The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-30

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and their brown canvas ~leexinss. Ar
then the siouched hat. whether on u1u-
tary or civilian head. is the mupt a.
tinctly and typi-aily American q ouv
hat 1 IL has character, Il -
DASH, II has business In 1t.
I would do IN big black bounding
beggars" of the 9Th and l0th cavalrY
great wrong were I to omit mention Of
their buffalo caps. No sight 10 50 woo-
derful. 50 terrible even. as that presents
ed by these bufaio soldiers, when. In
the dead Of winter. on q cold and ~ind-
sweep Dakota prairie. they come gal
looping down on you wrapped In their
huge overcoats OF buffalo skin, with
their caps aimos hidden in their shaggy
outer hides. Small wonder is Il that Il
strikes cold fear to the red breast Of the
Indian hostile, raiding of the reserva-
ton.
General officers. officers Of the general
staff and stan corps. except the signal
corps. wear those silly chapeaux-bras.
which we also inherit from Europe.
These arm hats" which never look q
well as when. In a state OF collapse. they
are tucked. under the elbow Of an officer
at a ball, la been gradually decreas-
ing in size since the LAYS of Napoleon.
when every general officer in Europe
save the great emperor himself, who
chung to the typical and famous artiI-
lery hat In which he saw his first as well
as his last s-ervice-wore them half the
size of a u carriage wheel. and II n
hoped that they will fade away alto-
gether in time. These chapeaux lave a
body that will fold. are made Of black
silk plush with gold-piated trimm!neB.
have two black ostrich plumes and cost
as much as a Paris bonnet, but. despite
all this, and despite the regulation DE-
rection to yea them with the front
peak turned slightly to the left. showing
the gilt ornaments upon the right side"
I never saw anybody upon whom they
were becoming. They may do wen
enough for the navy. where the ofnceuB
wear similar ones for full dress. or for
the Knights Templar or Knights OF
Pythias. who present the incongrutty
Of foot troops wearing the head dress
of mounte soldiers. though perhaps the
ancient tradition of their steeds may ex-
cuse or explain that away. blu we OF
the army would like to see them re
placed by something more modern
The regulation fatigue blouse won b.
p~rivates In no doubt familiar to every
one. with its turn-down collar, Its nve
buttons in front and it's three on .
sleeve. The regulation dress coat Tor
~privates Of infantry is a single-breasted
short frock. with standing collar, one
row of nine buttons on the front OF the
tboN olAA ~ ~ 1.@a
lar Is faced. the edges Of b o are
piped and the skirt facings, sleeve orna-
ments and straps on the shoulder are
all made Of white CLOTH The dress coat
of the cavalryman and artilleryman ID
practically he same. save that the
skirts are shorter and the facingB and
pipings are yellow or red. as b case
may be.
The rank Of an oficer Il indicated by
the number Of buttons OF his dress coat
and that of q general by their dispoot-
ton, as. for instance. when In the case
of a brigadier general. the buttons are
arranged in groups Of two: in that OF .
major general in groups of three. etc.
I might speak OF the sash of bun silk
net which generals wear, the brigadier
general only being permitted to bind II
around his waist, under his red Russian
leather dress belt. with its three stripes
of gold e~mbroidery-he usually has his
orderly stand about ten feet away from
him holding one end Of the sash. while
he. beginning at the other. slowly and
solemnly turning round and round.
wraps his Falstaffian figure in it-and
the major general wearing his not only
about the middel. but over his left
shoulder as well.
I might also describe the shoulder 4.
knot. which all officers OF the grade Of
Colonel anil below wear on their full
dress coats. while generals all wee
ave General Miles. who re-
Gently. as 1 have said, has taken the
liberty Of substituting gold shoulder
knots In the Russian style In lieu Of his
The shoulder knot ground
Is always the color Of the arm Of the
has the rank Of its wearer on
IL. just as the shoulder strap has. and
the number of his regiment besides. And
then there are the big white gantlets.
which all mounted officers wear. In
dress pr fatiRrra fhnrr2h In The $3.50 -
or stan officers only in fatigue.
and. indeed. all officers in dress, ave
they nave to mount their horses.
the white Berlin. or Isle. or IL he
be a heavy swell, silk gloves. Then there
are ~overcoats. double breasted ulsters
made OF dark blue cloth. fastened by
four black mohair frogs. and at the
BY a loop Of the same cord. The
is indicated by the braids that are
sewn with many a curve. like Tenny-
sons brook. on the sleeve. A second
has a plain sleeve. . FIRST
4 major three. a lieutenant colonel four
a colonel nve. After that the num-
Der OF the parallel braids Is lost in the
goluminous curves n rolls and scrolls
vhoch are esteemed necessary to des-
gnate with befitting dignity the rank
" a general. The field and line Officers
hoods on their coats. n general
'ficers wear capes on theirs. All ON
'ers. when not on duty with troops uu-
Ter arms. may wear big military capes.
he Innings being blue for the general
tan. white for the infantry. yellow for
he cavalry and red for the artillery.
General Miles has recently devised an
uniform. made OF brown canvas
Is are the stable cloths used now and
or a long time past by the men Of the
and artillery. and which he will
tut his troops into when he sends them
o Cuba. The new uniform IL q sort Of
Khaki uniform. similar to those that
ave been so long worn by European
roops in the various provinces thai lie
d the equator. Some years ago
he guard at 81 James palace. in Lon
ON. the queens very own. that had
we'd long in luxury and comparative
with nothing to do but I o
nount the guard and troop the colors
nee in a while. became too popular
nth the maids that used to thronG to
a. than and IN ~,pfah-ap fcr 49,