The New York herald., 1877-12-16
PECULIAR PICKANINNIES.
THE GREAT CoLoRED BABY SHOW AT GILMoREs
GARDEN TOMORROW NIGHT.

THE GREAT COLoRED BABY SHOW At GILMoRE's
GARDEN TOMORROW NIGHT.
Tomorrow evening the long takcd OF colorcd baby
show will open at Gilmore's Garden, whom q rare
sight rs promised. One hundred and ninety babies,
OF all conceivable shades from the light caJS a a
to the cbon black, entered tho list, and their
mammas have promised all to be hand and in their
places at halrpast Owe p. n. The number to be cx-
hibted by means represents the number who have
applied for permission to EXHIBIT yesterday after
noon, while the HERALD reporter sat in the office Of
MI. Hamilton, the, manager OF tho show, fully fifty
applicants were rejected, as tho children produced
wero very ordinary looking. From thsvass number
who have applied the manager has been ablc to
select tho worry BEST AMI those TO be ex-
hibted will form a most insersetng and attractive
group. majority Of the babies the darlines Of
tho better class Of the coored element OF New York.
and some OF the special features Of the show are
worthy OF museum honors. For instance, Mrs. Lucy
Smith has entered I've children born within four
years. oil AZ separate births. There is Willie Smith,
aged four years Joseph, aged thrce Mary, aged two
James, aged one, and Lucy, aged thrcc wecks It has
been suggested that the talisman OF the Smith
has had much TO DO with tho blessings adornng this
special branch OF that umbrageous tree. 1t was cer
tainy not In obedience to any law OF economy that
this family developed 30 rapidly, for the casual
inference 10 the directory will satisfy any that
the Smiths are some pumpkins as to number II tho
family line is drawn In the balioting tnoro is no
doubt that Mrs. Lucy smith will leave the show
with the hrst prize by a largo majority.
Thon there are trplets from Chicago, and, but for
recent death, Yonkers would have been in the sain0
class servant in house ~ that place recently had
tripcts but OF tho number dicd, aud tho mother
is now constrained 10 enter her jewels in Tho twin
class. Minetta lane Seventh avenue and York street
have contributed pairs TO the twin class Maryland
represented by little Robert Delaney, South Caro-
lima by little Robert Preston, Tennessee BY
Charles Rich, Norn Carolina by Jamos Car
roll, Virginia by Waltcr Gibson and Georgia
by Jeb steward Mrs. Roe has entered for tho first
baby prlzc her little months old child Louisa,
and DR.. McDonogh, the co0red physician connected
with the SHOW promises another and tho latest baUy
In New York, black or white. Three Albno children,
horn o black parents, who reside in East Eighteenth
street. also entered. and these is expected, Will
attract much attention They are regarded as among
tho greatest living human curostios. Two sisters,
who married the brothers Laverpool, entcr babcs,
the rivalry between The pairs great that they
yesterday wagcred $40 each that The prize would 10
tboirs
ACCOMMODATING THE MOTHERS.
An immense pialform has been erected In tho GEN.
tire OF the garden, running cast and wcst and sofas
and rock ing chairs have been PROVIDED for IN
Those who come 10 the show TO exhibt VIII be led on
tho premises ana Tie manager says that In this
cuisine Is IN the hands oi competent man, VINO Will
be under the direction OF DR. hcDonogh, and Will pro-
vide without stint, proper food. Those from out. .o
town will bc lodged a. The Putnam House and their
expenses paid Yesterday an Inspector from tho So
ccty or the Prevention OF Cruelty 10 Children visited
the sanitary condition ot the place. remarking, at
the time, that place was better adapted for
show OF the KIND. whore fresh air and plenty oi
are primary requisites.