The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-03-14

aside a room for the show She clears it
of furniture. strips tho walls Cf thcr
hanein.s. sends out her invitations and
waits for the entries.
TIE ENTRIES.
Soon they begin to come ina vast ~
ray of youthful pictures. There is Tho
oil painting of Raphael 'Cherub with
Cd sadly uurla r-lr nose. This is a. picture
of your friend Senator BIsby. dome at
The age of tW0. when his mother saw
signs of angel wings cropping from DIS
Shoulders AND must have her cheruD
painted.
There is q pautaletted child seated iy
the boy with odd-lo0king trousers These
hy looking mp tlc cards. you Learn 10
bee CouEre- -mau SO-aud-SO and brother
taken when they were small boys And
There ls iNr. -uefrtol}pc Win BIS queer
glass effect. and the faded httle card,
both taken before photography Was clear
and Instantaneous.
These pictures make the baby show.
ou hint then on The walls with back
ing of cardinal cloth TO "s,t them or
Then you a.k tno company 90 Judge them.
40 names are attached merely num-
bcrs, quite ike amy portrait show.
GUESSING WHO'S WHO.
The interesting part comes ln the gless-
ine Each guest Isl presented with
small card, on which She writes her iIn-
pressIons ot the pictures opposite The
proper NUMBERS ri|N I|INNf"r NIIH AlAlAif Ni
The person whose picture she thinks u
u.s. and when Der lft u.s. complete she
hands 10 ln 90 the committee
There is a judge and committee OF
examination. The latter looks over 'le
cards and gives o. mark 10 each correct
guess. The finals are handed 10 ire
Judge who awards prizes 10 the lest
teuea-crs The consolation prize 20 TIE
one who got me lewest right Is i'ise
tutypc. for which the uuiucky blcse r
"sts' next day Tho tniype becomes
fnc property of the hostess, and al tu-
fure hauy show 10 is feature Inc WIZ
uIug prize is "a large instantaneous pno-
t0rr1Il of the room. takeu boy nash hght
That same evening. and promised as the
property of the winner, when completed
TO give the Baby snow the progressive
feature now shows are given. New
friends are introduced and shows planned
Tor Them. Six pictures make show,
and are enough 20 form am excuse Tor
another baby show. and SO 10 may 80 ON
an winter.
A leader n Chicago society. whose
mother was requested 90 send the ear b.
est Photograph oi ler SON, and who sup-
posed D. was Tor some private use. enclos-
ed little card oft her boy at the age
of three weeks in % wash-bowl. The
h0rrhcd leader of society nearly fell 10
the floor when he recognized DTS first pic
ture. Oh view for 300 of Chicagos u.tras.
TIE SUPPER.
The supper is O. feature Of the Baby
Show. The most youthful things are
served. Cornsiarch puddnes in iufantiie
mould. Ices as Noah's ark figures. aud
dourhnut mon and women fred ln TAT.
A tin plate with alphabet around the
edge set upon t wooden Tray is placed
before each guest. and lemonade and
coffee are served in mugs. As "a favor
each guest takes home an orange. which
NAV be "a bon-bOn box with removable
cover.
INC Baby Show sounds very simple
when described. and seems most har-
moulous way of spending a novel even-
inc But In the mock Baby show as
well AS in the real thing, there may Poe
notes out OF harmony. serious disturb
ance WIS caused az one when Che COM
ranv unanimously voted great f1t-
faced bouncing baby 10 be young Yale
,thietc. When the decision was read.
dooo silence fen upon the group. broken
suddenly by The violent so56ing OF a
.,hlete" cried She 1t Is a picture OF
ee, taken when i was year oid. Oh
81 think you and the Baby SNOW are
kssiy. mean things"
But II all agree 10 accept the decisions