The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-05-13
Letter from New Orleans.
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NEW ORLEANS, May 0, 1881.
New Orleans, the sunny home of flowers,
is now decksd in her gala day attire; and
festivals, excursions, ETC., of all kinds are in
orIer. One or two of the railroads here
pursue course ii nigh. be we'll for some Of
our lines to initiate. Il or instance, we have
an excursion to Molbe every now and then
tho distance is ll0 miles, and the fare for the
round trip il only 3d. tickets good for three
days; and assure you tho trains 90 crowded,
and thus not only social but business inter
| course is in reased. To all the watering
places along the coast, Sunday trains carry
passengers tor 81 for the round trip the
distances ranging from so TO 70 miles.
To day m immense number OF excursion
lists came from Mobile TO this city, chiefly
for the purpose OF witnessing the
sToNEwALL JACKSON MONUMENT DEDICATION
which takes place TO morrow at tie Metaire
Ridge cemetery. Mrs. Jackson and her
daugter, Miss Julia, arrived ycstcr lay to be
present at the ceremonies, and will herself
unveil the statue Of the grand old hero, q
detailed account of which l will msil you.
General Fiizbugh Lee is expected this morn.
ing, and will deliver the Grafton on tho i'm
posing occasion. Since their presence ia the
Crescent City, hirs and Miss jackson nave
been tho recipients of all manner Of pleasant
attentions from her husbands old comrades
in tho army of northern Virginia, and they
are highly gratiied with their visit.
l was more than pleased to observe here
and there evidences of
IMPROVEMENTS
of all kinds throughout city that hes been
so long in obtaining her share of the general
boom OF prosperity now upon the country.
Houses and stores are being erected, repair
ing and painting, new lines of street railway
on Carondelet, Coliseum, Clio and streets
running into the garden district keep n
large number of people busy, and are
beaulllying and improving what has been too
long neglected. The flower beds bloom with
all sorts of tropical luxuriance and many.
huei roses, shrubbery, etc, in the handsome
yards OF residents, while in the parks one can
almost Imagine himself trsnspor cd
into the Bos do Boulogne, into
tho gardens ut the Versailles or AT the con-
servaiories Of the Luxembourg. This il
PARTICULAR true Of those fairy homes, tho
Spanish Fort, and the West End, where Mt
O'Clock in the evening, the respective
grounds are lit upss if BY magic, By one
touch oil "A spring which flooding them with
tho electric light, makes what was second
before dark, now as bright as day. These
places, some seven miles hence, and on tho
lake, are the resorts of thousands of men.
women aud children on each evening. who
80 there to rccreate the mind and body; and
old and young may be seen engaged 10 all
manner OF enjoyment from little ones gsily
threading the grassy walked puzzle, knowL
as Far Evelyn's Bower, to young men hold
ing sweet converse with some pretty face
that CLOVIS with smil 8 to hear itself de-
scribed by such eoquence of words as only
love itself can frame into existence, to elderly
men and women who live again in their han.
Ply children's lives as ono and all reyel in the
magnificent and delicious strains that come
from the brass bands that fill the atmosphere
Tor miles with the concourae of sweet sound,
for, musical cadences, let US say, ara tke
comments OF tho emotions on tho proposi.
tions Oft tho human heart.
One OF the live institutions of this "home
OF the hand organ" is an immense beer
garden on Bourbon street, which is gloriously
Illuminated by two electric lights, and about
whose round tables, hundreds may be seen
sitting on any evening after dark. was
told this, but preferred to 20 and personally
witness what WAS described, and indeed now
drop Ia semi.occasionally to SEQ if the beer
improves, as also the electric light, which
Interests me as tilt my head upwards, along
with my elbow. Here, too, is elegant frisco,
ing on ceiling and walls, descriptive of tho
worlds various countries and habits. And
lust but not. least of the several attrac.
tions Is
A FEMALE ORCHESTRA,
ola d zen or more German mud
Swiss young ladies, with their respective
string band pieces, and who handle the show"
with wonderful facility Here in this para
dlsical spot you have but 70 try about three
or four glasses Of lager, and then, half ssleep
in dreamand, in the mids: of these divine
symphonies from the old masters now plnyed
w angel hands from FadderlandD YOU can
iancy yourself IN that Gland tina is fai er than
DAY" l am told The sensation is exquisite.
1 met this morning the youn, editress,
only thirteen years old, MS, Eva Britain,
who has been here for nearly week, solicit
Ing subscribers for her paper, "The Hurri-
cane she is supporting an invalid mother
IN New York. aud has visited tho principal
cihes IN tie United States securing subscri
bers. She has been, while here, The rsciD-
lent OF n.any kindnesses from the prominent
merchants and others, and has added largely
TO her subscription list. She is sprigh,ly. well
poised IN her character, Intelligent and truly
pucky, but it is to be lamentsd that ono 90
young should be made woman thus so
coon. l have often felt sorry for moor
mother Eve, who never know wha, II was to
DO little girl, and have "A hnndsomev
dressed doll, to roll hoop, play hop.scotct,
quarrel with her sweetheart so as to have
sweet make up, get kiss when nobody
was looking, dance the racket and cot
almost out Of breath: but I fcol
more sorry for tho little ones of our dsv. lko
little Eva, that are strangers to those blessed
privileges tina. come only once in life time
to each ofus ''as down the stream of life wa
co. But must close. l already have 10
bear tho brunt Of writing "lopg editorials"
and of being ''lhe heavy and deep-,hem,d
the HERALD" and l must not so
enda &C. my correspondence; SO then am
cut II hot HDra,io," for "you have thus far
borne the suffering; that is all, SO the matter
nnds.' r.
A new comet was discovered by Prof
Lewis Swift, Of Rochester. New York, at2
oiClock Sunday rpornipo l,,.,a1 II. -,.,