New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-07-04
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The Grctna Grove Picnic.

The picnic given by the young gentlemen of this
cty in Mr. Salters garden and grove over the river,
near Gretna on Saturday, was something far beyond
what is generally understood by the word picnic
1t was, properly speaking,a ball and feast in the
woods--a festive scene SO brilliant, charming. and
thoroughly delightful, that we thanked our, lucky
stars for directing us to it, of all the tempting oppor-
tunities that assaled us for celebrating the national
anniversary in becoming style. @
finer crowd of young ladies and gentlemen we
never saw at similar celebration and the arrange
ments were made and the picnic conducted with I
competency, beraty and good taste, that impressed
all the guests, and ELECTED the highest encomiums OF
praise upon the managers AL the girls were merry,
sweet and happy, and many of them bewitchingly
lovely With their broad sun-hats and hoods prom
enading and capering with their beaux through the
grove, and enjoying the other peasurable facilities OF
the place, they looked more like troupe of happy
sprits from Paradise than the substantial esh-and-
blood girls of New Orleans that they really were.
There was swing, and they gave tia lesson in per
| petual motion: there was dancing pavilion and
hand of musicians, and both discovered, to their
pete satisfaction, what they were made for; there
was long table spread under the trees and the NOR
hid poetic idea which refuses to associate heavenly
beauty and refined sentimentalty with hearty eating
and drinking, was most completely annihilated, if
there were any present who felt inclined to admire
! that idea The feast was superb-as sumptuous as
any ever spread at similar festvty lighted hall
1t was altogether surprising for what proessed to be
only picnic spread; and, as we have already init
mated, ample justice was done
There was complimentary interchange of toasts
and sentiments among the young gentlemen present,
by and with the consent and approval of the ladies'
and this brought the feast to brilliant and happy
termination Afterward, the different pleasures of
the occasion were resumed with renewed gusto and,
to Judge from appearances mortal happiness could
scarcely reach higher pitch. There was but one
untoward incident to the pleasure of the party,
4 and that was the unexpected arrival Of night If we
had been gifted with the power of Joshua, we would
have ordered the to stand still, and sooner than
bring so pleasurabe festivity to close we would
have kept him standing still for twentyour hours at
least. That picnic we sure, will not speedily be
forgotten by any one out of the whole gay throng
that participated in its enjoyments. ..aas
We cannot conclude our remarks about the Gretna
picnic without compmenting young friend Mac
the chief manager, upon the ability and good taste
with which he acquitted himself of his managerial
duties. We never saw a manager on any festive &C.
casion more attentive to the comfort of the guests
ana we WOuQ ike W StDullt ului ds al
the consideration of some managers we have seen
who were too apt to manage only for their own com
fort exclusively leaving their guests to manage fol
= themselves. All who at the picnic will support
= us in saying this, and Mr. Ms name, in connection
with any future festiyty, will excite an extra degree
: of pleasurable anticipation.
NEW ORLEANS TYPoGRAPHICAL USIoN.-This bod,
l. held its monthly meeting and its semannual election
of officers yesterday. The following gentlemen wer
9 elected officers for the next six months:
P,,esident.-George M Brisbin
u Vice- President.-W. Wooten.
: Ireasurer.-H. l.. Kelsey.
u Financial Secretary.-E. A. Patterson.
Il Corresponding Secreta,y.-D. r. Frazier.
e Recording Secretary.-P. Vanderdoes.
Is Dooykeeper.-Wm. Bills.
is The Union is in its usual prosperous condition. Th
outgoing of the old officers and the incoming of til
+ new, caused the usual destruction of good thing
l. in one of the ST. Charles street restaurants
ii THERMOMETRICAL OBSERVATIONS.