Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-12-20
STATE HOUSE,
New Dress Uniform For
National Guard
Will Be Handsome First Is
sued For Some Years.
Next Council Meeting will Finish
the Years Business.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting of Governor and coun.
Gil Tuesday, Dec. 81, at 10 A. M.


| office of the adjutant general, an order
| will soon be issued to company COM
manders to turn in the khaki uniforms
now in their possession. 1t is expect
ed that the new uniforms will be re-
ceived in about two months, and with
the exception of the full dress uni
form they will be the same as those
with which the Guard is now clothed.
The full dress uniforms, which Will be
the first that has been issued to the
Guard since 1898, will be as follows:
Full dress coat for all officers except
chaplains-A double breasted frocE
coat OF dark blue cloth. with standing
collar; the skirt to extend from one
half to three-quarters the distance
from the point of the hip to the bend
of the knee; the lining to be black,
with pockets on the inside Of skirt.
The shoulder ornaments will be
shoulder knots of gold wire cord and
the cellar ornament will be two bands
Of half-inch gold wire lace, two Vel
lumS. passing around the collar ana
parallel with its edge, the upper band
to be brought down parallel u the
front edge of the collar and joined TO
the lower band, the two bands to be
laid on a ground of silk or cloth of the
color of the facngs Of the arm of the
service, which for infantry is white.
The sleeves will be ornamented with
nalf-incn gold Wire lace, two Vellums,
passing around the cuff two and one
half inches from the end of the sleeve,
to be surmountel by the insignia OF
rank, indicated by fiat gold wire lace
one-eishth of an inch in width. Inc
buttons will be of regulation gilt. two
rows of nine buttons each in front, two
buttons at the back of the waist ana
two near the end of each skirt.
For chaplains the coat will be
black frock of the same length as other
officers but without ornamentatlon'
with standing collar and with one row
of nine black silk buttons on the
breast.
Fun dress trouscrs-Of sky-blue
| cloth. with stripes one and one-half
| inches wide. Of white. welted at the
| edges. For chapainS the trousers
will he Of plain black or blue black
| cloth. without stripe. welt or cord.
Full dress cap, except for general
officers mounted, or chaplains-to DE OF
dark blue cloth with three cloth Weits'
total depth. three and one-half inches'
diameter across the top, eight ana
| tl.ree-fourths inches for q cap OF size
| : the ton to be eighth inch larger
ar smaller for every size above or pc
| Inv. tha siza named. Between the two
| Logger welts a band one and three
| foilrtls inches will be arranged aS
| folIows on a white silk background:
| cold lace, one-half inch wide. b2ck-
| ground thrcc-fourthS inch VIDE. ls"r
| ~ be of black patent leather. one nho
| threc-fourths inches deep at the CEN
| for and green underneath; to droop at
| an angle of A. degrees. ana 10 pc oris'-
| n,cnt.d with oak leaves emhroldereo III
gold upon the upper surface LOT an
officers above the rank Of captain zap
| 70 be provided with flat gold cap strap
! thrce-fourths inch wide, to be heid IN
Mace Mt the sides with two sthaii
| r.oulation gilt buttons. Ire cap
| bodoe shall he the arms of the nited
| states. embroidered in gold
,r,,a fuu dress saber belt contains
four etripes of gold wire lace interW"V-
on with white silk and the fun dress
breast plate, except Tor cti'pi'iii9' :
| ~ilt rectangular, two inches VICE.
| ~
of laurel encircling the arms Vi ny
United States; stars also OF SIN Vi g.,
eagle. shield, scroll. edge OF ciruu
and rayS bright. The no'l"
Pluribus Unum' upon the scroll III,
aiguillcttes will be of gold wire COW
according to the usual pattern.
For the enlisted men the dress uni
form will re a single-breaSted sac:'
icoat Of dark blue cloth. fastener WI"
six regulation buttons down the from .
standing collar: shoulder loops OF the
same material and color. let IN ~ the
shoulder seam and to button 10 the cor
lar with small regulation button
l,ha sleeves to have CUTS ana 70 DC
nrnamented with three Smali resuia
t;on buttons The collar, Shouluer 'o'i''
,,d cutfs to he piped with White e"i'
odoa braid. The collar ornaments II
he yellow metal similar to those vi CIV
oe,cers. The breast cord ana '"s9e''
vii, no of white mohair. Inc 'ro"9:i
,,.r, no of skv-blue Kersey. with a WHO
.n;,a The cap will be of dark piu'
,at,, of the same pattern as tldt y
~, oHcars. between the TWO lowe
wits n band one and three iou' ~
inches wide will be arranged as io''oNs
A .trne of white cloth at the top a'''
hottom. the intervening space OF ,hree
fourth Of an inch to be OF the cplo' ="
the can. A black enameled leather ch,i
stran fitted with stout hre-sH' ~ ',
and = leather keeper. secured az po''
ends nv small gilt regulation ou''ono
INSIGNIA of yellow metal except i'e'
otherwise specified.
|
Tho next meeting of the Govern
ava Council which will be hein -
T,,asd,y Dec. 81. will be mainly oe
,..,tad to the closing up of the pusi''eH'
af The year. although there are soliI'
m,,tor. TO be disposed of when Wer'
,aft over from the regular nee.i., III,
,nonp them being the decision OF 'i'
nart Of the Council of the Chase paroo''
The Legislative printing matter. Nv
which an order was passed proNiuii's
~, new bids be advertised fof' iii"'
ha taken up. but it is not thought una
tho matter will be in line for an AVA
before the regular meeting of the Couh
ell in January.
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