, 1877-02-20
HONE INDUSTRY.
Opening Of the Baby Show at the
Exposition Building.
Inexpressible Hcones Witnessed by the
Awe-struck Reporter.
Full List Of tlle Entrtcs...The Award OF
Prizes To-Day.

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Peopte OF tho unmarried class who happened 10
be ao,n1 dawn town on the etrcot-cats between
md . o'clock ,esterl,y AFTERNOON vore, no doubt,
surprised At tho unusual number Of babies that
were brought aboard. To the young man roturn-
lug 'n tu y, .hn .,,; .arta .,n,s
a.. .i.,,, n1'"t h.ss hso .,nn.tsne. ~ ai.o IN
hs ns. he M wb.e
- ~. nsS,s,ona, o,,mnsc, ~ hnnne, arfofacI him
whllonist!ns with pretty nat'emalds In tho park.
I'd - .s rsss. n town a. ss. % + ;ss liked
.a'"s ",".s.siv ~, s,.s,rrnn ~ ,sn Erno.I,o,
Hn,1oc' =" 1Ioe''''' '''' A''''A'oA '"' A'p'''''
Th. manager. OF tho chow woee . .luanl.rly
short. .sighted sot Of tnen They might hare known
they really ought to know-,that when they pnb.
lic1y uttered the word "baby" In print, and still
further committed themselves By announcing m
cxhfbItIon of that oxtrgn,aly ponutar and uumer.
Qua astcle' they we'o me,.piot'eally putting thslr
., e1s % m o. ses or @ es Sat 70 po
to Of tho population that Ia 10 large as to cover
every condition and grade Of society. Somehow
the baby, though very Insignificant and totally
ignorant pcrson. T. yet mixed up ia all sorts os
~ suaas. ~, ano "'sluo m'sa'y nausnso. ano
women all run after hsm !of her, az tte case may
Cons cons,desIn. d. % thts sincn1.r ,t,ttude Of the baby
4orn "A. nantind. nr elto v.,., h IA mt 1tttla
strange that tho managers q the baby show pro-
s0on NARROW AccosxopAr,oss:
,oean ,n' " saI ~ havo h0
paa't:5 :ser nv va: s:iee ssaasstss Test ID ,st
xhoie room io themseives. an1 l.rge one 4 tlst.
e1hib!tionot .hs babe. w.s smother ef.et stlIl
l srx ws q sts ss s %st,. ,s,s'sh ~ II
d5eaata to .aa dl5ffnl to sxscusc
ealsnlated upon receiving thirty OF forty ontrie.,
They bceame uneas! at sbou. 2 o.clock yesterday
ot women ~ith babies "a marching, laarsh;
upte ths seerstery.s oise; A. a'st thsy nsfsly
didereut varieties Of ntunt!Ie llfa that were pre-
na6,d n ~
stsad q tlrty y fo1ty entries. u .,-.-...-
porter Va IT, eaa ss ss weased ns % seps.y
panied b, : dsi!eate la5y wsi9h!hx pelhsn. goo,
him With frenk!ed AZ, a. he was wattea pat BY
tho toslstIcns tide, and uttered s1me cxclamhtory
words. among which could be dtst!nguahea son,e.
thing about raining babies, hut MS y6!cc was I'm,
meately drowned IN TIC !pmuit q nfan!i!e cries
bt!il they kcPt coming ana before The entries Wefo
ciosed l85 names Of babics haa been rccqsded.
wore twelvo pairs of twins. ave pairs being boys,
sx pairs being girls, and one pair being boy hAu
girl.
THE SCENE WAS RATHER DEWILDERTN0.
This en.irc upper end Of tho lal was packed clo.c-
ly with Wun1c1i aud children. eoHlc s5tlng on the
fcw benches, some standing md some trying vain;
y to move. At this extreme end, on an elevated
platform, was tho inevItablo man With tue patentr
baby Jumpers, each jumper being occupied by
bIt Of enimate fat Intensely inseFesscd " certain
tin.ruttle, nn dtsguttinyly careless Of tic admir-
ing crowd At another point a mother could be
seen surrounded by EruNp Of natrona tnyfouB Of