Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-10-06
ID INV EY UNIFORMS
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Clothe the Admiral.
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Il partment, after asking him to prescribe
his own uniform, has proceeded to fash
b ion one for him In the interim. OF
Z course, the department. has not the
slightest intention of sighting the adj
ssmiral,s and 1t has taken the greatest
u to forestall his desires, but the fact
5 remains that history may repeat itself
n and the admiral later modify this dress.
When FarraEut was commissioned an
Z, admiral the style of his dress was left
to his own choosing, and the modest
old gentleman designed something en-
& tnently fitting his quiet tastes. So I'M
Y pretentious was his garh that 1t left
nothing saudy enough for his immedi-
nte junior. and the result was a subse-
quent order from the department d.
;recting him to cover nearly half of his
sleeve with gold oak leaves. That tho
old gentleman was indignant is putting
1t mildly, and because Of his very pos
itiye stand, he was allowed to retain
MS own dress, while his junior gloried
in something shower.
The distinctive markings which the
department has chosen for Admiral
Dewey are, with one minute exception,
such as Admiral Farragut chose for
himself, and it is thought that this as
ISOLATION with his old master OF war
may be all the more pleasing to Adj
miral Dewey, whose tastes In such mat
ters are also refined and quiet.
While Admiral Dewey Is on his last
cruise, 1t Is highly probable that he
Will never need but half of the eight
uniforms which the new regulations
prescribe for him, but 1t Is interesting
5 to know how he will look when he re-
turns to take part in the many well
coming demonstrations which await
+ him.
SPECIAL FULL DRESS.
When calling on the President or
some similar dignitary. and Mt general
muster on the first Sunday of every
month, Admiral Dewey will wear what
is termed Special" full dress-the
garb. In fact, In which the accompany
ing cut shows him. This Is his very
SWEETEST outfit. and consists of a dou-
ble-breasted coat with tails. which Is
lined throughout with white silk serge;
trousers. also OF navy blue broadcloth,
win gold lace down the outer seams, a
Eold-banded cooked hat, epaulettes.
sword and full-dress sword belt The
coat sleeves will be adorned with two
two,inch stripes of gold lace with
single one-inch stripe between, and all
surmounted by a single star. 1t is in
TINS star that the distinctive marks diff
Ter from Admiral Farragut's-his star
bearing small frigate embroidered i'm
silver in the center, while Admiral
Dewey's is plain. There will be a
broad band of gold lace around the
collar. His epaulettes. like his Shout
ger straps shown at the bottom of the
five points each, the outer two being
superposed upon gold fouled anchors
the anchors being the distinctive marks
Lor an admiral, as compared with the
TOUR plain stars OF n general
There are two rows Of nine buttons
each down the front of this coat, and
the belt rests just above the bottom
two.
HAT AND SWORD.
The cooked hat is a rigid affair of
black silk beaver, and is from 16 to IS
inches long from peak to peak and
(. from to 5i4 inches high on the left
fan. and an inch lower on the right
one. The fans are decorated with a
strip OF two-inch gold lace laid on fiat,
and passing around their outer rims
and under the peaks. The Admiral Will
wear the regulation sword or that
voted him by Congress- which Is to be
given him upon his arrival in WASH
inEton. and his belt will be of dark
navy blue cloth, embroidered on the
top and the bottom edges with a gold
strip half as wide in the center-a
reduced version of his sleeve stripes
The sword sling straps will be Of the
same style, only smaller.
The full dress uniform is to be worn
on all other occasions of ceremony,
such, for instance, as in making the
first visit to other officers of flag rank
and, on social occasions to which the
officers are invited In their official ca
pacity. The coat Of this uniform is like
the evening dress OF the civilian, and,
with the exception OF the collar and the
buttons down the front is adorned Just
as the Special full dress coat is
epaulettes, sword and cooked hat be-
ing worn also.
OCCASIONS OF CEREMONY.
On the occasions of Ordinary cere-
mony." such as in boarding ships OF
war, in making the first visit In port
upon commanding officers, OH paradcs of
ceremony with enlisted men under arms
and at the ordinary Sunday Inspections
excepting. of course. the first one of the
MONTH the admiral will wear the
dress" uniform. This uniform consists
OF frock coat, plain blue or white
trousers. cooked hat cpaulettes sword
and plain leather belt. The admiral's belt
for this dress Is the same as that pre-
scribed for all other officers, and is of
{ black grained leather OF not more than
two Inches in width. The belt plate or
buckle Is Of yellow gilt, consisting of a
wreath of oak leaves surrounding the
naval coat Of arms of thirteen stars en-
circling a spread eagle on an anchor.
In case the admiral could be prevailed
upon to serve on q court of inquiry he
would wear the frock coat, plain blue
or white trousers, blue cap with it's
band OF oak leaves in gold around the
!. crown and the visor rim, the shoulder
straps already described-not epau-
lettes-sword and plain leather belt To
pc more particular about the cap, it
!. Will be of dark blue cloth, with the
present slightly flarlng top, fitted with
e a VISOR or black patent leather lined
with green and covered with blue cloth
embroidered around the rim with gold
Z leaves. a ciU mo