| Show CLOTHES OF OUR SAILOR LADDIES apparel Is supplied to face all kinds of weather CLING TO BLACK KERCHIEFS jackles must know how to care for their clothing and do their own laundry launay work if essary from brorn tile the committee on public informal In rn forma tion ilon washinton Zon R D C shifting sous BOUS unit changing climes have live made tile sailor man familiar with every aspect of the lie cambut uh ith weather anther cn ther trained tt allied to face nature in ill tile open lie Is ready for her vagaries va garles Ili whether ether they bu be of the peacefulness or the alie storm tossed aves of tin au ocean ill nil all ita fury lie ho knows how to dress i to meet every condition find tile navy not only ling lias him duill clentry clodi but tins has tile clothes tn in ills his sell ben ling hag and u nd ready for use when lie he uceda then them the gob likes the cut of ills his clothes tind lio lie ling hits if roll till nd jauntiness ness about lint liliu at nil all limes that proclaims ills hl calling fashions come unit tind go and orders oders may limy change ch illige tile the of tile tho soldier hut but not so BO witt with alie ill man of tire sea ills arc eternally bill blue tire tho cattera never va a bics and tradition still holds tier lier own in their making years ago in tile the dayt days of wooden sidling bailing ships when ft hen sen sea biad ad to climb masts and dangle from aiom thi stretched out ends of yard urns arms to 0 their rudest leanis lec nis con arid custom inide necessary the N acl 11 shaped lower lover ends of bt the trousers and time und mariner of con ol of ships have never wrought V change tire tho balfor too clings to ills black alk handkerchief draped around ills his low necked blouse blo iio tied across ills its breast lotter latter ilas days havo inneo lete the white linard lanyard thiu that went about ills fleck but the silken eliken kerch kerchley lef still remains tradition tells that this handkerchief thus worn originated with tho the british tar for tire the blacks black onto once worn vora in tills this fashion by men of the navy as a intire of mourn trig liw for lord nelson kelson havo have never been removed arid and the millor fallor tins has to give a good deal of attention to this part of ills his costume the handkerchief Is square and 1 four times limes tile the usual size site karly farly morning or just before the call for shore glenve Is sounded there is heard on a napping flapping that sounds like wines waves striking tho the silks of the imp tills this happens when jack la Is getting the wrinkles out of ills his neckwear the handkerchief Is stretched out and a man taking a good hold on either side it is glen given tin an up and down don shaking until it Is smooth und glossy gloss lie he then folds it lit in it three cornered way and putting it about lits ills neck ties tile ends in a knot that only a real kno knows s fussy about his hats the sailor 14 1 also just it trifle arille fussy about his hats and he lifts three ot of then no ono one ling has exactly tile the balanco a seaman can get ith one of tho circular caps he perches per lies at ait almost any on oil lits hi liend head tills this cap fa ornamented with ilie he band junr IK ni trig the naine of his ship or station or simply the gilded inscription V S arid nd ho he Is always buying a new low one for tire the jack who Is 18 to have a sweetheart in ili every port must have n band for every one of us its a souvenir arid n reminder remind er forthe for llie girl lie loaves leaves behind him tho ti sailor also alo ling lias a knitted cap call for winter year car ono one that hat call ile bo pulled ilon down over ills his ears to cover neatly nearly till all of ills his face something lie needs for deck work for the continuous watch from lie ships rail for tile llie streaking sneaking submarine or to shield him front clio crows nest put hut of them all it if Is ills little white alto hat aliat that lie ho loves los tho most avith th the saine skill tind equal non linn tha lin lanco lanee lie he can perch this on oil lits his licad head at any fligle always with the appe appear tir ance anio of just about to tumble ot off but I 1 never ever I 1 fulling tills this lint lio lie can wash and from tho the top there Is n R little string lie culls calls a stop stoll so that lio 11 e can call hang it out on washday ansh day when a boy tosses ills home clothes for tire tho last time lio ito Is givel lit n complete outfit by tile the navy livery bit of it Is regulation lio lie must kilow just how to fold ind store away any cacti cacci bit according to set and immovable rules cueff lind each piece must imp have his naine anine marked on oil it with indelible ink it must always be scrupulously clean and neat some ot of the lips have a li hun dry unit and it if not lio lie must wash it himself there site r also sl ittis tal tailors tn lorf lors but lie must nevertheless know how to losew ROM to darn ind and t friend llero hero Is 14 jus josf what lint a sni niters lors v includes in tv 14 andri 98 jamp rif erl dress jumar ju mpr e lilic undress jumpers blue trousers four ro users lua garves overalls oie nills jersen overcoat rain clothe two fla flanig nii two vach edidi light and hemy un tin to each light nod heavy dwiers ono one blue cop cap awn a whito bilto huts cop two suits ulta of paja luck jack leggings lee glss beckem gloves globes four pair socks two pairs shoes rubber hoota honts ni attress two tivo CY coy pr rs shoe brush brua and binell blacking ng pair blankets blankes towels pair gymnasium hoea quite a trousseau for 1 or ill auns young mat inet to t the tie tm acil 11 i ir unpack lilg s sa A big unlash 0 his hammock and open up his hie ditty bag end anil spreading nil all hla his dresa sessions ces out ou on deck submit to it scrutinizing tin izing inspection jack gets bin big clothes from the navy storekeeper whether in port or at sea the bert aco co maintains factories where ari made made the lie blue tind and white uniforms ond arid the clow bitting titting tit ting and fortu pea lacket overcoat which lie he wears in winter at this season of the your scar iiii he also weara a jersey or sweater which la Is gotten from ati the storekeeper and just ns as often Is a gift from somo some organization or tile handiwork of sonio are dear girl garl i more clothes were ProvI provided dod vor lias uin made necessary additions to the lie dress of the sailor duty in tho open 0 cilla or the ley icy waters of UK ibe north nort sea or in tire surfs curfs of thu const coast patrol has haa called for additional rind li heavier envier protection all of thin lit lins been supplied to every in ac ac tive alva service and what lot la ja more more tire the garments wye ready unit had been bedenis issued to the men before they were needed decently on it a very cold day every station training caulp camp arid evary very was asked if their alm were dothee t to meet the severe weather and the answer brought hack back tire cheering word that all were supplied all ot of the men of the navy operating during tile the war under conditions where there will be more than ordinary exposure have been supplied with specially spec lally designed winter clothing tg 19 addition to that every mini mail Is required to have tina additional articles in this special are two heavy woolen undershirts birts tw two 0 extra I 1 heavy woolen fars two palm of heavy woolen one blanket lirt with hood one pair woolen mittens ono one pair of heavy ono one pair of heavy leather sea boots those these outfits have been supplied to tile entire deck forces of battleships battleship and largo large crul sera serm colliers find anil other vessels of train and to transports and to the entire crews ot of destroyers iriane sweepers patrol boats nua mid larine chasers it Is interesting to note that aliat these outfits complete and ready for use ilse were on oil liand land for issue long before needed tho the bikul blanket iet Is a remarkable to piece of protective wearing ap parel made of heavy wool it completely covers the body end and Is worn over the other clothing while tin an tit nt hood of the same material goos goes over tho the head these suits are mado made especially for the ho men on submarines over nil all of this Is worn a weatherproof suit which also tins has a hood the heavy archles are issued to men on till all ship other lhnn destroyers and these are nr worn over ordinary shoes for men on destroyers heavy sea boots are issued P the clothing Is inspected at least once enel each I 1 quarter the men of the he navy it will bo be seen have love every protection against the cold and the ice ofalia of tho sea find and land landas aasi admiral samuel mcgownn chief of the bureau of if supplies and accounts remarked in regard to the winter outfit worn by deck crews on exposed duty iff H a sailor lidid on any more clothes than lie he la Is now wearing lie rould 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