Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-09-09
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Queer sights Among The Rathers-A
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Modern Costumes


Modern Costumes.
Nantucket August 2Gh Correspondents Of the Albany
Journal
Nsntnekes is unique to the marrow. Ii looks
more like foreign than an American town
The houses are shingled the sides aud ends
as well as Oh the foot Then all the PRINCIPAL
residences have "a walk on the extreme apex
some six or ten feet long, protected by u railing
Here, in the palmy days OF the Island, the own
ers were about to ascend to watch the arrival of
whalers; and as almost everybody had stake
in some ship or other, the number of these look
outs is legion. The Nantucketers have the
funniest vehicles one ever laid eyes or They
are called tips: have two wheels, BOX some
six feet long, and seats. They will hold some
half dozen people, every one standing and
holding on 10 rope attached to the side of the
box. The beach is at least mile from the
hotels, and many of the guests are forced to use
this dr0ll conveyance L cant say much for its
comfort, but il has the merit of novelty, and the
ladies rather enjoy it. Imagine a string of these
vehicles fling down the road. filled with women
and children, dressed in the bizarre costume OF
the sea, innocent Of etiquette oblivous of social
distinctions, caring not a hg how they looksor
how much fun their pedestrian male companions
make Of them Twenty minutes ride over a
road with the sand kDee deep brings US to the
beach
There is but one bathing house with less than
dozen dressing rooms; yet there are at least
fifty people waiting We approach the grim Gi-
vinity of the place. mahogany complexioned
virgin oil hfty-execGte a bit of strategy, have
a promise OF the first empty room, grab our
bundle OF clothes, and watch our chances Ii
may be ten minutes; it may be three quarters OF
an hour; but we secure a berth at last put on
our bathing livery and sallv forth Twenty un-
calmly figures are houpdering in the water The
ladies, with mons,rous straw hats on. tied close
10 the head, lock, il possible, more grotesque
than the gentlemen The beech is lined with
a motley crowd dressed in every possible style
with gafbs that reflect all the colors of the
rainbow. few provided with regular cos
tunes made for the purpose; but the msOrity
extemporze their rig out Of such sbrcds and
patches OF garments come handy One lady
makes her appearance in what seems to be
cross between night gown aud meal bag
Another astonishes the crowd by figuring In
simple bloOmer costume. Another puts prudery
to the blush by donning what mi ght be mistaken
for the performing costume of A tight rope man
One very fat and decidedly homely woman re
oices in tight fitting basque which showed
her embonpOint TO disag greeaole advantage By
way ofrelief aud 10 show that there are those
even in Nantucket who know what style is a
Young and pretty girl defintly makes her ap
pearance in blue silk morning gown trimmed
with white cashmere, and wearing white kids aud
WATERFALL She Is tie daughter OF respectable
dress maker OF Providence, and comes for the ex
press purpose Of creating 4 sensation Which
she does
A to the gentlemen. probably the least said
about their appearance the better Hogarth
never conceived anything half so uGserous The
make up of the worlds convention of profess
ional ragsmuffi.s would have been tame in
Comparison There were every hue and size
and pattern under the There we're "back
spirits and white "''blue spirits and gray "-crea-
tures looking frightfuliy angular and creatures
like chaos. Nv ihout form and void Some were
houncerins in Hitting garments, aud some hal
mere shseds and ~ gges tions Of costumes. One
HtIe man vas buried in suit that would have
sei loosely on Daniel Lambert Another re-
minded one Of Horace's description of Satyr. A
distinguished New England LAWYER looked for
all the world like Chinese cooley IN morning
costume Another gentleman, living not a thou
sand miles from Albany figured in A pair of
tight fitting nankesn pants that came down lust
below the kuees. One ch 40 " ent into the water
with nothing bui a dilspidstei pair of pants and
a hannel undershiri; while major general in
The army made himself uuhsppily conspicuous by
taking 10 the water 10 pair OF drawers and cot
tor shirt. shieh became Gnpleasantly demorAlized
while he vas s~inaiRg, and compelled him TO
snelk back 10 the dressing house sideways like
crab. But the bath l. a great lsveler. Even
modesty looks With unveiled face at much that
she would shrink from elsewhere.