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THE CUTTERS PRACTICAL GUIDE

the edges, and finished as follows: For the 1st and and Life Guards it is made of scarlet cloth with blue velvet collar and cuffs and edging,

and is lined with drab silk. For the Royal Horse Guards it is made of blue cloth, with collar, cuffs, and edging of scarlet cloth. Gold lace, 1 inch wide, all round the Jacket within the edging (and Life Guards, the edging of velvet within the lace), and round the top of the cuffs, Which are pointed and 5 inches deep.

The 1st and 2nd Life Guards have a row of gilt studs down the front; gold shoulder cord and plaited chain gimp 1¼ inches wide. Field Officers are further distinguished by gold gimp round the collar and cuffs in the Life Guards; ½ inch lace in the Royal Horse Guards at the bottom of the collar and top of the cuff.

MESS JACKET FOR FOOT GUARDS

This is made of scarlet cloth, with collar and culls of garter blue; roll collar, with regimental badge on it, 5 inches from shoulder seam.

Cuffs pointed. Field Officers have on each sleeve three rows of small gimp cord, forming an eye at the top; Captain, two rows: Lieutenants, one row

MESS JACKET. FIELD MARSHALL

The mess jacket for Field Marshall, General Officers, Colonel on the Staff, Officers under the rank of Colonel, not on Cadre of a Unit is made of scarlet cloth, with blue collar; shoulder straps are of blue cloth, edged with ½ inch lace; the cuffs are of blue cloth and waistcoat is of blue to correspond with the collar and cuffs.

1st Dragoon Guards - Jacket of scarlet cloth, with blue collar and cuffs, scarlet shoulder straps and scarlet vest.

2nd Dragoon Guards - Jacket of scarlet cloth, with buff collar and cuffs, scarlet shoulder straps and vest.

3rd Dragoon guards. -Jacket of scarlet cloth, with yellow collar and cuffs, scarlet shoulder straps and vest.

4th Dragoon Guards - Jacket of scarlet cloth with blue collar and cuffs, scarlet shoulder straps and vest.

5th Dragoon Guards - Jacket of scarlet cloth, with dark green collar and cuffs, scarlet shoulder straps and green velvet vest.

6th Dragoon Guards - Jacket of blue, with white collar and cuffs, blue shoulder straps and white vest.

7th Dargoon Guards—Jacket of scarlet, with black collar and cuffs, scarlet shoulder straps and vest.

1st Dragoons - Jacket of scarlet. with blue collar and cuffs, scarlet shoulder straps and vest.

2nd Dragoons - Jacket of scarlet, with blue collar and cuffs. scarlet shoulder straps and vest.

3rd Hussars - Jacket of blue, with scarlet collar and cuffs, blue shoulder straps and scarlet vest.

4th Hussars - Jacket of blue, with yellow collar and culls. blue shoulder straps and scarlet vest.

5th Lancers - Jacket of blue