The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-01-26
The TAYLOR Ball.

last night the Grand Ball and Supper in honor
of Gen. TAYLOR was given at the Armory Hall.
TIN. ARRANGEMENTS were the grandest scale, and
reAect credit on those TO whom were entrusted the
duties of decoration. The company was very linn
tied for the OCCASION which rendered the ball
charming. The room was pleasantly filled, and
the lovely faces mingling with the gay uniforms
and splendid civic decorations of costume, gave
the scene at once an air OF stern grandeur and
sparkling beauty. The ballroom was chastely
decorated with flags; the orchestra was truly
grand-and the perfect order preserved throughout
the evening evidenced the best possible feeling.
We had expected to see the Hon. Henry Clay there.
together with Major Bliss and lady, and several
high military oflicers-but we were disappointed
Gen. Augustin and Gen. Tracy, with their aids,
and many officers of our Legion, graced the assem-
blage with their presence. We saw number of
our legal functiOnaries there and the bar was not
without representation.
Among the ladies who attracted most attention
were Miss p Nh, Miss 1t, Miss K-g,
and the exquisite Misses Ely. Their grace was
only equaled by the delicacy with which they re-
ceived the thousand attentions bestowed on them
by the admiring crowd. Miss P. Nh, above
mlration. Being stranger in the city, and only
verging from the tinge of Spring to the glowing
blush of Summer, she at once caught the eye of
every man, and the curiosity of every woman
Few knew her; but those who found grace i'll her
eyes, were charmed beyond anticipation.
AT this time the music sounded the invitation to
supper Some who were flirting, others walking
and conversing, were for some moments unaware
of the important fact, till they observed the assem-
blage conyerging from the extremities of the room
toward the entrance. There could be no installing
the sign it evident that the moment for gas
Economical maneuvers had arrived, and, of course,
in obedience to the most natural impulses, every
one was quickly seated in the supperroom, pre-
pared to do justice TO the sumptuous viands with
which the board so pentfully abounded The
room which was selected as the locality of this i'm
portant part of the entertainment was the large
auction-room On the first floor. In this there were
four tables, which extended the whole length of the
spacious apartment, and on each of which was
placed bust of General TAYLOR But there was
also something more provided than the mere con-
temptation of Presidential greatness - something
material, besides the IDEAL
The tables We're covered with almost every de-
scription of Wand that the science of gastronomy
affords to the most fasiidious and epicurean palate,
which fact was perfectly appreciated by the CON-
pany. 1t would be entirely superfluous, besides
being impossible, for us to give complete list of
the good things which had been so plentifully sup
piled by Mr. and Mrs. Brooks. Those of our read
ers who were not present. must draw upon their
imaginations for just conception. After the sup
per was concluded, which, by the way, took place
in rather desultory manner, on account of the
sociabiIity with which every thing was conducted,
the company re-assembled in the ballroom, and
the dancing was kept up with great spirit until
a late, or rather we should say an early hour, as
when we left, the nocturnal had become fairly
merged in the matinal period. The assemblage
separated with evidences of the greatest satisfac
ton, which was unailoyed with the occurrence of
single event calculated to cause regret.