MEANS FOR SUPPORTING LADIES DRESSES FROM THE SHOULDER OF THE WEARER
Year: 1885

page_text: I, EDWIN DEARDEN of Darnall Sheffield, in the County of York Engineer do
hereby declare the nature of my invention for MEANS FOR SUPPORTING LADIES
DRESSES FROM THE SHOULDER OF THE WEARER," to be as follows:-
This Invention relates to improvements to ladies dresses whereby the weight of
the skirts and lower parts of the dress is sustained by the shoulders, instead of
being sustained by the hips, or jointly by the hips and the pressure of the band on
the waist of the wearer.
By this improvement a great source of discomfort and deformation which
frequently promotes disease, is avoided.
My Invention consists in providing supporters of a web like material, to suit the
fancy of the wearer which I attach to the waist-band of the dress or of the skirts
or both, at a suitable distance apart at the back, to pass over the shoulders and
join together at the front of the breast, at a point convenient to the conformation
of the person, from this point I continue the supporter in one web to the said band
or bands and attach it thereto. The means of attachment I prefer to use for this
purpose are such as may be readily connected and released, and also held securely
under the varying motions of the body, but I do not confine myself to any
particular form of fastener or means of attachment, as, a variety of means might
be used, even ordinary buttons, without departing from the general formation of
these supporters or the principle therein involved.
For evening dresses I may make the supporters of two webs throughout to
attach to the band or bands at the back, and after passing over the shoulders to
extend down each side of the breast to the said band or bands.

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I EDWIN DEARDEN of Darnall Sheffield, in the County of York, Engineer do
hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is
to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement :—
My Invention relates to improved means applied to ladies dresses whereby the
weight of the skirts and lower parts of the dress is sustained by the shoulders,
instead of by the hips, or jointly by the hips and the pressure of the waist band on
the wearer.
By my invention a great source of discomfort and deformation which frequently
promotes disease, is avoided :-It consists in providing supporters of a web like, or
other suitable material, to suit the fancy of the wearer, which I attach to the waist
band of the dress, or of the skirts or both, at a suitable distance apart at the back,
to pass over the shoulders and join together at the front of the breast, at a point
convenient to the conformation of the person; from this point I continue the
(supporter in one web or piece to the said band or bands and attach it thereto; the
means of attachment I prefer to use are such as may be readily connected and
released and also hold securely under the varying motions of the body.
On the accompanying Sheet of Drawing
Figure 1 represents a front view of my improved device or means for supporting
a dress skirt according to my invention.
Figure 2 is a side view of same.
Figure 3 a front view thereof applied to a ladies dress.
Figure 4a back view of same and
Figure 5 front and side view of clip or buckle for fastening support to dress.
A front web or strap. B back webs or straps. C. C. spring clips or buckles.
D waist band. E skirt.
The form of clip I have shown on the drawing I find to answer well, as it firmly
clips the waist band without injuring it, the clip grasping a considerable surface of
the band, and the buckle part of the said clip is convenient for regulating the
length of the supporters but I do not confine myself to any particular form of
fastener or means of attachment as a variety of means might be used, even ordinary
buttons; without departing from the general formation of these supporters or the
`principle therein involved.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
Invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is:-
The means of supporting ladies dresses from the shoulders of the wearer sub-
stantially as described.