Note 52 — Chapter IV · PEOPLE, HOUSES, FOOD, DRESS

For instance, “such an attire as Japanese clogs, flannel drawers, swallow-tail coat, and opera hat” has been seen; and another witness testifies to the “oddest mixtures of evening dress and bathing suits, naked legs with a blouse and a foreign hat, high boots with a kimono, legs and head Asiatic with trunk European, or vice versa, with endless combinations and variations.” There is a great variety, with all kinds of fits and misfits.