Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-11-30
SERIAL SHIRT FRONTS.
,u,,ziug Invention Lately Patented
{ rv a Pennsyfvauian.

amazing Invention Lately Patented
u Bv a Pennsyivanian.
q. ,-,boiv thinks that the inventive
~ che American people is on the
----rs,- honeIessIy left, that's ALL re-
49, ana OF the patent lawyers Of
l--'---7errbia recently as he sat with his
L--- +ta office table and smoked pat
l-.- Cc-r.ticut cigar warranted to de-
s-- -ba most expert judge Of Havana
es.,1 49, ..Ismes.'' he continued, address
- .e, office boy, ''bring me thatpackage
l-- ---,s from Washington yesterday"
---- T,4 uroduced large paper parcel,
rFirt the lawyer took what was TO
I- ,9,------g-auces an ordinary cOlOred shirt,
az 'L..-r9rpntlv Of white linen, with a
l@l-I .I55iy1 I'm the form Of a horseshoe and
s ---ii c76 stamped all over the bosom ard
have lust taken out a patent on this
--sr I'm Iackawanna county. who
ma RI The Excelsior Patent Paper Shirt
an ~. =, t6a speaker inserted his thumb
lT1- fba bottom of the shirt bosom and
----ese.'-.I % tear of a layer Of paper Of
ls,.- rra shirt was made. He then tore
re-1t5-r Iaver. and then another and
---Ea- until six separate sheets in the
Sane nj the bosom lay on the table, and
'-srirT neld what looked like the original
shirt in ms manu-. -,-,,- -,
u,-s * this shirt, made of very tough pa
- nat won't tear without good deal
55rrassure. and the bosom is made up Of
Nm LAYERS. one for each day IN the
-r II q man chooses to be lavish with
ts-rirau. or. If he likes to be an Out-and-
-. swell. he can change half a dozen
..-.ss dav. Now. on this sample, all
- FONTS are the same. but they Will be
-eIe I'm an sorts Of styles, 50 that fell
-wr4u wear this horseshoe figure If he
---+s f1 90 % COney Island to the races,
"a cross base ball bat design if he is &C
.-rout % see the Philadelphia play the
athletic. or a neat little design in dots
--bqrs. OF something Of that sort, if he is
1frr off with MS girl to Atlantic City or
-e matinee. Thapll be all fixed by Civ
MA card with each shirt telling the pat
.a-rs on each OF the seven fronts, which
r-U be- numbered from one 10 seven.
Enough collars and cuffs VIII 20 with
each shirt for the seven fronts, and the
whole outfit will be sold for the small sum
f5ucents for the assorted patterns and
scents for the all white. Why, it's the
--est thing that mas been struck since
-stelephOne was patented"
But what about the novelette, part OF
Le scheme?'
All, had forgotten TO show you; see
his" and the lawyer handed over one of
-ba t0rn-Off shirt fronts on the back Of
which was printed in fine type one chap
~ of a story entitled. The Phantom
Jockey. q Romance OF Sheepshead Bay"
there YOU are, chapter 1 of a sporting
s-yeIette. and It's continued and finished
IN the other six fronts. OF course, some
tines YOU viii run across the same yarn
vice on two shirts, but some thousands
If different stories will be printed, and the
Irs made up so as to give each city and
town as few duplicates as possible. Any
t-r. the card will tell you what story is
-1 the shirt, aud YOU can be careful not
utuv the same one twice. Some men
VIII get so interested in the story when
aey Zip of Mondays front that they will
tax the whole week off so as to learn the
l.rl's fate. but that will be all the better,
l1i is indeed, part Of the scheme in
printing them at all. Oh, tell you this
invention is going 10 be a great 90, and,
aside from It's other virtues, will do more
-varl driving the Chinese laundTymeu
uekto their native land than all the pO-
L-.cl. h0Wls that ever were heard"