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Show PERSHING WANTS BETTERIJNI FORMS General Style an Aid in Maintaining Main-taining Morale of the Army. NEW YORK, July 11. It there aro to be any American Beau Bruinmcls, they will bo found during ihe war only In tho army, declared L. Kir-Rteln, Kir-Rteln, chief of clnfhir.fr procurement for tho army, In :m address h,ore today to-day at the convention of the American Ameri-can designers' annocintlon. "We have been Informed that General Gen-eral Pershlnjj want more stylo in soldiers' sol-diers' uniforms," said Mr. Klrtsoln. "If tho general wants more style In those coats and trousers, you can rest assured ho's going lo'gut It. "General Pershing considers that stylo is an aid in maintaining tho. mo-ralo mo-ralo of tho army. That Is tho reason he Insisted on the standing collar on the uniform. "We are working now on a new flaro for the coat. We're trying to find tho best sort of scam for army uso and whether top or side pockets aro most offectlvc." 1 Harry Simon, chairman ot the convention, con-vention, asserted that there's going to be only one man who will be ti "fancy dresser" and that's the man in serv. , ice. Mr. Simon also announced, that . conserve starch now .going into shirt fronts, tho waiter is going to have his , coat buttoned up to his neck. oo |