New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-02-12
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
VULGAR FOLLY AT GILMORE'S GARDEN


VULGAR FOLLY AT GILMORE'S GARDEN.
~ur "coSGgrss or BrAUTY AND CULTURE
rrREp AT-BoIsiHgoUs AID plsGRAcEfOL
coNpucr AT THE EVENING ENTERTAINMENT
Of all the exhibitions which GIlmore's Gar
,e hos offered for the entertainment OF the public the
"Consress Of Peauty and Culture" when convened
Yesterday was pronounced BY those who attehaeo 10
be the extreme of vugadity ard foly rue ht % Pos
sibi,sties in shows" of the "baby" and cat
variety was reached before Benjamin W. Hfchcock
conceived the idea OF OF 1000 beautiful ana
talented ladies'" This attracted last evening four or
Ave thousand men to Gmores Garden which they con-
yerted into pandemonium OF ridicule and rude sport
When the Congress was called to order at O'CLOCK
In the afternoon. Mr. Hitchcock had already cxpfeSse"
his disgust at the prospect Of failure Observance On
every hand. The "immense array OF beautliu ana
talented ladies'" TO his own language had IaHeo
10 appear and they were waiting he thought to see
what announcement the newspapers would give the
ertorprtse There were however. between forty ana
ffty Young women and girls IN tawdry or very pam
for,ed Sy tables used for the sale Of shectnusic and
valentines. Ir one Of them secretly enteftaneo n,
claim 10 beauty or prettiucss, II was case OF ms
placed vanity. On average, they were several ue
grees beneath the lower classes or shop-girs III II
comeliuess and refinement. Dozen perhaps, appeared
10 be too good their surroundings and probably were
in need Of pahc salary and the possible prize which
headed gis who giggcd but scarcely blushed, under
the scrutiny Of jecrog men few marons were IN the
not annoyed. Several of the young women were cyl
IDENTIFY Of immoral Each me@ n c Sf ss
admission had baictchecks attached visitors being &
pected place the numbers OF their choice opposite INC
following list Of prize classes:
Handsomest ady--Most lady ikc-Best dressed-Finest
bead Of s
test boy talented Ss
city
Two thousand people probably attended in the after
noon and the number included perhaps twenty woman
of respectabr. An orchestra OF fifteen pieces ana
mept Miss Mead gave an exhibition Of roller skating
MIR. sawyer PLAYED on the glass goblets and Nile iran
The most interesting part OF the show was the little
schooner New.Bedcrd nineteen ieet long IN wned
the Atlantic in May and June last, reaching England
after voyage o, p on sxhbton again in the
evening. and there was % Grand Promenade Concert
an immense crowd OF about 5000 mcn-dissipated old
bachelors hoTse-men, fast young men about town. mar
and roWde very few ia lies and gentlemen. who had
como at hazard, went away at INC hrst si2ns oI
itself by making sport OF the women on exhibition.
Most OF them TOO silly or too coarse TO ieel sutcd
crowned brght-eyod companion finally fed FROM the
platform to box The crowd pursued ana ra9d at ana
Hitchcock tried quietly to suppress the rOwuyis Dnl
the crowd turned HIM INTO ideue. ,..uo ,,o,.o,oso
Young women aud enjoyed the sport OK keeping i6ein o
ggge Banter and insult we're nenpca upon upon 1 Pns
"Cheese your top-knot "-one Of thcm had her mar
dressed In the tower OF Babel fasbon--were mlS.rd
with howls ana boots and clappiug Of hands, winsh
would hrD. a third Of the cl'irc crowd 10 sec tue
fun, Finn ly two foppishlv-dTcsscd young men
beekoucd to The girls to come down. she OF the til
"top-knot" tried 10 make hcl escape by acitcGliou3
route but the crowd shouting, closed IN about ner anu
followed third Of the WAY around the Garden she
ortcrward leaned the OF tue fOppsh young man.
ard tnen essayed Il waltz. which drew bigger crowd
than before and rotous rOic she was pushed ana
bonfod out of the Garden. And The disorder went on
during nc evening The opinion was freely expressed
that the Congress could scarcely i've through aho'her
session, but IL Is announced FOR the week.