The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1914-02-14
BRITISH UNIFORMS
Significance Of Those Displayed
on Dress Parade.
STYLES WON BY BRAVE ACTS.

pistinotipns rhat pnts Back Many
Years and Mark psnds Of Daring on
sh. Rattlsf.la--Rrlllian, cslnrs and
Pirturusuue COSTUMES.
The l.hnll service dress of the Brit
ish army suhmerEet into one arnb hue
all the greHt color that formerly char
ncierined fhe various regiments. ana
/ during the army nuneurerF the creni
hosts uf men NJ arms lOuk ull alike.
Nevertheless the sepurnte urEniliEn-
tinns mill muiutHin their individual
uiifurms for dress parade. ana nv In
the United States, almost cverr uni
form IL etusplcuuus by some peculiar
tiiEtinrtion-n distinctiun fhnt dHtef
hnck mnuy veurs nlong the pRth of
Englnnd's glory.
Fur instance. Herrenutr ~ the Somer-
resslurs IArhi infnutry ure the only
1 known officers In the service who wear
the sush over the left shoulder on
/ rers formerly wore their snHhef IN this
( fashion. and Ia one engagement MI the
/ heuirnunis und cnTuulnF ~ the snncr-
aefsiiire Light infantry were killed or
wounded. nnd the serreunts performed
/ their duties Thus their triumph ~ ~
memhered
] The men Of the Giuucertershlfv reEi-
menl veur their badges NJ the hn''k of
I their headdurHs us well NJ NJ the front.
4 q distinction granted hecHuae when the
nrsi huttiLliuu WINS defending m im
partnui outpusi IN EgyTn IN 1901 they
were suddenly attacked IN the renr.
hui by turning quickly about success
/ fully h.ni 90 their nssnilnuts
That picturesque henrsEin ErenRdiei
rHp wurn nlune by the Scots Greyt Of
all the cuvnlry. dates frum the burtie
~ Ramillits IN 1906. when the regS
meIr captured three iuffRhun uf the
f'icnrdy French rrennders
| The RoyHl Welsh fntdherT is now the
only regiment that retRins the '-finHh,"
fve black rihbens hanging from the
/ hnck ~ the culinr ~ Che tunic. or'irinul-
" wu-n 20 protect the coat from the
rr.nEe used IN Ilniting n cue ~ flif
! tails. The Flash was nbulished
throughout the army while ths rrgi
merit WINS ulirund bu; un Ia return the
commanding uficrr ufpeniec 20 kinr
WiiHum " 20 be allowed iu retain u
White 5ncksts are warn by the rnisEs
of the foof Guards when mot In dreus
uniform The rrenudters wear D white
rnuf's huir plume on she isf. sids uf
the bearslins. nd hHud ruupe the
fnrnEe cars and the hutfHnE 'uf tine
tunir nre sei ~ equal lufsrrnls, The
CuldstreHm guards wear D red r. thef
plume ui the right side 81 the enr-
slzll.. Whine hnnd on the furHFt cnn
nnd the buttons are sssi in twos ScOis
guards huvs no plume IN the i,rnrsiin.
q diced bnud fDf the rup aud the hJff
imus H. iilrees. while The irish guards
have plume ~ 81 PHirirkR tlus IN
/ the l.enrrst-in. green hand fuf the cnp
and "a. buttons In fpurK The First
l.ife guards can ulwuvs be Distinguish
Cd from the Second by TIE shesi' kinf
-t,lncl shecpskinf fur the riru aud
white for the Second
There are plenty ~ ofher distinctions
arranged 90 tell the regiments The
only innrer regimen; that is ciurhs'd In
scurlsd ~ the Sixteenth. the only drn
rSuus In ihue the curnidn.fs-s The
household cHvnlry h The uniy troop 10
weur the ruifDAs The iIighlhnd i.lsin
infnnfrg alone among highland reEi
meuif is NOT Killed. bet wears Iilato
trousers shHko Hud not the feuthsf
bonnet The shhkp 10 also worn by the
CnmermhEns. the only rife regiment
10 o. no
A suidirr wearing Il bugis on his
shoulder strap belongs 60 L Light tIifED
Try regiment. another wearing . Ere
unde 60 n fusilitr regiment upd a red
Inud round q emp with hlue fnrlnE
uurks soldier 81 rUyui regiment
The Gully higlllund regiment vith n red
hhckie In the fsnther bonnet h the
''Blhrk wnub:" In all others Il is
white London Cor New YORK Tr'ib
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