Improvements in Skirt Bands for Ladies' Clothing.
Year: 1898

page_text: PREVIONAL DILUITICATION.
Improvements in Skirt Bands for Ladies' Clothing.
I, ERNEST FREDERICK AUGUSTUS WHELAN, of 76, Hillier Road, Wandsworth
Common, in the County of Surrey, Salesman, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
This invention has for its object to provide a skirt band for securing ladies'
clothing which shall be light, strong and durable and also possess considerable
hygienic advantages combined with comfort to the wearer.
The invention consists essentially in forming the band of open woven or cellular
material and of suitable form for securing the clothing thereto.
The upper part of the band is formed of a single thickness of fabric but at a
suitable depth it divides into two separate branches or bands both integral witn
it and between these separate branches the skirt or other part is secured by sewing
or otherwise.
Preferably the double edges of the lower part of the band are woven or other-
wise more densely formed than the upper part to permit of the better attachment
of the skirt and are finished with a suitable selvage to strengthen and support the
cellular material and prevent the threads from slipping on each other.
Dated this 3rd day of July 1898.
WHEATLEY & MACKENZIE,
40, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents.
Improvements in Skirt Bands for Ladies' Clothing.
I, ERNEST FREDERICK AUGUSTUS WIELAN, of 76, Hillier Road, Wandsworth
Common, in the County of Surrey, Salesman, 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:-
1
This invention has for its object to provide a skirt band for securing ladies'
clothing which shall be light, strong and durable and also possesss considerable
hygienic advantages combined with comfort to the wearer, and consists essentially
in forming the band of open woven or cellular material and of suitable form for
securing the clothing thereto.
In the accompanying sheet of illustrative drawings, Fig. 1 is an elevation of a
small portion of a skirtband constructed according to this invention and showing
a piece of the skirt attached thereto, Fig. 2 is a cross section of the same and

page_text: Fig. 3 is a cross section showing the band in its open position before the skirt is
attached thereto.
The upper part a of the band is formed of a single thickness of network or other
fabric but at a suitable depth it divides into two separate branches or bands b
both integral with the upper part and between these separate branches the edge
of the skirt c or other part is secured by sewing or otherwise.
The edges de of the band are woven or otherwise more densely formed than
the middle part in order to permit of the better attachment of the skirt and to
form a suitable selvage to strengthen and support the cellular part and prevent
the threads from slipping on each other. The band may be woven either straight
or conical, as desired.
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:-
1. A skirt band for ladies' clothing comprising a single upper part and a
divided lower part integral with the upper part, substantially as described.
2. A skirt band for ladies' clothing arranged and constructed substantially as
described and shown.
Dated this 2nd dor of Nov 1800
WHEATLEY & MACKENZIE,
40, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents.