New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-05-01
Weh 0rltans 9aiIu Grestsnt.
FRIDAY MORNING, MAY ], 1857.
The Month OF Flowers.

1t is one of the hard facts In nature, which grum-
blers at the weather would do well to remember that
if we never had mud, we should never have flowers,
or flowers worthy of the name. We can therefore
look complacently upon the slough OF slime into
which Aprils last and paroxysmal tearshedding has
converted Camp street, precursor ofshowers, and
all that delightful sort of thing. Nay, we can even
look kindly upon the mud, for it is necessary me-
dunn between April showers and May flowers
TACT which we think is too generally overlooked by
those who undertake to look into such matters.
Besides, mud is wellbehaved element, never
coming down vindctyely, like the rain, flying mp
spitefuy like the dust, without any kind of cause or
provocation. Its disposition to fly up under the pres
sure OF an omnibus wheel slab is not its
fault, but that of the contractors It is decidedly
sober in its tendencies, always settling down quietly
when left to itself, in readiness to "dry up, though
it have never word to say. Considering these
qualities Of mud and the increased efaorescence
which is sure to follow an abundance of mud, we
cannot conscientously complain Of the manner in
which Apsl daahed and sWearad the city in her dying
agonies ysseHaS., IT weSasp ID Il freacherous slab
or come an mpassabe puddle, or encounter any Of
the other ills that mud beaueaths upon h do not
blame the mud; and if we feel bound. to g bless +"
anything, it is the street contractor: ''H ' ~
There has been always poetic interest attached to
the month of May, from the flowers, birds, frolics,
merry-makings and loyemakings that naturally asso,'
1eiate with it-those of the human family who are
just entering upon still lingering within the blissfh
May time Of their fe's calendar In all parts of the
world, May is welcomed by all, and particularly obs
served by the young, as the month of sylvan spqtt
and festvtiesand in the enlightened parts the Gus
tom has resolved itself into ceremonv the poetic
beauty and refined taste of which must perpetuateit
oal time. Of course we are understood as smeaning
the May parties of the present age: in. which tie
newborn month is incarnated by some yqnng damsel;
selected for her worth, or beauty or both, and made
receive the homage of the different things in ma
ture, also in maiden incarnation, which own obedience
to the sweet influence of May They are of necessity
the pfettiest and most delightful of all human
ions, and so must they ever remain.
The, young people of New Orleans have never been
deficient in the observance of this pretty CUSTOM and
from the nature of things we suppose they never will
be- This present fedgling of May is to be honored
| Tonight, with beftting ceremony. ,.,s ,
+ The party given to the High School girIs.of the
First District by their young gentlemen friends and
admirers, will be superb affair." Odd Fellows Hall
| will be an Eden of beauty-an Elysium of youthful
happiness and gaiety. The coronation of the Queeh
Of May will be sight wofth hghelaing ,and the alter
festivities will be as wei! wdstF pan Ting H.
Anain Jefferson asitassam Eassnofe
than once reminded US than S9S lot ali
the pretty bellies and gay galants To- herself il
to be INLAY party, with the queen ant
dancing, and good cheer generally. 2 -
We wish our young. friends happy time Of it il
their pretty celebrations of the advent of May, >