, 1865-09-03

use this droll Conveyance. I can't say much
for its comfort, but It has the merit OF noyaity
md the ladies' rather enjoy It. Imagine \.
string Of these vehicles ding down The road.
allied with women and children, dressed IN III
bizarre Costume Of the sea, Innocent OF etL,.
not f1g how they look nor how much fun
Their pedestrian mnle companions make ct
them. Twenty minutes ride over road with
the sand knee deep brings Us to the beach.
There Is but one bathing house with less than
81 aezen u1sssh hg:rooms yet there aIe at least
dis iI}nE. PEOPLE Hsting We approach the grim
ioned virgin of fily-eSseate q st
o. o. strategy, haye promise Of the
h1st empty room, grab our bundle Of
Clothes, and watch our chances. Il may
oe ten minutes; 1t may be three-quartess
OF an hour; but We secure 8 berth at last.
Rut on our bathing livery and sally forth.
wafer The Indies, With monstrous straw
bats on, tied close to the head, look, If Dos
Btble, more grutesquo than the gentlemen.
Tho beach Is lined with a motley crowd
dressed n every possible styl-with garbs
that reflect al the colors Of The rainbow, 4
lew are provided with regular costumes made
for the purpose but the great majority ex-
temPorlze their rig out Of such shreds and
patches Of garments as come handy. One
lady makes her appearance in what seems 10
be Cross between nI.ht-cown and meal
bag. Another astonlshes the crowd by f.ur-
ing in simple Rloomer costume. Another puts
pFadery to The blush BY donning what might
ttght-rorc man. One very fat aud decidedly
homely woman re1oices In a tisht.itiing
basque, which showed her em5onpoiai
to disagreeable advantage. By way
Of relief, and to show That there are
those even in Nantucket who know
what style Is, young and rather pretty girl
aehontly makes her appearanes IA blue silk
md wearing white kids aud waterfall She
IS the daughter Of respectable dress maker
of Providence, md comes for the express pur-
pose Of creating sensation. Which she does
As to the gentlemen, probably the least said
about their appearance the better. Hoga1th |
lerer conceived anything half 30 ludicrous-
The 'tmakc up'' OF worlds convention Of >
professional fagamufins would have been |
ame In comparison. There were every hue |
md size and pattern under the sun. There !
we're "b1ack spirits and white, blue spirits
md grny'-crcatures looking fishtfully an-
,nlar and creatures like chaos, without form
md vofd-" Some were Aoundering In lift
nd suggestions Of costumes. Ons little
nnn waa buried In q snik that would have set
oosc1y on Daniel Lambert. Another remind
d one Of HoEace's description Of Satyr. 4
distinguished New England lnWyer looked for
il the world like Chinese Cooley in morn-
ng costume. Another gentleman, living not
! Thousand miles from .Aeany, figured in a
,air Of Hght.atting nnnkeen pants that came
!own Just q little below the Hlees. Ono chap
Fent into the water with nothing but d.
apidated pair Of pants and flannel under
hlrt; while alajor General In the army
made himself unhappfly conspicuous by
akinFg to the water In u pnfr Of drawers and
cotton shirt, which became unpleasantly de-
ei1ed lin to sneak ne back 10 tBs dr. dlessina-
ouse sideways, like crab. But the bath u
great 1eveler. Even modesty looks with
nveiled face at much that she would shrink
ON elsewhere.