Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-03-07
Boston A0pertiscnlents.
EEOLMEs'S IMPROVED SEAMLESS
IE WHALERONE
S X I r t I

II WHALEBoNE
S X [ r T
No article III our estimation is 50 important or has
been much needed to give graceful and elegant form
to ladys Dress skirt which will every particular
and without serious objections accomplish this desirable
object. To produce such article. commenced
than year snce experimenting, and made almost every
thing that could be imagined and used every article
known obtain the desired elasticity and submitted our
experiment Is the judgement Of ladies competent TO fern
opinion upon such an article We found that all kinds
of sarched goods and cotton cord cotton wire cord
it called could be used, because when pressed out
Of their proper shape they would not that shape
or in other words they would remain in the position
or shape they might under eny circumstances he pressed
INTO Upon the application of Whalebone we found that
1t required very careiuiy-seleced quail ~ that the
size, length their position in the skirt and in fact all its
proportions were particularly important. We
cessnl in producing Bone Skirt which nearly
every oncton and was pronounced By the best Judges
we could Ind as perfectly ADAPTED to the of the la
dies AS soon as we advertised them for sale (and
were the first to do it, the demand for the Seamless
Mhaleoone Skirt became so much greater than our
chnery was able to supply, that ana sewing ma
chimes were put into operations and the market flooded
Win goods OF dlherent Materials and put together with
out any regard to size form, confines or any other OBJ
Ject as we Should suppose, but to SELL And these
all called Whaebone Skirts
In consequence this multiplicity Of kinds and vle
we propose a few considerations, WHICH CANNOT BE
APPLIED TO ANY OTHER GOODS why the SEAM
LESS WHALEBoNB SKIRT is superior to any and an
other kinds and the only article which equally adapted
to the paor the street and the crowd say nothing of
our experience in bringing the article perfection and
the unanimous appreciation Of the ladies' from the time
we first offered themor sale, cali particular attention
to a few more important considerations Our bones are
carefully selected and prepared by direction and
from our actual experiences CLOTH which is light and
strong, is woven expressly for this purposete aper-
lures, wes for the bones and cords or form
ed in the coth which renders them seamless so that la
dies will not be annoyed by stitches breaking and bones
flying out as they certainly do in the seSed skirts from
the constant pressure of the bones upon them.
The last and greatest improvement made and the only
objection to overcome has been TO obtain article with
sufficient Stiffness and elasticity, and the same time
yielding and pabe to keep the dress in its proper shape
below the bones To accomplish this object we have this
season successfully introduced series elastic cords
made from the only thing that be produced, which
has this desirable elasticity, and will and keeps
proper place when pressed out of shape This cord is
made expressly for goods and twisted in manu-
featuring that they will not rc curl up when washed
In fact we present article the perfect in every
particular that Can be found.
we have greatly increased facilities for making the
goods ard hope to be able TO supply the wants of all who
want the best, and from past experience and by good
judges have been ced the most desirable goods in
the market
Every article Is stamped-Holmes's Improved Seamless
Whaebone Skirts and may be found by the trade in the
hands omany Of the largest jobbing houses in the city
II. & J. HOLMES,
mcb6 deOd3m No 4, fremont Row Boston