The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1865-08-18
ANAwFULLY FUNNY TIME AT CAPE Is.
LAND

mOte naughty tnan nauucal IrIenQ sends
the following description of storm and STAN
pede at Cape Island on Sunday last TO the
Washington Republican:
Care Island was VISITED GA Sunday af' ero
noon by sudden and terrific gal and thuns
der shower. No damage done, except to the
feelings of about three thousand persons,
(most of them when dressed, said to be beau
tiful young ladies'" who at the time we've
rolcking in the surf, W bich dashed, and roared
and foamed as the black storm cloud APP
preached and burst upon the heath and plea
suIe-seekers Ttey stock to their heels"
sod, under "close reef" leaving the "full
dress" in their bathing booths, this singular
looking hetrogene crowd, just emerged from
old Neptune's arms, ran promiscuous y up the
sandy beech, ovor the PEBBLES and rocks, in
to and through the public streets of the city,
10 heir several homes. They looked like so
many wild Indians, aouly more SO. Church
was just out, aud the two crowds met -
What q contrast An artist wan ed Ma
ture confronted the milliner, hairdresse, and
dressmaker. Dressmaker, hsirdresser and
milliner avsunt Nature was herself again
The windows ADD piazzss of the United
States, and other hotels, were crowded to
| witness the wonderful scene. 'How plump
she is" cries, one; II dida't suppose she vas
so finely built" exclaims another "She never
sports waterf II. Dor wears hoop" ejacu-
lated third "5he is beauty unador1 ed :"
adds the fourth. just ut the same moment a
boy (tude boy sitnng on the step) was heard
to say. "Bill, see that thing coming it looks
like two wet stockings on lathe" Hush !;
you rascal" said gentleman, that is Miss
Piufeather, of Philadelphia THE gentle>
man, turning aside to his friend, marked,
"5mith, did you ever see such a transmogri-
fealion 10 your life What deceptive geo
pie those dress makers, hairdressers, AID mil.
liners are. In their HANDS Mis- P. appears
to be true model of voluptuous plumpness,
W hen in fact she is a mere wafer"
So the two crowds passed on, one from
church, gaiy attired IN lheir vari e ted 81 ks
and satins aud muslins surrounded by decep
tive hoops and waterfalls, and with paiatea
faces aud extravagant bounets and hats, the
other crowd iresh and clean and natural from
the surf, with just enough upon them to hide
the skin, but not the form-just as
"rhey stripped their beau eous limbs
To taste the lucid GOODNESS of the food"
as Thompson mot Doesiicks) would say.
These two crowds soon ming ed and soon
passed away. But the wet do phins from The
sea we're flying from the thr.a enipg storm
which was then only venting its spite in wind,
uUTiluX great ClOuuS VI uuSG 1uGO Lle IAcee
of.the p, destriaps. The bathers could "weather
IL very well; but the church people especial.
ly the ladies had too much .'sail on" and were
frequently carried ACROSS the the sire. t
against fierce or a tree, the wind manifest
log very little respect for ladies g.rments.
Sometimes young lady would find Ger pc ).
ticoats about her hea0, instead OF protecting
her feet Thsn the crowds upon the piazz IS
of the TO els would Clap theic hands and sh u
| and laugh, and the ladies who were spectators
Guild not help joining in to save their souls
During thls exciting sceie, which we Q
partially d. scrbing, was que which does nol
need coloring. Two young females, nealy
u:essed aud veil ed, we're trying to weather
corner, but the dust, just before the rain
began 10 fall, f5w 80 thick and sew, re y into
their faces that they had to turn their ba ks
upon it and The cfowd, which unfoidel two
on the piazza WI re d gh ed. TIE mites
men aug he'd and n14ged each ether, and The
lady spectators bi.sned 'Spleacid," re-
marked Col n. "Perf- ct modes fJr an ar
tlst," was the reply. Az this moment the
young ladies mustered courage, and wheeled
about 10 make Roadway, when the wind re-
vealed he tact that they were colored, and Of
The ebony castl Such shout as followed
this revelation can better b. imagined than
described. Ladies and gentlea en- with the
excep ion of Col. M. and his f. ieadil joineo
IN hearty shout. he Colonel disappeared,
and the African damsels WIN had iunocentiy
affor ded 80 much fun passed on
Such we're some of toe rich and variegated
scenes which the gale and Storm furnished
The visitors at Cape isat last Sunday
We regret that we have meth r the ability
nor time to describe faithfully and fully the
stampeda of he three thousand bathers IRON
the beach when he bl ok he4d ID thun Ter cloud
first made i; appearance. Offorms there was
variety withouS ead'' SHARK.