New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-08-15

Letter from New YORK
Correspondence Of tb, grtsrsnt.
NEW YoRK, August b, 1858.
The elements having put a veto upon my go
ing out TO- day, in the form of such torrents of
rain as have never seen surpassed even in New
Orleans, | think the best thing | can do is to
give you sketch of my impressions of the frac-
ton of this great city that has fallen under my
observation
The weather here since my arrival has been
very unfavorable to sightseeing rain and sun
shine, warm weather and cold, following each
other in quick succession, like the caproes of n
firt, and keeping us in delightful state of un-
certainty as to the possibility of venturing forth
or not
! have not yet visited the Crystal Palace, nor
do ! intend to yet awhile, for several reasons
In the first place it is not finished, and in the
second there are so many other objects of inter-
est to attract the attention of stranger that
wish, Like child who keeps the best piece for
the last to leave the Crystal Palace as boRne
boHche.
| Ineyer go out without being thrown and kept
into ludicrous state of bewilderment. The
| streets look, to my unaccustomed eye, as if the
whole city had turned out on perpetual parade;
such dense crowds running to and fro, regard
less of obstacles that seem insurmountable to the
uninitiated; such groups ofidlers and such tor
rents of vehicles of all sorts as keep pouring
down the principal thoroughfares, making it
really dangerous to cross them. just think Of
STA hundred and seveaty-SeUen omnibUses con-
~ Of
some part of their route passing through Broad
way, besides cabs, hacks, carts, private car
riages, etc, and you can form some faint idea
of the difficulty of crossing it, The Bowery is
quite as bad, having, in addition to other con-
yeyanees, railroads, cutting it up in every di
rection
1t is, perhaps, rather too soon to give an
opinion as to the personal appearance of the
Gothamites; but, to my fancy, more pretty,
we'll dressed women may be met during walk
of half a mile in New Orleans, than can be
seen from one end of Broadway to the other
True, most of the fashionables are either out of
town or living in the back part of their houses,
with the fronts closely shut, to look as if they
were. They never 60 out promenading as they
do at other seasons, but when they make their
appearance in the streets, wear ugly brown
travelling dresses and bonnets, to create an i'm
preston that they are just returning from, or
going to, the country Your female readers,
therefore, can receive as yet no informa ton
with regard to the fashions, but may console
themselves with the fact that they need none,
their style Of dress being, in the opinion of
judges, far more tasteful than that of the
Gothamites-at least in August OF the men l
am not prepared to give an opinion, being too
bashful TO look at them, except occasionally to
peep slyly through an omnibus or carriage win
dow.
The city is crowded with strangers, many of
whom are from New Orleans When | meet
face that | recognize as belonging there, | feel
an impulse to address the owner of it, whether
| am acquainted with the individual or not
Yesterday was on the point of speaking to a
gentleman from New Orleans, whom l know
only by sight, but fortunately checked myself
in time. 1t is so pleasant to meet familiar
face in this desert of strangers
We took advantage of a streak of sunshine to
visit Taylor's Restaurant and Ice Cream Saloon,
wish | could give those who have never seen
anything of the sort some idea of the beauty,
elegance and magnifcencc of this place; the
profusion of the carving, gliding and mirrors
the airy ightness of the pillars; the ease and
comfort of the seats. If it could be suddenly
transported to New Orleans, what an excite
ment it would create My eyes were so busily
occupied that it quite deprived me of my appe-
tite although every delicacy of the season is to
procured there. One pleasant feature is that
ladies can go there unattended by male escorts,
and he furnished with lunch or dinner
have not yet been there in the evening, but
have passed, and the effect of gas light is to
make it look like a scene of enchantment-such
n hall as we read of in the Arabian Nights
To enumerate the fine buildings ON Broad
way alone, would require more time than !,
and more space than you, could well afford at
one time but, in my next, will attempt to
describe few of the most note worthy.
LAURA LEA