Afternoon Parade at Brighton Open carriages of all kinds - landaus , victorias , dog carts , whitechapels , phaetons , hackney vehicles and even the humble wheel - make a scene of busy gaiety ; while the young man in the short drab overcoat , tight trousers and the flat hat , looking through his monocle at the 'quiverful ' of young , affects a costume much favoured to day . Sunday morning on the lawn after church is really the feature of Brighton , when the more elegant crowd exhibits a little more refinement of appearance 1879