The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-02-05

| uon The presence OF one oil kentucky's pride. now
making short stay among us-s beautiful blonde,
the object of the admiration of everybody pre-
sent. Her attire was decidedly the most remark
able of the evening. not only for its richness and
elegant simplicity. but especially on account
of its admirable harmony with the lsdy's eyes
-"blue as the clear sky"-her suffused cheeks,
cherry lips and general symmetry of person
The dress consisted of plain bodice and jupe
Of cherry silk, decollete and short sleeved,
trimmed with blonde and white beads around
the neck and arms, and panier Of the same ma
rerial the effect of which recalled the poets
lines:
" There's light crimson, there's a deeper one;
maiden's blush-here purple, there a white"
We have already given more space than we in
tended to the successful entertainment of the
Opera House Club, but how could we help it.
being led estrsy in noticing the finest occurrence
of the season. which yesterday was the absorb
| ing topic. .a r-.r
We cannot forget mentioning that Gems.
Buchanan and Tompkins honored the ball with
their presence.
Before closing, we wish to tender our thanks
to the managers of the ball for the pleasant hours
we spent on Wednesday evening-until half past
in the morning - and hope that this may not
be the last entertainment which they will give.
They understand the rules of hospitality too well
not TO give q second ball of the Opera House
Club.
What is known as the civil equality bill y
that is the bill which takes away from every cit-
zen the right to manage his own affairs in the way
that suits him best, yesterday called up the
Senate by Pincbbsck. its author. He made long
speech in its favor, reading it from MSS, which
he held in his hand. His utterances were very
emphatic, as they penetrated to the hall of the
house below, startling the lobbyists with vague
premoniiions of disturbance to come. II the
bill passes, their piemoniiions will. we imagine,
be realized. But the bill will not pass.
The circumstances attending the death, By
drowning, Of young boy named Emile eraser,
who fell into the river between Jackson and Philip
Streets on Tuesday evening, are such as will make
HE memory honored, and go far to assuage his
widowed mothers grief for his loss. For some
time previous to the disaster, another boy, who
was in quite destitute circumstances, had been
sheltered and provided for by Mrs eraser, occu.
plying the same room with deceased, who treated
him with the kindness of brother. But, on sat.
urdsy, weary of his dependence upon compare
tive strangers, he had gone of. and for two or
three days was not seen or heard of. On Tuesday
Emile met him on the wharf gathering drift wood.
He was hungry and cod, he said, so Emile ran
home and got his mother, herself working hard to
keep the wolf from the door, to bake some little
loaves of bread for his hungry companion. Car
rying the first one baked of these, Emile harried
back to the river side, and saw the object OF his
charity on coal barge, from which plank was
laid to the wharf. He fastened to cross this with
the bread in his hand, but, alas fell In the river
and his body, in spite of prolonged search, has
not been recovered. All honor to the memory of
this noble lad who, in his desire to relieve the dis
tress Of a comrade, met so sad fate.
II was rather difficult to find partners at the
Opera House ball on Wednesday night. Many
were the appointments made to meet az the stairs
or some other trysting place. bat in the majority
of instances the crowd was great that the sp.
pontment was, per force, left unkept. If
gentleman ever left lady it was only through
special grace of fortune that he saw her again
sooner than half an hour.
Yesterday Hon. Isabelle, a colofed legislator
introduced into "ds Gineral Simply" bill "to
enforce the observance of the holy Sabbath" 1t
may pass the Legislature, but we imagine that the
members are not much in the Sabbath observance
line just now. A bill ameliorsting the penalties
imposed upon pickpockets and other larger
thieves would be much more to their taste and
color-much more to their wants.
An elephant was rsfled off at the st. Anna fair
last night. Unlike the historical parsonage who
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. who was much bothered by the question. "Whst
will do with it :" the winner OF this elephant
appeared to be well satisfied with the bargain.