New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-11-27
BABIES OF EVERY KIND.
ryp v,r1ov,1 SHOW IN THIS CITY.


,,ns, was cav with flags and pacards yesterday an
nouucinc that the day had at last arrived when the Great
National Baby show 10 be opened TO the world ino
managers evidently anticipated that the world wouu
cordially respond for after the manner OF country W
neral AT which TO avoid confusion those who desire 10
take last look requested 70 pass up the Hgn' "so
and down tho left the public yesterday ejoneu 10
enter the baby show az Fifthsye, and TO emerge On
Fourteentht There has been some curiosity iet Ms 10
The name aud object OF the man who Is respohsoe lor
The assembling Of many infants The advertisements III
the papers for babies Of ali sorts and conditions have not
been signed and there Is evidently desire TO concesl
from view the persons who paid for them MT HITCH
eo IS the manager Of the show and 1t was stated yea
trdav that several gentlemen the proTretors that
they had dubbed together being animated by the long
Ing 10 know what this country is doing In the way ol
babies" and whether not it is probable that the rising
generation OF fathers and mothers are bringing up the
children in the way they should go.
BaDy shows are not an ancient amusement 80 lar as
can DO ascertaned the first held at the Crystal fa
ace in London. only few years ago. Mt Barnum SUI
seoucntly afforded NewYork view OF babyhoou III MI
its stages but it affirmed that "the world mas never
aeon show OF this acnitude" Said gentleman yes
,erday who evidently familiar with the details OF
the present exhibition although he refused TO give his
name for publications "This will be an extraordinary
success / predict that 100000 persons Will come
hher oinspec these babies There are 400 entries on
Tie books and entirely safe to say that we sha
have 1000 before we ma IL huNlshDc ~ S'eO'
there ere about $50 present and you will observe tnat
thcv are fairly representative Of the American commu-
ptv They come from all ranks and races We nave on
exhibition delicate infants from Nfth-aye ana the Mur-
ray Hill District. while Others nave crossed tne Iver
nom Uobokeu. Brooklyn and Wiamsburgh are repre-
sented and ell quarters OF this Metropolis III might
na!.;o3a Tor bcre are the children Of Iceandcrs.
swcdes Danes PruSsians Russians AustrianS. TURKS,
UoIan9erS Scotchmen. Irishmcn and Americans not 10
spak OF Mrs Ch9Hg Wing TT coIed for ali Kinds
"a 1Irott nd all
r - ,o,,id my 40 NJ An 10 allow the presence OF ba-
bes who would cndanger the health Of those with whom
thev might come casual contact. On tins account
have eIf con1pelcd 10 decline very promising in
fants We have some very remarkable mothers here a.
vel One Of the ladies' present has borne four children
within three She was married at the age OF louf
teen, and is only seventeen years cdnow"
The hall has been arranged for the reception OF hEhg
second Goor Is the general exhibition roOm but the third
T. he demand fr space should become excessive. Flags
have been hung around the walls and from the ceiling
a1ovs Along the sides Of e second story hall are mar
T0v raised platforms. with chairs upon he LOT mon
are beucnS' III icpony me ciass OF babes 10 he
ranerc beneath il, for Instance the space at the
r.. ne tird story free-iunch table provided
Tor mothers aud nurses and the general public can OBJ
tain ref oahmcutS there 40 the usual prices There Is
also private where ovcrwearied mothers can take
80 children over five years old are accepted aside
r'qced upon admission. No catalogue has been pre-
pared hut each infant provided with ucEet bearing
r. number 70 each Of tie tickets which admit the pub
hers attached coupon. aiming list Of the classes
a. which prizes win e awarded as follows; Hano'OlHes
mother, pretuest baV, hnest tlpe1s pIettest tTILs
greatest novelty, pretuest t|oYear ola pre- 'est tnice
ycarod preitcst fOur-year-od and pretest hveyear-
old. special COMMITTEE VIII decuo upyl otuel Iu'i -
It's. Esch visitor Is requested TO marx tHe huhnef on
to ballot box. The greatest number OF ballots III edch
inc,e-eTt weather of Yesterday morning prevented
2 ful representation OF the infant population rs might
Otherwise boyc been obtained but among the -o9 DaDes
rrIr- r.anfE rfaf ID
, mo-, ham isoue tai,cs bomciv babies cry-
Ing babies. laughing babies irascoc babies contenied
babies noisy babies quiet babies, Fat babies lean babes
snperc. ous babies uHassumng babies pugnacous ba-
Ifis safe TO saw that all the above classes on hand
moh iST' wrs S to furnish an infant combining several
vi a. the ABOVE qualities. For instance although lean
h3hv ID is quite possible that nOmey baby might be an
cehc Furthermore tnere were many lha,s on Al m
ton belonging properly under Aels hot pu Gov III V.
advertisement. as for instance. unexpected babes OF
a. ne borseesch forever crying give give"
A bachelor entering the hall and finding babies to
rrh o. h babies left OF him, babies In front OF him.
would never for an Instant doubt that "some had
buudeIed." but as an attendant remarked YESTERDAY
"hacLcars have rights which babies are bound 10
respect Next to little deaTs themselves the clothes
in which they were exhibited attracted from female
visitors the most attention yesterday IL Is really won
In Iauy Instances it Is impossible to believe that the
plainly almost shabhiy dressed woman, evidently one
OF the ab0rng class is the mother Of the baby that
sleeps bcsde her in silk and lace
Among
months old That weighs hfty-eiSht pounds Its arms
And LEGS are visitors tell the real JOINT
month old weighing nye pounds each A pitiful object
Is an infant five months old that with the clothing about
il weighs only two pounds. It's German mother holds II
70 VIZ" , r mead is scarcely larger man BIZ
hard ball its little weazened face often conyulsod
with pain. Directly opposite, 10 marvellous contrast TO
TINS poor scrap of humanity Teposed John LuGvlg,
OF German Iaientage, wEO. although just Tie
same age weighs twelve times as much, kicking
The beam at twenty-fOur pounds. HIS cOunie-
riority most corucal 10 behold If he were
aware that he belonged 10 race OF giants Blanche
Stanley four months sat m the lap or her mother
WHO is only seventeen years old Sheridan p. Briggs,
handsome little fellow old enough 10 wear trousers had
place q mirror in which he occasionally stole ad
miriug canccs al MS own Drown cuIIs. Ne"JtIsey Is
represented by three little sisters, fourteen months 0d
OF Hebrew paIahtage IL was hotce4' yesteIuay, tLa
No. 100 vent frequently into the ballot-bOx No 100
was found be other than Harriet A. Bartlett, a
charming little blonde nve months Ola, VINO was DIS
posed 10 hirt with every gentleman IN the room,
a captivating little Gretchen, four years old,
resented all attempts at familiarity. though smiling ali
creature the show that born ten hours after It's
mothers death. Ii does not look exactly infatuated with
Th6se mentioned are some OF the most noteworthy
specimens metropolitan babyEOOd but there
OF others who repay the student Of human nature for tie
time devoted to them OF course there are great many
She beginnings OF life is Increased. piano has been pro
yided In the hall with the double purpose OF keeping tie
they do indulge lamentations. IL is possible that dur
ing OF the afternoon the babies were
not the bedarn which one would have justified in
expecting Tho not 10 be compared for an In
with that OF the recent bench show OF dogs which
the exhibition in some other respects resembled.
Many ludcrOus scenes might have been witnessed yes
terday. There great many visitors present dur
ing the day, coming and gong, and every one had, Of
course, comment TO make and caress 10 bestOw upon
every child that attracted his her attention
man heard 10 that he kept count for twenty
ufes aud that during that time tgby OF inviting
vas fy-K