| Show UNCLE naten nahem NEW CLOTHES CLOTHE THE UNIFORM FOR FOK THE ARMY AND I 1 WHAT IT IS lire lilke A GREAT CHANGE FOR FOB THE netter betner in a general order issued under date of july the war department adopts a number of changes recommended to be made in the army uniform by the board which lately sat bat in new york and Is ia preparing descriptions and bod diagrams for distribution so that the army may completely ba be e quipped equipped in its now dress before christmas them these changes have been made with the several purposes aes of increasing the comfort of the the dress more serviceable i and greatly adding to the appearance of the soldiery all of which haye have long been needed THE PRESENT UNIFORM of our army Is ia a compound of shreds and patches something having been added here or taken away there at the whim of somebody or anybody having the ear of the secretary of war for the last quarter of a century the pre seit reform was carried out on the idea of preserving all that was good in the old uniform aud and making it better by addition or subtraction as each case might require the faces of the board and the war department were turned against any radical transformations transformation a I 1 or the tendency of a large class in the service to change for the mere bake sake of changing and the amendments proposed to the present regulations con corning uniform dress and equipments by the present board boar d d do 0 nou not go as far as aa the recommendations of generals bherman sherman sheridan and augur who constituted a board for the like purpose four or five years ago THE DOUBLE FROCK COAT heretofore sacred to officers above tha the rank of captain is now to be worn by officers of nf all ranks this improvement on the despised birgle being accomplished by the united efforts of thel the liners 11 the coat cost is a little shortened in the skirt skirl and the cumms cuffs are to be ornamented with gold stripes upon the upper side the undress sack coat which worked its wa way y into service during the late war is now recognized with the addition of some simple ornamentation and as officers are now for bidden by law and aud orders to wear brevet uniforms the insignia of brevet rank may be worn on the coat collar instead the unsightly FROCK COAT OF THE ENLISTED MAN for refusing to draw which at the cost of thein their men the colonels bf a whole division of nine months troops were court marti aled and dismissed in the late army of the potomac Po gives place to a neatly fitting basque hand handsomely amely faced with the colors of the several er alarms arms on the bresat brevit and skirts and liberally ornamented with buttons the brass shoulder scale disappear disappears a in favor of a cloth shoulder strap of sightly appearance and useful in keeping cross belts in place for eor fatigue and other purposed pur posea a smart angart navy blue blouse plaited on the brenat brendt and gathered in by a waist belt is provided in place of the present slouchy nondescript the trousers of all generals and their staff officers are to be dark blue with trimming of noy kind regimental officers are to wear light blue with wide welted stripes the color of their respective arms of the service THE STOCK disappears from the nomenclature of the army and that utter desolation and abomination the black felt hat bat is re gained on the list llo merely for officers to knockabout in at their option general and staff officers are to wear vear the french chapeau with ostrich 1 plume on dreas dreka occasions mounted c corps a black felt hemlet with gold trimmings and hair plumes and marching corps a dress cap with upright plume of cocks feathers red for artillery and white for infantry foot soldiers will wear pompons pompous instead of plumes mounted troops may wear genuine troopers top boots and bashes sashes and ep au lettes are abolished for all but general officers THE OFFICERS BLACK LEATHER BELT Is enriched by gilt banding and braid ing and the small straight staff a word sword prescribed for the pattern gilt Russ buss russion ihn shoulder knots are to be wom vom by all except general boffl cers and staff officers and regimental adjutants are to wear an aiguillette with the right shoulder eh knot whenever shoulder knots are afe not worn the preb pres ent shoulder strap is ia to be displayed ornaments likely to draw the thu fire of sharpshooters sharp shooters may be left off in the field and soldiers sold cold lers overcoats may be worn by officers in actual service but the SUTTONS BUTTONS STRIPES AND SHOULDER STRAPS are not to be dispensed with general biffi officers cers retain the cloak overcoat but others other sare are arb to wear double breasted coats boata with movable capes or soldiers coats as above mentioned the en listed force of old probabilities are to appear as cavalry on occasions of ceremony but bub with distinctive insignia and orna orva ornaments ments of their own among MINOR CHANGES AND improvements are the introduction of felt saddle claths cloths and the promise of fabrics for the soldiers uniform adapted to different temperatures with many beneficial modifications of the various kinds of equipments U prents and accoutrements A check ellec k is I 1 put upon the eccentric and foppery that to some extent crept into both regular and volunteer bervice service during the war by forbidding the wearing of anything but the strict regulation dress on duty and so banish those wonderful make ups that have so often in the put past left the beholder in doubt as to who and what hey they bey bad within the range of their vision A strict construction of this rule kulb will put into uniform the many officers on bureau bareau duty at washington or stationed at the military establishments in other cities and towns and who now ilke like the generation of british officers since waterloo Water too affect to prett prefer r to be in mufti to appearing in regimentals ment als officers can don their new trappings as soon as aa they please and must report themselves as fully equipped by the farat first day of next december cincinnati limes |
