The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-02-13
BEAUTY AND CULTUREr'
THE MELANCHOLY SHOW AT GILMoRE's oA1-
DEN-HIsroRY AND PROGRESS OF TIN


DEN-HIsroRy AND PROGRESS OF TIE
SPECULATION.
The show Of beautiful" women at Gilmeres Gar.
den continued yesterday afternoon and evening
notwithstanding tho dsgraceiui proceedings oil
the night before. IL was understood the pro-
vious night alter the performance was oyes
that the agent for the landlord Of thu
Garden had concluded TO shut down the show a
being calculated to damage tho reputation Of <hl
place. The Inventor OF this unique entertainment
went yesterday 70 the agent, Mr. K. Gilmore, and
argued with him the scandal of the night before
owing the absence OF the police Who had bees
promised 10 attend; that II tho show were stopped
tho women would have to go unpaid, and
that ~ prevent recurrence OF the scenea
that had taken place ho would have
variety performance provided to divert the at.
tention OF the OF pronenaders. "He pleaded
very hard" said Mr.. Gilmore; "said that he had
been at great expense already, and d~st particularly
on the women having to 80 unpaid. told HIM then
would let the show proceed, but that he should pro.
vide the women with some work TO do or some artk
ces TO SELL that they might DO less liable TO beinl
addressed aud insuited." So tho show went on but
with the ranks OF the column OF ''beauty" reduced
about ono half or sevcnty-hvc all told.
EXHIBITION.
Hitchcock, the originator and managcr of this Mosl
demorazIng exhibition, Is tho same who
ceivcd and engineered the baby show Being uncom.
monty fortunate In the latter enterprise he thought
he might be equally successful IN his vulgar venture
TO bring together crowd OF women TO exhibit thsm
personal charms. No one supposed he could succeed,
:" "pS W ""s''' '"'u@o'o P'@es NO "'sns ono'' N
securing tho presence for his spectacle OF even
half u dozeu decent self.respecting women. ,
When the Young untamcd spirits OF The tovn vero
liberated from business on Monday evening they came
trooping 10 Gllmores Garden bent on regarding the
dis OF "beauliiui women' as a fitting opportunity
for the nlthes most unrestrained Iccnse o. COM
ment and criticism Those who stood the ire OF coarse
tests and insults and longest became the most
popular ana revealed VINO they were as pla ~ AZ n
n we're written across their lore eads Pale win
shame ana alarm quile number God, and those were
really tnoughtIess girls. who IN "a moment OF ioosa
vanity, Welded to tho temptation OF placing them.
selves OH puDc exhibition. However nsurabte the
conduct OF the women thai oil the men was cowaraIy
anu uisroputa bic . tho last degree
WHAT THIS SHOW REALLY LOOKED LIKE
! In place OF a dazziing array OF beautiful womon
dressed the latest fashons as some over sang
people VINO paid tbe,r money 10 Tho show tondiy
| hoped Ior The signt exhibited was that of two %
three long iunercul rows oil weary eyed and homely
poor creatures III dressed and M con ,,onud anu Ia
many feebly to look when,
perhaps want aud misery were gnawIny az their
heart strlngs more meancnoiy SHOW wus
hardly ever seen outside oi tho Morgue. Tbs
painful efforts OF some OF the women past middle az
TO su,c MS thew were wont 10 smile before The dawn
| oil care. and to impress by charms which all bus
| enough TO I'LL kindly, thoug httul soul with pity.
Some Ut ,hem were SO very nomeiy and had so htlo
attraction IA any one way either VI mind or BODY
dress or manners, that II was impossible to think cx-
copt Oh the grounds OF woman's inscrutable VANITY
| what earth could have iupeiled them 10 present.
themselves In such an exhibition A lttle cheap lew.
eiry here and there PAIR OF faded flesh lnvendcr
| KID gloves, sky blue laco shawl, PINK tarlet,n
aress ana ~ imitation sealskin sacque formed tho
most ambitious attempts ut display. a certain
washed out expression Of lace, air oe
builed longing IA the eyes, listIess dropping
Oftho shoulders were prominent characteristcs OF to
exnibitors. few Nho were unmstakabiy OF tho
demi-nOnde showed n bold ana robust front and
steady, aggressive eye, but tho great majority
poor nnne. feeble hearted creatures with pale crudo
features hlled win vague idea thai thoy wac IN lLo
way Of making living Tor themselves aud possibly
| winning the prize Tor beauty
THE DIFFERENT TYPEs.
! As tho exhibitors were many loss than the
day before they were placed AZ side Of the gardens
In double row, one on tue long bench raised u lew
feet the floor and the other In The boxes above.
The young ones, ranging in years from fourteen TO
ing 10 the guild OF sewing girls sat behind taOlc
deuvnrlng 10 dispose oil Valentines TO the men who
preached thcn Among twenty Of them there was ouiy
ace that hnd any prctcnsloCs 70 beauty. Beyond
them wcro more cldeiA CLASS oil exhibitors of tho
servant girl type, chiefly Gaiman and Irish Further
sell sheet music, Was row VI American women,
pronounced In feature, speech und manner but they
were such as evidently brcathcd the tainted ar VI
Ill ventilated tenement houses ana spoiled their
yout1iul masticators WIN ceicterouS candy In this
group tfcro was just one lace that was Larry prcsent
able. AS was SAID before tho whole exhibition d ID
bothing out depressing ana melancholy elect on tho
Visitors ana could only nave eliminated IN Tue brain ot
man VINO was desperately pusheu ioF spccuinlion
to raisc money.
ALL THE VISITORS soLn
Tho attendance 10 the forenoon was larger than on
NohGay, ana Tue Vnfcty performance on the circular
platform Ia the middle OF the Garden was the main
attraction. vi course the congress Of Bcauty,