Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-08-17
0O1ITH fine disregard of Ad-
WNW phi ral Dewey's possible Wishes

WNW uiral Dewey's possible wishes,
the Navy Department, after
asking him to prescribe his own uno-
form, has proceeded to fashion one FOR
him in the interim. OF course the de-
partment has not the slightest inten-
ton of sighting the admiral. and 1t has
taken the greatest care to forcstall MS
desires. but the fact remains that MS
tory may repeat itself and the adnlrai
modify this dress.
When Farragut was commissioned
an admiral the style of his dress was
left to his own choosing. and the mod
est old gentleman designed something
cminently fitting his quiet tastes So
unpretentiouS was his garb that it left
nothing gaudy enough for his imme-
diate Junior. and the result was sub
sequcnt order from the department di-
recting him to cover nearly half of his
sleeve with gold oak leaves. That the
old gentleman was indignant is putting
It mildly. and. because of his very posi-
tive stand, he was allowed to retain
his own dress. while his junior glored
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 arc also refined and quiet.
1t IS highly probable that Admiral
Dewey will never need but half Of the
eight uniforms which the new regula-
lions prescribe for him.
When calling on the President or
some similar dignitary and at general
muster on the first Sunday of every
month. Admiral Dewey will wear what
is termed Especial" full dress-the
garb, in fact, in which the accompany
ing cut shows him. This is his very
SWEETEST outfit, and consists of Il
doublebreasted coat, with tails lined
throughout with white silk serge; trou-
sers also of navy blue broadcloth, with
gold lace down the outer seams, gold
banded cooked hat epaulets, 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 surmount-
ed by single star. 1t is in this star
that the distinctive marks differ from
Admiral Farraguts, his star bearing a
small frigate embroidered in silver in
the center, while Admiral Dewey's is
plain. There will be broad band of
a L.,
lets, like his shoulder straps, shown at
the bottom of the picture, will bear
four silver stars 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.
The full dress uniform is to be wk'n
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 officers
are invited in their official capacity.
The coat OF this uniform is like the
evening dress of the civilian, and with
the exception of the collar and the but
tons down the front is adorned just as
the Special full dress coat is-Spau-
lettes, sword and cooked hat icing
worn also.
On occasions of "ordinary cere-
mony,' such as in boarding ships of
war, in making the first visit in port
upon commanding officers. on parades
of ceremony with enlisted men under
arms, and at the ordinary Sunday in
spections-excepting, of course, the
first one Of the month-the admiral will