A SENTENCE BY RICHARD HENRY DANA
July 28, 2012
The officers were dressed in the costume which we found prevailed through the country – a broad-brimmed hat, usually of a black or dark brown color, with a gilt or figured band round the crown, and lined inside with silk; a short jacket of silk or figured calico, (the European skirted body-coat is never worn;) the shirt open in the neck; rich waistcoat, if any; pantaloons wide, straight, and long, usually of velvet, velveteen or broadcloth; or else short breeches and white stockings.
Young sailor describes what he sees when his ship visits California to trade for hides in the late 1830s.
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