The evening times., 1902-07-12
Secretary Root Carries
Reportto Oyster Bay,
OFFICERS COAT GORGEOUS
Effect Of Wider Breast Secured by Art
fuI Arrangement Of Buttons-ROws Of
Gold Lace With Alternating Strips Of
Color On Sleeves.

Secretary Root left Washington this
morning for Oyster Bay. Among other
matters TO be presented by him for the
Presidents consideration is the report
OF the army uniform board. Until the
report is approved by President Roose-
veIt 1t viii not be made public. It has
already been learned that the new khaki
uniforms are to be Of an olive drab"
color. The Army and Navy Register"
publishes this morning a description Of
the officers dress coat as recommended.
It says:
THE proposed garment as compared
with the present coat is gorgeous af-
fair The noticeable feature Of the new
coat is the effect Of the wider breast.
This Is accomplished by increasing the
distance between the buttons on the
right side and those on the left This
effect Of greater width has been met by
q slight increase IN the length Of the
frock. L is possible that this increased
length viii not be adopted in the coat
for cavalry officers.
The cuff Of the sleeve bears a one
haIf-inch core. II cloth, red. yellow, or
light blue. for ne respective arms. The
collar has a piping on the top OF the
same goods as the coat and bears two
rows OF gold lace, each one half inch
IN thickness with alternating stripes of
red, yellow, OF light blue cloth, accord
ing Il the arm OF the wearer- Above
the gold lace band on the cuff is
French knot similar IN design to the
knot worn on the present oveTcoat and
indicative of tle rank OF the wearer.
The shoulders VIII bear a strap Of twist
ed gold cord twisted with aigulIettes of
gold.
The general effect Of the coat and its
decorations is that Of the German army
garment. II is 50 made that the IaPels
which, buttoned, formed a double breast,
may be turned back to any degree at the
option Of the wearer. exposing the
neither lace of the coat front and show
ing red. yellow or light blue cloth,
according 10 the arm with which the
wearer IS connected This arrangement
affords an opportunity for the coat to
be worn At social functions OF course
or Official occasions the coat viii be
worn buttoned.
The advantage Of the new coat is that
the present dress coat may be easily
converted into the proposed garment,
thus saving the expense OF IN entirely
new ccat, fact which viii be appTeciat-
ed By officers generally.
Another important change suggested
By the army board IS the overcoat which
IS loosely hanging affair extending
10 the ankles A strap at the back Of
the coat draws IL IN to the form Of the
weaTer- There are 10 visible buttons
and no loops across the front There
viii probably be no decorations.
sort OF Icelandic hood OF generous pro
portions is afHxable- The color OF the
coat VIII probably be the 'olive-rfx'
OF the khaki uniform
Among the changes recommended IS
that ChevTOls be placed with poiat uo
instead OF dCwn as At present. il being
stated that II is incorrect 10 place them
with point down. 4 cheTrcn is a her
aldic device, II is derived from the form
OF The TafteTs Of q house and IN her
aldry IS symbolic Of a man who has
founded q house OF family On all her
aide devices the cheTron appears with
The point Up and It was SC placed On tbt.
unifcrm Of the army until the late z0's
Or earlier sos when II was reversed Il
the recOmme endaEi0ns OF the uniform
49, 81 SGi'trl ilt8 tlecL- the Cl2r-
acteFistic coIcrs OF several OF the star
departments VIII be changed. the dis
Iinctive coloTs as recommended being fer
general officers, the Ad5utant Generals
Department the Inspector Generals. De-
parTnent, the Judge Advocate Generals
Department and the Pay Department
dark blue; Tor the QUarterEaaster' De
paTtment. bun; for The Subsistence. De
partue1t, gray for the Medical Depart-
me1t, maroon piDed with white. Tor the
Engineers, scarlet pjped with white: for
tha Ordnance. black pjped with red. for
the Signal Corps, orange piped with
white; Eor the cavalry, yellow: FOR the
artillery, scarlet; ana for the infantry.
light blue"