The Washington times., 1895-03-17

,h. show OF babies
photographs in which the little tots NAV
De seen at their hest, smiling. laughing
and Growing to their hearts content
Inc exhibition VIII be held at the rooms
OF the New York Society of Amateur
Photographers, April 4, ., and s.
The announcements ard lists of the
awards have been out for a week. and
the photographs are beginning TO pour
into the rooms OF Mrs J Wells Champ-
ney. who has offered TO house them until
the committee on hanging has been ap-
pointed
The proceeds Of the exhibition are for
the Messiah Home. ''Chldren's Charity
Tor Children" The home was founded
Dy group Of little girls and has been
largely aided by little ones from its start.
, This year the managers have conceived
the ldea or forming a league Of junior
patrons and patTonesses. and to celebrate
The inauguration Of the league they have
decided TO hold prize exhibition OF
photographs Of children under five years
OF age.
Thirty-e ight handsome medals have
been struck off by a weu-known silver
house and Will be awarded during the
exhibition.
Members attending the exhibition VIII be
requested toyote for the most popular baby.
and the infant receiving the largest number
OF votes Will secure the grand medal OF the
exposition.
The most perfect boy and girl baby will
each receive silver medal which will be
awarded by committee Of eminent ply
sicians
a committee OF artists viii be asked to
decide upon the prettiest boy and girl baby,
and TO award them each a silver medal.
To the jolliest boy and girl baby Will be
given silver medals These are TO be award
ed By committee OF we'll known actors.
The two brightest children exhibited are
10 be picked out By committee o. prominent
teachers, and viii also receive medals
The last and most important a wards are to
be made by committee OF grandmOthers.
This list has been headed BY Mrs. James
P heTnochan. the president OF the New
York Chapter OF the Daughters OF the
Revolution Mrs. Kern0chan is showing
much interest in the baby show. as are
others OF the smartest matTons OF the Four
Hundred She believes that tots should
learn while still in the cradle that 1.-The
greatest OF these is charity"
The object Of the committee of grand
mothers VIII be TO PICK cut the dearest boy
and girl babies in the exhibition Seems,
tnat the show is 10 be made up OF dearest
babies, this viii be no easy task.
Many mamnas Cannf find in their albums
any portrait which they feel VIII do their
| babies justice in the show, so they have
engaged Photographers to DO their finest
work on New YoTk's infant aristoCracv
/
| Gould. She is having fnEumerabIe photo
graphs made Of her four month old baby
| This little tot is being photographed in
every position possible To show his plump
and pretty little form he has been snapped
| nude. In direct contrast. he has had his
picture taken IN the most gorgeous little
white gowns
His cousins, the children OF Mr.. and Mrs.
George ]. Gould, are to be photographed
purpOSely for the baby show. Helen Vivian.
though just under three years of age,
| strongly resembles her grandfather, the
| late jay Gould. She and her older sister
| have lately been taken together. at the re-
quest Of their aunt. the Countess de Cas-
| teilane. The brothers OF these little girls
| have many portraits Of themselves taken
| before the age of five, several OF which are
| to appear in the exhibition
The portraits OF the sons of Mrs. Willie
| +. Vanderbilt have been promised for the
| exhibition and are to appear very hand
| sOmely framed.
| One OF the most beautiful piCture-por-
| traits sent in so far is of the daughter OF
/ Mrs. Meta Crane. This little girl is dressed
| IN fancy costume and is seated on the stair
/ case of an elegantly furnished house
| If there was to be prize awarded for
| the st0utest baby, there is little doubt that
| it would be given TO Master Archie Fiske.
| In his portrait, which is to appear in the
! coming exhibition, the little fellow is por-
/ trayed at the early age OF three months
At this early period OF his existence he
| weighed thirty-One and one-haIf pounds
| He looks as if he stood a good chance for
| the prize awarded for the most perfect boy
| baby.
Some of the most artistic portraits are
| OF the children of William NJ. Chase TIE
| children have been posed by their father,
| and the photographs lack nothing but color
| TO make them equal to a Chase painting
| Van Biel Berg, the son Of Charles l. Berg.
| the architect, appears among the children
| in fancy costume.
| Portraits of the Cleveland children have
| been sent for, and If the lady OF the White
| House has chance to have them photo
| gFaphed between now and the time OF the
/ opening Of the exhibition there is little
/ doubt but that their pictures viii adOrn
| the wall space reserved for them
/ One of the unique features of the exhibit
/ tion viii be a huge magic lantern show of
| babies portraits Members Of the Society
| OF Amateur Photographers are now hard
/ at work making lantern slides of well
| known babies of to-day.