The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-09-13
UNIFORM CHANGES
Governors Orders Prescribe
What the National Guards
men Shall Wear.
WHITE STRIPES FOR INFANTRY
The Manner OF Wearing the
Hat Is That Adopted by the
Fourth Volunteers.


Radical changes are made in the uni
forms of the officers and enlisted men of
the National Guard in the new bill OF
dress. The uniforms of officers of in
fantry have been changed so as to con-
form almost exactly with that of the
Regular Army. the color Of that arm Of
the State service having been changed
from blue to white. AS a good many
officers Of Fourth Regiment changed their
trouser stripes and shoulder straps to
white during their period Of volunteer
service in the Spanish War. it will not
now cause them so much trouble. They
expected that these changes would be
made.
While the full dress uniform for en-
listed men has been abolished, 1t is re-
tanned for officers Ito be worn on all
occasions Of ceremony and at such other
times as may be ordered" The old blouse
for officers is to be called the 'undress
coat A field blouse of dark blue serge,
with rolling collar, four outside pockets
with flaps, single-breasted and with five
brass buttons on the front Is provided
for.
Except with full dress coats, when white
standing collars are to be worn, officers
are to wear DARK blue ianne shirts,
Regular Army pattern, with the insignia
of rank embroidered on the collar. OFF,
GERS are to wear black cravats and dark
blue military vests, and in summer white
vests, both with small brass buttons.
Trousers are to be Of the same color of
those Of the enlisted men, with an inch
and a half stripe Of the color of the arm
Of the. service. During warm weather
white duck trousers may be worn.
The cap for officers is the same as the
Regular Army, with the United States
coat-of-arms and the words New Jersey
in small letters above it. For both officers
and enlisted men the drab felt campaign
hat is to be worn in the field, camp and on
fatigue duty, to be worn with the four
sides drawn Upward to a peak in the CEN
tire thereof. The manner OF wearing the
hat was the style adopted by Colonel
Gilmore, of the Fourth Regiment. dur
ing it's volunteer service.
1t is known as the cavalry style and
wet weather style. Shoulder knots.
shoulder straps and belts for officers re-
main the same, excepting that a wei belt
for cartridges is provided, to be worn
with the field blouse. Leggins and over
coat are the same, as are the horse eqip-
ments, The colors of the arms of service
are designated as follows:-Infantry,
white; cavalry. yellow; artillery, scarlet:
signal corps, black. The infantry has
heretofore had blue for its color. This
applies to an insignia. Black shoes only
are to be worn.
OF considerable interest is the follow
ng-
Service Chevron-All enlisted men who
have served faithfully for one term of en-
listment will wear as a mark of distinc-
ton, upon both sleeves Of the coat below
the elbow, a diagonal ~half-chevron, one
half inch wide. extending from seam to
seam, the front end nearest the cuff, and
one-half inc above the point of the cuff,
to be of the same color as the arm of
service. In like manner there will be
added an additional ~half-chevron, above
and parallel to the first, for every subse-
quent five years faithful service; dis
tance between Zach chevron, one-fourth
of an inch.
TX Indicate Service in War.-A dag
onal ha1f-chevron of gold lace, one-half
inch wide, with piping on each side of the
stripe, one-eighth inch wide. Of cloth of
same color as the arm of service in which
the soldier earned the right to wear 1t,
and will be sworn by enlisted men on both
sleeves of the coat. The chevrons to midi
cate State service and service in war, if
more than one, will be worn next to the
cuff, one above the other, in the order in
which they were earned, one-fourth inch
distance between them.
The badges of the Revolutionary War
Societies. the Military Order of the Loyal
Legion, the Grand Army of the Republic,
and Of Armies or Army Corps Indicating
actual service in the field, the Yorktown
badge and medal, the insignia of the Or
der of Military Surgeons of New Jersey
and the of United States, badge Of Naval
Order of United States. the medal issued
for service in the Spanish-American War,
and medals issued by regimental authority
for long service. may be worn by officers
on the left breast Of the dress coat. and
by enlisted men on the left breast of the
coat on occasions of ceremony and pa
rade. the top OF the ribbon or badge on a
line midway between the armpit and the
top of the shoulder. to be worn as issued.
SIN like manner medals or badges won
in authorized rifle practice or matches, or
in authorized matches for excellence in
drill. or the badge of the regiment may
also be worn. The State medal. issued for
long and faithful service in the Militia and
National Guard. viii be worn on all occa-
sions of and parade. to be worn
as issued
Othen provisions of the order are.-"A
retired officer with brevet commission may
wear the uniform Of his highest brevet
grade. except that the number of the regi-
merit or insignia of corps or department
will not be worn. The uniform of an Off
Ger on the retired list is that of his actual
rank in his regiment or corps when re-
tired. except that the number of the regf-
ment or insignia of corps or department
will not be worn"
The order goes into effect at once. 1t Is
No. 12 of the General Order series, and is
issued by order of Governor Voorhees,.