Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-05-10
IN & j. HOLINESS IMPROVED
ia. SEAMLESS WHALEBoNE
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No article in estimation is so important or has
heen much needed to give graceful and elegant form
ladys dress skirt which will in every particular
aud without serious iecuns accomplish this desirable
Object. To produce such article, CONNIE need
than since experimenting and made almost every
thing that could be imagined, and usd every article
known oAt the desired elasticity and submitted
experiment to the judgement of ladies' competent acrm
opinion upon such article. We found that all kinds
Of sarched goods and cotton cord cotton wire cord as
it is called could not be used because when pressed out
OF thsir shspS wId mat shape
in other words they would remain in the same position
shape they might under any circumstances be pressed
into. Upon tine application of Whalebone found that
it required very carefully quail ~ that the
size length their position in the skirt, and in fact all its
proportions particularly important We
cessful in producing Bore Skirt which nearly
every Gbecton and pronounced by the best Judges
could find perfectly adapted to the wants of the la
dies As soon advertised them Tor sale, land we
were the first do it,. the demand frthe Seamless
Whalebone SKIRT became so 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 mat rails, and put together with
any regard to size form. confines any other OBJ
ject should suppose, but 10 sell And these
all called Whalebone Skirts
In consequence of this multiplicity of kinds and styles
we propose a few considerations WHICH CANNOT BE
APPLIED To ANY OTHER GOODS, why the SEAM
LESS WHALEB0NE SKIRT is superior to any and all
other kinds the only article which is equally adaped
to the paror the street and the crowd To say nothing
experience in bringing The article perfection and
the unanimous appreciation Of the ladies' from the time
we nrst ouereu them Or SAFE we cal plucnar attention
to few more important considerations Our bones are
refuy selected and prepared by direction, and
from actual experience; CLOTH which light and
strong is expressly for this purposethe aper-
lures we for the bones and cords woven or form
ed in the CLOTH which renders them Seamless so that la
dies will not he annoyed by stitches breaking bones
flying out they certainly do in the sewed skirts rom
thu cons ant pressure of the bones upon them.
The last and greatest improvement made and the only
objection TO has been obtain article with
sufficient stiffness and elasticity, and at the same time
yielding and piable keep the dress proper shape
below the bones To accomplish this object have this
successfully introduced series of elastic cords
made from the only thing that be produced which
has this desirable elasticity, and will and keep
proper place when pressed of shape This cord is
made expressly for our goods, and twisted in manu-
featuring that they will not roll curl up when washed
In fact present article the perfect in every
particular that can be found.
We are prepared to supply all who wish for the best,
and from past experience and by good judges have been
pronou the desirable goods in the market The
| public cautioned against worthless limitations.
Every genuine article is stamped "E & j. Holiness
Improved Seamless Whalebone Skirt" and may found
by the trade i'll the hands of many of the largest ohbng
houses in the city. E. h ]. HOLMES. :
Boston, Feb %, 1856 moh6 deod3m