The New York herald., 1877-11-30
THOSE BABIES.
A Sober Holiday for the Youngsters
at Midget Hall.
CHINESE COMPETITION.
More Odious Comparisons by the
Infatuated Mothers.


There fewer babies and less visitors at Midget
Hall yesterday than day since the opening Of
the exhibition. The rain kept some away, the holiday
others the turveys tho The babies that bad
q turkey at homo very wise in staying there, for
tho Thanksgiving lunch at tho show consisted Of the
usual allowance Of either pie or two sandwiches (con
planned OF by OF tho mothers as "transparent)
and cup OF coffee. II was not merry Thanksgiving
Day for babies to be In tho rst place, they
were dragged away from their coscy Preside nooks,
out through the drzzling rain and the sushy streets
to the great baby caravansary at Midget Hail.
where they had no chance 70 tumble about
the floor and indulge all that nfAntile freedom so
to the baby heart Babies not ike to be stuck
up like so many pictures in gallery, ard tho fac-
ties for riding their dear daddies' backs and jump
ing up and down their papas' legs are necessarily
rather restricted dense crowd Of fashionable la
dies "what Is a homo without baby9" one OF the
notices the wall Granted that 1t be truly
desoate, Is not a baby without homo even sadder
SPECTACLE and particularly that day OF home iestv
ity and nreside joy, Thanksgivingf And then, the
babies being lugged to the show-Thanksgving and
the rain TO The contrary, Observation-Disclosures lot
night still have been sorened If the visitors had only
carried out the HERALD's suggestion and brought
plenty OF cold turkey with them AS it
the usual allowance and stick Of candy
supplied them by the prncely iiberality Of the
agemen. How hard some OF these women strove for
the przeI There that golden-haired young
woman. who has doubt received many votes as
.'the handsolnest mother" who came all the way
from Brooklyn, carrying her tender twins. mere
sucklings in her arms IN the rain and without even
an umbrella She had scarfs thrown over thor
faces 10 protect them from the ran jolly Thanks
giving Day, was II notY
THE CHINESE BABIES.
The greatest Thanksgiving addition to the show was
three hall Chinese babies The mother OF two Is
English. oil tho third French. The husband OF tho
English woman Is Chinese cigarmaker, whose
name sne desires 10 keep profound secret. She had
her arm sucking VI few months, whose
cur,os,ty amid ali these Caucasian iaces Stil more
striking the ace Of her older child. girl oi three
strange slit almond eyes and Hat Chinese vividiy
bespoke her origin She was q wild creature this
little fairy, and few about Tue hail
ike magic HOW Inc mother met the father and how
he ner was not revealed, except that "tuey mot
by chance tho usual way" The French woman nau
band, who now called Joseph Nang, was ..nousse"
(cabin boy) on q steamer plying between Bordeaux
few years ago came over this country make his
home here. On tho steamer, Tho Washington, he
and The two souls soon had but one thought and tho
two hearts Dcat-namely, that OF marriage And
now she quite satisfied with him. she declares Her
baby girl OF six months-"C'est une petste ue," sno
sala-ooked very unlike her French mother, and was
u perfect httle hcathcn Chinee.
Mr.. Thomas was In great glee yesterday. Though
he had not had time 70 enjoy his Thanksgiving dinner,
hs had least found whIte-hared and amber-eyed
little girl OF hve years. at which discovery he APP
psared 70 bc greatly rejoiceu. Her mother who was
Q small, slim, pale woman SAID she and ner husband
were Scotch, and although sac was fair, yet her
own youth shs had been marked with those ex
traordnary peculiarties 10 rendor them still more
ing dark brown na,r and biacK eyes The child was
the subject OF general attention IN the show IL was
mr.
up those poor, sickiy, bieared eyes, remind.
stare % those Of curiosity H1 she apsn
tnem. Their color was not exactly amber nor was
pink, which Is the usual color OF the crstln eye; Uut
as Tar could DO distinguished In the murky ight
oi yesterday 1t something between the TWO. and
not unlike salmon the mother declared thai
| the child, though pale ana delicate looking, was
hoaltny and perfectly intelligent.
MANY.
A mother who belonged TO remarkably numerous
| class In New York Y sixteen year old beauty,
| who displayed year old child ",he's only SIX.
ton 10 having her name published" Isn't il remark.
able by the way, that nearly ali mothers have been
married at The premature age Of heen or sixteens
| Has tue ELIXIR OF youth been found at last2
This is little Jew arl" !" said very young, dark
| mother, with an Oriental face. VINO exhoited with
pride her pet which she very careful say
s.would be three years old next New Years nightY'
The little Jewess was evidently gotten up regardless
| Of expense" she was dressed bright pink tara-
tan, shlmmoring all over with a blaze of golden
spanglss she looked like dminutive ballet dancer
| IN The s.BlacK Crook" .Sne was crazy to come up
! here 10 spend her Thanksgiving Day." The molher
SAID evidently highly pleased with ner chid's fan
tAstc get.up, while carcsslng the cheap coral ima-
| ton necklace round the liltle giri's neck
i
/ Mrs. Royal simmons begged 10 be presented to tho
HERALD representative IN order 10 introduce her boy
1 OF i've months, marvel OF nfantile goodness swho
had never cried since he nrst opened his eyes"
1 Another remarkable feature OF this phenomenon
that had excited by the strange surround
ings the Baby Show that he had not been able to
nurse" A bystander doubted tnaL the child really
i was possessed Of that angelic non-crying quaity
! Claimed by It's mother, and asked:..Wili ho allow
| himself to be kissed without cryingp" The mother
replied sYou kiss aud mug him all you please and
| defy you mako him cry" Al this there was loud
| laughter, and the gentleman look up the baby.
squeezed MIN and hcred MIN with kisses, hugged
| aud pincned him, aud the stod little follow never
even made q wry "I'll adopt that baby" said
he, Enthusiastically; "why, II all babies were like
| lhis there wouldn't be any old bachelors"
A sweet little baby was that oi Mrs Defoe, No. "a
Shc only eight months old, the mother said. aud
yet hud already perfectly formed eeth two
i aud back "Sne's got dooDle-jointed log, you
sce her foot IL only two inches long. Her shoes
are only No. and yet they are lar 100 large for her.
The trpets were neglected yesterday their novelty
| being evidently exhausted. Tneir Ponsh-German
father Elizabeth street tailor said this happy
| Thanksgiving Tor him., ior ne was getting $40
day from the management which was,
home. any misfortune" he SAID, us the
| shows succesa" He bitterly complained that SO few
| people had responded 10 his appeal for charity BY
dropping his plate. His entire receipts from
this source had only beon three dollars With much
dramatic gesticulation he related how dne magDih
cent looking lady had slowly opened gorgeous ''nvo
dollar purse' and majesticaliy drawn forth and de-
| posted In the plaIc-tw0 cents
/ And such wns tho thanksgiving Day OF tho poor
babies the show IL was nine and ten O'Clock when
most OF them were taken from their respective pegs
| aud packed OF back to their homes.
|