The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-16


Thus should the pure and the holy meet,
Stainless with stainless and sweet win
sweet"
Yesterday was cold and crisp and clear,
but the baby show was on all the same.
The crowd was immense--the largest
throughout the week There was not
standing room left in the Auditorium
when the show began All this crowd had
gathered to pay tribute to young America.
The show began at o'clock, and by
the stage was crowded with pretty young
mothers holding prettier and younger
babies
The babies all behaved admirably, not
withstanding the fact that some wit had
dubbed the show the baby "bawl."
They were in their mothers or nurse s
arms, and were in rows upon the Audi
torium stage.
1t was the most splendid array OF fresh
young innocence ever behed In Houston
There were children of every age under
3 years, and one could not help wondering
while looking upon them If there was not
Dewey, Hobson, or greater still, a
Robert Lee, or, perhaps, in all his dreamy
young beauty, Milton. waiting for ma
turer years to startle the world with sym
phonies sublime and the golden haired
boy nestliug close to his mothers breast,
may have been an embryo musician, who
will in after years awake to ecstasy the
ling Tyre" Some Martha Washington
may have been among the group of little
fairies in white: some Francis Cleveland
mayhap slumbered in it's nurses arms a
Twentieth century Sappho.
1t would be interesting to see the same
children gathered together thirty years
hence. 1T is interesting now TO imagine
what they Will be and from whence they
would he gathered.
Let us hope they will all he fair women
and brave men, ana one can not think
otherwise Looking upon a rosy infant
sleeping in its mothers arms, who could
say here is one who will rankle in felon S
cell, or here one who will I'LL an early and
dishonored grave? Who could have
thoughts other than of purity and beauty
in connection with innocent childhood?
The hardest heart is mellowed by youth
ful associates, and the coolest gllttering
steely eyes deepen with tenderness before
its magis sway. Even naughty Ebis was
beguiled of many a tear while watching
rosy infants play.
Like stray babe from Paradise It
played fearlessly before the dark souled
man, aud unconsciously brought repent
ance to the sinners heart. He wept and
the tear was hailed in heaven
The children at the Auditorium yester-
day were the best samples OF American
babyhood
They were veritable fairies from, fairy
land.
There were so many Of them and they
were all SO pretty that 1t took all the
afternoon to decide upon the prize winners
Not only every mamma thought her baby
was the prettiest but every one thought
every one else's baby was the p7ettiest.
AS one little fairy In white--they were ali
in white--lay sleeping the reporter thought
surely there can not be another so truly
beautiful, for the beauty of Proserpine for.
the time was hers, and the beauty of
Proserpine is eternal sleep. This sleeping
beauty, however, did not win first prize.
There was tie between two girls for
first prize and each was awarded a prize.
Their pictures appear in this issue of
The Post
The eldest of these is 3 years old. Her
name is Frank Foster. Her home Is in
the Fair Grounds addition. Little Mar
guerite Dean, the other first prize winner
Is aged % months. Each one was a
poem. dream. Marguerite was fair
white flower. as beautiful and sweet as
the Hover whose name she bears. Her
eyes are soft brown hazel eyes, her hair
lie oh md ~ L.
all the softness and beauty of the rose
She is very beautiful
Frank is the sweetest. the daintlest,
most charming of creatures. The
reporter was formally introduced to
Frank. and, oh. wondrous sensation, felt
her soft, white arms clasped tightly
around her neck and heard her COO, softly
the whole world like her.
There were other very beautiful chill
dren, but only the pictures of the prize
winners can be given.
The judges OF the baby show We're judge
n. g. kittrell, Mr.. B. A. Randolph and
Mr. r. B. Norris NJ. Warner chairman,
The folliwing is list OF prizes and
winners:
For the finest boy over 2 and under 3
Years, So; George Nelson.
For the finest girl over and under :
years, IS; Vera Mulvihill.
For the finest boy over ! and under 2
years. SIS; Harry Amsler.
For the finest girl over ! and under 3
years, So; Margaret Ruth Hill.
For the finest boy under year old, So;
Ivor Still
For the finest girl under year old. IS;
Leila Shilling.
For the prettest girl. IS; Marguerite
Dean and Frank Foster,
For the heaviest baby over is months
ana under years old, IS; Earl Rogers.
For the smallest baby under is months
and over year old IS; Willie Smith.
For the prettiest First ward girl under
years, toy stove, donated by C. H. &.
Theodore Boring: Marion Holt Seward
For the prettiest First ward boy under 8
years old box fine toilet soap donated
by Brown Drug company: Charlie Harris.
For the prettiest Second ward girl under
years old. toy stove. donated by Berng-
Cortes Hardware company; Rosilee Haag.
For the prettiest Third ward girl under
3 years old. baby toilet set. donated nv
Houston Drug company Ida Mae Smith.
For the PROTEST Third ward boy under
. years old, one pair fine G. E Mead
shoes, donated by Gieseke Bros; J. W.
Henry.
For the prettiest Fourth ward girl under
3 years, one set OF gold studs, donated
by l.. NJ. Rich a. Sons; Aiine Hardesty.
For the prettiest Fourth ward boy under