The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-02-13
BEAUTY AND CULTURED"


DEN-HIsroRy AND PROGRESS OF rHH
SPECULATION
The show Of beautiful" women at Giimere's Gar.
den continued yesterday afternoon and evening
Notwithstanding tho disgracefai proceedings oil
the night before. IL was understood the pre.
vous night alter the performance was oyss
thut the agent for the landlord of ths
Garden had concluded 10 shut down on the show A
being calculated to damage tho reputation OF <hS
place The inventor OF this unique entertainment
won't yesterday 70 the agent, Mr. K. Gilmore, and
argued with him that the scandal Of the night before
owing to the absence Of the police who had bees
promised 10 attend; that II the show were stopped
the would have to 60 unpaid, and
that u prevent q recurrence OF the scencs
that had laken place ho would have
variety performance provided to divert the at
tention OF the mass OF promenaders. "He pleaded
very hard, I" said Mr.. Gilmore; ''sad that he had
been at great expense already, and dwst particularly
on the women having to ~ unpaid. told him then
would let the show proceed, but that he should pro.
vide the women with some work TO do or arlk
clos TO SELL that they might DO less liable bena
addressed aud insuited." SO tho show went on. Blu,
with the ranks OF the column OF "beauty" reduced
about one half or seventy 1.-Two all told.
ORIGIN EXHIBITION.
Hitchcock the originator and manager Of this most
demoralizIng exhibition, Is tho same one who cons
cevcd aud engineered the baby show. Being uncom.
noIiy oI unate Ia the latter enterprise he thought
he might DO equally successful vulgar venture
To bring together crowd Of women to exhibits thsa
personal charms No one supposed he could succeed,
IN spite OF whatever valuable prizes he might Offer IN
securing the presence for his spectacle OF even
hall dozen decent, self-res pectiag women.
When the young untamed spirits OF the Town we're
liberated IRON business Monday evening lhcy came
trooping TO Gnore's Garden, bent on regarding The
display OF "bcnuiiu women" as "a lifting opportunity
Tor the hlthiest and most unrcsraned COM
ment criticism. Those who rtood the fire OF coarse
jests ana insults best aud longest became the most
popular ana revealed WAC they were pla, My AS II
1t we're written across their lore heads Pale win
shame ana alarm quite number aod, and those were
really tnoughtless girls. who, moment fooisa
vanity, yielded to Tho temptation OF Placing them.
selves on pune exhibition. However censurabe the
conduct OF the women that Of the men VAS cowaraiy
anu uisroputable To the last degree.
WHAT the SHOW REALLY LOOKED LIKE
In place oil dazlung array Of beautiful women,
dressed In the latest f.shons as some sanguine
people VINO paid thor money 10 Tho show tvndly
hoped Tor, the sight exhibited was that Of TWO ol
three long Iunerca rows OF weary eyed and bomely
poor creatures, Ill dressed aud III Ia
many instances eebly essay to look cheerful whsn
perhaps, want and misery were gnawinS ut their
hardly ever seen outside vi tho Morgue The
painful efforts OF some OF the women past middle ass
TO smile they were wont 10 smile Ucfore the dawn
OF care, and to impress by charms which oil bus
themselves were conscious HAD lied forever, werc
enough TO h u kindly, thoughtful soul win pity.
Some OF ,hem were SO very Domely and had little
attraction IN any one way either VI mind or body,
X. X
copt on the grounds OF womau's inscrutabe VANITY.
whit on earth could have impeled them presens
themselves In such an exhibition. little cheap Jew
elry here aud there, pur faded flesh or avender
kid gloves, Sky blue laco shawl, a PINK taret
dress ana an imitation sealskin sacque formed tho
inost ambitious attempts ut display. a certain
washed out expression Of face, an oe
buiied longing Ia the eyes, lislicss dropping
oftho shoulders were prominent characerstIcs OF tho
exnibitors. lew ~ho were unmistakabIy OF tho
deni-monde showed a bold ana robust front and .
stendy, aggressive eye, but tho great majority
POOR inanc. feeble hearted pale crule
features nlled WAN vague idea that lboy
way OF making living Tor themselves aud possibly
winning the prize Tor beauty.
THE DIFFERENT TYPES.
As tho exhibitors were 30 many loss than on the
day before they placed side Of the gnrdun
Ia u double row, tue long bench raised u lew
feet ABOVE the floor ana the other in The boxes absve
The young ones, ranging ia years from fourteen 10
eighteen, and judging from their appearances beiong-
lug u the guild OF sewing girls sat behind taDle
deuvoring 10 dispose oil valentines men who APP
preached thcin Among twenty VI them there ouiy
one ace that had any pre.ensiors 70 beauty. Beyond
them wore more cldcll class oil exhibitors Ut tho
servant girl type chiefly Gsiman and Irish Further
on and at the end. angu'diy engaged In seeking 20
sell sheet music was row vi American wvuieu.
pronounced In feature, speech ana mRnncr; but they
were such as evidently brcathed the tainted air u
III ventilated tenement houses and spoiled their
youthful masticators with ccieterous caudy In tins
group thcrc just lace that LARRY prcsent-
able. AS was SAID before the whole exhibition l. "a
nothing out depressing and meancholy elect tho
visitors and could only have emana,cd the brain of
man who was desperately pushed for speculatioa
TO raise money
ALL THE VISITORS SOLD
Tno atteudaLce IN the forenoon was larger than
Mohday, ana the variety performance on the circular
platform In the middle OF the Garden was The nuin
attraction. OF course the Congress OF Bcautyt
drew ths people, but after they had entered
the building aud cast "a glance Mt the Congress-
MI with ono accord invariably calculated ''Soldls
Between six and seven tho women had their lunch
under tho rule prescribed by tue manager, which
was ike the darkey's household invitation to his
friend TO come after breakfast and bring his dimes
with him. rncy were told they might bring their
lunch with them blu. not tnoy could have 1t IN inc
restaurant at "a moderate price,"
BETWEEN BEAUTY AND THE BEAST.
They were also cautonede to eat II between tho
hours OF SIX and seven, when few visitors would 10
beauty ana the beast to be- that whereas in the next
section oil the Garden snort whIla ago the cut.
ing hour was tie popular ono to see the lion.
elephant and howlipg hyena. tho meal time would b0
evening long u smell OF kraut, ham sandy ch.
sausage and corned beef fingered section 81
the exhibition Of 'bcauty and culture" aud hardly
helped TO enhance It's attractions.
THE kvhsiSo rAsskp QUIETLY
About oght " clock crowds oil young men cam0
pouring IN, ana soon about as large audience
INC evening prior was scattered the floor aud
gaiieros. Tho variety performances Of the afternooo
wac repeated consisting oi roller skating, danciIg,
performing birds, veiocipcde riding, bell ringing,
&C.. und this, which was wanting The ight before.
occupied the attent OF tho host OF young Dloods
present and caused the evening to pass OH withous
any OF those scandaous sceges that marked tie
opening ngnt. The women, = rule, were quiet and
well behaved, and were iitto molesiod. When tho
performance ended scene Ui license look for.
but though tbtro were plenty presc ut ready en-
gage III Que II aiIrd 10 traptpire, which was quite q
disappo nj ment 10 a considerable buuUer.
be sho" has certainly paid far, but the UNIVERSAL
sentiment OF the VISITORS was that grosscr humbug
tnan tho Congress OF Beauty was never perpeIratec
on the American public.