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Show NAVAL UNIFORMS Naval uniforms nil tho world ovci pretty well aro nnvy bluo. Tho British Brit-ish fashion In this matter has been tho rulo with mnrlno people In general. gen-eral. That blue was over solected for tho king's naval service was a fortlutouB happening. When in 1747 tho question of uniform was bolng considered, the color selected had very likely to havo been French grhjt laced with silver. Whllo tho king was still not qulto decided ho saw the Duchess of Bedford in a riding habit of bluo faced with white and enlivened with gold laco. It wa! a rovelatlon. Here, tho king declared was tho uniform for his sea service officers nnd no moro was heard of French gray. Tho nnvy took to blue nnd overy other navy has taken to it since. Pall Mall. |