New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-02-18
q.ETmEa FROM CREscEMTA.

Dear Crescent-Iti is with much pleasure renew
our whilom correspondence, and would fan hope the
pleasure mutual. My pen has now had long rest,
and should come into duty prepared to please-my
modesty will not permit me to say instruct believe
my letters have been usually somewhat on the chit
chat order. Woman-like, am naturally fond of gos-
SIP; and as fin as / can see or read human nature,
me Iofder sex have slight inclination that way also.
we nave had delicious spring time weather these
p'ts' lew days, and [ have been "bobbn' around'
among the drygood stores, looking at the fashions
really never should have imagined human folly
couiu reach 1ts present height! Such stripes and
squares IL warrant you never did see, as ladies who
pretend to follow the fashion are now expected to
mask themselves under Now great tall woman.
like myself may with impunty wear dress that has
stripes so broad that three will be sufficient width for
the skirt; Or plaid, where the squares will measure
three feet but what little, delicate women, or
short, tat, two hundred-weight women to do? Either
make themselves ridiculous, Or else be out of the
fashion, and, as heard lady who has of late years
made a raise in the world say, :" One might as well
be out of the world out of fashion," don't quite
agree with her, but what of that? No one minds
what oldtashioned spinsters say. l believe, with
Thackeray, in the opinion that there is no better
mark of vugarity, than to see Short squat female,
as broad as she is long, decked out in gay coors
loaded with tlounces, wearing stripes and squares
that would only look passable on sx-ooter-such a
woman, for instance, Frederick of glorious memory
used to hunt up as wives for his tall regiment.
There is one thing would like you to explain for
me. Crescent To-day overheard an Irishman say,
he "expected to shed streams Of blood before ten
days" What could he mean? There are not Ger
tanly any men who, oppressed in their own country,
and fly to this for peace and justice, who could be so
base and demonike as to turn upon the country that
gives them refuge? will not think it.
l will turn to something more pleasant. I was
among those who witnessed the Inauguration of the
monument to Jackson, and felt that at last New Or
leans had done justice to her hero-tardy JUSTICE It's
true; but the old adage says Better late than never
and we have redeemed ourselves at last from the lur
of ngrattude. The monument is most beautiful
when viewed by moonlight, and would certainly adj
wise every one to take the opportunity afforded by
our present glorious moonlights.
What pity that people are not allowed the priv.
ege of stroll through our cemeteries in the city OF
an evening" wouldmuch prefer it to a walk through
the thronged streets, any of our squares. should
not advise their being open all night but wish they
were not closed Of bright clear evenings until nine
ten o'clock There is something calm and soothing tc
troubled, care-worn mind, in quiet stroll among
the dwellings of the dead; at least, it seems thus
to me.
How like gay butterflies, drawn forth by summer
beams, do our ladies fit from store to store in the
bright stlnshiny weather. Winter has gone mas
quera1ing and donned springs rament for the nonce
and all life parakes of the merriment. Unless bolG
Ia in
lion we bid fair to have q calm, beautiful spring
How the good folks up the river, ice-bound anC
frosted, must envy us our cleaning weather.
1have been scribblng this Crescent under the shade
of a fine trec-for there are such nrties in New Or
leans and trying to get up something sentimental
for your persal but it won't do. can't force senti
ment any more than the Irishman could his pig, and
will have to give it up in despair. Hoping for better
luck next time will bid you adeu until next week
until which time shall wear you in my heart.
CRESCEETA