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 BRITISH CONSUL AND CONSUL-GENERAL.

Dress Coat, S. B., button up to throat, with nine gilt buttons.

Stand collar and cults of black silk velvet, embroidered with silver, which is also placed on flaps and back with gold edges.

Made of blue cloth and lined with black silk.

The Vice-Consul's coat is embroidered on cuffs and collar only.

Consular-Agents' coat the same as Vice-Consul's, but with plain velvet cuffs.

UNOFFICIAL COURT DRESS.

Diagram 239.

Generally' made of black silk velvet and trimmed with steel buttons.

It may be made of mulberry or claret cloth, in which case the buttons are bright gilt, with a dead crown or centre.

S. B. Coat with stand collar, front to meet but not to button.

Six gilt or steel buttons down right forepart.

Mock button-holes on left.

One button at top and one at bottom of each pleat.

Lined through with black silk.

If made of cloth, the flaps, cuffs and collar are embroidered with gold.

The vest worn with this is cut in the no collar style (see diagram 60) to button four.

It may be made of velvet or white marcella.

If of mulberry cloth it is edged with gold lace ⅝ wide.

Velvet breeches accompanying the above when worn at balls and drawing rooms.

Trousers are sometimes worn at levees and dinners.

Black silk cocked hat, with black silk cockade, gold lace loops and button. Black silk stockings, gilt or steel buckles on shoes, to match buttons.

Sword in black scabbard. The mounts to match buttons, steel or gilt.

Black silk shoulder belt and frog to match cloth.

This is the style of dress worn by Provincial Mayors, and for all who attend Court who are not entitled to wear Official Court Dress or Military or Naval Uniforms.