The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-02-12
A CONGRESS- OF BLACKGUARDS.
DIsoRACEFUL SCENES IN G IGNORES GARDEN
THE BEAUTY AND CULTURE SHOW cor

DIsGRACEFUL SCENES IN .LMoRE'S GARDEN
THE BEAUTY AND CULTURE SHOW CON-
DLMNED.
The attendance of competitors at tho Congress Of
Beauty IN Gimore's Garden yesterday was about
hundred and fifty. The audience in the afternoon
numbered about two thousand. At tho south side OF
the Garden, near The Fourth en-
trance, the exhibitors were mostly young,
ana these had before them table laden
with valentines, which they were supposed
to sell. Farther At the same side were thirty or
forty of more mature aud uncertain age, with hair
marveousy shngled up Tho front, spread out avn
iucike over the ears or traled down the shoulders
in ugc serpentne coils startling to bcnold All were
plainly dressed IN gray. brown or black matoral ten
cents yard and or with bits OF ribbon either Of
blue or crimson.
Al The opposite side tho boxes aud the long bench
were pretty fully occupied Near the entrance Sat
dozen beauties behind table covered with sheets of
music. No two were alike. One was blonde with
pink simet eyes and piercing nose; another y bru.
nette, with raven hair and we'll defined mustache;
third wore small sample OF her
own hA,r aud large one OF somebody
united to her waist by gilt cham aud was evidently
playing for me prize OF most lady-hke;' aitn had
a Splendid mouth Tor pumpkin pie; sixth wore
nigh shirt collar conceal The ravines in her
whte neck seventh was gentle faced modest young
whose th1ck, long oyelashcs 10
the brightness OF ner cyes while her lips uttered
IN answer u request Tor her name, "Git out, you
suckcr"
Iu lhe evening that could be recognized as q
lady by experienced eye was present; and Il was
well this was so, Tor more ridiculous aud disgrace
u scene was seldom Witnessed before In this city.
The grew more and more familiar. and finally
began to treat almost all the poor anu wrctched crsa.
lures If they mad shred OF Character lett.
Many girls fed In fear but two OF the "bcauties"
SAT in a Conspicuous box the right hand side
OF the entrance they were toerabiy well dressed
and good looking, aud in front Of them mob graiu-
ally gathered until u numbered over I'VE hundred,
jammed close together and perched on cnairs anu
benches The mob yelled and checred by turns as one
or other OF the two young women smiled or tossed
her head and all KINDS OF rbald and obscene remarks
were made
he police did not make their appearance until half
past nine, when Captain Williams arrived with two
officers Then the most unruly. who evidently
thought Giimore's Garden was Tor the time being
reo ana easy" were put OUT and a. ten the gas was
finally extingushe and The beauties went home,
some accompanied by newly iound lriendS aud
others with their female associates. Every decent
man declared nat the exhibition WAS the most dis
grace al ever seen here Tor years.
Mr. Gilmorcs agent declared ut the close that amora,
orderly had been strictly stipulated Tor with the
lessee, Mr. HITCHCOCK, and as sucn an exhibition
would certainly rum the good name OF the garden,
tho would be ogated and the garden closed
after To-day to any further outrages upon pubic
morals and decency.