WAC or WAVES cape?

[History Man]

I was offered this along with some usn officer uniforms. I believe it to be either a WAC or WAVES cape but I am unsure due to the bullion lettering on the cap and cape. Any help is appreciated. (Sorry for the crappy photos, these are the ones the seller sent me).

 

Philip

[jpgrl]

Def not WAC or WAVE... perhaps it is a civilian nurse cap and cape--nursing school "formal" wear for photos? What is the second letter on the cap? I can make out St. J(?) and not sure of the last one. I thought of a Catholic hospital b/c of the St. letters.

 

Stephanie

[Robswashashore]

I think the last letter is an "H" Looks like a nursing school uniform for St. J's Hospital.

[History Man]

Yea, I was thinking it was civilian. It looks like it is: ST. J.K.?

 

Philip

[67Rally]

I have a photo of my grandmother in her formal nurse's uniform from when she graduated in the 20's. Her cape is identical to this one.

[manayunkman]

This is the cape she got after graduating from Nursing school.

 

The name of the school was Saint something.

 

Not military.

 

M

[Bob Hudson]

These civilian nurses capes are often presented as military nurse capes, but were in fact once very common for nusing schools and hospitals. If you were buying a Navy or Army nurse grouping you might find one of thesewith it, but they were not worn after leaving the particular school or hospital.