I. M. S. Dress Regulations

Sir,?I should be much obliged if you, or any of your I. M. S. readers in military employment, would kindly give information on the following points of dress for the Indian Medical Service. The dress regulations are out of print and it is almost impossible to obtain authoritative information regarding them 1. What badges are worn on tl}? collars of the blue serge coat and frockcoat? 2. Should the collars, shoulder-straps and cutis (or any of them) of the blue serge coat or frockcoat be of black velvet ? 3. Is the red mess waist coat ever worn nowadays, or is it entirely superceded by the white waist coat'! 4. Are gold lace stripes to full-dress and mess-dress overalls abolished '! 5. Is a black feather plume worn on the white helmet in full-dress or has it been abolished ? 6. Has the sabretache been abolished for wear when mounted ? 7. Are brass spurs still regulation wear for any rank in full or mess-dress ? 8. Have the loops of narrow gold lace along the broad gold lace at the cuffs and collar of the tunic been abolished for field officer's rank '! I ano, &c., " OUT OF DATE."