Belt was not back in the 1923-1960 U.S. Navy nurse uniform. The wide belt featured in the following photo was a part of the skirt itself. This time, the belt was secured by two buttons, which run three more buttons down the skirt. For style, the buttoned portion of the skirt was not aligned with the buttons of the top. To its right is a photo featuring another cape, a shorter one, worn over an indoor duty nursing uniform
In this photo is a cape worn with indoor duty uniform, but with different nurse caps.
The U.S. Navy nurses have both indoor and outdoor duty uniforms. While those for indoor looked more closely like the typical nursing uniforms, those worn outdoors were a lot different as they look more formal. Navy nurses outdoor uniforms comprised a coat and tie for the top and skirt for the bottom. They come in one design but in two different colors, blue and white, and with matching stockings and shoes.