, 1877-02-21
Closing Day Of the Grand Pecu'
liar Baby Show.
The Happy Few and the Disappointed
Many...The Rush and the
Pressure.
A Few Words Of Timely Consolation for
tho AFFLICTED Mothers.

act day of Tbs combined ahow, attracted tIluuAunds
lpon Thousands 10 tlIe Exposition building, Jam.
ming that sttueture until Tho avAric!ous t1ckat.
ctlsr closed Up hta own coop and refused further
ldnittance. It vns expected that tho building
sonll le aIled, and thRt the enterprise would pay
SELL but tie most hopclu of tho Committee scarcely
ookeh for tho crowd that rnshcd and crushed
nth the hot, dusly arena. in which few hundred
1ladlatorAl infants wcrd TO contend fur treasures
'saging from $40 10 ST. 1'ut tho crowd eatnct
snu luokcd. and wondered Nor IL 1t eaay to &C.
count for Tho 8, 600 rcoplc that constituted tho
thropa, 1,abEcs atc not new lnvention. The
stytcs of babies don't chanFc. They aFs male snd
fcnssc all Tho year rouni. There isn't any ehangs
In the styla Of trimming babies. There nte no fn'
prutrmcnis In babies though perhaps there might
be- 20 the people cou!d not have come to ace
auythlng neg In raw material. or anything novel
In tue niaks.up. and yet They pulled anu haa!eu
around, md fell over tho babies and CHECKED tho
babies under Tho chin. and ptFthed tlte bab'es'
c,.eeks, and wien Tho hahles howlca, and relied,
ID sfSake md shYke an 'a,Mped' tss IN
xssa n. Hs' tss sssa.n '' ssy = =,
with surins. .! cast troa baby ;h.t wgadnt cry
fME SPACE ALLOTTED TO THE DISPLAY
ot breyct humanity was onp stsy ANAL easnsf q
tho baI1ding. \ few benches wero all91tca 70 ne
sss !. a' Sv ytasTs pp Oshers Il H. Competing
scsna were nut allowed 70 endure any nnes.nu.s %
~ Z" fhe ocst fosttane Wy nc's ss. 80 ~ -
ius room, and tho eruwl climbed ap stae,' snd i
pldc j. m!ght haT' 1gs" y mG1o H. nrs Hacry ~
sats s..n y , a'ss .S ;as psnas Ss
ssoycf s s w'' anp,s1 e '1,0FsI1 don Shs IL
Sad ppm a,tsia,n 9n ~ Iho wSy 5syp sss oi
x eqH ase thr feo re
s,rs Ien %sts1 ~ sax 1s isystea @ ~! tn
hsaa stsd. to " Icy, nj I'd Il wSsa .suaa
TX paoI auo 3,y " @iiis a xsiy,s GFs uslna
- ~ pp9 . btekesy Gke ,,ek Ehe to s poWoss
Of sncto w s,, eaoMn ill., apn Il
thss; n t"S %S va 1ns{ sI ~, n.y.. an
not for salc only: tasy e"nenHo aa aen. WAN n
assSant 9Aoy ssaafe W aS oSty W. Mort.
fa 4 s1sas 4sa's. '''s'' ''ek @s'' An" ,s'' "'"s'
Is conducted mostly BY ladies'. mnn Eoes to In In.
ssssa!S sa 'Ss e;s $sssssss
Gses sis soes Sess - sa D seass to III sSe
alasly q shc la6y :uhow aaaIsnsn H. fsmals. sn
j. g9o wcro u!alcs. :. , ..,,,,x ,,,n, ~, ,,,.,.,
werc carefully arrangcd In A l,ctsroGe"S9ns y G,na. -,
FEW ADDITIONS,
sS.: Kane, Park avenue, near Forty.,eeona
street, boy, : months oil:
Mrs.. A1derson, 44o West Erie street. boy,
'"sHs' S9s Siier, sss calun,o. avenue. boy, OK
n'snth' 11 ,1d:or Gia IN so,, ,,,c,, ,,rcc, box
months i tays.,
| alrs. l'enJickson, otH Dlslaon street, gil, :
Year. oia: ill.,. roo ,....,., .,.,,, ~. ,a, .,.,
I yEafs months U1l.
Mfs. draws. ~ Thirty ninth street, twins,
perhaps theto werd from mo 70 600 thoneh i W;
mpo.s't!o to soan. them ewing to ths ~ n'i1c.
Ta,nuxE reporter ttiel II. but hecame cempiiestot
on Tho Il.st buhy, whom ho counted ayo times.
Thraush II @ so%s ssef.shi il !5s ..sls q s,lsst!i.
i1x. caeh baby bad concsssed thy lmprgeslon N
at r1et Ts,s - s ss nsns lsf s Xssa
ml;tee' thcy abandoned 1t through tnabllsty t.
@ndas sscarnte.y, ~!.sss tAe pseterencs tay
voices shouA sa, fennd IN such ten4s
aHea. but ior voiamo and eompass ~
l'iAagNk reporter desires % to award hano:abl'
probably prolae, ,roostsr, WIN apIearca 10 think hi
tunctlons were the lcldcrAiEp of the hand.
| FROM THE MpoP
| the sccuc was c3hfaratng. The chGrubs s1u!rme,
hs',;.hsa md snxxsS ana occasionally ehssse =
wAoat duttes aceuleA l!attcd to wcarlng se'
LnIgos cAccrfuliy referred inflammation. .seukcrs
other Ionla,tteen.en. who rsfetred ttum back, !
ssss ssss':Sn 81 le y
snH, TNe xsssmhiasc painted anil pesSplset. ar
tiiv balea, hayinx hnissel tho overture, went Inf
The cAuruI, stltl aul n1d Rl,etted by thu Ancies
rooster who u.aie u{s In vurIety uf SQUADS what
laekedln executive orchestral ability.
Maternity In IN !n4tinet. especially In females
and it was mol l0nx tefols tic ladtca awoke 10
tcr1!xlng sense Ut the Necessity fur nctlon. Tn
baoles having sttalnsd what they considered hg
o in thelt harmonious cndcavors. lay with the
u,oulhs upon wutiny for Tho prlzr. to drop in.-
tless thsM1, applic1 tho g&lrxnlx!n2 psOcega. suI
posrl iU ba eieacIous Only when fnseftcd Into Il
t!us a. the cnI ot very loag anl yssy siXI ange
There was growing auspltt0n that theto was mi
! mothers almost .ank lensath tho weight Of vo,
their arms. .undrt ordinary circua,stanccs Il
hwy show. ana :. sss cS;am..ssensn locked Nc
l1uAy. i was supposed IL b. sil right, anu an 81
msut q thu pertatmanca, :,
PLY. was .n,sil tuo. probably originally intend