The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-23

Cadet Blue Gowns For American volun-
tcer LasSes.

A revolt has occurred among Gods
American Volunteers. 1t didn't last long.
but there was a lively time at Comman-
der Booths headquarters while 1t did
last. The revolt was planned By women
and carried out by women, and it was
successful.
The trouble was over the color Of the
uniform OF the lasses. A large number
of the new Volunteers are young women.
Many Of them are very good looking. All
OF them have a certain regard for the be-
comingness of their attire. When they
read in the papers the other day that 1t
had been decided that brown should be
the color Of the women's uniform, they
concluded that they didn't like the
color.
They got together acknowledgement q
dozen OF them--and talked the matter
over. The longer they talked the more
vehement was their denunciation OF the
brown uniform.
"Why," exclaimed young ex-captain
in the Salvation Army, sits the worst
color that could possibly have been select
ed Brown is sure TO fade, and, besides,
j look like fright In brown
"Of course, it'll fade" said another.
"And il shows dirt and spots. How
would our uniforms look after marching
just once through muddy streets In the
rain? They wouldn't be fit TO be seen !!
Oftentimes, too, we'll have TO kneel down
in the streets. Every time we knelt
down spot would be left on our gowns.
We'd never be able to get those spots out.
for anything, though. Don't you, stan
captain?'
The staff captain appealed TO was little
woman, with a willowy figure, big brown
ewes and q dark olive complexion. She
smiled at the question and replied:
'Yes, / think the bonnets are very pref
ty, and don't so much object to the
brown uniform. I'm not so much inter-
ested in what kind of uniform we wear
as what kind OF work we de. It's the
souls we save that's importsnt"
"Well," said the young captain who
had opened the discussion, 81 think we
can save just as many souls in any other
color as We can in brown. / know one
thing. i can do more good in dress that
looks half way decent upon me than 1
can in something that looks positively
ugly. / just won't wear brown, and
there's all there is Of il"
"Now listen" said the little stat cap
tain; "we won't get excited about this.
It's very little matter, any way. Let's
go 10 the commander about it.
The suggestion was accepted, ana 1t
was decided to meet at the Volunteers
headquarters yesterday morning. Not far
from 10 o'clock the revolters began to
ssse bic on the siAth floor of the Bible
House. 1t was not long before what would
make fair-sized post had assembled.
The little staff captain was made the
spokeswomsn, and they went into Com
mander Booths private office.
AS the young woman kept filing in he
looked up i'm surprise.
I" Well, ladies, to what am indebted
for this call?' he asked.
After moments hesitation the little
staff captain said:
"Commander, came in to talk about
the uniforms. Some OF US think that
brown is not good color. We fear 1t
wont be serviceable. Brown spots very
easily, and, consequently, mud stains
will collect upon the uniform quickly.
We thought, perhaps, the color might
be changed"
"Ihis surprises me-" replied Com
mander Booth. II thought you were all
delighted with the color. However, you
must talk to Mrs. Booth about that. Go
along in there and see her."
The delegation went into the next room
and had long talk with Mrs. Booth.
The upshot of the matter was that 1t was
de cided to change the color of the wo-
mems uniform from brown to cadet blue.
The color and trimmings of the bonnets
will be changed to conform.
Another change in the new organiza-
tion will affect its name. Commander
Booth said yesterday that a large number
of his friends had suggested TO him that
"Ameiican Volunteers" would have been
a better name than "God's American
Volunteers" There are objections, they
said, TO bringing the name OF the Deity
into the name e-of the organization. lie
has considered the suggestions and has
decided 10 make change jim the name.
1t is very probable, be said, that the
organization will be known in the future
simply as the "American Volunteers"
iwo more desertions were reported
from the Salvation army yesterday. One
was that of Aojutant Washington Black
hurst Of Chicago, who has come on to
New York and asked 10 be assigned to
duty by Commander Booth. The other
is Captain Charles O'Brien, who has been
the ianitnr of the Ennrte ent b street head