Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-11-18
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The "Drsss Prorecror''-A Hub
woman's Lawsuit Concerning 1t
Ghe Amusement Season Fairly
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BOSTON, Nov IA EVERY woman Ia the
land knowa what the "dgeg9 Protector"
for trained skirts Is, aud Las worn dozens
OF them during the asl half dozen years.
They are by no means 40 generally in usa
now, that trained street ,iresses IRE 10
largely cut oI fashion, bat there were Years
during which rveeS ady had QUE u lheae
little strips 1f rubber cloth, four or i've
inches wide, -ewtd In the edge Of the back
bread hg of every one Of her drnsa.A OF
course vast deaf If soil pnl wear was
saved frDni THE dress lay this meanH, and
though II made disagreeahe rasplng
noise Az ii dragged along the pavement,
ard though irsin'd skirta on the street
we're always an unaiitigeted nuisance, atill
the latter were long in high fashion, aud
tho Former consequent necessity.
Uue5lculated numbers of these III le
'proLvcturs" were sold during all those
years, ard very large sales arc still going
on, aud u percentage On every s.le that
has ever been made, Is claimed by
BOSTON woman and the chances seem now
To be largely 10 favor OF her getting The
money Or ut least, very handsome
proportion OF il. II Is umineutly
woman's invanticn Que uau See that ut
glance. Aud the woman whose invention
It really wss-ss proven By tue fact that
her Application Tor patent was made in
May, 1873, some time earlier than auy of
tho later applicstions--ha been fighting
her way to hur rights for half dozen years
past, aud in various courts. with per
sistenoe that Ia really quite wonderful, aud
that has been repeatedly crowned with
SUGGEST
la fact, Miss helen Marie Mach Jnald is
quite honor lioness-just now, since
Judge Towel rendered his decision ia her
favor couple OF weeks ago.
For you must understand that this
plucky woman has conducted her case her
self, preparing her own briefs, examining
aud Cross examining witnesses, arguing
before the court, and actually beating
celebrated Naw York patent lawyer "out
of bis boots" both in that city and ia this.
In the first place, she retained General
Butler TO put her patent through, action
on 1t having been delayed owing to some
technical informalities-she having frat
made application herself, without
lawyers assistauoe-but other parties
who disputed her claim, and
who themselves had applications
filed, pushed the matter to the final appeal
before the commissioner of patents. When
this hearing came up, General Butler was
over head and ears in politics. and unable
to attend to it, and rather than have it de-
ferred she pleaded her own cause and won.
That was in 1874 and the patent was
thereby granted. WheIeupon the
patented immediately instituted a suit
agai lst one of the many infriugers of her
rights aud ever since she has had one or
more salts on hand, nearly ali of which
she has conducted herself, preparing the
brilfJ ffom which her counsel argued,
even when she did no. appear personally.
But the last two caseH she mas taken
/ Sntire charge of that in New York against
| a wealthy firm of Jews, u year ago, and
| that IL Boston against d prominent dry
goods hrm, (VhO, however, sold only
| under bond OF indemnity from the Now
York house, AID are not really respousi-
bel which was pleaded last winter and
| whiuh has now been decided ia her favor.
Otner suits are to be- immediately pressed,
both ia law and In equity, unless, as row
seems probable, settlements are made
wh,eh wll leave the iit;ie woman quite u
millionaire in small way.
dent know Why say little woman. a."
Sh-'s . head taller han l.
| went to cali on her yesterday at the
down towa rooms where she conducts her
business, and finding tbs door locked gave
it a little shAka, When it suddenly opened,
and tai lady with handsome white hair,
ans yety blue eyes, and . mouth ail made
up to -ay "no, startled uie IA litua by hor
Slightly uonbghva attitude. [ have
Thought since thai she very probably took
me TOR eGe 81 q class Of pagts with which
she Il greatly annoyed, do book agent
tribe, Tor ! HAD IL suspicious bag Of blolis
III my hel d. -."
But upon MY rather trembling beil-h-
PRODUCTION, the severe lock passed OF her
face, epd / was cordially welcomed, md
instead OF Staying my Intended half IN
hour stayed I'LL nearly dark, and We had
ar-g,iNr wcmeu's talk.
Quite to my amsaement, | found that,
white judges, lawyers, officers OF court,
witnesses end outsiders have congratulated
and aided lsr, tho other SIDE" defend
ants and their counsel, have treated her
sAnmefully in very many ways. Not ouly
have they used every possible ''trick of
the trade, aad taken advantage of her
iuexperlence IN every way that her native
shrewdnoes and quickless has left open 10
them-all Of winch was Of course to be
expectod-hut they have subj .oted her to
personal Insults i'll manner which almost
,,asseu belief. wish I cou;d t.Il Won
WON'T here IN NV Iatter tLs tNy ,ti, go
when ths onnosina oon,.ssI H.. 80 e'N u.
New York lawyer, took to humiiate TIL,
woman, who vcntured to oppose him in
her own defense, in opsn court. But il
decent nswsnsnor -
saw that + was su,,,r;sal ,,o,o,,s. q 10.
bean nv ooo3 f1rtput. in an hTsi,aa ~ ~
t.ot int which bavc boa, Lro,,,,h, -
tho otbar GOV ,,evar IN ha,.a 40 e. ~" ~.
acted towards ma otbor ',,a, -, $3.50 =.
asntIs,nnn n o,,,s n.s, h.a,'i po'ioo'
tba sane tI;na A. 90 40 h ~, aD'e ~ ,, by
haonma i, ,I,r,n, !, 49,, ~, a.',;i a'"'
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enIirsIy ihe laGv ana sba Ia a 5o.t,t
; ,oa,sr ~ ,y,,r',sia, IL $3.50 II, IT,
a p%I sssn ;"at;ssd e h S't % sen
which she hsd acn;eya5l G t AT Hu'o ,h'
nina If noe, in ~ ". De ,tI .n'
which ,,on sss,,, 80 10 y. aei =, w
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