The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-05-18
ALL BABIES
ARE NOT ALIKE
Many Varieties Were Ex-
hibited at Baby Show.
SOME WERE SLEEPY
Others Made Their Presence
Known by Sobs.
NE WERE SLEEPY

Flfty-seven babies Of all ages, shapes,
sizes and conditions Of life were gathered
in the building on North Main street. for
merly occupied by Thos. Shaw's music
store yesterday afternoon to attract the
attention and to win the admiration OF
several hundred people who attended the
baby show.
There were blue-eyed babies, black
eyed babies and grey eyed babies; tooth
less babies and babies with teeth; curly
headed babies and straight haired babies;
long haired babies and short haired bah
les. and babies that almost had no hair at
all. There We're crying babies and laugh
ing babies. wakeful babies and sleeping
babies, and babies that could not be clas-
sified.
. All this mass Of miniature humanity
was fenced of in one corner Of the room
and was Tor the most part unconcerned
with the dOings Of the throng which surg
Cd around the baby enclosure. While the
hubbub Of conversation was lOudest and
while some demonstrative women we're
calculating for the fifteenth time over the
s'sweetneas" and "dearness," and "heav-
eHliness" Of some infant who had hither-
70 escaped the notice Of their all-seeing
eyes. several little tots peacefully SUM
bercd in their mothers arms. Are they
always that good, or do they sometimes
CRY in the middle Of the night and does
the mother who yesterday afternoon
had such an easy time. sometimes have to
walk the floor with the child ia her arms?
Some of the babies were wakeful and
they let everybody know 1t. They were
80 intent on informing the public that
they were on the spot that their mothers
had 10 walk the floor with them in order
TO dampsn their ardOr and stop the fow
of tears. This class of babies was not
very plentiful at the baby show, however,
Another distinct clan Of the rising genera
ton was composed Of the babies that were
always laughing even though they did
not have any teeth to show. These babies
played with rattles possibly because they
knew that il they were pretty and good
enough they might get a rattle as a prize.
When a stranger would approach them
they always greeted him with a smile
which seemed 20 say. vote for me" one
baby about three years old, was so
friendly that he wanted to shake hands
with everyone who approached. He VIII
probably enter politics when he IS old
enough He VIII make a good mixer.
All who attended the baby show were
urged 10 vote their sentiments as TO who
was the best baby at FIVE cents per vote
Then prizes were awarded. The number
of votes and the prize each received were
as follows Josephine Mcdonald, lSS,
silver cup: AIyrma Waller, 1S4; silver cup;
Herbert Marshall So, ring: Walter Lamb,
IS. one dozen photographs; Pearl May
McCollister. 90; one dozen pictures; Geo.
Adams. 81 silver rattle; Mrs Darby
baby p bonnet: Frances Woodland. .,
pair OF shoes. Mrs. Toler's baby. 3, dress;
Esther Hooking. 20. brush and comb
Every baby received souvenir pin the
gift Of AIorseman & Times.
Throughout the afternoon music was
furnished by an orchestra.
The show was given by Miss Winifred
WOODLANDS class Of girls in the First NJ.
Z Sunday school and netted the class
about sos. Fifteen dollars were turned into
the fund for the building Of six additional
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