New-York tribune., 1901-08-25
BABIES ON PARADE
SIX HUNDRED LOOKED THEIR Pprrr,
EST FOR THE AsBURY PARK SHOW

Asbury Park. Aug. "a (speciaD.-If any ons -,
asked what the wild waves were saying at Asbu-'.
Park on Wednesday afternoon. the answer -,
have been: "Bye-Io.' Rock -a-bye-baby-' ar .p u
a-ooo for the procession of infant loyel,nAss -
the eleventh annual baby parade was sufrc,a..,' ~
oesuiling to cause even Old Ocean to nnaks -.
laps on the shore. ''
There were many thousand sner+sto-u
shore front to witness the annual parade =, "a ne
light brigade" and every one admitted that ., % '
not only the parade of the finest" but wa. c.
the finest parade of this or any other season Ar s
baby's paradise ne
New-orleans has It's Mardi Gras. ST 1or,.
Yelled Prophet. Newport it's coaching n.~,s~ as
Hollywood it's horse show Seabright its an,o--sSs
parade, West End its harvest moon festiSaI -
even more than these Asbury Park anna,i ~
every heart with it's annual procession ~ 49,
beauty. '@oy
Six hundred infants. dressed in their sbo,,
ments and in coaches trimmed with flower, -,
bunting every baby face smiling its swaa+a.
formed the pretty spectacle at this resort Tbar.
were babies from New-York City from RrookI,
from Chicago, from San Francisco from Ero
from South America-from everywhere. it seemed
TO the delighted onlookers. who stood for nAarI,, -
hour in the enjoying the scene In an .a I
the Juvenile paraders represented sixty-ave c,,,a
and there were twelve sets OF twins in the naoaat
Prizes TO the value of $1,000 were distrbutsd -
judges to the babies in the best decorated coachs.
go-carts or floats
The Water Queen was the title Of the g..
built up a baby coach and entered updA -
name OF Miss Virginia Kelsey of Asbur, PEI
which carried of the first prize a $50 sterI,,
silver loving cup. The coach had been cornna,al,,
covered with papier mache. which had been pain,sS
10 represent the Resting on ii was Ia-ga
shell, in which sat the queen. Miss KELSEY Ahova
her head and back Of her. sat Grace Miller drama
In an airy costume and holding aIoft a large crAs
cent. II was a pretty conceit and the apn,arsa
showered upon the occupants of the coach after
Miss Kelsey had been decorated with the Official
blue ribbon. demonstrated that the judges had NOT
erred in making the award
Fannie Corbett and her brother, Frederick Cor
bett, jr., of New-York City, were in Japanese co.
tunes and reclined in a large float decorated with
Oriental curtains and draperies to represent homa
life in Japan. They were awarded first prize m
the division devoted 10 representation of child IN.
in foreign countries.
William Fl. Jones. Of Mrs. Eliza Jones az
New-York City. HIliputian boxer in his train
Ing quarters. with punching bag. gloves, pail and
sponge and all the other apparatus Of the urize
ring. The lad was stripped to the waist and his
In the novelties class.
Ralph G. Engelsman son Of NIunroe EngeIsman
tans uniform and secured prize Ralph ' Is f1R tNo
years Old and as he strutted over the line of march
swinging his club. a number OF women rushed
from their seats on the grandstand and smothered
Armand de Chatenneuf jr.. Of Newark. four
years Old rode pony and was dressed to represent
the Marquis Lafayette. The youngster carried the
tricoor OF France, his birthplace. in one hand
and in the other "Old Glory" He took second
prize in the child life Of foreign countries division
Two-year-old Adelaide Z. Dickinson, daughter
of Albert s. Dickinson OF New-Yorlz City. dressed
in a bronze colored flowing robe and mounted on an
imitation granite pedestal. was recognized as
Liberty Enlightening the World She took fourth
prize in the division devoted 20 allegorical hoats
James Bradley Gifrard. OF Asbury Park a name
sake OF Founder Bradley. appeared in a coach
decorated with five thousand varicolored paper
flowers. TO represent odd Glory, and received the
fourth prize.
A pretty feature of the parade was the arrival Of
Queen Titania. who tmpersOnated hy Miss
Grace Crawford. OF New-York City, . guest at
the Coleman House. A court erected adjacent
to the judges stand. and just before the tots
started their march Queen Titania, accom-
panied by six maids Of honor. drove to the court
IN carriages. The maids OF homer were Miss Flor
ence NJ. Broadbent and Miss Mabel Parks Of
Philadelphia; Miss Bessie Dickerson. Of New-York:
Miss Ruth Dunbauth, OF Pueblo, Col; Miss Hazel
z. Osterhoudt of Kingston. n. Y. and Miss Inez
9. Phillips. of Cleveland outriders accompanied
the fairy queen and uniformed trumpeter
nounced her coming Miss Crawford wore robe
OF white satin. trimmed with gold. and looked
every inch the queen she impersonated. The same
evening Queen Titanis presided the children's
carnival in the beach auditorium. where the prizes
awarded the babies were distributed.