The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-05-31

| linen came tne coronatlon. Amid the melodies
OF ne Grand March from a.. Faust" the Queen of
Love ahti Beauty, and her Maids of Honor, came
lorwaId te their seats upon the stand. Then upon
the Ialr brow Of Miss Mary E. Buel was placed
ule wreath of green and gold. which made her
queen, Whine about her. as the ladies of her court
were Miss Skinner. Miss Mary Williams. Miss
Ahee lawrence md Miss Mary NJ. McCutcheon; I;
sacn oi whon, Tneh saluted by the victorious
knight whose colors she Aad worn, presented him
Tha rs, ne ~I,ou n's sallantry had won.
the second a silver pair, the th1fl and fenrtb
German silver spurs, and the fifth spurs of steel
And then came the distribution of prizes u the
victors in the various contests which had taken
place since the fete began. We are indebted to
Mr.. Dupre, secretary of the association, for the
following list of these successful contestants,
viz:
Mule Rdce-Prize: punch bowl, with ladIe
and glass; Mr.. Peter Labouisse.
Hurdle Rdce-lst prize: riding whip, with
golden mounting Mr.. Charles Green. I'd prize
riding whip, silver mountings; Mr.. Henry J.
Phelps.
Exhibition Horsemanship- Boy Riders-lst
prize: John b. Foley; gold pencil and pen.
I'd prize: - Miltenberger; silver pencil
and pen; Sd prize: V. Kathman; silver head of
Gen. R. E. Lee.
Steepte Oiose-Prize A silver wine cooler; Mr..
I. W. COllens, Jr.
Base Ban Match, Wednesday-Prize A pair
foul flags; Southern Base Bail Club.
Base Bal Match, Friday Prize: A silver
bail Active Base Ball Club.
Rdquette Match, 7BtTSddy-Prize silken
Lsnge. chief.
Archey.-Prize: A silver arrow Frank Butler.
:, Foot H,Tdle Rdce-PIize: Silver goblet; Mr..
N. Z. Bsley,Jr.
Base Bal Match. Saturday ay-Prize: A bat with
sves mountings; Lone Star Club.
Nude Rdce.--Prize for the last mule A leather
medal, silver bound, on one side mule with jockey
rider, with the inscription above LAST, but not
least" and below, mi desperandum." 0n the
reverse the inscription:
To tGe Heroes OF Munibsch.
illustrated with Pictures Life by the chamette Club
Fair Grounds May l9. 1853
..................".. ...........'
The last prize presented, Col. Breaux, grand
marshal OF the tournament, announced to the
multitude that there was but one item on the pro-
gramme left to be filled-the dancing. Right
glad were all to hear these words, for truth TO
tell the jam near the throne was 80 great as TO
make the relief most grateful. The band struck
up, the dancers paired of, and in an instant
The Bal
had fairly begun. And how shall we describe il
How can 1--WE reduce to words the rhythm of the
music, which in the soft strains of the mabel nin
the glorious bursts Of the storm in the bewilder.
ing witchery of the " Guards" seemed in accents
that would brook no denial to command all feet
to yield themselves to its sweet influence! Can
we put in type the bright flashes of beautiful eyes,
the soft bushes on fair cheeks, the quick
up-loOk and almost as quick the down-castng of
silken lashes when some whispered word has
stirred emotions too peasurable 10 be concealed?
Can we repeat all the soft nothings which last
night seemed of so much importance and which
to-day would sound so stale and stupid? Can we
describe the short promenade on the gallery be-
tween the dances, the long hunt for partners who
will be out of the way just when the best deux.
temps is being played, the eager Joy when the
lost one is found, the quick whirl through the
crowd, the promenade again and then another
partner? No, such things are not reducibe to
words. True, we can enumerate the enjOyments,
but how bold appears the bare catalogue of
pleasures, read IN daylight, when compared with
the gorions emotions of the candlelght reality
And, therefore, what more can we say than Ito
tell that the young people danced and jested and
talked nonsense, laughed heartily at it, and irted
furiOusly, and enjoyed themselves in short Just as
young people all over the world have from
the dawn of civilization that mamas, as all
mamas have always done, urged at the conclusion
of each dance that the next should be the last TO
which the daughters, as is their wont, yielded
cheerful assent and stopped for half dozen more;
that papas talked " cottOnn and "stocks,u and
took drinks between times, and were not at all
sorry TO get home. Take either of these outlines.
which your fancy may select, . gentle reader, and
fill them up to suit yourself. Your enjoyment TO.
day of last nights festival must depend upon the
vvidness OF your own imagination, or the strength
of your own memory, for our pen cannot much
assist the one or the other. State we simply then
that the revelry continued till Sunday morning
was reached; tIll everybody was perfectly sure
that they we're not, by mistake, leaving a minute
OF two before IL O'Clock, when came the bundling
of shawls, parasols, and other feminine parapher-
MALTA into carriages, the quick drive home through
the balmy air in the soft moonlight the short talk
over partners" and other matters of absorbing
interest to young ladies', aud then TO bed TO dream
oftriumphs past and sleeping plan new conquests.
We must now say word about
The Base Ball n atch
which was played in such good style as not lightly
TO be passed over. The prize played for was a
bat spiendoly mouBted with silver. the contes-
tants we're the Lone Star and the Crusader clubs,
two organizations whose birth dates from the day
when base ball was first played in New Orleans.
The score shows that they have lost none Of the
strength and activity which in bygone days were
their CHARACTERISTICS. We regret much that we
cannot give the fielding, but what we have we
present:
o.