After that they all went in ordinary morning dress, putting on their uniforms again on the last day only, when they signed the treaty.

There were very few people in it when we arrived rather earlyso much so that when I said to M. de L., one of the marshal's aides-de-camp, "How perfectly beautiful it is, even now, empty; what will it be when all the uniforms and jewels are reflected in the mirrors," his answer was: "Ah, Madame, I am afraid we shan't have people enough, the hall is so enormous.

Some put on uniforms with gold and silver lace.

Yes, God be praised, there is the flag of stars, and there are blue uniforms!

The two wanderers, breathless, with torn uniforms, swollen faces, halt, gasping, to take their bearings.

The men looked shabby, and the uniforms were as varied as a carnival, though by no means so gay.

The arms were as varied as the uniforms, and the artillery seemed a relic of Jackson's time.

Sprawling in ghastly fashion, the faces had almost the same greenish-gray hue as the uniforms worn.

" GENERAL USE OF KHAKI UNIFORMS The war put everybody into khaki, with a few exceptions.

On the battle line or in the field the English soldier and the English officer get out of their richly colored and historic uniforms and into khaki, of a neutral hue.

" EVENTS FROM SEPTEMBER 21 TO The next report from the official chronicler at the front, dated September 24, was in part as follows: "The enemy is still maintaining himself along the whole front, and in order to do so is throwing into the fight detachments composed of units from the different formations, the active army, reserve, and landwehr, as is shown by the uniforms of prisoners recently captured.

In the course of that same morning we were allotted our uniforms.

After some indecision, my friends and I finally went up to one of the officers and offered to buy new uniforms with the money we expected daily from our families.

Soon there was a fluttering line of gay color, rich plush hangings, bullion-trimmed uniforms, silken flags and streamers.

They must have good eyes to recognise the uniforms at this distance.

Uniforms need special care, as camp service is very hard on them.

Woolen uniforms may be cleaned and freed from spots by rubbing with a flannel rag saturated with gasoline.

Cotton uniforms may be washed with water, soap, and a scrubbing brush, wrung out, and stretched, properly creased, on a flat wood surface in the sun to dry.

" III THE LANGUAGE OF THE FAN Mr. Grimm was chatting idly with Señorita Rodriguez, daughter of the minister from Venezuela, the while he permitted his listless eyes to wander aimlessly about the spacious ball-room of the German embassy, ablaze with festooned lights, and brilliant with a multi-colored chaos of uniforms.

Mr. Grimm wondered, and wondering he went on talking lazily: "Curious, isn't it, the smaller the nation the more color it crowds into the uniforms of its diplomatists?

In the store-rooms of the barracks were found large quantities of uniforms ready for issue to the troops, and a number of these Count Stanislas ordered to be brought out and stowed in an empty wagon.

Just as they were starting the idea struck Dick that the Russian uniforms might be utilized, and, much to their disgust, half the party were ordered to dress themselves in the hated garb.

He paused, however, for three days, as it was absolutely necessary for him to obtain a fit-out of fresh uniforms before rejoining, and at Galata he found European tailors perfectly capable of turning out such articles.

Such troops as were about had received new uniforms, and looked clean and tidy.

Alexander's successor, Nicholas I., had been known before his accession as a mere martinet, a good colonel for parade-days, wonderful in detecting soiled uniforms, terrible in administering petty punishments.