New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-06-21
Fashionable Intellipepce.

Fashionable Intelligence.
If any person can bring before the public q
more perfect burlesque than the following,
which we take from the Philadelphia Evening
Bulletin, let him do it, .
Marriage in High Lfe-Great Festivities
The following report of an event of great in
terest to the gay world has been sent TO us by |
friend, who found it in the street in New York.
1t is supposed to have dropped from the pocket |
of a reporter of the New York Express, Evening
Post or Times, and we take this method Of pre-
senting it to the world, as well as of enabling
its proper owner to procure it and give it to his
impatient readers
The Marriage Fete at Greenwood
'f The fashionable world has been much in-
terested in the nuptial ceremonies attending the
union of Miss Dinah Dora Blowitt with MIR, Sam
uel Beau Ditchie, better known as Sambo Dit chic
: both parties being distinguishedin in the colored
literary circles of our great country. The mar
riage was solemnized at Crossword, the resi-
dence of the BRIDES uncle, on Saturday last, in
the presence of highly distinguished party of
guests from this and the adjoining States. The
weather, sympathizing with the occasion, was
highly propitious to the gathering of the COM
pany, but less so to their separation. The sun
had considerably sheathed his fiery arrows, and
a personal friend of the bride, who is by pro-
fession street-waterer, had the night before
gone over the road with his art and laid the
dust so as to prevent the gentlemen ard ladies
from getting their shoes and stockings dirtied. Z
'' The distance from the city being only q few
miles, most of the guests went on foot, but some
of the more distinguished went in omnibuses,
and few Of the aristocracy drove to the scene
of the festivities in their own drays. Mr.. Pom
pey johnson, a wealthy hod carrier, took gay
party Of his friends in furniture ca.r hired for
the occasion; but their enjoyment consid-
erably dampened by the absence of Mrs john
son, who, owing to the house cleanin. g going on
Mt the mansion where she presides maid of
all work, was unaroidably detained at home,
| General regret, too, was felt at the absence OF
| Mr.. Julius Quash the celebrated wit of the
colored circles, who was unable to enjoy the
festive scene, it being the height of the white
! washing season.
'sBy half past two o'clock most of the guests
| had arrived, and rarely ha such a bri liant
company been assembled in this or any other
country. They entirely fiji led the drawing
room of the Crowswood m ansion-a spacious
! apartment Of l2a feet square About three
o'clock a strain of bewitehi ng music was heard
/ from the back porch, where a friend OF the
grooms-a Il celebrated amateur performer on the
hanjo-had stationed himself, and to these en-
chanting sounds the bridal procession advanced
| into the saloon. The bride leaned upon the ar m
Of her venerable Uncle Edward, and the groom
/ upon ludI Ol 4AuuG CHIDS, anu IDey were aUleuueu
| by a train of sixteen bridesmaids and grooms-
men, all chosen from the beauty and fashion of
/ the colored aristocracy
'SThe bride wore a splendid dress of white de-
lusion, over pink muslin, which contrasted and
| harmonized beautifully with the ebon Of her
| polished complexion. Her splendid masses of
sable hair were unadorned except by a wreath
| of white and crimson peonies, plucked fresh
| from the garden of Crowswood by her own fairy
fingers for We may add, par parenthtse, that
it is one OF Mrs. Ditchie's tancies never to wear
/ artificial flowers OF other limitations of nature
for ornament. From the wreath hung veil OF
rich bohnet that cost at least twenty FIVE cen is
Il yard. necklace of wax beads-the splendid
gift of the happy bridegroom-en her
black swanhke neck in fattering contrast, and
a Berthe of delusion was looped up at her breast
by magnificent mother-of-pearl brooch, three
inches III diameter. The groom's dress was a
long tailed blue coat, white vest and pants,
white cravat and white cotton gloves, and his
feet were encased in pair of boots expressly
polished for the occasion by one of the grooms-
men, professional gentleman in that line OF
business.
g The marriage ceremony was according to
the well-known impressive service of the Ethio-
plan church, and was performed with great
feeling by the Rev. Cesar Jones, pastor of the
Ethiopian Chapel in that vicinity We have no
room to describe the entire service, but to the
! questions tnaI were 10 make tne twain one neSu
it was remarked that the groom replied promptly
! though almost iuaudibly, 4 will, hoss! and
the bride, in clear butslightly tremuous tone,
We'll [ does' As soofIeas the ceremony was
concluded, the happy bridegroom folded his
bride to his bosom and impressed upon her
blnshing cheek 10 6, fervent salutation, and
then the joyous company gathered around to
offer their congratulations.
s. Soon afterwards, dancing took place to the
inspiring strains of Lucy Neal and the Virginia
Break down, while portion of the company
paTtook Of a hountiful supply of refreshments,
The bride and groom departed early, the ANA
teur artist on the banjo, before referred to,
striking up, as they took their leave, the hap
ply chosen air of Garry me back to Ole Vir-
ginia. The gay company soon afterwards took
their leave OF the hospitable halls of Crowswood
and returned to their homes by the several pri.
vate conveyances by which they arrived. A
slight shower, which had fallen during the fes-
tivities, was the only e0RtyetempS TO this other
wise joyful occasion.
.lt is understood that the happy couple pro-
ceeded TO Philadelphia, where they were to dine
with hrother-in-law OF the brldes, at his man
sion in Small street. From thence they were to
proceed to the residence of the Sroom's venerable
father, and after that to his own home, which
awaits its new mistress with anxious interest"
By singular coincidence, we have received,
since the above was in type, the following ex-
elusive account of another fashionable affair,
/, containing many particulars not heretofors
eiyen to the world:
Mrs Mowatt's Wedding
NEw YoRE June TO- 1854
Dcar Bulletin: Although you have seen in
: the New York papers such full accounts of Mrs
. Mowatt's wedding, your readers, will no doubt
: be glad to have some further particulars il
reference to this great event. The following