An Improved Skirt, by Means of which Ladies may join in Cricket, Lawn Tennis, and all Games and Exercises.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 10th Dec., 1890
Complete Specification Left. 10th Sept.. 1891-Accepted. 7th Nov.. 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
[An Improved Skirt, by Means of which Ladies may join in Cricket,
Lawn Tennis, and all Games and Exercises.
We, WILLIAM PIERCE, India Rubber Manufacturer 110 and 112 City Road
in the Parish of Shoreditch London and JOHN HUNT MARGETTS Cricket Bat
Maker 71 Bridport Place Hoxton in the Parish of Shoreditch London, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
:-
This invention relates to means of weighting ladies' dresses to avoid disarrange-
ment by wind or mishaps to which ladies become liable when engaged in out-door
games and exercises.
We are aware that ladies' dresses have for this purpose been weighted by means of
lead shot lodged round the bottom edge of the skirt; but this plan greatly impedes
the wearer in running.
Our improvement consists in inserting vertically in the box-pleats of the skirt a
suitable number of lengths of tubing such as the usual india rubber tubing having
coiled wire inserted therein. These tubes can be readily removed when required
for washing the skirt and are readily adapted to all skirts having box-pleats.
In order to enable the skirt to be drawn in to any required circumference we
provide two rows of elastic ribbon arranged horizontally around the trimmings
to be tied in bows at the required length to draw in or let out the skirt as may
be desired.
Dated this 8th day of December 1890.
WM. PIERCE.
JOHN HUNT MARGETTS.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Skirt, by Means of which Ladies may join in Cricket,
Lawn Tennis, and all Games and Exercises.
We ELIZA LOUISA PIERCE widow of the late William Pierce deceased of 110
and 112 City Road in the Parish of Shoreditch London and JOHN HUNT
MARGETTS Cricket Bat Maker 71 Bridport Place, Hoxton in the Parish of
Shoreditch London do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what
mauner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in
and by the following statement :-
This invention relates to means of weighting ladies' dresses to avoid disarrange-
ment by wind or mishaps to which ladies become liable when engaged in out-door
games and exercises.
We are aware that ladies dresses have for this purpose been weighted by means
of lead shot lodged round the bottom edge of the skirt but this plan greatly
impedes the wearer in running.
Our improvement consists in inserting vertically in the box pleats of the skirt a
suitable number of lengths of tubing such as the usual india rubber tubing having
coiled wire inserted therein. These tubes can be readily removed when required
for washing the skirt and are readily adapted to all skirts having box pleats.
In order to enable the skirt to be drawn in to any required circumference we
provide two rows of elastic ribbon arranged horizontally around the trimmings
to be tied in bows at the required length to draw in or let out the skirt as may
be desired.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is :
Ladies' dresses for out-door games or exercises weighted by means of lengths of
coiled wire preferably covered by india rubber or other suitable protective material
inserted vertically in box pleats of the skirt substantially as described.
Dated this 10th day of September 1891.
AYRTON & THOMAS,
Agents for the Applicants.