babies 10 be photographed all al
once proved rather formidable. Fifteen
or twenty at "A time could be managed
very comfortably; but as fast as these
were got into position, fifteen or twenty
Others threw up their arms and heels and
squealed. Some doubled up their fists and
unteercd 10 hold small lymphatic infant.
which kept on its good behavior. tried
TO get the little African. but it was other.
wise engaged. The baby that sat Just be-
hind me fastened both fists into my
hair and set up a lusty howl. in
concert with another one ON the
LETT. who had for some time been sound
ing all the notes of the gamut. The indie
tatigable photographer kept up the flag
ging spirits Of the baby-tenders, and his
own too, procuring fresh plates as fast as
one was spoiled by this restless mass OF
babies. Al last il was announced that
passablc picture was taken. and the babies
adjourned TO the inside of the church Tor
refreshments and prizes. There were
three classes Of babies. and a prize for the
handsomest of each class. The first class
included those between two and three
years of age; the second. those between
one and two; and the third. those under
one year. There were three Judges for
each class-nine judges i'm all. The child
that drew the first prizc-a silver cup lined |
with gold-was "A bright. blue-eyed little /
girl by the name of Mary Jane lallUweil. |
The second prize-a silver knife, fork and
spoOn--was drawn By a one-year-older. |
little French girl named Exildcr Latleur. 1
whose parents live in killingly. her father \
following the brick-making business. The
third prize-a silver napkin ring-wa,
drawn by "A bright little Punat baby. /
named Champaign. Whether boy or girl, /
didn't learn. A baby judge doesn't oc-
cupy the most pleasant position in the
world. II there are forty babies 10 Judge.
you must inevitably rile the feelings of
thirty-nine mothers, for each one thinks
her own the handsomest. a. every crow
kinks it, own the whitest. That baby
rot the prizeln said a woman curling up
he hair OF a little dot of a thing. THAT
paby got the price, Humph. | know a
rood many handsomer than that one,"
And she gaveavigorous brush TO each curl.
5 ii 90 emphasize the fact thar her baby
vas handsome-t, prize or no prize.