The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-22
Gainsboreugh. The young lady presented a
picture of fair, girlish beauty and simplicity,
despite her diamonds.
AN C OUTFIT.
What Is To Be Worn by Sailors Who Will
Go to Find Greedy.


Talk with a Contractor in Brooklyn Union.
Look at this article which l hold in my hand.
It's a reindeer-skin jacket of the best quality
and dressed with the hair on; made with a slit
in front sufficiently large to admit the head, and
the slit covered with a flap buttoned at the
throat, the rest of the front closed; fitted with
reindeer-skin hood, with an oval opening for the
face, securely sewed to the collar, hair on the
outside and the inside lined with blue flannel;
shirt of jacket extended within three inches of
the knee cap. Here again is a reindeer-skin
sleeping bag, also of fine quality, and dressed
with the hair on. 1t is eight feet long, with a
broad flap to cover the head, and made with the
hair on the inside. Our specifications call for
eithercalf or deerskin. The deerskin is much the
best; but if we can't get it we want calfskin
made up in all respects like this bag,
with the addition of an inside lining of heavy,
soft, all-wool California blanketing. Here is a
Guernsey jacket; just feel it; very heavy mate
rial, you see, and the finest quality. 1t fits snug
up to the throat, and descends to within three
inches of the knee. Here we have an oil-skin
suit, with ou-wester of the best quality Of oil
skin, warranted, pliable and waterproof. See
this coat, made double-breaste buttoning well
up to the throat, and descending to within two
inches of the knee. Here. too. are the trousers,
amply large and furnished with drawing-strings
to secure them at the waist. This is one of the
Sou-westers. 1t has e~ar-1aps, you see. and
strong tape strings to tie under the chin, and the
brim is deeper at the back than the front to
thoroughly protect the back of the neck. Here
is an officers flannel undershirt, made double to
the waist, with double flaps across the chest, and
buttoning snug to the throat, while the skirts
extend to the waist. It's of the best material,
all wool, wool-dyed, red iannel, which has been
well sponged and shrunken. Here are red fan
mel drawers of the same quality, large above the
knee, snug below and tying at the ankle With
tape. Here are some navy-blue flannel over
shirts, best quality, double across the chest,
double to the waist and fastened with well-made
buttonholes and buttons; skirts descending to
knee, sleeves of single thickness, with snug fit
ting cuffs three inches wide and of double thick
ness. Here are IL pair of trousers, best quality
of heavy; dark blue doeskin cloth, all wool, well
sponged and shrunken, tight-titting from the
knee down to avoid unnecessary bulk in
tucking them inside boots or moccasins.
This, now, is a monkeyjaeket, best
quality, all-wool, wool dyed, indigo
blue, pilot cloth, made double breasted, five but
tons each side, and buttoning up to the throat,
skirts coming to the knee, and the whole lined
with all-wool navy-blue flannel. These are some
Of the stockings. We have four sizes, 8 IL,
912, 10 10, IL ID, best quality dark-gray yarn,
extra thickly knitted and extra long in the legs,
to tie with strings at the top. Here is a familiar
article to you, an ordinary regulation naval
officers cap. | will be seldom worn in the North,
! dare say. Here are some imported navy-blue
double zephyr worsted knitted hoods, to fit
snugly to the head, with oval opening for the
face, and a chest guard nine inches long. Here
are some socks of peculiar character. They are
made of superior wool-dressed lambskins, with
the wool inside, extending two-thirds to the
knee and having drawing-strings at the top.
"How is this for style, now-sealskin gauntlet
mittens, extending twO-thirds to the elbow, and
lined throughout Will inely-dressed lambskin-
the Innings made like a separate mitten, to be
drawn out for drying! Here are deerskin trOu-
sers, reindeer skin, with the hair on outside and
with drawing strings at the waist. Here is a
pair of sealskin boots, best quality, extending
four inches above the knee. soles made of cog
joog skins. without heels or seems in the middle.
Here we have some fine thick wooden mittens
with thumb and forefnger free and extending
four inches above the wrist. Here we have some
of the goggles which we expect will protect the
eyes of our men and prevent that snow-blindness
which is so common in the north: they are
green, blue and smoke color, and are tied on
with silk cords. Here are some officers regula-
ton overcoats, best quality, all-woOl indigo-dyed
heavy pilot cloth. Here again are some service
coats, trousers and waistcoats, ordinary with the
navy.
'"These things are wooden muflers for the
mems Threats; four feet long they are, and of
imported zephyr worsted. This is one of the
knapsacks to be used, superior quality of rubber
cloth. you see, with a deep flap to cover the top,
and broad, stout straps crossing the shoulders
and passing under the arms. The tops under
the flaps fitted with soft leather straps, so that
blankets may be carried there if necessary.
Here are rubber blankets of largest size and
best quality. Here are arctics of the best quail
ty of rubber cloth, extra heavy and coming half
way to the knee. This, you see, is an army
blanket of the largest size. Here are some
large, fine well-dressed reindeer skins; here
feather pillows, and here some thick, warm
for our mems boots; they are made of
three thicknesses of soft Atwood blanket,
with one thickness of heavy canvas at the bot
tom, the four soles stitched strongly together.
Here is a waist belt of soft calfskin, with sub
~stantial brass buckle and leather case for sheath
knife. Here we have Elsinore skull caps, of
finely-dressed soft calfskin. to fit closely to the
head, and to be trimmed with black astrachan
I cloth Ithaca things cpalcEiD sine nf
the finest sealskin, with the hair on, uppers eX-
tending to the knee, drawing strings at the top,
and soles of the same material as the uppers.
Here are some oogioog skins, with tendons for
sewing the same. You see, our boys may have
to do some tailoring before they come back.
These are fawnskin socks, hair on outside and
no seams on the bottom. Here you
see snow-shoes, of the best Canadian
pattern, and with substantial fastenings.
These are foot-nips, cut low, like Indian mecca
sins, and having a drawing strap to secure them
at the ankles. Here again are rubber sandals of
the best quality, of heavy rubber, with extra
stout SoleS, as heavily corrugated as rubber door
mats usually are, with toe and instep straps and
heel shields, the soles to be perfectly fat, with
out heel lifts. Here we have blue undershirts
for the crew, best quality of navy blue flannel,
well sponged and shrunk, double to the waist.
with double flaps extending across the chest,
and secured so as to come snug up to the neck,
with well made button holes and buttons, sleeves
to be long and skirts to extend to just above the
knee.
Here are some needles, assorted sizes of
'saddlers,' 'glover's,' furrieris' and ordinary sew
ing needles. Here we have the sheath knives,
best quality, square blade end, stag handle and
of medium size. Here again we have a keg of
seal oil. We will need plenty of that. And
here something which our men consider as es-
sential as everything else put together-tobaeco
and pipes. The tobacco is Lone Jack of the
newest crop, packed in one-pound bags, and the
pipes are of the best briar-wood, m~edium-sized
bowls. with cherry stems of medium length.
Now you see just what warmth preserving equip
ments our expedition will carry with it, and can
guess how the men must look when in full dress.
Why, one rugged up as these fellows will be
would wear between sixty and hundred pounds
of clothing, and the thickness would be so great
that he might let a polar bear chew on his arm
all day and never feel it, All articles must be
packed with the greatest care by contractors.