The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-01
THE HILITARY's NEW DRESS.
Changes in Uniforms Ordered by
the Adjutant General


The order for the changes in the uni
forms Of the state troops has been issued
by Adjutant General Keu. While the or
der is in force at once. officers who have
serviceable uniforms will not be required
to obtain new ones until such time as
may be designated in orders from the
adjutant generals Office. and not later
than one year from April II. Command
ing officers of regiments, unassigned bat
talions and unassigned companies are in
structed to see that the changes are so
made that officers and enlisted men in
all companies are uniformly equipped.
The complete list of changes, as an
nounced in the adjutant generals order,
is as follows.
Undress Uniform Coats for All Officers
A slngle-breasted sack coat of dark blue
cloth or serge, with standing collar fas-
tened with hook and eye; coat to close
with flap containing suitable concealed
fastenings, the skirt TO extend from one
third to tO-thlrds the distance from the
hipjoint 10 the bend Of the knee. accord
ing 10 night or Weareri cut TO mt the ngure
easily; a vertical opening at each side Of
the hip; shoulder straps and collar in
sigma TO be worn. The coat 10 be trimmed
with lustrous black mohair fiat braid, as
follows: Edged all around the bottom,
the front edges, the collar and for six
inches upward from the bottom along side
openings TO the skirt, with braid one and
one-fourth inches wide. The leather belt
will be worn under the undress coat, the
sword hook emerging from the opening
of the coat on the left side.
For field service, or when the pistol is
carried, the belt will be worn outside the
undress coat when so directed by the
commanding officer.
The insignia for officers undress coats
will be follows:
For All Oficers-The letters Ca, >
Gothic design, the C to be half an inch
in hight, the "a fve-sixteenths Of an inch
in hight followed by a period all to
be embroidered in gold or made Of gold
or gilt one inch from its edge and midway
Of its hight. For all officers Of the line
the recent forage cap ornament, one inch
high, embroidered in gold or made OF gold
or gilt metal, fastened to each side of the
collar about tive-eights of an inch from the
letters Ca
For Officers of the Adjutant Generals
Departmental gold wreath encircling a
solid silver shield bearing thirteen stars.
For officers Of the Inspector Cen
erals Departmental gold wrBath en-
eircling a solid gold or gilt sword and
fasces, crossed and wreathed.
For Atds-de-Camp and Military Score
tary-A tive-jointed gold star embroidered
in gold.
tice-A three-fourths inch square silver
target with bulls eye and two rings enam-
eled in black.
erals Departmental gold embroidered
| sword and pen, crossed and wreathed.
For Officers of the Signal COrps-Gold
Der of regiment in upper angle OF device.
''rhe above devices to be one inch high,
| fastened to each side of the collar and
about hve-eighths OF an inch from the let
tiers Ca
For officers of the quartermaster' S.
| commssary and medical departments the
| insignia recently adopted by the United
| States specifications not yet receivedO
Forage Cap.-For All Offcers-Of dark
blue cloth of the pattern prescribed for
| officers of the United States army.
For All Enlisted Men-Of dark blue
| cloth of the pattern prescribed for enlisted
men of the United States army
THE small state button to be placed on
all caps.
Forage Cap Badges.-"For All Officers
The coat of arms of the United States EN-
pattern adopted by the United States gov
ernment with the word Georgia en-
brOidered in gold block letters fiVe-six-
teenths of an inch high in an arc above
the coat of arms, so placed that the upper
part of the letters will be slightly below
the top of the cap.
For Enlisted Men of Cavalry, Artillery,
Machine Gun Batteries and Infantry-The
| cap badges now worn embroidered in gold
or made of gilt or yellow metal.
For Hospital Stewards, Acting Hospi-
tai Stewards, PriVates of the Hospital and
Ambulance Corps, and for Enlisted Men of
the Signal Corps-The cap badges now
worn, embroidered in silver or made of
white metal.
1.-The word Georgia to be embroidered
in gold or made of yellow or gilt metal in
high, in an arc above the forage cap orna-
ment, for all enlisted men, so placed that
the upper part of the latters will be slight
| ly below the top of the cap.