Evening star., 1914-08-23

a velvet jockey cap. which is OF very
ancient origin.
The seven regiments of Dragon Guards
We're originally raised as regiments OF
"horse" as distinguished from dra-
goons'' They had a higher scale of pay
and a special equipment. but were grad
,lally reduced to the pay and status oI
dragons, and the above title conferred
privileges Six of the regiments wear
scarlet coats. while the 9Th Dragon
Guards. who are distinguished by the
name "Carabiniers. Wear blue tunes.
Excluding the household cavalry ana
horse" the remainder of the mounted
forces of England consisted originally OF
dragons The necessity for the employ
ment of light cavalry led. as time Went
on to a number of these regiments beng
equipped as light dragons. In 1900
fonr of these corps were turned into
.'hussars' and. after Waterloo. several
We're equipped as ''lancers.
Finally, about 1850. the four remaining
regiments were all made hussars. Three
regiments alone now remain with tn"
designation dragon the list. or Royal
Dragons the ID or scots Greys, ana
the 9Th or lnniskilling Dragons. The
lst and I'd Corps wear scarlet coats and
metal helmets on dress occasions. but
the Scots Greys, so famous for their he
roic charges at Waterloo and at Bala-
klava in the Crimean war. as part of
Scarletts heavy brigade wear bear
skin shakoes and are mounted entirely on
gray horses.
Early in the last century the 10th Light
Dragons had one troop equipped IN the
Hungarian manner, and. in ls)o, the
eth, 10Th. 18th and 18th Light Dragoons
were made hussars and adopted the ius
..busby'' and showy Hungarian style OF
Uniform worn by the light cavalry troops
of continental armies. This style OF
dress has been made familiar to Wash
ingtonians by such bodies OF men as
the Essex Troop of Newark. \. j.. which
was President Wilson'S guard OF honor
at his inauguration.
At the present time all the Britlsn
light cavalry regiments are equipped
thus, and their blue jackets. laced with
yellow, are a strong contrast TO the
scarlet of the heavy cavalry. Each
corps is distinguished by the color OF
its plumes and the cloth "busby bags
that fall to one side of their fur head
gear.
The 10th Hussars is an especially
well known regiment, the late Edward
VII having been one of its ofhcers,
and in former times, such notables as
George " and Beau Brummel. al
though they spent but little time on
duty The 11th Hussars are distin-
guished by wearing trousers of a
bright cherry color.
This combination is said to have been
suggested by the late Prince Consurt,
husband of Queen Victoria, who took a
great interest in the regiment, which
was named after himself, and which
was one of the regiments in the ia
nous charge of the Light Brigade at
Balaklava.
Notwithstanding the extensive use OF
the lance as military weapon on the
continent, notably by the Austrian and
Prussian uhlans. who still cling to it,
and by the Polish lancers of Napoleon'S
grand army. it had not, since the mid
die ages. been used by British cavalry
until 1916, when several light dragoon
regiments were thus equipped and uni
formed in snowy garb of Polish style.
The present lancer regiments are
armed with light bamboo lances, in
addition to their swords and carbines.
with the exception of the 10Th Lancers.