The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-05-28
from the World of Fashion,
Female Fashions for NAV, l94o

vIsIIEe CosTpME-A robe redingote of poult de sole
Waite confined with white
silk ozenge buttons these show the under skirt OF
worked inlet high fitting opening the hole
the front confined at the throat with ozense but
ton and fastened close halfway ft0mthe waist rounded
waist long plain sleeves rounded at the lower part open
with buttons to show the long under full sleeve of mus
I'm finished with OF lace over the hand. Bonnet OF
laos passing the and confined upon the right
of tulle. ornamentlng the Interior
HOME CosTumR-A costume of splendid straw colored
bocsded silk the front of the skirt trimmed with deep
dress. with piping OF the same material this timmin g
Which moderately high and PLAIN and up the
front with three large bows OF ribbon under worked muslin
and finished with double vandyked frlng to match the
skirt Head dress OF white spotted blonde decorated with
pink and petit twist of pink ribbon upon the
VISITING DREss-A dress of beautiful deep lilac gros
de Naples the front of the skirt trimmed with two gradua
ted fungs of the material meeting at the waist and
from thence ascending single the centre Of the
the lower part, and trimmed match Cape peIerine of
s ALSO egd w black as
white satin the interior having fmllng OF white ulle
Promenade CosrUME.-A dress of shaded silk the
body quite high the back and the shoulders opening
o Gn' the the e ae vide Vi om the
reaching about half way to the wrist the skirt long and
ere the bottom of the sleeves and the body of the dress
have an embroidery to correspond nch fancy silk tim
open, and very low at the has two full Feathers,
placed low at the night side the interior trimmed with
lnlling of light tuIle.
CARRIAGE CosTUME.-A dress of pale lavender silk the
body, opening dem cGnr, is high on the shoulders the
long the sleeves plain, and about three
quarter length they left little at the back of the
of lie dress the skirt very long full left open
the 'front.' showing the embroidered muslin skirt worn under
form of diamonds each corner finished by bow of the
Bonnet of bright birthstone eoored silk the form
very open the crown rather high long dropping leather
lad across the front, falllnS on the lett slde
BoNNETs may now be seen OF lighter hIes and materials
their appearance announcing the return OF spring the
elegant being decorated with those flowers now in bloom
DREssEs-Tt is now aseertaned. beyond doubt. that
white will be much worn this summer several OF our first
rate modte having already in preparation several ee
gan, an nad G 81 ae an ~ 81
of muslin enriched with splendid embroidery inlet and lace
FAsHI9s.RLE CoLoRs We have to inform our fair
We cite the following the most fashionable mixtures
COLONIES striped with bouquets of flowers boaton dor in
large stripes mates and brooches alternately light
GIaoe in two shades and lilac and orange blended,
CANDIDATE FOR GEN. ACKsoN's GOLD Box
Lieut. Mayne Reid has written the following letter
to the committee on the decision of claims to the
Jackson gold box:
New YORK, May g. 1919
Council ealing for clam the gold box beques1hed
by Gen. Andrew Jackson, herewith respectfully present
base my claims Ia, on M The Slp ,S deeds N vo
oe s e1n n p' an aack Of on WIN uned
near Medelln village killing of then number.
capture Mexican picket under the guns Of Vera Cruz
With chosen attempted the service alter nightfa
naked dses Of the sand hills had escaped within the walls
g, At CeTro Godo tay 49, with small detachment of
New York soldiers, pursued body of Mexcans.
thousand in number along the Onzava road No other
At Contreas was one hundred yards in advance of
the pursuit of the enemy-where TOOK the
first trophy captuied By my brigade on that OCCASION lance
5 In the action Of Churnbusco. my company tB, New
tartr sEa.E n
composing Shields brigade tha preserved the ranks ana
oeSn ID order ap d though they fought Calamity the
action was without 1 order or mgTsse ,n,
their Lieutenant Colonel from the field, when ne fell
= / cangh the South Carolina flag az 1t fell from his
hands and carried it for time during the deades of
S In this action led the New York and South Carolina
regiments the cbagethe last charge made by the Amer
' eaMssd tbs @cnemsa BY runnpg in front of the
broken lines, and calling ont Men of New York wiI
erai Orders when caused the New York Fesimen Che
South CaIoinians. 70 halt and form
H. led the first fifty men up to the walls of Chapuepee
the Increment By speech and from halt, which
had lasted for several minutes and was creating apprehen
r. reached the wall seven PAGES advance OF my com
rades where was shot down under the mI1zis Of ne enc
my largest gun This was the third shot had received IN
1t will doubt be necessary to establish the above state
from the testimony of my scattered companions n arms
MAY MS e Mhs6s W
will be allowed collect such evidence
With high respect gentlemen have the honor to await
your reply. MAYsE REID
~ The bark Nicaragua, from Gloucester, ar
rived at Quebec 18th inst. brought up part of the
crew and passengers of the brig Hannah, sailed
from Newry, Sd April, for Quebec, which came in
collision with the ice on the 29th April, when the
passengers were in bed, laundering in about 40
minutes after The Nicaragua succeeded in saw
ing l29 passengers and seamen from the ice.
Fifty-fve persons are said 10 have persisted with
the cold.