Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-08-20
HATS INSTEAD OF
CAPS FOR SAILORS
Nays Traditional FIapplng COL
lar Also Likely 10 Go.
BLUNOERDUSS TROUSERS 0. K.
Government Is Meditating Dress Re-
form That May Not Please the Wear
ers--chanse Affects Uniforms of Of
fieers In Minor Details.


form That May Not Please the Wear
ers--chanse Affects Uniforms of Of
fieers In Minor Details.
Dispatches from Washington say
that the tlat topped round cap and
wide collar which have been features
of the garb OF sailor since the early
days of the United States navy are
likely 10 be discarded. Such action |
would abolish two Of the most ia
miliar features OF the uniform.
The proposed change has been pre- /
coded by long period of experiment |
and discussion, While naval officers /
have an idea that the sailors would /
resent any radical change in their cos
tune for shore purposes, so strong are
traditions In the navy, the sailors
themselves have complained more than
once Of their present costume when
atlaat.
The nat topped cap has habit Of
getting blown off ut unexpected times,
Officers have long noticed that when
line Of iackies Is drawn up Mt atten-
ton ON deck ON q formal occasion
gust Of wind frequently takes n few
caps with Il, Not that the sailor him.
SELF Is entirely free from blame for Z
this, for Ii is tradition that he will
pick oUt a cap few sizes too small
50 that Ii can be perchcd on his head
az what he considers q proper angle
although his opinion ON this point va
gies from the manner in which the cap
was intended to he worn.
Cellars Bother Them. i
Sailors, too, have spoken among s
themselves about the collar. with its B
three stripes as white braid and its
two white stars They like the idea 4
og the collar, but they say il bothegs 0
them on windy day at sea, They
ttlGS ID might be cut smaller. Those $
who handle the designing Of such o
things 30 ne. think This particular sort 4
of collar could De cut down without d
hurting its appearance q
Aha@c two years ago the bureau Of o
nav JIas s.on- which has control over the Is
sailors dress, had samples et new
e@p in heavy blge t5ath made. much u
&Se the white GGtS ha.S the osue5Aek. al
els wear at work I'M temperate ell
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sailors cap Is the gold le:gared name 10.
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bands was pwt around the new hat
with .1e nc5a turned ap the namae was p,
As5ie@ Ay the hgsu, 4,
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