New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-09-01
Pass Christian, mississippi.

places on the lake shore, before, any thing in
that line equal to this spendid affair. Nearly
every parish of Louisiana and county Of Missis-
sippi contributed more or less in furnishing
beaux and bellies for the occasion There were
fair ladies and brave knights, too, in goodly
numbers, from adjacent States; making COM
pany in all of about two or three hundred per-
sons, most of whom were, dancing at the SAME
time. Reels, quadrilles and waltze, together
with some capering styled by courtesy sspolkas,'
we're all entered freely in this race Of dances
Waltz was little the favorite against the field
and, as no 6 stiff starehed stays made meddline
fingers ACHE" the whiskered votaries of tn,
waltz came off winners by whole arm. fall.
Indeed, the whole affair was amusing, sine,
the whole order of things seemed to be reversed
the harlequins were clumsy; the toga'd Romans
wanted dignity, and wriggled in the dance as
Cato never would have done; the clowns were
sure enough clowns, and naturally did vel
enough. The redeeming spirit and tact O
woman, however, made us forgive the follies O.
our sex for the Greek Girl-the daughter o.
fsrael--the Swiss Peasants, and those in simple
wish.
Where all appeared to so much advantage, il
might be deemed invidious to mention names
but as cannot enumerate all who were there,
without exceeding the space ! propose occupy
ing in your columns, ! hope may be permitted,
without offense, to refer particularly to two or
three who, more than the rest, favorably i'm
pressed me on that occasion.
Among the brilliant throng was struck with
the beauty and grace Of the acknowledged
belle, Miss $500 Of Carroll, whose unassuming
sweetness, yet queen like dignity won the ADM
ration of all, and Of Mr.. , in particular
with Miss - of Rapides, whose classic fea-
lures and pleasing, easy manners made her
more than once the center Of an admiring crowd
of willing worshippers at the shrine Of beauty
and Miss --, o dark eyed, laughing beauty Of
your city, who carried off the palm for elegance
Of appearance, both in department and in dress.
and, better than all, form and feature.
A fine band g discoursed most eloquent music 4
all the evening, and I was sorely tempted to tri{
1t on the light fantastic toe; but my prudence
was in the ascendant, and only INDUCED as }
locker on in the ballroom.
Supper was announced at one o'clock-and
such supper 1t would be hard to describe
the table, loaded as it was with cake and fruits
ice-cream flowers, and all the ct ceteras, which
the exquisite taste and liberality Of our host
prepared for the company. / will not attempt
it. Suffice it, that every thing was done IL
Montgomery's best style, and gave the creates
satisfaction to all his guests.
This ball will be long remembered by all who
had the good fortune to join in its pleasures
The dancing was kept up from early evening
till near the witching" hour, and even after
some Of the s'gallants'' had wished their fail
stJuliets" pleasant dreams Ono doubt impressed
with the spirits which such an occasion is sure
to bring about) might be heard snatches of tbs
convivial song:
awe won't go home till morning;
Till daylight doth appear
And so ended the grand mask and fancy Bal
at Montgomery's. j. H, NJ.
THE TuRF-A purse of $1,000 will be given
by the proprietors Of the Union Course, for a
race at mile heats, best three in five, in harness
to come off on the Union Course, Long Island
early in September From present appearances
one Of the largest and best field of horses will
meet together that ever were produced on any
track. This is the heaviest amount of money
that has been offered by any course for trottins
horses, and it is expected that Gray Eddy
Tacony, Highland Maid, Mae, and Other
good ones will contend for the laurels.
II @---t
FROM JAMAIoA.-We have received files o
Kingston papers to the 9th ultimo, but they
contain no news of Importance,
The cholera still continued its ravages in Bar.
BADGES, though it had somewhat abated.
The Journal favors us with profound specu-
lations upon the probable effects upon the in
terests of the Island of the war between thu
United States and England, which it insist
must grow out Of the Greytown affairs.
The journal also comes out in favor of in
creasing the population Of the Island by the es
| Establishment of penal colony Among othe
reasons given for favoring this proposition i
| the somewhat singular one that it would prov
source of instruction to the Inhabitants. Tn
| editor says:
l J.
eonvicts, whose offences we're not such as to jus
| tify the fear of our own people being made wors
than they are by association with them, is al
entirely different matter. 90 this we can per
ceive no valid objection A few hundred mel
/ with their families located on some of our noun
| tains, might produce number Of new articles
| and teach our people to do the same; and wha
is of immense Importance, considering thu
smallness of the population, how to economis
labor by the use of instruments. The convic
settlements might he made model farms. Every
thing about them would be new and interestin!
l to our present laborers; and as these are yery
initiative race, we should soon have the spad,
and plough husbandry superceding that of thu
hoe; the COW introduced upon the allotment
| the manuring of land resorted to, and last, bu
not least, the taste and desire for q number o
articles created which will operate as an in
ducement to increased exertion, and prove sucl
a fillup to industry as will, in time if encour
aged and extended, change the entire feature Q
the country. With such prospects as these
there are few we think, who will refuse to sane
| ton the experiment, which we should be dc
| lighted to see carried out
The editor may as well quiet his fears on tn
score of his &c own people being made worse b.
association" with the convcts.
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CENTRAL AMERICA. New York paper
have files of the Gaceta and Boietin Official G
Costa RIGA to August 5. The bombardment c
San Juan is yehemently condemned by the Ga
eete, which refuses to believe that the act ca
have been authorized by the American Govern
| ment The news from Costa RIGA is of no in,
portance.
From Nicaragua we hear of the continue