From the Plan Of the Day or POD

Here's the answer to Yesterday's question about the bell bottom trousers and the reference to the stove pipe shape drawn from President Lincoln's hat. The bell bottoms, it was discovered covered the sailors shoes and or boots and help protect his shoes and feet while fighting fires aboard ship. Pay attention to this one because you will see it again later. The trouser legs not only could keep you from getting seriously burned, they could keep you afloat for anywhere up to a full hour, before you had to retrap air back inside them again. This came in handy if you were unfortunate enough to either get washed overboard or the ship sank out from under you. Thusly this is the history of the bell bottom trousers.

Trivia question 5 Can anyone tell me when the dixie cup came into being as part of the dress uniform and what hat did the sailors wear prior to that?

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