Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-04-09
Boston advertisements.
HOLINESS IMPROVED SEAMLESS
ME WHALEB0NE
9 X T r TT

- IA L IL l.
No article in estimation is so important or has
been much needed to give graceful and elegant form
to lay'S dress. skirt which will in every particular,
and without serious objections accomplish this desirable
object To produce such an article we commenced more
than SINCE experimenting, and made almost every
thing that could be imagined and used every article
known obtain the desired elasticity and submitted
experiment t. the judgement Of ladies competent to fern
an opinion upon such an article. We found that all kinds
of sarched goods and cotton cord cotton wire cord
it called could not be use because when pressed out
of their proper shape they would that shape
or in other words they would remain in the position
or shape they might under eny circumstances be pressed
into. Upon the application of Whalebone found that
it required very careullyselected quail ty that the
size length their position in the skirt and fact all
proportions particularly important. We
ccssul in producing Bone Skirt which nearly
every objection, and pronounced by the best Judges
could find perfectly adapted to the of the la
dies. As advertised them for sale land we
the first to do t). the demand for the Seamless
Whalebone Skirt became much greater than a..
chinery was able to supply that sewers 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, comness any other OBJ
ject, we should suppose, but 10 SELL And these
all called Whslebone Skirts 4
In consequence of this multiplicity of kinds and styles
propose few considerations, WHICH CANNOT B e
APPLIED To ANY OTHER GOODS. why the SEAM
LESS WHALEBONE SKIRT is superior to any and all
other kinds, and the only article which is equally adapted
to the parlor the and the crowd To say nothing
experience in bringing The article to perfection and
the unanimous appreciation If the ladies, from the time
we nrst oHered nenor SAFE, we cali particular attention
to few more important considerations Our bones
carefully selected and prepared by direction
from actual experience; CLOTH which light and
strong, is woven expressly for this purposehe aper-
lures wets for the bones and cords form
ed in the CLOTH which renders them seamless that
dies viii not be annoyed by stitches breaking and bones
flying out as they certainly do in the sewed skirts, from
the cons amt pressure Of the bones upon them.
The last and greatest improvement made and the only
objection to overcome has been 70 obtain article with
sufficient stiffness and elasticity, and at the same time
yielding and pabe keep the dress its proper shape
below the bones To accomplishing object we have this
season successfully introduced series of elastic cords,
made from the only thing that be produced, which
has this desirable elasticity and will recover keep
proper place when pressed out of shape This cord
made expressly for goods, and twisted in
featuring that they will not roll curl up when washed
In fact present article the nearest perfect every
Particular that can be found.
We are prepared to supply all who wish for the best,
aud from past experience and by good judges have been
pronou ced the most desirable goods in the market The
public are cautioned against worthless limitations.
Every genuine article is stamped %Holmes's Improved
Seamless Whaebone Skirt;' and may be found by the
trade in the hands of many Of the largest obbing houses
10 the city. e. n J. HOLMES. 4
Boston, Feb %, 1856 niche deod3m