The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-08-13


Ii is pair of shoes, admirably made by MIR Henry
Janney, of this city, 18th street. the General Post Of
ce upon the plan and patent of Hiram H. Day, of New
York. The idea is capital one, OF dispensing with but
TONS aces &c. to keep the shoe tight to the foot and to
substitute, in place of them, the elastic qualities OF
the India rubber We recognise this convenient nven.
ton of the most useful ones of the day, and rec
ommend it to every citizen and every member OF Con-
gressn whose honor the name has been confered-noi
to forget Henry Janney at whose shop the General
Post Office, the article may be obtained in every variety
for ladies, gentlemen, and children.
We cannot however dismiss this subject with SO brief
notice and therefore take the liberty of suboning
the following letter. which we received last month from
an obliging correspondent in New York (In this re-
spect, we but initiate the example of our ''llusrous
predecessors.O We publish it, too, with all the waggery
which it contains.
WASHINGTON ID. c., July 3, 1917
DEAR SIR Permit me present, small present to
you, with the respects OF Horace IL. Day, esq, of the
city OF New York, pair of Congress boots for ladies'
probably they will fit of your daughters
should feel proud send pair for your wears but,
unfortunately, have suitable with me- The bearer,
however, will make pair as he has, with few 9TH
in this city, made arrangements with me-the agent OF
Mr. Day-or their manufacture.
New York, and in every other place where they have been
Introduced They you will readily see, one OF those
very few Improvements in the articles OF Dress where com
fashion, and comfort combined And am
proud say, ii american inpenton-invented by
Dupont Hyatt of Broadway New York, in 1882 and by
them patented in 1870 Want of proper materials to an
the ends required for the springs &C., prevented the
invention from being very extensively manufactured until
Mr. Day became the of the letters patent, he did
by purchase the 18th of March last, when he improved
the springs These boots far extensively worn in
Europe than in the United States But this is much
attributable the fact that people foow the European
fashions, the fact that the Europeans first succeeded
in making the cores, shrcd goods that they would
the ends required
But Mr. Day-who is the most extensive manufactures
and dealer in India rubber goods in this any other
tryhas succeeded in manufacturing the goods far
better than any of the Europeans and the exclusive
of all the paenghts for the manufacture OF these
goods in the United States There patents used
production of these boots and shoesal the property OF
Mr. Day.
This improvement will do away with all those
nuisances, buttons and strings, they do with all
openings requiring them. The gores springs readily
expand to admit the foot, and then close up around
the ankle like thing of life. Those who understand it
put them off much quicker than any other boot
shoe, WITHOUT reckoning the time now taken to tie
and unite the strings-certanly matter OF some inn
portance people in hurry and to those who have chill
dren to attend to; and when on, they furnish elastic
brace the ankles assist in walking and instead OF de-
forming rcserpe the of the foot and anke set per-
tecty and neat have no openings 10
the dust in, and no strings to break or come united ana
dange at the wearer's heels like many black snakes
No other boot shoe be made to set so neat The
springs be injured affected by any change of eli
mate heat cold, that human being, leather,
stand and will maintain their quiescent length, and last
much longer than any other part of the boot shoe And
the outside of these springs be made to match
any material or color distributions black to the most perfect
pe satin. They also made Of fine cambria outside,
in lieu of silk, and about half the cost, and quite
strong aud durable in color, and about handsome
send you herewith little specimens of these goods
including sample of hirred metallic rubber" which s
porous and resembles and will blacken the
leather. BY using little piece of this "shrcd rubber in
the front and back, soldiers (and nego's)
hide shoe be made much better and cheaper than they
now are with strings The upper of such shoes could be
piece, Nth the al the back which would
save much stock. These springs would expand admit
the foot and then close up around the ankle and furnish
the soldier with elastic brace he marched would be
and quicker put and off than the Others would
have no strings to lose break, be troubled with !;
would hurt his feet and ankles and would keep all the
sand out.
But stop, and beg pardon for troubling you
with so long letter. caused by knowledge the fact that
you always have taken deep interest in all Improvements
for the benefit of mankind especially american improve
ments, and particularly Improvements of our under
standings.
have the honor to be- with every respect and in demo-
cratic fellowship your ohedicnt servant,
f WILLWORTH
We not content with letting even MIR. Willmarth
speak for himself but the following particular
description of the plan of the shoe, and the advantages
which recommend it, it accompanies the original ad-
vertisement in New York:
The CoNGREss Boor.In 1889, Messrs. Dupont Hyatt,
ladies' shoe,akcrs, Broadway, New York; invented and
applied elastic go,es substitutes for buttons and aces
shoes and in 1910, etterspatent
same the United States. Mr. Dupont has continued
the But the invention, though very valua
be has been generally used, mainly from the fact thai
the elastic material used has been expensive and insult
ed to the peculiar end required And besides this few
til person has made it valuable, extensively known
This patent of Messrs Dupont Hyatt has recently been
made exceedingly valuable by the preseat owner of the
tentrghi in preparing and beautiful style of elastic
material, which has, in its imperfect state, every
requisite for the purpose of these elastic gors and which is
much cheaper than that formerly used.
In Europe, the Congress Boot" has into extensive
is patronized by Engands fair Queen" by the
considered indispensable article of fashion, well
comfort (See Halls Book of the Feet, lately repubshed
| in this country, from the second London edition.)
This however, is only one application OF the invention
elastic gore is, for every reason far preferable TO strings or
buttons In childrens Shoes nothing oil the Tune
trouble saved in eing butonng, the elastic gore
far preferable because it will prevent their speedy uesrc
ton by running down the heel 1t may be apP,ed
in front back well the sides; and for children
fh freak ankles the gaiter may be made with OF wthoul
small pieces of whaebone up the Sides between the elastic
material and the prunela leather. at the point Oh Juno
| urc ofthe two materials.
Mems calfskn boots without seam in the vanp, and
to come up anklesay high the Oxford ue or
half paites the greatest riun phi OF the INVENTION The
material used for the cores Will stretch three tunes Its
eloupate by The calf boot may be made
to come up above the ankle, in the the ladies'