The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-07-28
DEWEY'S NEW CLOTHES
EIGHT UNIFORMS DESIGNED FOR
THE HERO OF MANILA BAY.
Navy Department Prescribes What He
Shall Wear on Different Occa-
siOns as the Admiral.


Detroit Free Press.
With fine disregard of Admiral Dewey's
possible wishes, the Navy Department.
after asking him TO prescribe his own uni
form, has proceeded to fashion one for him
in the interim. OF course the department has
not the slightest intention of sighting the
admiral, and it has taken the greatest car
to forestall his desires, but the fact remain
that history may repeat itself and the ad'
miral later modify his dress.
When Farragut was commissioned an ad-
miral. the style OF his dress was left to his
own choosing, and the modest old gentle
man designed something emfnently fitting
his quiet tastes. So unpretentious was his
garb that it left nothing gaudy enough for
his immediate junior, and the result was
subsequent order from the department d.
recting him to cover nearly half of his
sleeves with gold oak leaves. That the old
gentleman was indignant is putting 1t mild
ly, and, because Of his very positive stand,
he was allowed to retain his own dress.
while his junior glared in something show
Ter.
The distinctive markings which the depart
ment has chosen for Admiral Dewey are,
with one minute exception. such as Ad-
miral Farragut chose for himself, and II is
thought that this association with his old
master of war may be all the more pleasing
to Admiral Dewey, whose tastes in such
matters are also refined and quiet.
While Admiral Dewey is on his last cruise,
it is highly probable that he will never need
but half of the eight uniforms which the
new regulations prescribe for him; but it Is
interesting to know how he will look when
he returns to take part in the many well
coming demonstrations that await him.
When calling on the President some
similar dignitary and at general muster on
the first Sunday of every month. Admiral
Dewey will wear what is termed special
full dress. This is his very SWEETEST outfit.
and consists of a double-breasted coat with
tails lined throughout with white silk serge;
trousers. also of navy blue broadcloth, with
gold lace down the outer seams, a gold
banded cooked hat. epaulets, sword and
full-dress sword belt. The coat sleeves will
be adorned with two-inch stripes OF gold
lace with single one-inch stripe between
and all surmounted by single star. IL is
in this star that the distinctive marks differ
from Admiral Farraguts-his star bearing
There will be a broad band of gold lace
tn sreps will bear silver
of five points each, the outer two being
superposed upon gold fouled anchors-the
anchors being the distinctive marks for an
admiral as compared with the four plain
stars of a general. There are two rows OF
nine buttons each down the front of this
coat, and the belt rests just above the bot
tom two.
GOLD-TRIMMED Cooked HAT.
The cooked hat is a rigid affair of black
silk beaver and is from sixteen to eighteen
inches long from peak to peak and from five
to five and one-half inches high on the let
fan and an inch lower on the right one. Tie
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 Washington
city, and his belt will be of dark navy blue
cloth, embroidered on the top and the bot
tom edges with gold strip half an inch
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, in making the nrst visit TO
other officers of flag rank and on social &C.
official capacity. The coat of this uniform
is like the evening dress of the civilian,
and. with the exception of the collar and
as the special full dress coat is-epau-
lets sword and cooked hat being worn also;
On occasions of ordinary ceremony,
ing the first visit in port upon commanding
officers. on parades of ceremony with en-
listed men under arms and at the ordinary
Sunday nspections-excepting, of course
the first one of the month. the admiral will
wear the dress uniform This uniform
has frock coat, plain blue or white trous-
ers, cooked hat, epaulettes, sword and plain
leather belt The admirars belt for this
dress is the same as that prescribed for all
EsnGr M and bso oil 1ack ,nebs
width The belt plate or buckle is of yellow
gilt. and consisting of a wreath of OAK
leaves surrounding the naval coat of arms
of thirteen stars encircling a spread eagle
on anchor.
In case the admiral co.iid be prevailed
tain the true facts in the schiey-Sampsor
controversy, for instance, he would wear
! the frock coat, plain blue or white trousers
| blue cap with its 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 bt
| more particular about the cap, IL will be OF
| dark blue cloth, with the present slightly
| f1aring top, fitted with a visor Of black pat
| ent leather lined with green and covered
| with blue cloth embroidered around the rim
| with gold oak leaves. small size navy
| button will be placed on each side above the
temples to ., Thch ,.v will be fastened CHI
| the front there Will be "A silver shield EN-
| blaZoned pathways, of thirteen pieces. witt
| ch1ef StreWn with stars SurmOunted by z
| silver spread eagle the whole being placed
| upon two crossed foul anchors embroidered
| in gold.
ON SOCIAL OCCASIONS.
| When calling on foreign officers, other
| than commanding officers. and on social oc
casions when frock coats are appropriate
f! the admiral will wear the foregoing uniform
| with the exceptions of sword and belt Or
| all service duty on board ship, and at al
| times not provided for by the regulation.
| for the foregoing uniforms. the admiral will
| wear the service dress unifom. This con
| ssts of a blue or white service coat-sucf
| as all of his pictures taken about Manila
| show-trouserS and cap to match The serv
ice sword belt, with sword attached, will b.
| worn on all duty with enlisted men unde
| arms, or when away from the ship on serv
| ice-circumstances hardly to be expected II
| the ordinary course of the admirars career
J The service coat is made of dark navy blu,
| cloth or serge, shaped TO the figure. anC
| reaching down to the top of the inSeam %
| the trousers. A slit over each hip reaches
| five inches on the right side and as high oil
| the left side as the position of the lowe
/ breasted. with a fly front fitted witt
/ plain fiat, black gutta-percha buttons an,
l standing collar, the edges of the coat, tn
1 side seams and the edges of the hip slit
being trimmed with lustrous black mohai
| braid. The admiral will wear on his sleeve
the same gold lace prescribed for his ful
dress coats, and on his collar. on each side
| the four silver stars and the two foul an
chors as arranged on his shoulder straps
| The white or duck version of this coat vii
he trimmed with white braid where III
| blue cloth is trimmed with black mohai,
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