▁black ▁pat ent ▁court ▁sho es ▁with ▁gold ▁bu ck les ▁( the ▁Scottish ▁her ald s ▁wear ▁black ▁w ool ▁ser ge ▁military ▁style ▁tr ous ers ▁with ▁wide ▁gold ▁o ak ▁leaf ▁la ce ▁on ▁the ▁side ▁se ams ▁and ▁black ▁pat ent ▁an k le ▁bo ots ; ▁or ▁for ▁women , ▁a ▁long ▁black ▁sk irt ). ▁The ▁her ald s ▁are ▁also ▁entitled ▁to ▁distinct ive ▁s cept res , ▁which ▁have ▁been ▁a ▁symbol ▁of ▁their ▁office ▁since ▁the ▁T ud or ▁period . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 6 ▁new ▁s cept res ▁were ▁made , ▁most ▁likely ▁the ▁initi ative ▁of ▁Sir ▁Alfred ▁Scott - G at ty . ▁These ▁take ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁short ▁black ▁bat ons ▁with ▁g ild ed ▁ends , ▁each ▁with ▁a ▁representation ▁of ▁the ▁bad ges ▁of ▁the ▁different ▁offices ▁of ▁the ▁her ald s . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁these ▁were ▁replaced ▁by ▁white ▁st aves , ▁with ▁g ild ed ▁metal ▁handles ▁and ▁at ▁its ▁head ▁a ▁blue ▁dove ▁in ▁a ▁golden ▁coron et ▁or ▁a ▁" mart inet ". ▁These ▁blue ▁mart in ets ▁are ▁derived ▁from ▁the ▁arms ▁of ▁the ▁College . ▁Another ▁of ▁the ▁her ald s ' ▁ins ign ia ▁of ▁office ▁is ▁the ▁Col lar ▁of ▁SS , ▁which ▁they ▁wear ▁over ▁their ▁uniform s . ▁During ▁inc lement ▁weather , ▁a ▁large ▁black ▁c ape ▁is ▁worn . ▁At ▁state ▁fun er als , ▁they ▁would ▁wear ▁a ▁wide