Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-03-08
EHOLMEs's IMPROVED SEAMLESS
EA WHALEB0NE
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No article in estimation is ia1partant or has
been so much needed to give graceful and elegant form
to adys Dress skirt which will in every particular
and without serious objections accomplish this desirable
object To produce such an article, we commenced
than SINCE experimenting and made almost every
thing that could be imagined, and used every article
known to obtain the desired elasticity and submitted our
experiment to the judgement of ladies competent
an opinion upon such article. We found that all kinds
of starched goods and cotton cord wire cord as
it is called could not 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 they might under any circumstances be pressed
into Upon the application Of Whaebone we found that
it required very carefuly-seected quail iy that the
size, length their position in the skirt and in fact all its
proportions particularly important. We were sue
cessul in producing Bone Skirt which came nearly
every objection, and pronounced by the best Judges
we could find perfectly adapted to the of the Ia
dies As soon as advertised them for sale (and we
were the first to do it, the demand for the Seamless
Whalebone Skirt became much greater than our ma.
chnery was able to supply, that and sewing
chimes put into operation and the market flooded
with goods of different Materials and put together with
out any regard to size form comlness any other OBJ
Ject, should suppose but to SELL And these were
all called Whalebone Skirts
In consequence this multiplicity of kinds and STYLES
we propose few considerations, WHICH CANNOT BE
APPLIED TO ANY OTHER GOODS why the SEAM
LESS WHALEB0NE SKIRT is superior to any and all
other kinds and the only article which is equally adapted
to the paror the street and the crowd To say nothing
our experience in bringing The article to perfection and
the unanimous appreciation Of the ladies, from the time
we first offered them;or SALE call particular attention
to few important considerations Our bones are
carefully selected and prepared by direction and
from our actual experience CLOTH which is light and
strong, is expressly for this purpose-the aper-
lures, we for the bones and cords woven or form
ed in the cloth, which renders them seamless so that la
dies will notbe annoyed by stitches breaking bones
flying out they certainly do in the sewed skirts from
the constant pressure of the bones upon them.
The last and greatest improvement made the only
objection has been to obtain article with
sufficient stiffness and elasticity, and at the same time
yielding and pable to keep the dress its proper shape
below the bones To accomplish this object have this
season successfully introduced series of elastic cords
made from the only thing that be produced, which
has this desirable elasticity, and will and keep its
proper place when pressed out of shape This cord is
made expressly for goods, and twisted in manu-
featuring that they will not roll curl up when washed
In fact present article the nearest perfect in every
particular that can be found
We have greatly increased facilities for making the
goods, and hope to be able 10 supply the of all who
want the best, and from past experience and by good
judges have been the most desirable goods in
the market
Every article Is stamped-olmes's Improved Seamless
Whaebone Skirt and may be found by the trade in the
hands ofnany Of the largest iobbng houses 10 the city
Il. Il j. HOLMES,
mch6 deod3m No d. fremont Row. Boston.