LADIES TRICYCLING COSTUME APPLICABLE ALSO FOR ORDINARY WEAR
Year: 1885

page_text: I, JOHN TURPIN WALLER GOODMAN of 47 Albemarle Street, Piccadilly, Middlesex,
Tailor, do hereby declare the nature of my said invention for "LADIES TRICYCLING
COSTUME APPLICABLE ALSO FOR ORDINARY WEAR," to be as follows:-
The object of this invention is to so cut or make up a costume for Ladies that it
can be used for tricycling purposes and for ordinary wear. The costume is complete
in itself but a half skirt can be worn over it if desired.
For the purpose of my invention I forn a costume consisting of a body portion
and a skirt. At the front part of the skirt from the waist band to the bottom I
form a number of pleats or kilts made in a special manner as to open out or expand
thus allowing freedom of movement of the knees, but closing up again to their
normal position with a springy action when the pressure of the knees is removed.
By the arrangement of these specially constructed expanding pleats or kilts the
skirt is prevented from being dragged or pulled round from the back, or from being
raised at the bottom when the costume is being used for Tricycling.
When the costume is required for walking a detachable drapery or half skirt
may be worn, in such a manner as to partly cover the front portion of the skirt,
which renders the costume undistinguishable from an ordinary walking costume.
Ladies' Tricycling Costume, Applicable also for Ordinary Wear.
I JOHN TURPIN WALLER GOODMAN of 47 Albemarle Street, Piccadilly, Middlesex,
Tailor, 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 :-
.
The object of this invention, is to so cut, or make up a costume for Ladies, that
it can be used for tricycling purposes and for ordinary wear. The costume is

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complete in itself, but a detachable drapery, or half skirt can be worn over it, if
desired.
For the purpose of my invention, I form a costume consisting of a body portion
and a skirt separate therefrom. At the front part of the skirt from the waistband
to the bottom, I form a number of pleats, or kilts, made in a special manner, so as
to open out or expand, thus allowing freedom of movement of the knees, but closing
up again to their normal position with a springy action, when the pressure of the
knees is removed. By the arrangement of these specially constructed expanding
pleats, or kilts, the skirt is prevented from being dragged, or pulled round from
the back, or from being raised at the bottom when the costume is being used for
Tricycling..
When the costume is required for walking, a detachable drapery, or half skirt,
may be worn in such a manner as to partly cover the front portion of the skirt,
which renders the costume indistinguishable from an ordinary walking costume.
Figure 1 of the annexed drawings shows the pattern of one front, half of the
skirt, the dotted lines showing the pleating or kilting, the other half being exactly
similar. The kilting is sewn or fastened about 4 inches below the waistband, as
indicated by the dotted line B, the pleats are sewn through and also invisibly
fastened by concealed sewing, or otherwise, at about 12 inches from the bottom of
the skirt, as indicated by the dotted line C.
The object of the sewing, is to produce a springing action and cause the folds to
return to their position when pressure is removed. The kilting is free to open out,
or expand between the two sewings as shown at Figure 2, and thus make room for
the knees, when the costume is used for tricycling &c.
Figure 3 shows the appearance of the costume when the wearer is standing or
walking. It consists of a body portion D, and skirt E, having at the front
thereof, a number of pleats, or kilts A. When required for walking, the costume
may be made to look like an ordinary walking dress, by partially covering the
front portion of the skirt with a detachable drapery or half skirt F in the manner
represented at Figure 4.
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
Cutting the front half sides and pleating the front middle edge portions, sewing
same together to form a front kilting for ordinary wear, yet capable of expansion
by the movement of the knees of the rider, while riding a tricycle as set forth.
The 27th day of November 1885.
H. GARDNER,
166, Fleet Street, London,
Agent for the said J. T. W. Goodman.