New-York tribune., 1884-10-12
BABIES AND DOGS IN FRANCE.
CUsTOMs.OF THE NURSERY AND THE HUNT
TNG-FIELD.

announced baby show. IL was q pity he did not
make up his mind sooner. before the promoters Oh
the enterprise had gone to a good deal of expense.
baby show oI. q largo scale. as Dr. Proust wei
said, in letter this subject to the Prefect OF
Police, must be a saughter-hOusc Of babies. Whas
would MAKE one jnst now particularly dangerous
is the cholera invasion in the south AMI tho small
pox epidemic at Troyes aud other parts OF Cham'
pagne southern babies are remarkably handsome
when brought mp in state OF
nature The chill drcn of the poor havo
a marked advantage over those of the rich in point
Of comelinc.~ suppose the reason IL that the law
of natural selection is more ysor0liy apphed
among them and that the sun being treated as
friend shows itself friendly. hundred ami
twenty babes and suckilngs were recruited IN tho
departments of the Eastern Pyrcnees and OF the
Arege They were" said one OF the organizers OF
the show. like pale bronze with dark expressive
yes, red lips head, of curly black hair glossy AMI
soft rs floss silk and flesh 50 firm that one could
hardly pinch it, I asked we're the B.cson " IN
an. ryr at all remarkabe' " In some parts of Brit
tany came upon some rcmarhabla specimens,
was the answer But the Brittany child II az II,
best after the powers of observation have had
time to get into working order and the milk IN
clsors are replace by the permanent one'. lhs
white teeth the keen br,h, black cy,'. the red
checks and brown complexion, render Little girls
and bows of ten or eleven on the Brittany sea-
board perfect beauties. Their laugh is great part
of their charm. rhey have the animt! spirit, OF
young kittens and are more graceful than young
folks of their age in any other par, OF France.
Norman children and AlsGtan children are eloc-
dish and the latter have soft. pasty flesh. How
ever the pink aui waite of their fair comp.exions
and the sapphire blue of their eyes would render
them an attractive feature a. Il baby snow"
Several mothers and their ba)es werc engaged 10
come from the Arab and Kabylc tribes Of Algeria
When VI. Camcscasse interdlctcd tie show there
were no less than 3.742 candidates for prizes en-
tered All were not TO have been on view together
The public was to have seen them IN patches rang
ing from three To four hundred. But with as many
nurses aud the crowd which would cer;alnly have
been drawn the air of the shOw would have been
either sitting or draughty. Ventilation ~ only
imperfectly understood in this country. lhe last
thing an architect thinks of is ro ventlate unless
by means of doors. windows aud tircplaces. Inca
tres and most other places of amusement are posi-
lively sutiocating. he dining at great hotels
are perfect when all the tables are occupied
and the chandeliers lighted.
The baby show, It's promoters set forth, was
prompted by the pare desire To amei0ratc the human
race " Camc.cassc, in iustfylng It's lnterdictlon,
saws n, a,rertained that lucrative ends merely
were aimed at 4 ,uckIng bottle invented tor Daby
farmers was 10 have been tremendously run. IL
was in the shape Of those glass candy eases fhat
stand IN confectioncrs windows and ~ arranged
that aily number of flexible tubes ending IN INDIA
rubber nlpples might be placed IN II. Inc
babies whom il TO nourlsh were 10 pe
placed III a circular elastic seat divided ih'o COM
partmcuts. and surrounding the monster sucking
bottle By means of elastic straps they conld NC
held IN place aud yet enjoy some degree OF liberty
for their limbs There were also TO have been at
rh, exhibition all SORTS of fattening foods with
which to cram poor infants.
French women not goodnur lhey 90 hot
understand that air and water are among the best
friends of young children and that heavy c"'hlnS
rclaxes the energy of the sI,ln In the well-to-do
classe, there is no conception of the hap
pness which is the lot of freely
weaned boy or girl who has been Injured To
bear sudden change, Of climate. ~ de LeSseps ~
REGARDED as eccentric for bringing up his LARGE
family as he does When they rush into tho NJ
Icrcs Gardens after school hours Ia play, one hears
the bourgeois mothers. who treat Their little folk
as if they so many lap-dogs requiring I'd
he codded and munied, cry: Poor htrie jewels!
II Mains me to see their bare limbs
and chests, They surely must suher
from exposure to thc arr How can
their father he 50 harl-hcarted as to expose their
little bodies to sun and lrost| As matter OF fact
there Is only one of the ten-thc twin Solange-who
is at all weakly None of the Others ever suffered
from A cold The child Bertrand hal typhoid
fever last year. but soon got over II.
| have been staying in the country IN The neigh-
borhood Of a forest. The opening of the shooting
season brought rich landowners or ieNsees OF pr
served woods from the seaside 10 chttelnN around
the place where | WAS. Their sport - very theat-
rical and they do not Kill much game when
they have to tramp over fields after pirtfid-es'
p pheasant.shooting Is what suits them best. 1t does
not involve much XIII or fatigue The bI''s are
driven bv game-hc caIcrS into alley, cnt II 'he 10"
coppce where thcy reared, and then ge eltleheii
and LADIES' pop away At them. Pr!'lni farmers ana
poarhers enjoy the best spnr. | II" LtIlrS " no 70
- sh,n, here are ,res sed in the most coPuettlsb
manner Kilt costumes arcisreatiy worn by sl"!t~
women who take part IN pheasant oal''i',Ill" al''iII",
na.,', given 10 tho uutchcries | have described
sag limiting does rot begin here 80 early a. IN hg-
land Ii commences generally at ABOUT the
middle Of o October ,nS ob,r ana "art of country 1ps
on,useneut in vogue among the wealthy classes.
The fox or stag hunt i, one of the Few really demo-
cratic institutions which exist IN England. Every
ANY,, ,vLn neas,s can follow the chase and Try a. get
i'm N the death. Farmers. small shopAoelers ana
otlrr persons of very humble standing are tcmpmno
nto pallophg after the hounds whose cry is really
mnsIc 10 Them Even the ragalnuinn dashes on
foot over hedge an ditch aud by taking snort cuts
mg narl, There IL nothing of this in
France. The splendid hounds which were on
view at III, canine exhibition are kept more Tor of-
ramcnt than use except perhaps those ot VI. Baii-
Jrv ii Assnn In Ia Vendee and of the Dnchssse
,i'ITzes VINO has leased with the Duc de "a Ire
mobile A great part of the forest of iamb2ulilet.
pack here il kept for the exclusive pleasure oi
the ownrr-who is either n0hleman or an insoleht
npstart-and his friends. Inc WNl'aton ~
nt Nth IL for the Season is not sent IN the usual
way II takes the form of decoration IN the col
ors of the livery OF te person
=, tta buttonholc like the Cross ~
the legion of Honor. Only thos" who can wear
l. b,nios arr admitted 10 the hunt at wMch .aiies
,tpss m a ftncitnl manner There ~ no nyln9
arr,sa ronntry a. ia England. therc arr no hrak-
neck Jumps. aud thc element oi Wild eN,te"en. Z,
wanting Az the sallopns n aions wv '"'hat
stren avenues of all-hrloscd nrsta me nDs,