_Vice Admiral_—covered with gold lace braid two inches wide, with a silver foul anchor and three silver stars, the anchor being nearest the collar end. _Rear Admiral_—covered with gold lace braid two inches wide, with two silver stars and a silver foul anchor between them. _Commodore_—covered with gold lace braid two inches wide, with one silver star and a silver foul anchor, the anchor being nearest the collar end. _Captain_—a gold star at the collar end and four stripes of gold lace braid one-half of an inch wide, set one-quarter of an inch apart. _Commander_—a gold star and three stripes of gold lace braid one-half of an inch wide, set one-quarter of an inch apart. _Lieutenant Commander_—a gold star and two stripes of gold lace braid one-half of an inch wide with one such stripe one-quarter of an inch wide, between them, stripes set one-quarter of an inch apart. _Lieutenant_—a gold star and two stripes of gold lace braid one-half of an inch wide, set one-quarter of an inch apart. _Lieutenant Junior Grade_—a gold star and one stripe of gold lace braid one-half of an inch wide and one stripe one-quarter of an inch wide, set one-quarter of an inch apart. [Illustration: U. S. Navy. Officers’ shoulder marks indicating rank. Worn on the white service uniform coat, the white mess jacket and the overcoat 1. Admiral of the Navy 2. Admiral 3. Vice Admiral 4. Rear Admiral 5. Commodore 6. Captain 7. Commander 8. Lieutenant Commander 9. Lieutenant] [Illustration: U. S. Navy. Officers’ shoulder marks indicating rank. Worn on the white service uniform coat, the white mess jacket and the overcoat 1. Lieutenant, Junior Grade 2. Ensign 3. Chief Boatswain 4. Chief Gunner 5. Chief Machinist 6. Chief Carpenter 7. Chief Pharmacist 8. Chief Pay Clerk 9. Chief Sailmaker] _Ensign_—a gold star and one stripe of gold lace braid one-half of an inch wide. _For officers of the Staff Corps of the rank of Rear Admiral or Commodore_ the shoulder marks are the same as those for Rear Admiral or Commodore of the Line, except that in place of the silver anchor the corps device indicating the corps to which the officer belongs is used. _For officers of the Staff Corps below the rank of Commodore_ the stripes for the different ranks are the same as those described for officers of the Line but the star is omitted, the Corps to which the officer belongs being indicated by stripes of colored cloth filling the spaces between the gold stripes, the colors and materials being as follows: Medical Corps Officers—dark maroon velvet. Pay Corps Officers—White cloth. Professors of Mathematics—olive green cloth. Naval Constructors—dark violet cloth. Civil Engineers—light blue velvet. Medical Reserve Officers—crimson cloth. Dental Officers—orange colored velvet.