The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-08
Mr.. SHAW ORDERS IS POCKETS
FOR EVERY CUSTOMS INSPECTOR
--HAl HA! SAY THE BOYS.

Pockets Must he OF Liberal Size and q
Red Cap Must Crown the Head or Him
Who DelVes In Trunks on Piers-Bnlous
Remarks OF the Nom Uniformed Bunch.
There Is heartburnlng to spare these days
among the customs officers Of this port,
owing to tho PRONUNCIATION Of an order by
Secretary Shaw that after May /, next,
some members OF the force are TO bloom
forth In gorgeous uniform, at their own
expense while other equally worthy men,
bers must stick 10 their everyday garb.
also at their own expense. The glonfied
ones arc inspectors, boarding officers.
night inspectors. examiners Of passengers
baggage, weighers, assistant weighers,
gaugers and assistant gaugers, watchmen,
messengers. attendants and samplers.
The neglected section OF the service has
gone so far as to try to bellttle the beauty
Of the proposed panoply, which consists
of the usual male outer vestments in a
dark blue cloth, with cap described as
possessing a moderate bell crown, deep
droop vizor mohair braid band and leather
chin strap. with a gilt spread eagle, %.
inches from tip 20 tip of wings" Some
Of tho officers are TO be permitted to wear
oYeralls to protect their uniforms
The examiners Of passengers baggage
are to wear bright red cap so that they
can be picked out by those anxious to dis
c1arge their obligations TO Uncle Sam.
They are expected, apparently, to look
more or less like woodpeckers in future
scenes on the docks, but at any rate they
will he conspicuous. which ia the end sought.
One feature OF the uniform which has
been tho favorite club used by thu jealous
cohorts 10 beat their happier fellows is
the liberalty Of the regulations regarding
pockets, which are as follows:
-Codt-The coat shall be double
breasted sack, ends cut square. -four but
tons on each side and two on each sleeve.
with outside pockets; loi6er, one on each
eide. upper one on left side; ono small ticket
pocket on right side; and an inside pocket
on upper right eide All pockets to be Of
liberal sise, and all those on the outside.
except the upper left outside one to have
flaps.
'Vest-The vest shall be single breasted.
without collar, with six buttons, four out
SIDE pockets without faps. and one inside
pocket
Trouscrs-The trousers shall. be plain,
NTH tioo side and t,oo nip pockets and one
uatch pocket with bands front and back
on inside at bottom
In all there are provided through Unclo
Sans foresight fifteen pockets TO a man.
This might be too many for some mon, but
the evil minded. green seeing. ununi-
formed customs officers insist that it Is
hardly enough for their brothers in the
piers, although the liberal rive proviGed
for may help out.
Fifteen pockets. is ut, sa,d one sorehead
Yesterday. Fifteen pockets f'r th.m. TT.
nothing like joostce to their abilities Sure
tn Sicritery ought to giye EN- kangaroo,
wild double pouch, each, through pity
" tn congestion that's TO come
II was denied yesterday on the highest
authority that an extension of the uni
form programme was contemplated, which
should array Collector Stranahan in
billycock hat with turkey feather, ram
pant or Solicitor Hamilton in a silk jacket,
azure. embroidered with the United States
statutes dormant