§ 13. Viscount CURZONasked whether the Admiralty have come to any final decision with reference to the uniform to be worn by officers of the Royal Navy; and whether it is the intention of the Admiralty to dispense with full dress?
§ The PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY to the ADMIRALTY (Dr. Macnamara)Full dress need not be provided until further orders, except by officers attending His Majesty's Levees at home. On all other occasions of ceremony for which full dress was prescribed, frock coat with epaulettes will be worn in lieu for the present.
The undress tail coat is no longer a compulsory article of uniform, the mess jacket with epaulettes being worn in lieu.
Other alterations have been made in matters of detail with a view to simplifying the uniform and reducing the cost involved in changes of rank.
Orders regarding the approved changes generally have been issued, and officers are required to provide themselves with all types of uniform, as now approved, by 1st February, 1920.