New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-03-04

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SPANISH DEGRADATION - Those who have
never travelled 10 Spain, or who are little ae-
4naintea with the manners and customs Of the
country, nave an idea that all Spaniares are
grave ana formal, like the Castilian This, how
ever, IS far from being the case The neonle a.
eaca province are almost az distinct NJ dfffarer,f
nations, having manners and customs. dress anil
ai'iect, peculiar to themselves This peeuIiaf
ty r doubtless owing to the isolation Of the DIFF
ieleht provinces by the chain Of mountains which
iiitersect the peninsula, and cut off intereommu
'.o@s.oh, az we'll as the fact that for ages thesc
g =, ioFmea separate and distinct king.
~ s~toih8, me rude hoorish Gallician: the iudns.
trious Catalan; the idle ioyial Anda1noian,. fbs
siy' yihdlctVe Valeneian; and the crave. dioni-
ned sons OF Castillo, differ from each othar A.
much az the inhabitants Of distinct natians r.,
travelling over this beautiful cnnnf,.y nno,,
which nature has laTished the choicest fevarg
anu Whic0' under tae rule Of the Ronfans and
Moors, was a land flowing With milk and bo,ray,
the tourist isstrucl with the scenes of
that everywhere meet the view He roaysls oye,.
Wild unpe0pied wastes, tFeeess and arid where
the melancholy picture is often Heightened bv
ruined castles and villages. the signs Of forYaer
prosperity passed away. The towns through
which ne passes, are TOO often the abodes of
| poNer1y and wretcbedness, and an air Of gloom
ana sadness peryades their silent streets. The
sea ports have lost their former commercial in
Poftahce, and the silent quaya once throneed
| ny a busy crowd, attest the deeaved condition
I q tne Iahd. And wherefore, it NAV be asked.
I IS TINS poverty, desolation and wretehedness 40
/ visible IN country which possesses advantaoes
unsurpassed by any in Christendom where a
! nh lya .4.s
OF the productions of the tropical and temnarate
zones; where the bowels of the earth Weld pre-
cloas metals, coal and quarries Of iun,1merahle
varieties of marble: in fine, with position rnost
favorable to commerce and line Of sea coast
4bounding in fine harbors, Yes, wherefore Is
this beautiful and once aourishing land so fall
len, her people so sunk in ignorance and 90 fir
behind every other civilized nation in arts and
agrlcultare' The answer may be found in the sc
words-bad government! Travels in Spain.
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YANKEE DOODLE IN AEsTRALIA.--A gentleman
writes from Australia to this country as follows
:" AT sydney there is neat theatre which, du-
| ring the engagement of good or even tolerable
aftfsts, Is sure to be well supported. In August
last, Stark, the American tragedian. and his
wife, performed there. The house was crowded
every night Of their engagement. In all Eng
| lish theatres that ever we had attended whether
in Ireland or England, it is a standing rule that
Mt the conclusion Of the first piece the orchestra
strike up the national anthem; and that during
| ITS performance the audience remain standing
Upon the occasion of our first visit to the SYDNEY
Theatre, we fully expected to be condemned to
witness this sham exhibition Of LOYALTY: and
were in the act of detiberating with ourselves
| what, under the circumstances, we should do
whether we should maintain our seat fix our
hat firmly on our head, fold our arms ana frown
a stern defiance upon the outstanding rank and
fashion OF Sydney, or rush out Of the box in q.
state OF y1rtuous Indignation when to our
| utter amazement, instead of God save tie
| Queen, came forth the majestic strains of sHail
Columbia! The audience seemed not to notice
! the event, but when. Immediately after. the or
| chestra struck up Yankee Doodle the dress
circle hissed, the pit and gallery cheered, while,
| regardless of both, bang went the fiddles tat
t4rara went the kettle drums and Yankee
Doodle was brought to close amid a storm of
applause. The incident, we thought. was sig
nifcant, and we made a note of it accordingly
Only once did we hear God save the Queen at
that theatre, and that was on a command
night, when his Excellency the Governor Gen
eral entered his box"
THE BEARD NTRoyERsY.-Much has lately
| been written on the subject of boards. We per-
! ceive that the ladies in the newspapers have en-
tered into the controversy, as will be seen by the
following from lady correspondent of paper
called the . Ladies' own, of Edinburgh
/ q Dear Mr.. Editor--If you wish to retain the
! favor OF the ladies you must advocate the cause
| Of the beard and m0ustache, those great orna-
inents of the male sex. Shaving is modern in
| aoyation. Samson wore q beard, and we all
| know what happened to him after he was de-
Priyed Of it. The patriarchs, the apostles,
Luther, John Knox, and Shakespeare, were all
true to nature; and we have all read Of Aaron's
beard, which was famed for its great length and
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certainly yaunt of the antiquity of shaving,
which only dates back to the Norman conquest.
whereas the beard worn in its natural state dates
| back to Adamin Paradise What would a liopess
| think Of her noble consort were he shorn Of his
magnificent name, and what can we think of a
nan under d similar bereavement am a
married woman, Mr. Editor, and | have per-
suaded my husband to cultivate beard aud a
moustache. They are in their infancy vet. and
he keeps them covered with muller when out
OF doors, to prevent animal heat and hasten their
growth. But it is his intention, at the com
meucement of the ensuing year, to remove the
muller and fnaugurate them t. the gaze of. the
admiring public. Perhaps, you will ask, what
interest has the'put lie in this private matter
| answer, much. Does it not show my influence
over my husband: and what have achieved
may be accomplished by other wives, and the
beard and the moustaehe become the fashion :
The New York Mirror has the following
pleasant article upon the suhject
The beard movement is rapidly extending
We 60 in for it up to the lips, on the score Of
comfort and economy. The beard is badge Of
manhood; contrast and an offset to the smooth
tace of woman; protection from the biting
trosts of winter, and the blistering heat Of sum
mer; Shaving is decidedly barbarous custom.
originating in some ascetic VOW, to sacrifice
what nature intended as an ornament From
the misanthropic priest, ''all shaven and shorn,'
the bare-faced fashion was adopted by French
dandies, for the sake of distinction.
\ man with chin new reaped feels as rough
as crater. His face is like hatchet. and his
lips like prickly pear He dare not kiss the
babe for fear of scr itching it, and making it
cry. But with soft, silky, flowing beard the
most delicate infant will respond to your moss
rose lips, not only without danger 10 its tender
cuticle, but with the most delightful sotu.
The ladies may set their faces against un-
mutilated boards as much as they please: the
fashion is bound to spread. 1t is an unmistake-
able sign of the hairystoeracy of nature,
REMARKABLE LONGEVITY Frances, a free
woman of color, died on Wednesday at the Mo-
bile City Hospital of debility, having attained
the remarkable age of l46 years We have
known several cases Of Creoles living to great
age, says the Advertiser but do not remember