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28 The recent changes which have been made in military uniforms have abolished many of the undress garments, but those which have been worn by General Officers, Colonels on the Staff, Headquarter General, General on Personal Staff, remain.

The Frock-coat worn by Field-Marshal, etc., is made of blue cloth, D.B., with blue velvet collar and cuffs, cuffs being round 3 inches deep: plain flaps are put in the back pleats, 1½ inches wide and about ll inches long, for an Officers 5ft. 9in. in height. There are two rows of buttons down the front, the rows being 8 inches apart at the top. 4 inches at the waist; two buttons at the waist behind and one at the bottom of each skirt flap. The skirts are lined with black silk; shoulder cords of the same pattern as used on the Tunic.

This is made of blue cloth, D.B with collar and cuffs of the same material as the coat; cuffs are 3 inches deep, and flaps with three small buttons on each sleeve; plain flaps at the hack. pleats 1½inches wide and 11 inches long, for an Officer 5ft. 9in. Two rows of buttons down the front, eight in each row, 8 inches apart at the top, 4 inches at the waist; two buttons at the waist behind and one on the forepart of each skirt flap; the skirts lined with black; shoulder cords and buttons as for the Tunic.

Frock-coat for Headquater, General and Personal Staff is made of the same pattern as for Colonel of the Staff, with the exception of blue cloth shoulder straps; Officers in the possession of a Regimental Frock-coat will continue to wear it.

These are made of blue cloth, S.B., with eight loops of blue silk, twisted on each side of the breast; a small loop 5 inches long, with it small button at each side of the collar; plain cuffs with two holes and buttons to each flap on each skirt behind. with a button at the bottom; two but-tons at the waist behind; skirt is lined with black; inside ticket in each black skirt; aigu- lete and shoulder cord, same as worn with Tunic. The Frock-coat is not required for the ordinary routine duty of the Aide-de-Camp.

. Frock-coats for ordinary Officers is made of blue cloth, D.B., with stand collar; shoulder strap 2⅓ inches wide; plain sleeve with two small buttons and button-holes at the bottom; six buttnns down each front, 8 inches apart at the top, 4 inches at the bottom; flaps or side pieces in the skirts behind, 10 inches deep one button on each pleat at the bottom and one at the top.

The skirts to reach to the knees and to be lined; shoulder straps of cloth of the same material as the garment, attached by an underpiece through a loop on the lower part of the shoulder, fastened at the top by a small button, which passes through both underpieces and shoulder strap.