The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-12-26
CHERUBS In ARMS.
INCIDENTS OF THE GREAT NEW YORK
BABY SHOW.
Triplets and Twins and Single Infant
PhenOmena---An Interesting Sight.

New York Sun of November ISL
Mr.. and Mrs. Finkelstone arrived late al
the baby show in Midget Hall yesterday
morning. They were eagerly looked for by
the managers. In their coach were Sarah
Rebecca, and Leah, whose com bined birth
was properly chronicied in the Sun five
weeks ago. They are very little yet. Leah
the youngest, favors her father. She has
thick, black hair, but her face is not so large
as the palm of the hand of a small-sZed
belle. All day she made contemptuous faces
from her wooden wrapper at the admiring
visitors. Sarah and Rebecca are better
feeders, and look out upon the world in a
kindler way. Mr.. Finkelstone, who is a
poor man, gets $40 day for his and his
wife's loss of time.
the hall, sit Mr.. and Mrs. Drummer, OF
Elizabeth, N. j., behind large basket wa
gOn, which, however, is too small To contain
itS struggling load. This consists of Emma,
Ellen, Frances, and Sarah Drummer. These
three girls will be fourteen months old on
the 9th of December. They are ali perfectly
formed, mischievous infants, that can be dis :
tiAguished one from another only by the
c0lors of the broad saSheS about their waists.
Their mother claims as one point of excel
Ience that they are not too fat and not too
lean. Ellen Frances shows best when she
is smiling, but Emma and Sarah when they
are asleep. The father is German, and the
mother of German and Irish parentage.
They are the favOrite triplets now for beau
ty. but other tripletS are expected to- day.
There several pairs of twins, all
cherubs, and each pair is receiving great
many votes for the prize for this class ofex-
hibits.
The prevailing style in dress is white
suisse dress; blue or pink sash, and cherry
latest baby yesterday was ~. as n:,uuo ' IS
Johnnie. lie lays in a broad carriage,
dreamily looking at the American flags that
feet0On the ceiling, while the largest men in
the room strive in vain TO clasp their hands
around its ankles. The only man who
could do so yesterday was Police Captain
Williams, who is over six feet in stature. 1t
never cries
The mothers have very indefinite notions
as to why their babies should take the prizes.
The mother of fifty four specially claims
wonderful ewes aud a lovely chest This
child has very deep mouth. 1t had man
aged TO swallow twO-thirds of new lead
pencil before the property could be recOY-
cred. Next it grabbed for the reporters
note book, which was norrowly rescued. It's
name is Joseph. The mother of one hun
drtd and tifty-six says she won't call the
child handsome because visitors can see tor
themselves; it is not her way to boast, but
the child is unusually smart on its feet and
healthy. George (440) is seven months old.
The claim made for it is its wonderful ap-
petite. There seems to be world of prom
Use in it. 1t can put its whole fist in its
mouth without shutting its eyes. Richard
and Emily, 4 -months-old twins are mum
bered 90. Richard is a brunette and Emily
a blonde. It is claimed for them that they
are remarkably peaceable. Under circum-
stances that would draw yells from other
babes they only wink hard.
The mother of 156 is popular among i'm
par .ial visitors as a candidate for the prize
for the most beautiful mother. Her boy
Charlie is entered for the prize for 5-year
ODDS He is brown-haired Charlie Ross,
who carries his ringlets tucked up under a
black velvet hat.
At about 80 o'clock Gen. Mite and Min
ME Obom, the Midgets, who had been Oh ex-
hiDition in the first story, walked up to see
troublesome customers for the General to
encounter in a rough-and-tumble contest.
Miss Minnie was greatly pleased, but Gen.
Mite wore look OF contempt tor his rivals
who were enjoying a season of public admi-
ration that he probably. felt WAS equally
brief and accidental.
Every mother Is required 10 be seated in
her assigned place on the platform which
extends around the room and 10 keep her
baby or babies with her, but as nearly every
one appears with an extra babe, not entered
for prizes, the floor is full of uncontrolled
and uncomfortable infants. The fAvorite at
ttnde of these when not topping about on
their feet looking up into the faces of visi-
tors in vain search for their fathers, are on
their backs with their feet in the air. The
mothers are allowed cup of coffee each,
twice n day, together with sandwich and a
piece of pie, or two sandwiches without the
pie. The German mothers generally choose
the two sandwiches the American mothers
invariably take the pie.