Canada
The No. 2 (Mess) Dress is a formal evening attire for mess dinners. Uniforms range from full mess dress (with dinner jackets, cummerbunds or waistcoats, etc.) to service dress with bow ties. Mess dress is not provided at public expense; however, all commissioned officers of the regular forces are required to own mess dress within six months of being commissioned. In the Royal Canadian Navy, gold-laced trousers are generally worn by all commissioned officers (that is, they are not restricted to captains and flag officers). Blue waistcoats are not commonly worn.
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—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
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—Susan B. Anthony (1820–1906)