Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-19
WINNERS OF THE PRIZES AT THE BABY SHOW
Henry sampson Cohen.

time, they came. A. least soventy-fve
mothers, with babies ana nurses. were
on hand. IL was easy to see shat each
mother thought her baby was the pref
TEST, and could have proved IL by
her nurse, if proof had been necessary
Unfortunately for the judges they did
| not know every little 1imple and every
little cunning tooth baby had.
TWAS A GRAVE RESPONSIBILITY.
Not one realized what he had TO go
| through when he accepted the position
| fraught with honor I'm truth, but also a
| vast deal Of responsibility.
These unfortunate gentlemen were Jus
tice John j. Crutchhed, I. =. Winston,
Samuel stern, Henry NJ. Tyler, and VIII
| liam II. Thompson. j would have been
| funny if il had not been so pathetic TO
| see these hardened citizens going around
| 10 each proud mother and telling her he
| thought her baby perfectly lovely and
| that each little tot ought 90 have two
| prizes instead of one ~ is well they
| did though, for they would have been
| mObbed, after their decisions were rem
/ dered, but for these soothing words.
/ Every step they moved a smiling baby
! face greeted them and d look from the
! mothers face asked the question. isn't
| she pretty, thought
THE INGENIOUS MOTHERS.
Never was such ingenuity displayed be-
| fore. Each mother tried 10 impress the
| charms OF her baby on the judges. All
/ sorts OF innocent and amusing little
| schemes were put into execution TO at
| tract their attention. A judge would
look a baby on his right That's pref
~ baby" he would say TO a mother;
whats its number" 1T is No. a." re
plies the mother. and she launches into
most extravagant praises of IT, III
make q note Of it," says the judge, by
the WV OF getting on the baby on the
other side of him. what beautiul
baby" says the judge, with smile. 1t
is a wonder this one has escaped me.
What's Its number? / must make note
OF IT, ct IS No. H." says the mother. [
The judge looks blank and says some |
thing under his breath that would not /
be printable. 1t is the same baby as be- /
fore the mother having lodged behind +,
him as he turned from her, only 10 greet |
him on the other side: 1t is said that |
there was not a baby No. y in the group. |
Not "a mother would have II.
BABIES DID LOOK PRETTY.
There Is no mistake about II; the bdDles |
dil look beautiful. They all looked so |
clean. and bright. and cunning that the |
most extravagant praises Of the judges |
,,ere v,cll-merited. Never were babies in !
srcb a GOOD humor such long time be-
rore only a few babies cried, and they
aid so for revenue. They were most sue
ces=ful. A particularly bright ana pretty
child at the critical point DuIst OUT CIS {
inc. The mother looked as doletu as
Nrovernber day. But that child was wise.
The mother took him one side ana prom
ised him new dress, new par o.
shoes with red tips new hal lour
mounds of candy. and all the sugar ne
could eat when she got home II ne Wouiu
only stop crying. That smart hid baIey
waited tin his mother had gotten the ldaL
words out Of her mouth When ms own
ROSY little mouth closed with a snap, ana
he never whimpered again while az the
ormorv. II took the poor judges an hour
md three-Quarters TO reach the hlst ue-
ofsion This prize. a handsome silver cup
odd tined. donated by J. J. Spilling, was
5lven 10 william Haynes La Narre son
~ Mr. and Mrs. W. j. La Narre' or no.
s7Dg east Grace street, as the pre'He7l
babv under Is months Of age,
The poor men were not moDDeo' as
49,, e,inooted TO be. after this decision,
nd vera not a third 80 long IN agreeing
,ron little Henry Samson Cohen as the
,fnner OF the second prize, also SILVER
,,,,, donated by Mr.. Spilling, ana intend
"a o. tbe prettiest baby over j. months
= ,,,. md under 2 years and halt. Inc |
,a.ond little prize winner IS the son OF
Mr. Henry Cohen, No. l22S east broau |
street - ,.o..,, 8
These children are truly very pretty'
md would attract attention anywhere ,
Roth have dark eyes and hair There IS (
, look OF Intelligent" in these niue l1ces I
,lso that make them very winning But 4
vho can describe o. baby? To men they
all look alike II h. rather remarka~~e
hat both prize-winners for beauty should
be bows. One lady said the judges just
locided that way because they were men. !
Another amiable mother, whose baby she !
thought merted mucn more consiuera-
ion than 1t had gotten, voiced the SEN {
imont Of all save two mothers, perhaPs'
when she asked with a touch OF scorh ia q