The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-11-30
GROWLS AT THE BABY SHOW
rHF DrsCOMFORTs OF MIDGET HALL
on A TIaNKSGIvING DAY
r.. tberub. Viewed from n Crusty ola
Bachelors standpoint Taking Issue with
the Admirins and Much-Admired Mothers-
IN, Handsome Profits of the Exhibition.

when the average man would best visit. IL he
would most thoroughly appreciate. the pccu-
larities Of the Baby Show. Women can go at
any hour and I've rewarded. Men are different
ryos. ears. and noses will have their fll most
completely at tho hour named. THE SuN has
given liberal reporting TO the chcrubs and their
srsirs this week. and the public seems to
have imbibel tho notion that the reporters.
being married men and fathers Of families
have presented only the rose-tinicd pictures in
the show 1t must be confessed there s another
aide That side was most conspicuous last
evening when Midget Hall sheltered from the
driving storm nearly thousand visitors. each
desiring TO see the preticst. homelicst. and most
ouirs baby in the show.
At the hcad Of the staircase is n large. ohlong
room. around which are raised platforms on
which are seated the mothers and the babies
Some Of the exhibits are on chairs. some in
swings. some in carriages some on hobby
horses. but the majority are held in mammals
lap. where IA sublime indifference to what is
going on. they chew the cud OF fancy. suck the
thumb Of seli-indugence. pull on the bottles
nub. or wrcstle with the means afforded 10y ma
turo for such cases made and provided.
Three things struck the reporter lust evening
when ho entered:
I. Tho odor:
2 The noise: and
3 The unh"althiness Of the air.
Tho room was filed. few scores more
might have been wedged in but to all intents
and purposcs the hall was packed like a cigar
box. An indcscribablc odor permoatcd every
part Of il. What it was could not bc discovered.
sunicc it to report that 1t was. Since 10 o'clock
IN the morning n human tide. in damp and wet
clothes and muddy boots. had cbbcd and flowed
through the place. Anxious. ovcrheated wo-
famed flsma aplxps anl tvip.t thar
spring hrow-. Little children. nice enough In
their way. AMI doubtless carefully tended when
AT hom' ha eaten and played and soilod them-
e.lve- and their dresses all day long. Ham
randwi hos. cake. tea, pie. and the contents OF a
hundred hotties lent thcir aroma. until the place
was piurirfuu- To an extremely unpleasant
degree. An aged man. with SilVrry hair and an
.Ntraurl nary o'ior, snid there had been four
tA -u-and -i'nr- there since morning.
The n So was queer blending OF the prattlc
ma tho bottle. Ile average baby likes To 40 10
slo,p hetw". u five and six o'clock On Thanks
giving Day. Whom no-r and confusion nrcaptto
disturb tho lomrstir economies of the host rcg-
uated hom'-. babies invariably wax cross ANA
nurses put the little things to bed. OF course
the TX item nis of an exhibition such rs this.
are infinitely greater and more wearing To-
cilld thah ih' most uprnarious lest val ~ home
could ever h'. Naturally then these babies were
sr"py' lh"t' - ~ u-" IN trylhs io keep cross
babies AWAKE. IhrSc babies were decidedly
cross. They mnde no bones about screaming.
kicking. y"iiing in fact. That thry had no per-
s'nal interest ia the show wAs a- clear aS the
light ui III" noundaY sun. They all wanted TO
20 home. and falling in that were determined
that they would gp t. sleep. In vain IN" worried
mothers daiidl"i them. In vain they danced
,oy7 before ihe.r blinking eyes. In vain they
strike, and intended that the whole world
should know H. This, then. was part Of the
nolse an infant wall tha, rose from, all sec
comiort"d an would not be slcnccd. Added TO
this were the cooing OF the mothers. the tramp.
tramp oi ih' proc,ssi ional gHz"rs. and the sense
less questioning Of the curious observer.
The ventilation Of the han was fearful. II it
II need sururisc no one II tho rate If mortality
rli- week - largely Increased. and slaughter
Of ne mo ent@ burdens tAe tables issued from
iiayins .s rad and hear1 a great deal about the
ur'S and ,Gc "einsuiar sSmm.trt" of MI.
tai. and the other child. W. thYueit IL might
]" we'll ~ pay some attention t. tue ahnormnl-
rN-.'lo-. Al families hnrrahoui- have them
A.. ihorr any riplc's to be sren here,
1D'lr'v thus addressed was ralm-visaced
poison 'i 'ulrN five summers aui winters. She
tn ly haii hrul. and a- She Wals.i the Nor
Nith dignity, continually tapped % rather mic"
ten-iolar ol teeth with the siumpol wood
"'l ra.-7 you're a stranger IL You haven't
helrl ,ts@trapl,t-' TrpIet-f Oi curse W.
The writer hosgedtrn thousand pardons: he
hti np iica 10 WIS addressing 80 noted
woman. Two pairs of trllot- Why.
hAiAn lneratulatc YOU"
ln.s y The sort. man Wlcn | said
W., ln'in' ih" show ma '"n. Here. come
Il! 'nt. d tHk" you over - en-. There you can
e. for yourself
81 was r.-ht
On "A ,un.ill Uniform loupv ma "A 1 inc nnI
proud IT. "a l.u'i-r mitch sat aud a..ol Il No.
dunn ,iaei. sandy haired. poorly dressed Cor
man. ON ms r.ht knee. leaning tark on his
llrrnhi stomach. was a hpun lns rahy. -urk.
INK M thumb. ON his lit knee sat second
j. hneins bag sucking his thuLlh. And hy ms
hid" sat a Nm"ly German woman. holding IN
h"r rarn, 'ou, lap lounaing bgiy nun b.r three.
su king ms thumb. The children Of thom-
selves were as much like any other three nice,
lai babies t- possible. ana there was nothing
pu"WeNAy ah'ut thn mother.
bNt "" ihil'i-Nell. IT'S worth quarter extra
u 5.' lhr iNh"r
NhHi -r"l'i Joy he has we know not but while
ohgr parents were disposed 10 look at The
ca r. 9hl l,As Tor ne closing hour io come. he
ip0k"d AMI ro 'krd away with a smile u- wide
~ il, o. 'niA lui 'lnrnlrd hi- inu"r conscious.
i''7 10y t rNlnual hnmmiig winch enabled
nm 90 meet il' lrOnlcnl lNDA oi .uviuus men
VIZ r'inii N.NI'. and avoid tho rurluu- gn2 81
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