New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-02-15
Washington News.
NIartii-gras Balls.

One of the greatest features in the annual round of
events in New Orleans is =" Mardi-gras THE day
preceding Lent and the last of the three days called
the Carnival in European cities. Our Carnival, of
course, cannot be compared with the European Car
niva-stl il is observed by large class of the Don
ation, and particularly by the young people and all
Others who own weakness for the dance-for the
merrments of the New Orleans Carnival have been of
late years limited to the nocturnal dancing and mas.
querading which are merely the wind-up of the Car.
nival in other countries.
There win be "scope and verge enovgh I" to-mor
row night, however, for all the merry souls in the
city. There are to be numerous private masquerades
and parties, in different parts of the CITY, besides
public balls enough, should think to absorb all
the population.
First, we may mention the Festival of the " Mis-
tick Krewe of Comus,' to take place at the Gaety
theater The Mistick Krewe alone are to appear in
mask their hosts of guests appearing in full dress.
What the Krewe intend doing, we are not able to
state; but from remembrance of what they did
last year. we sure their doings this year will be
well worth the seeing. The community are on the
qi riue for this event. and the fortunate holders of
invitations will be sure to crowd the Gaiety in the
| most enthusiastic and resplendent manner
Another event of the night will be the Young
Mems Society Ball at Odd Fellows Hall. We have
to know that this ball will be rush, if not
crush, of our citys youthful gallantry and beauty
and that it will be marked by novelties of an unu.
sual character. The c. +. C.'s," of whose doings
we have got an inkling lately, will be at the ball in
full strength, and will help the night to roll glori
ously away. The bare fact, that this is to be the
last of the series of the Young Mems Society Balls
and probably the last they will ever gve-for the
/ young gentlemen who have made themselves SC
popular talk seriously of disbanding this season
would alone suffice to create jam at Odd Fellows
Hall tomorrow night.
! At the Orleans theater is to be given another nj
those delightful Creole Society Balls, under the same
management as that given in compliment to Mr.
Rutlier on Friday night. The beauty of which New
Orleans boasts, and with which she challenges the
comparison of all the world, will be present at thi.
ball in intoxicating array and those who go, will b,
to regret that Mardi-gras is not week rathel
than one night long.
And up in the Garden District the nvmphs
sylphs and dryads of that grQye-shaded and flower
scented region are to assemble with their beaux anC
gaants, at Union Hall, where is to take plac,
another of the delightful society balls over which
during the Messrs Rice and Butler have beer
presiding with such credit to themselves and gratii
cation to their friends unicn Hall is never forgotten
and least of all on Mardi-gras night; so brillian
assembly will be on hand there, and Mardi.gras will
be vigorously and delightfully."- danced out as at an
other place.
To the managers of the above balls, we are indebte
for tickets of invitation, which we intend to honor
the best OF our ability 1t is customary on Mardgra
for parties of maskers to procure tickets to several
all OF the balls, and y around in carriages to see th
excitement and keep it going everywhere Such, W
presume, will be an extensive feature tomorro,
night. There is nothing like it Mardi.gras, lk
Christmas, comes but once year