Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1860-06-09
The PRESIDENT.

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The PRESIDENT.
Memorandum Of tie dress of an AmericeR .Nin-
lister as fired by tie mission to Client.
A blue coat, lined with white silk straight
standing cape, embroidered with gold, single
breasted, straight or round button-holes, slight
ly embroidered. Buttons plain, or if they can
be hah, with the artillersts' eagle stamped up
on them, /. e. an eagle flying with wreath in
its mouth, grasping lightning in one of its tai
ons. Cuffs embroidered in the manner of the
cape white cashmere breeches; gold knee
buckles; Write SILK stockings; and gold or
gilt shoe buckles. A three-cornered chapeau-
bras, not so large as those used by the French.
nor so small as those of the English. A black
cockade, to which lately an eagle has been at
tached. Sword, &C., corresponding.
The secretaries have the same costume with
the exception that their coats have less embroi-
derry than that of the minister.
1t is usual at all European courts, on what
are called gala days, such as birthdays of the
sovereign, marriages of the princes of his family,
and other extraordinary occasioEs;for the for
eign ministers, as well as other persor,s of dis
tinction connected with the court, to a,Ipear in
uniforms more splendid with embroidery than
upon occasions of ordinary levees, drawing
rooms, and diplomatic circles. A decent re-
spect for the usages of the courts, ard suita-
bic compliance with forms there established
make it proper that the minister of the United
States should adopt this custom, and wear, on
those occasions, coat similar to that above
described, but embroidered round the skirts
and down the breasts as well as at the cuffs
and cape, all the other parts of the dress re-
naming the same. The coats to be distin-
guished as the great and the small uniform
There should be white ostrich feather, or 1lu-
met, in the minister's hat, not standing erect,
but sewed around the brim.
All the persons attached to the legation
wear the same uniform as the secretary and
need to have only one
DEPARTMENT OF STATE, Noreniber 6, 1871,
Mr.. adams to Mr.. anderson.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
Warrington May %, 1928.
An engraved design Of the uniform worn by
courts. on occasions when full dress is required
In the monarchical governments of Europe, a
minister of the United States is compelled to
conform to the established usases of appearing
in the presence of the sovereign In court dress
He cannot, indeed, deliver his credential letter
without it, and this uniform was adopted for
the convenience of using the same dress upon
all necessary occasions, and at every court.
Extract from the personal instructions 10 The
diplomatic agents of the United States, adop-
ted at the commencement Of the adninistra-
ton of President Jackson.
From proper degree of respect to what is
understood TO be the usage adopted by some
governments, requiring the members of the di-
plomatic body accredited near them to wear a
flrasc IL
their presentation to the sovereign or chief Off
GERS, the President has thought proper to adopt
the following as the dress to be used by the di-
plomatic agents of the United States upon all
such occasions, being recommended as well by
its comparative cheapness as by its adaptation
to the simplicity of our institutions, namely. a
black coat, with gold star each side Of the
collar near its termination; the under clothes
to be black or white, at the option of the wear
err; three-cornered chapeau de bras, with
black cockade and gold eagle steel noun
ted sword with white scabbard. 1t is to be I'M
der stood, however, that the use of this partic-
ular dress is not prescribed by the President
II is barely suggested, by his direction, as an
appropriate and convenient uniform dress for
the use of the diplomatic agents of the United
States residing near foreign governments.
Extract from circular, dated Department of
State June /, 1858.
In addition to the "personal instructions to
the diplomatic agents of the United States in
foreign countries" the following are hereafter
to be observed:
In performing the ceremonies observed upon
the occasion of his reception, the representative
of the United States will conform, as far as is
consistent with just sense of his devotion to
republican institutions, to the customs of the
country wherein he is to reside, and with the
rules prescribed for representatives of his rank
but the department would encourage as far as
practicable, without imparing his usefulness to
his country, his appearance at court in the SIM
pie dress of an American citizen. Should there
be cases where this cannot be done, owing ia
the character of the foreign government, with
out detriment to the public interest, the nearest
approach to it compatible with the due perform.
ance of his duties is earnestly recommended
The simplicity of our usages, and the tone Of
feeling among our people is much more in &c.
cordance with the example of our first and mos,
distinguished representative at royal cour,
than the practice which has since prevailed. II
is to be regretted that there was ever any de.
parture in this respect from the example Of DR.