Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-08-02
NEW ARMY UNIFORM.

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New York Evening Post.
NEW ARMY UNIFORM.
Administration.
A formal order regulating the uni
form and equipment Of officers and en-
listed men of the army was issued at
the war department recently. The
changes noted In the order as the re-
suit Of the Investigations recently con-
Quoted by a board Of army officers, Of
which General Hughes was president.
The report Of this board was carefully
examined by Secretary Root and Pres
ident Roosevelt and approved.
If anything the new dress uniforms
are to be more elaborate and the ser
vice or field uniform simpler and more
serviceable. The full dress coat Is to
have the buttons spread far out to
the sides, giving wider breast effect,
and ornamentation is added to the col
lar and sleeve, with the insignia Of
rank on the sleeve intead Of the should
er.
The service uniform Is a new crea-
tion. It Is designed for officers and is
to be made of olive drab woolen cloth
and is to take the place in cooler wealth
er and colder climates Of the khaki
uniform used in the tropics. The most
radical departure is in the overcoat.
The familiar heavy blue overcoat, with
its massive frogs Of braid, Is to be al
together abolished and Raglan with
flowing skirts, is to take its place. This
big loose garment with immense hood
and side pockets. which one officer ia
cetiously remarks were designed for
carrying loot in, is to be made Of the
olive drab cloth and no other kind of
overcoat is to be used either by enlist
ed men or officers.
There is to be more gold lace on the
full dress trousers Of the staff officers,
and "breeches" for officers and men, to
be worn with leggings on the marches,
are authorized. For all officers there Is
to be a new full dress cap. with gold
lace band, and the color Of the arm or
corps. The cap Is of new design, larger
and fuller In the crown. For ordinary
occasions black mohair braid may be
used instead Of thu gold band. The old
time chapeau Is never to be worn by
mounted officers. The helmet Is retain
ed, as Is also the present soft campaign
hat. Epaulettes for general officers are
permitted, and shoulder-straps are re-
tanned for the dress coat, which was
formerly known as the dress blouse.
A new design Of sabre is to be worn
by all officers, whether on foot or
mounted. Officers are to wear russell
leather strap puttee, though in the field
they may wear the leggings issued to
the enlisted men. The leggings for the
enlisted men is a design Of Colonel Pat
ton, of the quartermaster's department,
and meets exactly the views of Presi-
dent Roosevelt in this respect, as ex-
pressed by him In his testimony before
the war investigation commission.
President Roosevelt criticised the foot
strap which holds the leggings in place.
This is to be done away with, and the
new logging is to be made Of two pieces
of canvas that simply wrap about the
leg and lace in the centre instead Of on
the side. The buttons of all uniforms
are to have the coat Of arms Of the
United States on them instead Of the
large eagle.
The full dress for enlisted men IL
abolished, doing away with the frock
coat and substituting a dress blouse
for it. Cheverons are to be worn point
up and officers are permitted to retain
their long cape. A uniform for evening
wear Is described and it my be worn
either with a blue or white waistcoast
This uniform Is optional, however, and
will not be required by the regulations.
The order also prescribes the occasions
upon which the different uniforms may
be worn. One of the regulations pro-
vides that no decorations received from
a foreign government shall be worn by
officers or men while on duty with Uni
ted States troops but medals Of honor
may be worn by officers and enlisted
men entitled to them on all occasions
of ceremony, the medals to be attach.
ed to the coat at q point one inch be-
low the opening of the collar.
AN AMERICAN WAR OF ONE BATTLE