The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1918-06-28
BEST DRESSED
WOMEN IN ALL WORLD
Military and Red Cross Mercy
Sisters Wear Same Garb in
Many Instances.

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tiers and the Red Gross divisions arr
daily besieged with questions regard.
in ethe uniforms and insignia worr
by the different nurses on active wal
service.
"Do military nusres and Red Cross
nurses wear the same uniforms? ?"
care wal nurses under the govern.
ment or under the Red Cross ?"
care the Red Cross nurses and the
army and navy nurses the same?"
Here are the answers to some ri
these questions: The uniforms of the
army and navy nurse and the RED
Cross nurse are in some espects the
same, but with a difference of insignia
The Red Cross nurses wear the EN-.
blem of the Red Cross, and the army
and navy nurses wear the letters
~. S." denoting service with the mil.
itary branches. Sometimes the Cadu.
ceus-the winged staff and serpent
of the medical corps-is added to the
letters worn by the army nurse, and
the anchor is worn by the navy nurse
Gray Uniform Best Known.
When Red Cross nurses are assign.
ed to duty with the army and navy
nurse corps, they automatically be.
come members of these corps, serving
directly under the government as mil,
itary nurses; and they are no longe,
under the supervision or direction OF
the Red Cross.
The nurses uniform that the wound.
ed know best is a gray cotton crepe
working uniform for the Red Cross
and the army and navy nurse, which
makes it's wearer "the best dressed
woman in the world" Gray is an in.
novation used abroad, made necessary
by the laundry problem in France,
The Red Cross brassard is worn only
by nurses serving directly under the
Red Cross.
One of the most prominent and pop.
ular garments worn by the Red Cross
nurse is the famous red-lined cape of
dark blue-the cape which the French
people love. 1t is worn with the bril-
liant lining thrown smartly over the
left shoulder, following tradition. To
the public it is the cape of poems and
posters, plays and stories; to the nurse
it is practical protection against cold
in the hundreds of daily errands
through corridors and courtyards and
the emergency wrap for out-of-door
wear.
Rubber Boots.
Rubber boots and a sou'wester are
an essential part of the equipment of
every nurse going into foreign serv-
ice. The district public health nurse
in France often makes her way
through mud and storms from village
to village, and when the car or am
bulance is stalled the outdoor uniforro
is most necessary.
Among the other uniforms worn are
the all-white dress uniform of the Red
Cross nurse in foreign service, the
gray summer outdoor uniform, and
the plain blue gingham derss with soft
collars and cuffs worn by the Red
Cross town and country nurse. When
she is at work in her district, the Red
Cross public health nurse wears the
practical gray cotton crepe working
uniform, with a regulation hat and
car.
The distinctive outdoor uniform of
the United States navy nurse is the
coat-cape, worn with the letter ~. S.
an danchor. A heavy ulster is worn
in stormy weather and during the al
most fuelless months in France by
both the Red Cross and army and
navy service, the only difference being
the insignia.
The American public is learning to
"read" the insignia of the Red Cross
nurse as we'll as those which appear
on the uniforms of the army and
navy.
The United States must have in
service $1,000 nurses by January l,
and every registered nurse is called
On to volunteer for service in field,
camp and hospital in Europe. The
military nurse merits both the service
star and public recognition, because
she is offering her all for her coun-