The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-07-03
EDITORIAL PAKAeRAPHs. ETC.

Among round hats the "Marie Antoinette " is
selected for the sea side and watering places.
The prince of Wales has given Sothern dia
mond ring.
Western editor in one of his papers says
"Fcr the effects of intempersnce. see our nside.'
The name Of Gen. W. s. Roseorans is suggested
for the Mexican mission.
Hon. Henry Stsnbery, ex.attorney general, has
resumed the practice Of law in Cincinnati.
When is a cat like a teapot! When you're
teasin' it.-tEx.
You are queer chicken ;" as the hen said
when she Matched out a duck.-IEx.
Thanks TO the officers OF the steamers Mary
and ST. Nicholas.
New York expects 200 eco strangers on the
Fourth.
The man who "drank in" the Barber de
Sevllen went home intoxicated.
ExMinister Adams sailed in the China, Satur-
day, from liverpool for the United States.
George Ellis has the .wayerly Magazine, Lite
rary Album, Hsrper's Bazaar, Metropolitan
Record and Leslie's Budget of Fun.
1t is stated that of those who become insane
from liquor, eighty-seven per cent. also use to-
bacco.
The newest within of fashion is to have the bon
net very high in front, the trimming forming
sort of coroDet or diadem.
The cruel types make the Nashville Banner
aude to friend of the editor as " q city batche-
lor fend."
Charlotte Cushman and Miss Stebbins, the
sculptress, were passengers by the Scotia, which
arrived at New York on the 30Ih.
A wealthy young Connecticut girl is working
in Meriden factory in the hope that some young
man will fall in love with her "for herself
alone"
The Duke Of Cambridge recently presided at
meeting of the Newspaper Press Fund, and made
a very pstronizng and snobbish speech. He was
followed in funkey display by Lord Houghton.
Chambery gauzs is the favorite material of the
season for full dress. 1t has al the luster and
light gossamer appearance of grenadine, but is
more substantial.
The Southern Ruralist, printed at Tangipahoa,
La, carries the following sensible motto upon its
title page:
"He that by the Plow would thrive,
Himself must either hold drive"
A rich Japanese, whose income is put at the
fabulous figure of $50 900, OOO is said to be com.
ing to Paris for wife. The Boston Post says
'What blessing if we could only get him here
and tax him!"
Mrs. Gaines, now stopping in this city, is ia
vored with very large correspondence. Among
other letters recently received by her, is one from
a stranger in California proposing mstrimony,
with a view of bene6ttng his financial status.
Speaking of stenographic law reporting, Judge
CaIdozo, of New York, said: " The stenogrsphers
are generally wrong; have found them almost
invariably wrong, and l shall be governed by my
notes. think they were intended rather for in
doient judges than otherwise.
Two very respectable gentlemen, of Auburn.
New York, recently eloped, each with the others
wife, on the same train and the same dark night.
A recognition ensued in the waiting room at
Syracuse, an exchange was effected, and there is
no more division in those households.
There is a rough, farinsceous appearance, and
patchy redness, to which the cheeks of young
children are especially liable, which are said to
be owing to the excessive kissing to which they
are obliged 10 submit at is a deplorable
habit" says Cazensve, "to let babies be kissed
by all the world. We should respect those tender
and delicate cheeks, and content ourselves with a
light kiss upon their forehead, or better still,
upon their hands,
In a recent Washington letter. agate" tells
the following story:
At an evening reception lately given to the
Chinese embassy, it happened to me TO be as
signed by the hostess to the duty of trying to en-
terrain one Of the young Pekn students, in the
supper room. He touched the barbarian dishes
but spsringly, and q conversation sprang up as to
the oItieTeDces between Chinese and American
cookery. At a suggestion of the straits TO which
the embassy would be reduced, if their Chinese
cook should die, and they should be compelled 10
subsist on the ordinary hotel fare he exclaimed
" On. We should soon grow very thin in fact
we should starve." Suddenly il seemed to occur
to the polite young diplomat that this remark
might seem uDcUurteous, and so he fastened to
qualify it, % But there are some things which
they cook very nicely at our hotel For example
ice. cTeam-ihey cook it very we'll"