Los Angeles herald., 1891-10-24
TOOTSY WOOTCIES.
A Semi-TrOpic Product Hard
to Beat.
The Baby Show at the Chamber
of Commerce.
A Full List of the Entries and Prize
Winners.
The Judges Protected by Their AnOnym-
Ity-Prize winners and the Prizes.
How the Exhibits Were
Inspected.

any exhibition OF Southern CalltOrnl;
resources. The chamber of commerct
no doubt reasoned logically about th'
matter when they provided baby show
as one of the special exhibits for the fail
now drawing so successfully to close
1t was the trump card. at the fair yester
day afternoon, and the astonishing mum
ber of ninety entries proved that che
productiveness of "Our Italy, is moi
confined to citrus and deciduous fruits
The babies and their mothers began
to assemble at the chamber of commerce
at l o'clock, and by the time O'Clock
arrived every mothers son and daughter
of the collection was ready for the con-
test. By this time also every available
galleries was occupied by smiling, in
terested spectator. There has not been
such crowd at any one time since the
fair began.
The mothers were not less interesting
in some respects than the babies. Just
think of ninety anxious ladies', each
feeling that her darling was the most
wonderful that ever had been or ever
will be born! You may talk as you
please about mental alteration; but
that is the way they felt.
The managers of this baby show were
wise beyond their day and generation.
They NAV not have had much individ-
ual experience in babies, but, be that
as it may. they steered clear of the pit
falls which usually surround the man.
ayers of such an exhibition with con-
summate adroitness, as their arrange
ments will indicate. Twelve ladies were
selected and entrusted with the delicate
task of discriminating between the vari-
Gus exhibits, and several hints were
dropped to them, which resulted in
Machiavellian scheme which should be
patented. The ladies met secretly and
chose two of their number to act as the
sole judges. Their names were pre-
served inviolate, and when the
time came the twelv ladies
all went on the stage, but
the judges amongst them were not
known, and it is said their names never
will be made public. When the nature
OF this scheme was made known to the
mothers there was perceptible increase
in their nervousness. 1t precluded the
possibility of beseeching glances turned
upon the Judges. How were they to
pick out the two in authority amongst
a round dozen?
1t was out of the question to have all
the babies on the stage at once, and
they were sent up in relays of twenty,
while the committee and the spectators
inspected them.
The little Pucks and Ariels, Kenwigses
and Florences, were all arranged in their
bravest finery, and it was sight long to
be remembered as their maternal an
cestors held them up fondly and ex-
hibited them in all their cooling and pug
nacious moods. 1t was most exquisite
collection as could be seen on a summers
day, much less a day late in Octo-
ber, and the enthusiasm at such
a rare display grew and grew, until
admiring voices. 1t must be remem
bered that this was not a Los Angeles
baby show, but that the little ones came
from far and near, all over Southern
California. Neither was it rich mans
show. One OF the brightest and hand
soonest little rascals in the show was
brought by the mother after she had
finished two hard washings, and the
pride of that good woman when her
baby drew fine prize, was sight for
the gods.
There were some of the most perfect
specimens of babyhood in the collection
that could be imagined, almost; and it
emphasizes the fact that while this
country is securing nearly all the records
for horses, that in an interstate
baby contest Southern California
would be no slouch, or, to
use term from the vernacular, would
give the other states an argument"
How the two judges managed toperform
their duties with elegance and grace in
the midst of such an assemblage of
beauteous children is more than mere
man can devine. But they did it, and
from comments made afterwards did it
remarkably we'll. The first prize was
awarded to most charming specimen
of infanthood, and all down the list the
awards gave general atisfactiop-except
to those disappointed mothers and their
friends. The baby show was bowling
success. Readers of the HERALD will
see by the list of babies given below,
that it was no mere county exhibition.
The following were the entries of
babies:
Ned, IA months, j. W. Suttle, Ver-
dugo; Clemetine, 8 months. Mrs. j. f.
Donohue, l39 Hansen street, city;
george, AUubHS, hISs W Il. pOhlahi,
city Rohenia, 7 months, Mrs. Antina
Bresh, city; Peter, months, Mclean,
CITY; Theo, II months, Mrs. Eaton, city;
Jas. Hawthorne, 10 months, Mrs. j. M.
Hawthorne, l02 S. Hill street; May,
8 months, Mrs. Lizzie bingham, 544
Wall street Flossie, months, Mrs. A.
G. Chapel, 544 Wall street; Elmer,
4months, Mrs. Frank Rhodes, Redondo;
Robert Andrew, II months, Mrs. Carrie
Boekhoff, 304 Flower street; Roderick,
months, Mrs. Annie Ellwood. S27
Botiller street; Ida, 10 months, Mrs. +.
G. Haskin, 224 S. Hansen street George,
months, Mrs. Nellie Harrison, 329 S.
Johnson street; Carrie, 3 months, Mrs.
Nellie Martin, Ola Pasadena avenue;
Warren, 10 months, Mrs. Mary
Lee 257 East Twenty-third street;
Ruth, 3 months, Mrs. Ella Wagner,
Athena street; Nellie, months, Mrs.
Belle Nelson, 2110 Martin street; Rose,
z months, Mrs. Catherine Cameron,
$40 Banning street; Leroy, 10 months,
Mrs. Joe Miller, 204 West Twenty-third
street; Laura, IL months, Mrs. M. V.
Fisher, 376 Metcalf street; Helen, IL
months, Mrs. M. V. Fisher, 376 Metcalf
street; Susie, weeks, Mrs. M. V.
Fisher, 376 Metcalf street; Charles, %
months, Mrs. Mary J.. Welch, Station
u; Frank, % months, Mrs. E. W.
Thorne, 13lONo Main street; Robert,