Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-20

in that state. Now they will wear or
their collars the letters III s. w." thai
| is, United States volunteers. Then the
nnm'3er of the regiment is also embroio-
| cred ON the collar over the device
| crossed rifles, siberS or cannons that in.
| dictate the arm of the service. General
officers aiid officers of the general staff
and staff corps wear simply the letters
~. s., with the appropriate device. in
tho ease Of department officers. indicat-
regulation blduses the belt is worn con-
| cealcd beneath tho cost and an opening
IS made on the left side, through which
the sword straps emerge. III field SER
wee, however, often the belt is strapped
about outside the blouse, as in the good
old days of the buttoned blouses.
UNIFORMS OF PRIvATES.
T'A regulation fatigue blouse worn by
privates is no daiibt familiar to every
one. with its turn-dowi collar It's FIVE
buttons IN fkpnt and its three on each
sleeve. The regulation dress coat for
prlVates or infantry is a single-breastcd
short frockr with standing collar. one
row or mile bdttots on the front of the
coat ana three OH each sleeve. The col
lar Is laced. the edges of the coat are
plped and the skirt facngs, sleeve orIla-
ments and straps on the shoulder are ali
made Or white cloth. The dress coat of
me caNairymah ana attilerNman IL prac-
tIcally the same, save that the skirts are
shorter and the facings and pipings are
yellow or red. as the case may be
Inc rank of an officer is indicated By
the number of buttons on his dress coat
ana That OF Il general by their DISPOSE
il"li' as Tor instance, when i'll the ease Of
a bfisddtef general the buttons are ar
ranged III groups of lwo IN that of a
major general in groups Of three, etc. /
might speak Of the SASH or buff silk net
when generals wear, the brigadier gen
eral only being permitted to bind his
arounu his waist, under his red Russia
leather dress belt. with its three stripes
OF sold embroidery-he usually has his
orderly stand about ten feet away from
nm, holding one end of the sash, while
ne, beginning al the other, slowly end
solemnly turning round and round
wraps ms Falstaifian figure in it--and
the major general wearing his not only
ABOUT MS middle but over his left Shout
der as we'll
might also describe the shoulder
Knot which all officers Of the grade az
colonel ana below wear on their fun
dress coats, while generals all wear eD-
auiettes, save General Miles. who recent
~, as | have said. has taken the liberty
81 substituting gold shoulder knots in
TN Russian style in lieu of his ep-
aui"ttea. i The shoulder knot ground il
always the color Of the arm Of The ser
vice, has thefrank of its wearer on il
gust as the shoulder strap has. ana the
lunlpsf OF his regiment besides. And
then there the big white eantlets
Whlcp.all mounted officers wear, in dress
or fausQe, though in the case of general
or Stan officers only in fatigue and. in
qecd, adj officers in dress, save when they
nave tor mount their horses. wear the
white Berlin. Or Isle. or il he be i heavy
swell SILK gloves. Then there are over
coats. Qouble-breaSt listers made of
dafk que cloth, fastened by four black
mohalr. frogs, and at the throat bv n
loop or the same cord. The rank is in
dlcated by the braids that are sewn with
many curve. lie Tennyson's brook, on