A Cycling Costume for Ladies.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 5th Apr., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 5th Jan., 1895-Accepted, 16th Feb., 1895
A Cycling Costume for Ladies.
Madame JULIA GILL Court Dressmaker 56 Haverstock Hill N.W. do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
For improvements in lady's cycling costumes.
The skirt is made with an underlayer of the same material or other kind, which
when turned up is drawn in at waist with a cord run through, rings, tapes, or
eylet holes &c. which then forms a semi-skirt, the under piece forming a frill &
giving the appearance of a jacket bodice. When the wearer gets off cycle the
skirt drops into place as an ordinary walking skirt. The same skirt can be fixed
up to the waist band or other parts of costume by hooks & eyes or other
attachment, or as a combination of skirt, bodice & pants.
The pants are tight fitting in the foundation, with vertical or horizontal flutings
or frills, with or without gaiters to finish, thus effectually disguising the form of
the limbs.
Dated this 3rd day of Anvil 1901
JULIA GILL.
I, JULIA GILL of 56 Haverstock Hill in the Parish of St. Pancras
London N.W. in the County of Middlesex Court Dressmaker 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 has for its object to provide a suitable combination costume for
lady cyclists, so that they have a safe riding garment combined with an ordinary
walking costume for use when dismounted.
The invention consists of an entirely novel garment and which I will now proceed
to describe.
Of the accompanying drawings forming a part of this Specification
Fig. 1 represents a side view of the skirt A as used for walking.
Fig. 2 represents also a side view of the skirt A with a portion of the flounce A¹
raised to show the tuck D beneath, on and in which is run a cord e c¹ through
rings eylet-holes tapes or tuck 2 & D with bottom flounce B.
Fig. 3 represents a side view of the skirt A turned up for riding a cycle it is
drawn in at the waist by the cord e the upper flounce A' is turned inside the turned
up portion of the skirt A the bottom flounce B forming a basque to the bodice, thus
making a very graceful semi-skirt for riding, and can be immediately let down for
walking by unfastening cord c. Also showing the fluted or vertical frilled
trowsers E.
The same letters of reference represent the same parts in all the figures.
In carrying out my invention I provide a convertible cycling costume for ladies
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page_text: which shall combine a perfectly safe, easy and graceful riding garment, at the same
time providing an ordinary full length walking skirt by simply unfastening the
cord c and dropping the turned up portion of the skirt A. The arrangement of
tuck D and the flounce A' preventing any creases appearing in the skirt when let
down for walking.
I may also attach the skirt-when raised-to the waistband by hooks buttons or
other attachment.
The skirt A and flounce A' may be either attached to flounce B or detached
thus making a separate basque if so desired.
The fluted trowsers E forming part of the costume are formed by making a
shaped plain garment and adding vertical frills or flutings of the same or other
material.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is.
A convertible cycling costume for ladies, comprising a safe, easy, and graceful
riding garment, combined with an ordinary full length walking skirt which effect is
produced by my said invention of turning up the skirt and attaching it to the waist
by cords, rings, or other attachment combined with the advantages gained by the
arrangement of the tuck D and flounces A¹ & B, thus producing a semi skirt for
riding and walking garment.
Dated this 4th day of January 1895.
JULIA GILL.