The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1877-09-24
ORANGE BLOSSOMS.
A Gay season Anticipated by the Young
Felix's.

ORANGE BLOSSOMS.
Gay season Anticipated by the yoang
Felix's.
That man that hath tongue saw is no man.
Ii with his tongue he cannot win y woman"
The Indications are that the coming season in
New Orleans will be the gayest for years, at least
so say our young lady friends. who ought to know.
We have not yet been able 10 ascertain on what
grounds they base their fond anticipations Of
numerous balls and brilliant receptions, further
than that they hear their friends say 60. and that
everybody else lie of the same opinion, and every
body is preparing for the merry making by pour
ing into the books of fashions to ascertain what
will be the prominent colors of the season and
the most effective or becoming styies of dresses
and coiffures.
1t is indeed, little early to discover where the
qfaades soSYees of the coming winter will be
given. for there ie still . large proportion of
our eeda monde away from home tarrying ain
the country, bFacing up FOR the oraeAl which d
gay eeasea entails. But every steamer from the
North. and every train, brings back some Of our
elegdntes, swhose graceful figures and beautiful
faces, improved by the refreshing breezes of
some seaport town, or the bracng atmosphere of
some mountain spring. can be seen on our prin-
oipal shopping tboroughfares whenever the eaui.
noctisl does not object to the charming speeta-
Gle, Whilst many of our lovelieet women have
been rusticating at some pleasant GUNNER re-
sort, which, besides repose. seldom produces
anything more tangible than "serious hirta-
| tion," our young folks who have stayed at
home have seemingly improved their oppor-
tunitiee; SO much go that the old French
adage of "Les absents ont soniosa,s
tort"-whieh, literally translated, means
that the absent are alwaye in the wrong-has
been realized in q manner truly mortifylnc to
those who deserted us during the SIMMER
months. Wherever one goes he hears Ct rothing
else but marriages to come eff ut an early date.
Yes, Cupid, whom Shs keepeare has cruelty nick.
| named the s1ittle hangman, has been arduousiy
engaged in matchmaking Of late, his labors
pr wing so fruitful that we have been unable to
as we have been informed, without making any
undue effort TO fnd out more abeut the clever
| match m akers operations, he has succeeded in
matching NO fewer than seven couples on one OF
our most fashionable streets, not q thousand
yards from Espanade, and the tinklng of the
marriage bells from that quarter before the sea-
son closes will be as sweet as 1t will be frequent.
II may be that our readers will be desirous
that we should be more particular or preciee in
our reference to the conquests of the God of
Love, but they must not expect too much, lest
we might be tempted to go beyond The bounds OF
discretion. We may say, however. that five out
negative blonde, reputed for her oodlooks, and
especially for her wit and briliancy. The seventh
| is genuine blende. with heavenly blue eyes and
q name that recalls Celtic origin.
From Rampant street the merry jingle tells Of
the coming nuptials Of the most piquante of bru-
nettes,
Pretty and witty; wild, and yet. too gentle"
And we have to walk only few blocks towards
the rising sun to listen to the chimes on Bourbon
street. That the afianced bride is pretty We will
affirm, and as to her mind we can only cay of her,
BY Jupiter. an angeli or, if not
An earthly paragon.
We must now take long stride and stop in
the vicinity of Felicity street, where, il there ie
anything in a name, all brides should dwell The
cards are out and the important event takes
lovely bride will walk up to the altar Of Notre
Dame Church, on jackson street.
From st. Charles Avenue, whence we should
have score OF nuphals to announce, we have
thus far only one. The afisnced bride has fig
ured conspieuousy in our salons for the past two
or three seasons, and by her winning ways and
vivacious temperament has oft been the subject
of admiration.
Our subject is certainty one for rejoicing, bat
what will our readers think OF four weddings
under one roof during one season. And yet such
is the truth, we are assured. But do not, an
ticipate. The four weddings will not occur on
the same night, but at stated intervals, in order,
we suppose, that the merry making shall be pro.
fonged.
We have said nothing of the future BRIDE
grooms, for we take it for granted that they
are all charming young men, ese they could
never have captured the fair and accomplished
ones to whom we have alluded as delicately az
it has been in our power to do.
We have heard but one objection raised against
one Of the coming weddings, which is explained
by the following lines:
"Then let thy love be younger than thyself
Or thy affection cannot hold the bent"
But they contain an insiuuation that cannot be
proved; and, after all, we have seen many mar
riages result most happily even under the cir
cumstances. Some people, however, must growl.
In this case it must be an old maid-of course,