versary ▁celebr ation ▁in ▁White ch ap el , ▁London . ▁Its ▁design ▁was ▁due , ▁in ▁part , ▁to ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁cad ets ▁training ▁at ▁the ▁Salv ation ▁Army ' s ▁H ack ney ▁college ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 0 ▁was ▁a ▁mill iner ▁from ▁Bar ns ley ▁called ▁An nie ▁E . ▁Lock wood . ▁She ▁trim med ▁a ▁bon net ▁chosen ▁from ▁st raw ▁designs ▁supplied ▁by ▁local ▁companies ▁– ▁initially ▁the ▁rib bon ▁chosen ▁was ▁blue , ▁but ▁later ▁this ▁would ▁become ▁black . ▁ ▁In ▁design , ▁it ▁was ▁similar ▁to ▁the ▁po ke ▁bon net ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁popular ly ▁worn ▁by ▁women ▁earlier ▁in ▁the ▁century . ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 1 , ▁the ▁Salv ation ▁Army ▁published ▁some ▁general ▁rules ▁prohib iting ▁alter ation ▁of ▁the ▁distinct ive ▁bon net . ▁This ▁was ▁among ▁the ▁more ▁ident ifiable ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁uniform ▁as ▁the ▁guidance ▁at ▁this ▁time ▁was ▁simply ▁to ▁wear ▁mod est ▁cl othing ▁suitable ▁for ▁a ▁military ▁organisation . ▁▁ ▁The ▁design ▁also ▁became ▁popular ly ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁' h alle lu j ah ▁bon net ' ▁and ▁came ▁to ▁symbol ise ▁the ▁Army ' s ▁work . ▁The ▁bon net ' s ▁purpose ▁was ▁not ▁only ▁to ▁identify ▁the ▁wear er , ▁but ▁to ▁protect ▁the ▁head ▁from ▁cold ▁and ▁– ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁days ▁– ▁objects ▁hur led ▁at ▁the ▁head ▁by ▁people ▁uns ym path etic ▁to ▁the ▁Army ' s ▁work