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Show WOIIN BY NAVY OFFICCFIB. ' When Commodore Dewey last winter waa promoted from tbe rank of captalu he had to visit the tailor for clothes suitable to hla new rank and was' obliged lo buy a full-drew coat and, a cap. The latter cost 115. During tho terrible storm at Samoa some ean ago, when tha naval on cera lost their belongings, a bill was Introduced to reimburse Ibein, and It waa figured a lleulcnanl'a wearing apparel ap-parel waa worth 11,905, in ensign's 1 1,050, and a rear admiral's (1,000, An' admiral's full-dress outrtt.lncludlngiht hat, la worth I7C5, Tha epaulets alone cost SIC5. During tha engagement at Manila Commodore Dewey, a ho stood on tht1 bridge directing hla forces, wort what Is called the service coat, of dark blut aerga. shaped to the figure, with a silt on each hip extending on the right sldt aa high aa the aword bell. Plain gulls percba buttons and a high collar finished fin-ished the coat. Ills trousers had a strip of gold lace down their outer seams one Inch wldo. The vlaor of his cap waa trimmed with oak leaves. It take most of a young naval officer's offi-cer's salary to keep hla wardrobe la condition to suit hla superiors, Tht first thing a naval cadet Is taught li how to keep hla uniforms In condition. He has a number of them for different occasions, but tha regulations are most exscl. Naval officer are minh mors particular than army tjfflcers in regard to tho making of their uniforms, for they ire continually cruising about the world, entering foreign ports, and must uphold tbo honor of their conn try. |