Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-11-20

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vainncf, ard thsll walked ont 70 zee the
l8ohderments 8f the place. Folks look,
led az ine as If they were geilsg to meet
ling wondefif tlseyhave meetings here
/ -gtiess they do, see some steepies.
sQueer bonnets the ladies wear--paII 'esi
Idown over their face, as though they
were Going to tbe gallows, OF. had sore
Ieyes--tlave all the back side Of their
aheads naked 4stick their hair full Of
lcombs.--uistoek the backside Of lady's
head, with one Of these tip ssp bon
Eaets on, for her face----theugbt she
locked at me as though / was lawyer
Isr doctor, or some great things-s- -lrade
lherwhat cousin Ichabod calls quarter
faced bow. before / found my mistake 1
Man drunk, right York State fashion.
Wonder why the gentlemen wear boots
| this hot weather. guess their stockings are
|dmty,a on else hasn't got any--boof tas-
sell; gaod things to keep OF fies-fiy
brushes ] call 'em. Ladies were their
|Iiair roab'd t'ofher way al on the top
|of their head, braided and twisted, and
|sqairmed round, like as I've seen sister
sieIly wind up bed cord to boil in a
kettle, TO kill the bags--wender what
They call it: wouldn't Cabit's nast be 4
|ghod name (.afen,. To ast, cousin Iclla-
bod when | get home --curl their fcretops
lover their eyes-caIl it a teau catcher--
take a good many to catch me, guess;
look like a spaniel. Went back to the
tavern and ordered Dobbin four quartz
|of oats ostler clever fellow, told me
jail about the customs, and fashions, and
|wonderments of the placs-couldnit
|guess, till they fold me, what made the
ladies' walk SO mighty straight and plumb
says they wear corststs, or corsetts, or
|corssetts, or something: Eve forgot the
name. What the deuce is that p SAYS
L. Why, lisa kind of board says
he, that they wear.''
Well, Pli b. swami if That don'tbeat|
heard of such thing before;
should love to see 'en pull FAX all day.
with Corsets oa----guess thay'd ache be-
fore night, faith. BY which, Of the seven
senses do you know that ? says f.
|shoadn't know it, if they wore fifty Cos
|sets----'O that's easy enough says he 81
/ can tell 'em clear across The street.'
Wonder why some of the ladies wearl
|tkei. gowns so short----queer fashion i
lack Boots would hardly reach ,em.-
Promised when left horae. to get sister
mollya new bennett wentinto milli-|
[ner's shop, and told the woman wantedI
Ia bonnet fm my sister Molly, ell
the newest fashion. yes, SIR saYsI
|sae, lhaYe soale right from New Yors,
Of the FIRST quality and latest fashion i
heres one, sir, that | presume will suit
your sister exactly Looked at tie boa.I
metz just like her old last years ane.i
Aye, are, ma am. YOU needn't think tol
mack me OFF with your old duds andi
|trunpery----t!on't catch old birds With
TIE shop, shan't. go there 4.
fgain. Toy shcp----brim full Of nations
bought ninepence worth----uo. a shiliingl
|larn that York money. Went to the
tavern and got supper; men PLAYING che
|quers and drinking grog !: York State en-
|actly; old Connecticut best, yet----wentI
Ito bed.
Wednesday morning. Fine breakfast:
nothing wanting but a little pumpkin
Ipye TO top off with-queer coaee-pett B
|Watered Dobbin-ostler's excellent rea-
son why the gentleman wear omen Jack
cts on Monday. aad close buttoned on
Saturday because their RIFLES get dir
ty. Vessels in the river--wonder if theyI
ever build any bigger ones; steamboat,
smoke like coal pit. Don't know whe-i
Their I'd better get Molly one OF the tipl
up bonnets or not guess our folks would
make rpmpus if they should see her
get it on, with her hair combed t'otheri
way into C,:pid's nest and bsaa cetchers,I
with corsets and short petticoats, faith.