The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-03-16
- NIgHT
Shows stars and women in better light,

they have pleasant smile and ii bewitching glance
thrown into the bargain whilst purchasing buncl
of posies,
What becomes Of the iowcr-gir in the day time
would be hard to tell perhaps it would be in bad
taste 10 attempt to find ont. She is only interesting
in character and association. Standing at, or re-
clinng against the dour-chetks OF store with the
brilliancy of the 9aSlight falling tavorably, and
perhaps tteceptivey, upon her features and upon
her person, with her basket of tasteful bouquets al
her feet, and some OF the choicest buds lnriflllv
setting oil her head-dress. As SUCH she looks
in character as joiie gyiSette, she is, and will
excite the notice Of those who, beneath the light OF
the sun and III the noontide gaze Of men, would
spIirI and Iolthe such lamarities. Poor Grsette
therefore sinks away TO some retired hole corner
when the witchng hours OF gas-light have passed
by, and when the walkers upon the streets grow
themselves upon their beds for repose. She sells
her flowers and barriers off sweet looks for sweeter
money and with her empty basket upon her head
she takes up 8 the line of march . for her humble
home, along with :, daddy who, being ever upon
the safe look out, has come atter her.
Perhaps, in the morning. she sells coffee at one
of the street corners, to the early draymen who
have appetite for the RECALLING draugh -becom-
ing all things to all men in changing tout a tail
her sci of customers. In this last employment, she
sylptl-Ile puts the air and manner of drudgerv
iiabited in plain lrock with check apron, and
with her head " bound about - by a cotton hand
kerchIei, she retails bad coffee at pcayune cup,
with an air of nuachait,nce entirely suited to the
calling and TO the customers. IIar dworbing men
like dfaymen, want coffee and not gances-they
need the stomach and not the appetite to be eastet
Grisete therefore, acts we'll her part. Flowers and
fancy for the upper ten thousand in the glow and
excitement Of evening and gas-light-but neither
airs nor graces attend her nor dc flowers deck her
hair as, by daylight, in the cool of The morning
she repairs 10 her accustomed stand, with her tin
cotlee-lrh upon her head.
During the day, perhaps she assists her mother.
IN street, W no is Il very respectable washer
woman and highly esteemed for those exceedingly
desirable qualifications. namey-the rendering OF
linen white and well starched. And thus, Made
moscle Grische fills up very clever space Of
usefulness. Instead of drgenerating into mere
david as so many bcaulirs become during the
enchanting hours OF daylight, longing the time
away from sofa to rocking chair and from rocking
chair back to sofa again. with some triile of novel
in their idle hands, Grsettc, who does not know
letter in the book and, is theme" fortunately secure
against the seducons of popular literature, beakes
herself with hearty good Will 10 the wasIl-tnb.; and
Mcy do sag that her cousin Marie and herself have
rare fun whilst spashing among the suds, in detail
ing the numerous conquests they poor things sup
posed TO have made in the flower market the even
ing before.