New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-07-03
N lrleans 9aiIg Cyrestfnt.
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Inc tetI oil EenfeeOSJ mas just past anu Edrls IL
again settling down into its ordinary life. 1t has
extended over space of three days, beginning
Saturday evening the 9th, and closing with Tues.
day night. A universal holiday it liberated the
scholars bf the different institutions from THEN
gsudies aid gave them time to roam about visit
the sights of the city and make excursions Of
pleasure instead Of plodding YEARLY through
geometry or toiling up the path of knowledge in
search of the latent, hidden beauties of classical
lore it gave temporary respite to the laborer,
and Afforded him an opportunity to spend his hardly
earned Swings. The streets were thronged with
people and near any of the public places, SUCH as
She garden of the Tuileries or the Champs Elysees
fhe crowd was continually passing and repassing
IN neFAr ending stream. This latter place was
perfect beehive, and teemed with its thousands Of
pedestrians, and mnltitudes seated on the conve
1ient little yellow painted iron chairs, which oc-
Gupy It'd broad pavement in uneounted numbers, to
BEE and be seem But here let me remark, that of
all the wide world Paris is the place where there
is least necessity for dress. If one is respectfully
and genEeely clothed nothing more is needed; for
uHknowh as you are among its millions, an ex-
Psnsive Eilk or extravagant diamonds, though they
nay have drained your pocket to purchase them,
yet pass unnoticed in the crowd, or if remarked
for the moment are the next instant forgotten in
4he sight of some greater attraction The broad
RlghWa1, IS wide as from one side TO the other OF
Canal street, the neutral ground included, was
alive with vehicles Of all kinds and descriptions,
from tht twoseated hired hack with its bony, foun-
Sered nag and glazed hated coacher, occupied
BY two, or oftener three Of the blouses that have
crowded. into it, through the different grades and
species of carriages: the open voituTe de place,
and renise the high English dog-eart; the dainty
basket drawn by two ponies (not forgetting the
Attle gbat-carrages that occasionally are seen y
che vehicle arranged for half a dozen persons and
resembling exactly Confederate ambulance the
large uncovered conveyance following swiftly
AFTER ITS four galloping horses and reminding
one Pf san Adams Express wagon the
stafe carriages of upper tendon, or the
noblessei with their cipher or crest engraved on
ehe doqr, and the imperial turn out The French
PuhhcIseem to have racked their brains to dis
cover or invent something new in the way of vol
SnFes IND surely they have succeeded for never did
see sHch shapes and contrivances before. Some
look ike milk carts others would seem to be
doctoH's gig Of fifty years ago remodeed and
Fhat 7Vlth the numbering omnibuses, with their
crowded imperiales, and the numerous equestTians
oltna themselves to pieces on trottng horses
with short English stiTrups, it forms m6iange in
WHICH, if all the particular parts are notbeautiful
atleaAt they are various, and do not weary the
eye with monotony. one Of the great and most
frequent features Of this faYorite thorouvhfare is
1he stAte or dress carriage. tits large, elegant
affair, more capaoious, think, than the American
style, hung on very large easy springs and lined
inside with white, red, blue buff uncut velvet, as
suit the complexion and taste Of the owner. I'll
10 arFdnged SO that on occasions the top divides
half going each way, thus making an open car
hinge bf what was before closed one, and show. |
ing to the best advantage the beauty or rich dress
and fashionable style of the occupant In front |
1ises he drivers seat quite high, covered with
fine cloth which depends half way to the wheels,
and occupied by two coachmen, dressed in their
Mastdr's livery pumps with rosettes or buckles
with itockings to just below the knee waistooat
Of thR same tint as the knee breaches and coat
tmay be brown, having white metal buttons and
EiInlped on the edges, coming close up to the
neckand closed a long coat whose tails reach |
nearly to the ground when John is handing miady |
in or put !; a stiff, peculiar collar forcing him to
hold Fhe head erect, coming up on either side of
fhe neck like the upper limb of full moon Just
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