The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-07-05

THE GREAT CITY-FASHloNS AND STYLBs-THE
CENTRAL PARK-THE EXCISE LAw-OCEAN STEAM
SHIP RACE (sO-cALLED)-A NEW ERA IN BUZZ
NEss-THE COMING wEEK-wEATHER, ETC.
Special Correspondence Of the Crescentl
NEW YORK, June 20. 1868.
Here in the great city. "'Tis the witching
hour of night" and Broadway is as quiet
Carondelet street of a Sunday afternoon. After
exhibiting the latest STYLES to each others earnest
gaze in street and church, pardon me, bat that
Is the object Of many Of the seeming worshipers.)
the gay throDg have gone TO I" sleep, perchance
to cream" Of what they shall wear down Broad
way tomorrow. The harder the times seem to
be, the more people seem to luxuriate In dress,
and really dress is carried TO ridiculous extent
in New York now. The only redeeming feature
about the ladies' style of apparel is the short
street dress in which they appear, and which is
not only convenient and agreeable to themselves,
but q great blessing TO us gentlemen, who have
had TO dance jig OF double shuttle on the side
walk, or in following o lady down stairs, to keep
from stepping on her trail, and thereby encounter
ing that wtheriDgoOk and rather pert ejaculation.
| was at Central Park Yesterday Saturday after.
noon to see the sights and listen to DodWorth's
celebrated band, AMI had a chance to see the
fair sex in all their glory. IL was trying to the
nerves to gaze upon their styles of dress; but
when you come to see the new and fashionable
mineing 20. worse than that!) gait OF these New
York damsels, you will feel like putting your head
in refrigerator and your feet into a bowl of
Cruel! They go along with a swing and jerk
and skip that can only be compared to a turkey
Robbler walking over bed OF hot Goals. In the
words of the immortal bard, Its funny how they
do it, but they do" | noticed one belle with a
new pair of kid gloves on, and cut with knife so
as TO exhibit large cluster diamond ring which
she wore upon her finger.
THE PARK
Grows more and more beautiful. and is rapidly
approaching completion and perfection. As a
oil of aufa and affantiOn NJ
the managers, it is not unworthy OF mention that
men were stationed at different points in the
vicinity Of the pagOda where the band plays, with
large tank8rds of ice water, with which they re-
called the thirsty multitude. This was both con.
sideTate and generous on such hot day.
THE EXCISE LAW
Is still in force here on Sundays, aud it seems
somewhat strange for person just from New
Orleans 10 pick up bill of are and find this line
printed at the bottom Guests wishing wines,
etc., are requested TO order them on Saturday, as
no wines or liquors can be sold on sunday" And
this in the metropolitan city of the western CONT
nent. Ii makes one feel in-cOntlnent! But the
New Workers manage to get sip ION the sly"
even on Sunday, while the rustic stranger will go
athirst through the long and tedious hours.
ONE STORY GOOD TILL ANOTHER IS TOLD.
The Herald of yesterday contains the following
interesting, but unfortunately incorrect, para
graph:
ocean Steamship Race.-Much excitement
prevailed in New Orleans among merchants and
seafaring men on the recent departure from that
city of the rival steamships Crescent City, Of the
Merchants line, and the George Cromwell, of the
Cromwell line, TO which was the fastest vessel.
and it is reported that upwards of $4,000 were
depending on the result as TO which steamer
should reach New York first. They both left
New Orleans and the bar about the same hour on
the 20th inst, and having good weather on the
passage the race may be considered as conclusive
20 hfnh noo ann nnzf cad
Crescent City arrived at her dock at h4lf-psst ten
O'Clock on Friday night last, and the George
Cromwell reached Der dock at seven O'Clock on
Saturday mOrning-the latter thus losing the race
by eight and halt hours"
The facts are that the Crescent City left New
Orleans fOTty,tiUe minutes before the Cromwell,
as everybody knows who was on board either
vessel or on the levee Then the Crescent City
got over the bar without detention, whereas the
Cromwell "got stuckn on the bar for over three
hours. as she drew three or four feet mors water.
The former steamship tried her speed 70 New
York, while the latter run her ordinary rate, with
her ordinary pressure. Capt. Vail IS out in a
card in the Herald Of this morning, in which he
states substantially what had already written on
the subject. We had a very pleasant trip, Capt.
Vail and the good na.ured puTser, Billy -
Hampstead, doing all in their power. to make
people happy. This last makes the ifty.frst
round trip of AIR. H. on this line between the two
cities. His many friends who have TO encounter
the perils of the "deep bue sea" will hope
that he msy live TO qusdruple this number, and
then take q new lease of life and begin over
again.
"A NEW EBA IN BUSINESS" 4 -
The Merchants Co operative Union. The NlaVe
fitted up magnificent store in the old Winter Gar
den theater, with show windows and entrance on
Broadway, and display their goods in walnut show
cases about the size of our armors, standing
against the wall, and in show cases on counters.
Over each is the plscard Anything in this case
for only 81 ~ Many things sold for that price
could not be bought at Wholesale, and are won.
derfully cheap; whereas there is sutiicie profit
made on others to make 10 for il. OF course the
place IS crowded, and If person is any Judge of
goods, they can gee some handsome bargains.
THR cONvEYTIoNIsTs
Rave hardly begun to arrive, and there is no
surmise to be made as TO how 1.-The cat will
jump" Talking with prominent politician yes
terday, who is not New Yorker, he said that he
should not be surprised if after some discussion,
baDtering and, perhaps. barterng the convention
would finally drop all the candidates whose names
have been agitated by the different sections. and
settle down on Seymour, of New York There
is some pretty tall canvsssing going on | tell you
and the result is as uncertain the day OF recon-
strucuon,
THE WEATHER
Is delightful, allowing of light clothing, and
people are beginning to enjoy it at South Branch
and other watering places. Although many are
making their exodus, the convention and the great
"SaeDgertest" Of the Germans will make New
York scene OF hilarity, excitement and amuse.
ment the coming week. Yours, E.OH.