GIRLS IN KHAKI

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLVI, Issue 21362, 3 June 1939, Page 11

GIRLS IN KHAKI

AUXILIARY TERRITORIAL WOMEN TO WEAR UNIFORM Issues of uniform for the Auxiliary Territorial Service (Women) have now begun and very shortly all the members of this service will be wearing it, says a London writer.

The uniform is of a special cloth—officially described as a drab material. The man and woman in the street will call it khaki, for its shade is exactly the same as that of any other army uniform.

The cap. jacket and skirt are all of the same shade. The hat—rather like a boiler-cap—allows plenty of room for the wearer’s head to fit inside; the jacket is cut on the same lines as that of an infantry officer, with ample room in the pockets and with a plain coat belt attached, and the skirt is a plain one, gored, with one side placket with pockets incorporated. The skirt hangs 131 inches from the ground.

A shirt, cellars, tie, stockings and brown leather shoes are also provided, also a raincoat with detachable lining. All members will receive an overall to wear when engaged on duties which might involve dirtying the khaki uniform and motor-drivers will each have a pair of stout gauntlet gloves. The whole of this uniform is provided free of cost to members. The design was originally submitted to a committee of women with experience of active service conditions in the last war.