Everything was wet except Maud, and she, in oilskins, rubber boots, and
sou'wester, was dry, all but her face and hands and a stray wisp of hair.
The night should have turned more wet since I came in, for he had a large
sou'wester hat on, slouched over his face.
Charley pulled his
sou'wester over his eyes, and I followed his example, though I could not guess the idea he evidently had in mind and intended to carry into execution.
"Dad keeps my spare rig where he kin overhaul it, 'cause ma sez I'm keerless." He rummaged through a locker, and in less than three minutes Harvey was adorned with fisherman's rubber boots that came half up his thigh, a heavy blue jersey well darned at the elbows, a pair of flippers, and a
sou'wester.
The background, composed of handkerchiefs, coats, shirts, hats, and other old articles 'On Leaving,' had a general dim resemblance to human listeners; especially where a shiny black
sou'wester suit and hat hung, looking very like a clumsy mariner with his back to the company, who was so curious to overhear, that he paused for the purpose with his coat half pulled on, and his shoulders up to his ears in the uncompleted action.
Reappearing presently in a
sou'wester and oilskins, he ran off through the rain and vaulted over the gate with ridiculous elegance.
He was hanging on to my bunk, staring into my face out of his
sou'wester.
Was it not the sea-gear of men?--leather jackets lined with corduroy, blue coats of pilot cloth,
sou'westers, sea-boots, oilskins.
For more information, contact Danielle Da Silva, community journalist, The
Sou'wester, danielle.dasilva@canstarnews.com.
Warm and dry inside as the
sou'wester began to wail among the pines, the attorney said, "I'm gonna stay here until the cows come home."
However, race-goers should expect potential rain, so you might need a
sou'wester, as well as your fascinator.
The weather had been typical for the English summer--sunny moments followed by rain squalls and big temperature drops--but the start was a glorious summer day, and a 15-knot
sou'wester made the exit to the western end of the Solent a beat.