The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-02-12
A CONGRESS OF BLACKGUARDS.

DIsGRACEFUL SCENES IN .LMoRE's GARDEN
THE BEAUTY AND CULTURE SHOW CON-
DLMNED.
The attendance of competitors at tho Congress Of
Beauty ia Gimore's Garden yesterday about ono
hundred and fifty. The audience in the afternoon
numbered about two thousand. At tho south side Of
the Garden, near The Fourth avenue en-
trance, the exhibitors were mostly young.
ana these had before them table laden
with valentines, which they were supposed
sell. Farther at the same SIDE were thirty or
forty of more mature aud uncertain age, with nair
marvelously shngled up Tho front, spread out avn
ing like over the ears or traled down the shoulders
In ugc serpenue coils startling to behold. All were
plainly dressed In gray. brown black material, ten
cents yard and of 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 q liable covered with sheets of
MUSIC No two wero alike. One n blonde with
pink smlet eyes and piercing nose; another bru.
nette, with raven hair and we'll defined mustache !;
third woro small sample OF her
own hair aud large one OF somebody
united to her waist by gilt cham aud was evidently
playing for me prize OF 'most ladylke;' hitn had
a spendld mouth Tor pumpkin pie; sixth wore q
nigh shirt collar TO conceal The ravnes In her snow
white neck seventh was gentle faced, modest young
GIRL whose thick, long dark oyesshes vany sought to
hide brIght OF eyes while her lips uttered
IN 10 u request Tor hor name, "Git out, you
suckcr'
Iu lhe evening that could be recognized as a
LADY by an experienced eye was present; and it was
well this 80. Tor u more ridiculous and disgrace
iui scene was seldom Witnessed before In this city
The grew and moro familiar, and finally
began to treat almost all the poor anu wrctched crsa
lures as II they had no shred OF character lett:
Many girls fed In tear, but two OF the "bcautes"
sal IN a conspicuous box Oh the right hand side
OF the entrance. rhey were tolcrably we'll dressed
and good looking, aud in front OF them mob graiu-
ally gathered until It numbered over five hundred,
jammcd close together and perched on CHAIRS anu
benches The mob yelled and cheered by turns as one
or other OF the Two young women smiled or tossed
her head and all KINDS OF ribald and obscene remarks
made itt
he police did not make their appearance until half
past nine, when Captain Williams arrived with two
officers Then the most uDruy. who evidently
thought Gilmore's Garden was Tor the time being
easy" were put out, and al ten The gas was
finally exiting ushcd and the beauties went hoiDe
some accompanied by newly found friends, aud
Others with their female associates. Every decent
man declared that the exhibition was the most dis
grace al ever seen here Tor years.
Mr. Gilmorcs agent declared Ut the close that am
orderly had been strictly stipulated Tor with the
lessee, Mr.. HITCHCOCK, and as sucn an exhibition
would certainly ruin the good name Of the garden,
the be abb ogated the garden closed
after To-day to any further outrages upon pubic
morals and decency.