Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-05-15
ny & j. HOLINESS IMPROVED
M. SEAMLESS WHALEBONE
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No article in estimation is so important 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 article we commenced more
than year SINCE experimenting, and made almost every
thing that could be imagined and used every article
known TO obtain the desRed elasticity and submitted
experiment to the judgement of ladies competent form
opinion upon such article. We found that all kinds
of arched goods and cotton cord cotton wire cord as
it is Called could not be used because when pressed out
their proper shape they would that shape
in other words they would remain in the position
or shapehey might under any circumstances be pressed
into. Upon the application of Whaebone we found that
it required very carefully quail ty that the
size, length their position the skirt and fact all its
proportions particularly important We were sue
cosstul in producing Bone Skirt which ove nearly
every hjecon and pronounced by the best Judges
we could ind as perfectly ADAPTED to the wants of the Ia
dies AS soon advertised them for sale, land we
were the first to do it, the demand for the Seamless
Whaebone Skirt became much greater than our ma.
chinery was able to supply that and sewing ma
chimes were put into operation, and the market flooded
with goods Of different materials, and put together with.
out any regard to size FORM confines any other OBJ
ject, as we should suppose, but to SELL And these were
all called Whalebone Skirts
In consequence of 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 equally ADAPTED
to the paror the street and the crowd To say nothing
our experience in bring ng The article to perfection and
the unanimous appreciation of the ladies, from the time
we first offered them for sale, call particular attention
to few more important considerations Our bones are
crtuly selected and pre- AIRED by direction and
hom our actual experiences cloth, which is light and
strong is woven expressly for this purpose-he aper-
lures welts for the bones and woven or form
ed in the cloth, which renders them seamless so that la
dies viii not be annoyed by stitches breaking and bones
flying out, as they certainly do in the skirts from
the constant pressure of the bones upon them.
The last and greatest Improvement made and the only
objection to overcome has been obtain an article with
sufficient stiffness and elasticity and at the same time
yielding and pable to keep the dress its proper shane
below the bones To accomplish this object we have this
season successfully introduced series of elastic cords
made from the only thing that be produced which
has this desirable elasticity ami will recover and keeps
proper place when pressed out Of shape This cord ia
made expressly for goods and so 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 are prepared to supply all who wish for the best
and 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 "E Il j. Holiness
Improved Seamless Whalebone skrt," and may be found
by the trade in the hands of many Of the largest ohbng
houses in the city. u. Il j. HOLMES
Boston, Feb 90 1886 mch6 oeoasn,