BABY SHOW IN SCOTLAND.

Grey River Argus, Volume XII, Issue 1338, 12 November 1872, Page 4

BABY SHOW IN SCOTLAND.

A baby show was recently held in Dundee Cattle Market. Mr Carswell, the proprietor of Vaughan's auction establishment, was the director of the exhibition. He it was who offered a prize for the heaviest baby, one for the handsomest baby, and one for the best dressed baby, and who thereby caused all the commotion. About a score were selected out of the forty-six entries, and displayed on the platform of his caravan. The cheers of the crowd as the. "little dears " were trotted out were hearty in the extreme, and the laughter was not less so. All the children had to be under 12 months old, and it was intimated that they would be judged " in proportion to their age." The winner of "an elegant silver-plated tea and coffee service," which was the priza for the heaviest baby, was Master John Dewar, five months old. Master John weighed 38£lb. He was stontish, and had good bone. The young gentleman who was allotted the enviable position of beinu the handsomest b;ibv, was Master John Minto. His nge was stated to '•« h'vf m nths. an«l his weight 36J b ED *iw not very fit, nor was he wry '.up. Surely, however, this award was a inUiake. Were there no girls— we beg pnrd-'n, we forgot that vulgar word is now obsolete — were there no " young ladies " among the competitors 1 In all gallantry one would have thought this prize would have gone to one of them. Evidently, too, Mr Carswell had intended the prize for a "lady" when he selected "a magnificent silver teapot" as the article. The best-dressed baby was declared to be Master Forrest. He had on a scarlet dress trimmed with black velvet, and for this he was awarded " a splendid silver cruet." His age was also five months, and his weight 341 b.