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NAVAL UNIFORMS.
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General Instructions— continued.
Article of Uniform, Sc.
Instructions.
Neckties — -
White browsers —
White shoe
l- White iini
Sub-Lieutenants and Mates— —
A cling Sub-Lieutenants and Acting
Mates
Subordinate Officers
For liall dress, mess dress, and mess undress, the bow tie; on all
other occasions, the sailors' knot. (Knights Commander to wear
liow tie in No. 3 Dress.)
To be white. Soft fronted white shirts with stiff cuffs maybe worn
with all dresses which do not include the evening waistcoat ( blue or
white) or Kamarband.
To bo worn, o»er the full dress and frock coals, botween the two lowest
buttons : under the blue, and white, undress coats ; and under the
waistcoat when worn with Ball dress.
To be worn:—
1. With white trowsers.
2. With blue trowsers.
mi At home.— From 1st .May t" tbe 30th Sept. inclusive.
(6) Abroad.— At the discretion of the Senior Naval Officer
present.
To be worn at home and abroad by direction of the Senior Officer
present.
Officers and men are always to wear trowsers of the same colour; this
rule, however, does not apply when the men are in working dress.
To be worn with while trowsers on board ship and, weather
permitting, on shore, except in No. 3 dress in home waters.
The Senior Officer present is to direct that the following articles of
dress are to be worn in hot climates.
ID Helmet.— At Courts-Martial and Funerals with "white
undress"; also when necessary on account of exposure to
the sun.
(2) White jacket. — With "mess undress."
Note.— The wearing of the white jacket with "mess
dress" is only to be by special order of the Senior Officer
present.
(3) White undress coal.— In lieu of the "frock" and "(blue)
undress" coats on the occasions prescribed. Not to be
worn with bine trowsers.
(4) While shoes.— See above.
(5) Kamarband.— Kamarband may be worn with a white
jacket, instead of the blue or white waistcoat, in hot
clima.es, at the discretion of the Senior Officer present.
To be of black silk, t> inches wide, quite plain, fastened
with Iwo straps and buckles behind.
Sub- Lieutenants volunteering for the Royal Marines, and Mates, are
not requiied 10 provide themselves wiih the full dress coat
Ac.ling Sub Lieutenants and Acting Mates, are to wear (he same
uniform as Sub-Lieutenants, but are not requ'red to provide them-
selves with the full dress coat.
Midshipmen, Naval Cadets, and Assistant Clerks, are to wear the jacket
on the occasions prescribed for full dress, ball dress and frock coat
dresses.
Clerks are to wear the undress tail coal for ful) dress purposes.
Foreign Officers - - — — Foreign Officers, who are permitted to serve in the Royal Navy, ace
to be allowed to wear the uniform of the rank in which they may be
sorving.
• During the war. soft white shirts, with or without cuffs, may be worn except with No. 7 Dress. Soil
white collars may be worn at sea, but white linen collars aro to be worn on shore or in harbour, (irey
i rowscrs and hoft collars may be worn when landing for recreation only.
1 t During I ho war. no white uniform other than eap eovera will he rcrtjuired in home waters.