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Show No Jgkowy Uuiformg For' Jto9evelt. rVBylecked with golil brall and gold la.ee, with boots costing niill fortunes aud ftpurs ef precious metal, tho governor's staff of d'lys of yore Is to IMiss away In Now York Stale. The Imposing chapuRUx, with their curling feathers, aro to go, atuj a new governor's staff Is to nric. a boird of national guard olllcers was appointed last spring to suggest change in the siaff, ki1 their tfconibiendnllnns were favor-abiyactcd favor-abiyactcd upon by the State leg-tola-tMre. The principle departure la the provision by which th i meniboref the stall no longer wear the old regulation unlforiii, but adopt the oil dress of their own Individual military organisations. organi-sations. Jl gold algulllette or braid, dropping down the right shoulder to tLu kft side, te now to lie tho distinctive distinc-tive itfark of the governor's staff. The new regulations are Intended to accentuate accen-tuate the military side of the staff and dd away with tliu old practice of elevating ele-vating a civilian to'thn temporary and honorary rank of colonel. In (Jovertior Morton's time his staff became renowned re-nowned for tho quality of gold braid and gold luce h fleeted by Its memlters, many o'f whom were wealthy, but the new departure, If lucking somewhat lu oppressive magnificence, will gain In variety and pleasing contrast. N. Y. 'World.- |