The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-12-20
COLORED BABIES.


FEATURES OF THE INTERESTING SHOW AT GIL
MoRE's TRACING GENEALoGy INTO EGYPT
THE JUDGES AND PRIZES.
The colored babies, Their mothers and nurses NJ
Gimore's Garden are settling into better under.
standing with the wild beasts OF tho menagerie which
glare at them from ~ neignboring cages. Al
first tho voices aud antics OF the lions, tigers and
hyenas had ientency to startic the
performances; a terrific fight which occurred
Tuesday morning between the tour tigresses
confined in the large cage the right OF the doorway
opening toward the circus anything but tranquil
izng TO infant The brutes' angry while
three tried overcome the other fairly shook
the building caused even the young elephants to
turn up their trunks and trumpet with dlsmay. But
as rome mails broke loose the scare was soon
over and their eccentrIclties OF temper disturb
the babies no more they do the spectators who
daily ana nightly assemble to gaze a. the latter
FEATURES OF TIE SHOW.
As vet the colored baby show Is comparatively
Dereit OF curosites There arc couple-of Aibinos,
to be sure but these exhibit very Interesting traits
or peculiarites They talk, and Their utterances
are gwen in odd treble, with accompanying VIVID
gestures. ANY who cares TO study human nature
he ands II may discover among these babies
oil various compiexons and strains OF negro blood one
thing which Darwin and Darwin's critics alike DIS
ungush rs d characteristic OF tho equatorial trbes
in common with all trol icai raccs-namey,
tendency 10 express thought and feeling
with significant movements OF tho hands
aud body. Tho sign language OF The wilderness is
killed out only after many generations These little
uusky babies-those among them who are old enough
to walk or TO dance up and down in their mammics'
arms-lndcaIe where their attention is attracted and
emyLas.ze their wishes by gestures with hereditary
aptitude. Three pairs OF twins a.'e shown-Mrs.
Green's Mrs. Braxton's and Mrs. Phoebe Bailcy's
Mrs. Green, who lives at No. York street,
shows pretty little boy and girl. TWO
years old, and neatly dressed IN blue and white. Mrs
Brax on, OF no. 20 Mineta lane, displays brother
and sister, nine months OLD, of light. complexion
and staid demeanor. Each phenomena carries
nursing bottle in It's hand and makes amusing
periodical use Of It, But tho CONS among; the twins
arc the two sparklnS-eyed wavy-haired pickaninnes
belonging 10 Mrs. Bailey They are not lul-ulooded
Etniope but dark enough 10 be out OF the category OF
muatloes and their vcrmon lips ana gil ttering tiny
teeth constantly grinnng az their numerous ad-
mrers.
Five CHILDREN IN -FOUR YEARS.
The'realv kabe ieat ures OF The show are tho
five children OF Mrs Lucy smith, all DO ca u separate
births witnin four years Or rather LES. smith her.
sel tax CO precedence Tor she Is rema rkhOy young
aud vivacious looking woman TO have introduced not
only these nve but two preceding chi dren into the
world sinco her marriage seven yeags ago. She 10
only twenly-cght years old now ana nas the appear
OF a hearty maiden. her manners 3racelu
reserved nd her offspring who occupy sofa OF honor
~ the head Of the platform, behave themselves un-
lmpcachaDly Well when nooraiiy sup piled with
grls-sit bolt right each distinguished ny parti-
scarf thrown It's lott shoulder and tied at
the right side OF the waist The latest conner only
fourteen weeks ola stares acquescenco IN everything
IN general aud the ncgpborng circus IL particular
Mrs. 6. hyatl's Every white George,'a aged two
years; Mrs. Louisa Hopkins Daisy Senta, an Airite
oil some sixteen months, and Mrs. hch's LAT little
"a M I'M M Inn a n
the exhibition, Will attract general attention.
Cuban mother, Mrs. Sarah Guerra, oxhib girl
named lorcsa, two years aud eleven mon hs old and
an INFANT BOY, Fostrlno, thirteen months Old
N.. REMARKABLE PEDIGREE
The mothers babies SIT on all sides ~ PLATFORM
elevated about three ieet above the gr'mnd with an
iron railing stretched around IL 10 keep the public
beyond reaching distance Whenever visitor de-
sires specific Information the mothers are ready and
wiling III respond aud IN this way II Is possible Tor
some quzzcal people 10 ask astonisningy imperlnent
questions with the certainty OF having them pre-
cisey answered The genea ogies oi some OF the
babies out 60 be interesting very black, very
Curly headed infant, with 1e,iuediy ursiocrac nos
tr,l IS affirmed by lis parents De descended with
untarnishad blood straight froi chei ono Of whose
grandsons Is now IN The service oil khedive OF
Egypt. His COUSIN the father III this 0apy porter
IA u Now ork store
ACCOMMODATIONS
When b. by snows became pop ular In England, many
years ago. the accommodations givcn to families who
Droue hi their chIiGrcn conpeie were u consider
ably larger scale Than those NH Gu have been thought
necessary or proper ~ connection with any similar
exhibition IN the United States Each family had
separate apartment asslSnel 10 IL
WIN carpet, cnairs table. cradl es, NC There visitors
could wander aoout at Their ease, and occasionally sat
down and with the pare nLs aud make riends
with liltlo The how thus
loved OF the sun Formally aud OF some
Of tho glariEg publicity which prevents
good many needy parents from exposing their of
spring IN American exhibitions. WHAT can DC done
der the existing conditions Tor the health aud comfort
OF the cOOTed babes IS very che eriuly donc ny the
management At Gmore's. The suggestions OF the
Colorcd doctor, who present with thermometer TO
gauge the temperature ana The wants Of mothers and
NJ. ~ Hand dt anu
rate, the babies at tho night exhibitions come out
gayiy from their afternoon nap ana when The music
OF the evening circus starts up hrs. Green's twins
in particular clap tncir hands together with rhythmic
time aud ylee.
JupGEs PRIZES.
The managers have concluded TO dispense with the
popular Tor awards, ana have selected tue 4uileH
ing JUDGES, who have consented 70 serve-
George ). Leland SLurtevnnt House.
Frank Norris, Filth Avenue Hotel
Mr.. Mcrnned Continental Hois.
George Caudweil, Brunswick Hotel.
Frank Allen, Astor House.
Sieve Dunn, Saratoga
William Shoemaker, Washington.
The prize ISL Is thus made up
Sky dollars for the finest triplcts.
Forty dollars Tor the finest twins
Thirty live dollars Tor The next nlest
Twcnt, live dollars Tor the best locking baby
Forty dollars Tor tue greatest novelty.
Fifteen collars tor the DIackesl baby
Fifteen dollars Tor the wnIlesl baby.
Fifteen doars Tor the uiackeSt mother.
Flltecn dollars Tor the whilest mother
Fltccn dollars Tor the iucst one-year.old.
Twelve dollars for tue finest twoy ear-old.
Ten dollars Tor the finest three. year-old.
Eight dollars tor the finest iour-year old
All the others VIII get 50 piece whether they draw
pro or lot