Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-07-28

eagle and chin chain Of tho pattern sub
United, further trimmed and ornamented
With hat cord and braid, arragned as now
pfescribed for hemlets of officers Of cavalry
and light artillery, rlume. to BE- detachehle,
LOT buffalo hair, and of the color Of tactngs
ofcorps. For all dismountedl officers OF
the line, q cork hemlet covered with black
cloth, with black spike and eagle and chin
chain Of pattern submitted. Chin chain OF
foot officers will not be worn down habttu-
ally 1t will be attached to the left side, pass
diagonally up across the front of the hem.
lot and be secured at the back. For all en-
listed men Of cavalry and light artillery q
hemletsof the pattern submitted. ornament.
ed and trimmed the same as prescribed for
mounted officers, except that the eagle shall
be as now worn the chin strap shall be Of
leather, the braid and hat-cord Of wOrsted,
and the plume Of horse hair, to be detach.
able. For all other enlisted men q hemlet
of the pattern submitted, to he ornamented
| with spike, eagle end black chin strap, as
per pattern submitted. t
This change of hats, If approved, will re-.
duce the first cost of the dress hat IS or
more, and the weight Of the hat for mount
cd troops six ounces.
DRESS COATS.
The principal objection to the dress coat
now worn by field or company officers is be-
lieved by the board to be due to its ornamen.
tation. Small strips Of gold lace on the
sleeves, the bare appearance Of the collar,
and the arrangement Of the shoulder knot
give rather an Insignificant appearance to
the entire full-dress uniform. 1t is the
opinion Of the board that the sleeves and
collar should be more handsomely ornament.
ed or that they be left perfectly plain.
PANTALooNs.
1t also recommended that the color of
p%antsloons of commissioned officers of in
fantry, cavalry and artillery be dark blue
instead of light blue, the strip to be the
width now worn, and Of the color of the
facings of the corps. This change, If adopted,
will. it is thought, add to the appearance Of
the dress uniforms, and, 1t is believed, will
be generally acceptable to the officers con-
cerned. ,.
aEN. sHERMAN's ACTION.
The following il Gen. Sherman's action
upon the boards recommendations above
mentioned:
80. The Schofeld ulster overcoat, accord.
ing to specifications and plates, disapprov,ed
81. That the capes of the soldiers over
coats be lined with flannel, of the color O
the facing of the corps, approved. ~
80. The adoption of a canvas overcoa,
lined with cloth, for issue to troops in ex-
tremely cold or wet climate, approved.
33. A arrangement of the ornamente
on the sleeves and collar of the d1ess-coat,
according to plates, d%isapproved. Changes
in uniforms should be very rare, because
the ornaments are solely designed to indicate
the corps and rank of the wearer. The uni.
form worn during the civil war became
familiar to every man, woman and child in
the country, and should never have been
changed, and if any change is now to be at
tempted, it should be back toward that then
worn and made historic. The sleeve orna.
ments, except soldiers chevrons, might be
removed at once without cost or detriment
as s%uperauous. No collar ornaments are
desirable at all. The shoulder-straps are
distinctive and should remain unchanged
and always worn. further prefer that cap.
tains and under should wear a single-breast.
ed coat; majors and over the double breast.
ed ; but as this change was made against my
advice, I will not renew it. The shoulder.
straps, as now universally understood, show
the rank and corps Of the wearer and should
remain unchanged. Brevet rank might be
At'uACoeSN W OooS0 WOEu Wucu e4eEClSluR
brevet rank and removed when the lineal Of
exact rank only is claimed.
"a, That the dress coats for enlisted
men be made one inch longer in the waist
than at present, for all sizes. approved.
IS. That shoulder straps on the officers
sack coat be abolished that the sleeves be
ornamented with black silk braid, and that
the insignia of rank be worn on each end of
the collar, disapproved. The shoulder
straps should never be omitted on any kind
of uniform. Collar ornaments are histor-
ically offensive.
36. That the color of pantaloons of all
commissioned officers be dark blue. Off.
GERS in line of battle should have the same
color of pantaloons as the troops. Espec-
tally should this be. SO when the roo wear
white pants, as ia case of the corps Of
81. That the facing of the cavalry be or.
ange, the infantry white and the signal
corps yellow, d%isapproved. The presen,
facings of all the arms of service are now
we'll understood and are sufficiently distinc.
tive.
38. The adoption of helmets of pattern
submitted for all persons in the line of the
army, dlsapproved. The present uniforms
are good enough-helmets for mounted
troops, hats for foot troops.