New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-02-01
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III. 4,.t Ss,n,syr,ass was at the Artillery Bal
nm batofe last. his friend Brown, in Algera
Y scspaints NJ with Che fact By another breach 2
coincidence. III sending over to us aletter which y
NH Hill received from the philosophical and dis
,n;sisiye friend 81 his early youth. As eyerghod,
ssho Has IL ths bail win naturally want to knos
Snoagfass' opinion cf ~ we take the liberty 9
I pabiishing N:
Nsu oRrEass. Jan. 81, 1851.
HA Dear Broscm--I last night departed from ny
usual staid and regular habit of going 70 bed o. ~
o'clock, p. M, and with reckessness OF coiase.
auences which Is peculiar to the mlllfary MING,
Il fIor,ned The gorgeous uniform Of the houlslaha
fsuara, very much the worse for wear from the
L treatment received at Baton Rouge, TO attend the
annual bali Of our comrades OF the washington
y Artisiery, From my slight knowledge Of history,
have every reason to believe that 0restes was 10
tie constant habit Of enlightening Pylades, per
Denny post, as ID I'LL the on dts of the town, ana
Shat Pylales was accustomed to reeiprocate and
IA. nv dear friend, very similar feelings bind u.s.
fl these that existed between those ancient and
highly respectable parties, feel it my duty to fol-
iow their laudable example and let you, who reside
III the rural districts, know what We metfopohfahs
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military line.
When sometime since this ball was announced ann
Il was most anxious to attend, but to confess the
trrlti Ihage never entirely recovered The loss q
those coffee beans on board the National or, NOT
To but too fine a point upon It, 4 IS Mt. shtagsoy
would say, Twas !. fat broke On the SUBJECT q
lie ball was despondent; that day received an
Invitation and became sanguine. went % q noot
maker ana apair Of boots for the occasion
81, creda thereby ayenging the cause Of mankind
against that diIatory race; but, oh! retfihutiFe
Justice theg rot tie bootnaker, but the boots
pinched me all The evening
Tbs bail was d success in every point Of view
the room was most hastily decorated, the walls Pc
ing hung with the knapsacks, mnskets and saDres
of the corps, while pelican flags were pendant from
every available point. There we're pelicans with.
families of five, while some were blessed VIII
seven and others more prolific still had nne iittie
oiies+there being, however, some points ct re-
seniblance between them all, fer they each and
every one seemed, like Oliver to be asking for
more. while the beaks with which they had been
provided by the artist, who had sacrificed his fide
RI u trath ii lis love for striking effects were
of sHci magnificent proportions as Beuld have
caused agony 70 audubon, had he been present,
which, fortunately for his peace Of mind he was
not.
4 Atene end IF The room was golden pelican,
festooned with ribbons and mounted upon most
beautiful pedestal, while at the other was full
length portrait Of Major Walton, which is the
work al Mr. saml, w lker, Of This city, who has
indeed cause to be proud Of the great success be
has achieved AS a picture it is q chef GauUre,
the draperies being most artistically arranged,
while Che likeness is startlngIy lifelke. IN the
background are seen d squad of Artillerymen most
enefgetically firing feld-piece any given number
of times in the space Of minute, while the Major
stands placidly leaning upon his sword, looking
though tIe report 0f d cannon was the most conn
posing ana soothing music in the world.
Brown, did you ever stand in front Of cannon
when it was being fred? I did once on the first
day me- paraded5 and | very nearly resigned from
the Louisiana Guard on the spot. Soon after en- |
tering HE room was introduced TO the original of
tic picture / have just been trying to describe.
approached BIN confess with decided Henlor,
expecting ID hear him il an unamiable voice re-
questxne to dress, OF be steady and in case Of
any failure TO accomplish either Of these feats,
looked forward to hearing the corporal Of the
guard called without more ado. In fact, I had
seen 50 much Of his fo,titsr re, and it was 50
unconmonly fortite,. that Iwas totally unprepared
f0r hs s,taUite, III sodo indeed, his reception was
50 cordially kind that gradually my head ceased to
swim, MY Knees no longer shook, and at length
became actually slated, and have en- indistnet re-
collection 81 making short speech, ia which
thanked him fol his kindness III f6naent5 eiltg me
Sttat means sending me The inyitationJ. had pre-
pared III anticipation Of meeting him a neat little
Joke, but IN my agftatioa forgot II, 50 shall have
TO walt for another occasion.
As to attempting to describe the ladies that
were present and the dresses they wore, that is
entirely out d the question. could partcularize
some that specially sfone out from among the
bright galaxy Of stars bnt then, if did, you'd
% sure 70 BE- handing my letter to Col. Nixon, as
you did once before. and then what nice scrape
i should be ID These whose names here men
tioned would make believe they were mad, and
those that were not noticed, wonld be mad in
downright earnest; 10, between the two, Tshould
be obliged to enlgrate TO Fort Pike OF some other
penal settlement. ss.-l
4 looked ingain for Hiss Kate Coventry. although
4 saw her faithIess Bob flirting most desperately
with serea'iaB aaMsels. However, i don't wish to
make mischiefs ae I leave Whites to the re-
proaohes II bis Conscience and the tender mercies
0f his Kate. 3
TIE Music was excellent, and the dancing went
On most tremendously, except q few obstinately
independent couples, who would always waltz
when a polka was being played, and who persisted
ID forming qnadriles and going through all the
+ figures wrong, when the rest Of the company were
ocenpied with sehottsch. With this trfing ex-
cepfon all went merry as q marriage bell. The
gupper arrangements were admirable, and here
cannot forbear alluding to q circumstance which
illustrates strikingly the fact that always have
been and shalt be agietin. In moment Of genar-
osty Z invited an elderly female party to take
aeme refreshment, and having seen her shortly be-
fore leave the snpper-room, naturally concluded
ahewould refuse. 70 my surprise and horror she
accepted the invitation with suppressed eagerness.
Wien seated, the waiter, regardless of my winls
and signs, asked what wine would drink with a
groan ] asked her what brand of ciaret (being
cheap sic would prefer; she stated that she drank
champagne, and Immediately chose the most ex-
pensive wine on tie list. have not the heart my
dear Brown; to enter into the particulars can
only say her champagne drinking beat the tea
party at which Mi. Weller, Senior, was present
ali hollew; that she drank two bottles, at So 81
B per bottle, and that though she swelled wisibl,
afore nay eyes, that they, to use the classical ex
preston Of wondering military Individual near
4 never phased her once.n Big thing on me, wash
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