New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-08-25
NUM- BER Las
CORRESPONDENCE or THE CRESCENT
PASS GHRrsrI E H,,,r,r y, J. ~. ~

U'111i--Es5fUN DENcE OF THE CRESCENT,
PASS CHRrsTIAs HOTEL, Aug 2s, 1886.
oeer CTescent: !: In my ramties abont the Pass +
Iase found no spot 50 delightful as Henderson,
Folhs, tlle eastern limit Of ST. Louis Bay. two miles
ana haf from the hotel. A beautiful grove ii
pines fve-oals. magnolias and ragrtes full of the
sweet breath Of nature and the tgitter ~
encroaches upon SNOW white beach and tbe
waves of the gulf Ispent delightful honr ftere
the other evening. a brisk western hreeze .rast9a
the in.rolling waves, over which tt1e sun cont hs
rays IN mad fiery dance the Song of tIe xya voa
and the beach blended meIodiousIg viii, iii. aoet
soughing of the trees and the scene was altooa4ba
80 delicious and soothing to the different senses g
almost to inspire afancy that it was natures trysne
hour, and that ] was an intruder upon tile tender
Wooings Of the land and the sea-. If could even en-
dnre solitude, Thought, it would be in such 4 spot
particularly if my solitude could be the kind aneied
by CoWper
I, low sweet how passing sweet, Ig soIi.udel
E Ent grant me still d friend In my retreat
whom may whisper. solitudei is sweet =, f7
And to go little further than the poet. the friend
of my solitude would have to be feminine in he,
teens sweet smiling and rosy and no more fearfu
OF me than is the vine of the oak to which ifIings
so lovingly. With such partner, think could On
dure solitude for an indefinite period at Henderson,
Point. 1t struck me as curious that there shnnld IL
no public house in 50 beautiful and pleasant a nIace
but the absence Of good road, Isuppose, accounts
for It. learn, however that it is in contemplation
to open broad road to the Point. That work ar.
complshed, some enterprising individual will doubt
iess eslaoilsn mouse appropriate to the spot and
ee result wall be an extension Of the chain
Of snmmer7cottages all the way there from the pres
ent terminus Of the Pass
must mention one OF the fashions prevalent here
"a iasalon that Is admired everywhere. alIule to
the female equest1ansm that is to be seen on the
hlshroad every pleasant evening. Many Of the ladies
mere appear to be as much at home in the sdesaddle
as In the easychair, and their prancings along the
road IN the cool of the evening is the prettiet SIGHT
70 be seen on the Pass Exercise is the great height
ener of beauty in both sexes !; but OF all exercises
that enhance female loyeness, ] think eat1estran-
Ism must take the lead. healthy and welEformed
woman gracefully managing mettlesome horse, i
1hink IS the prettest sight in all nature yery
perfection Of beauty. A woman may he charming
en- dissa6tte fascinating in full dress: and beWitch
III the tefe-a-tete, promenade, or dance: but when
you see her on horseback, in tightittine riding.
dress and jaunty hat one neatlygloYed hand erasp.
ing the rens and the other the whip her face smiling
with JOY and flushed with excitement
. Heart on her l;ps and soul within her eves
sest as her Cline, and sunny her skies IL 5
nSng along swalloWlike with her curIs and ribbons
latter1hs IN the breeze-she is absolutely rayishnr
soulstli17ng and since the ladies are SO frequently
likened unto angels may claim that they are most
ahsec When on horseback, as in that exercise they
come nearest to lying, and nearest to atonna for the
absence OF those wings which are supposed to be the
PRIDE and ornament Of all good angels This beauti-
lu ana healthtul exercise Ibelere is less fashionable
IN New Orleans than in any other city in the Union,
and us a shame that it should be 50.
The weekly soiree of the hotel came off last n;eht
The galaxy of beauty resident at tile hotel as not
little enhanced BY additions from other parts Of the
Pass the young gentlemen, who had observed snch
fegious distances at the previous nightly hons went
IN freely, and the dance was kept up delightfully."- fi
= o'clock The neatness and simplicity of tbe la
dles' costumes was a matter Of some admiration to
me. IN ail the crowded ballroom did not see more
than SIX or eight founced dresses, and not one lady
betrayed hoop. [Call Nell Blythes attention to
thlsl must be pardoned if hint the opinion that
the New Orleans girls take the lead here in respect
to personal beauty, tastefnness in dress and spreht
liness in the ball room. 78$g4
we had quite q severe thunder storm yesterday az
telloon' One Hash Of lightning struck so near the
hotel as 10 shock many of its inmates, and another
struck house not far off, prostratng little girl in
such manner that for time her life was de-
SPARED Of.
see you had rousing Fillmore demonstration on
wednesday evening. The accounts of it created
patriotic pusaton here. hope to be amid the cal.
liant Rangers soon r.
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