Improvements in Riding Habits.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd Mar., 1896-Accepted, 25th July, 1896
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Riding Habits.
I PETER NILSSON of 33 Conduit Street London, W. Ladies' Tailor and Habit
Maker 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 :-
This invention relates to a
new or improved safety riding habit for lady
equestrians, the object being to ensure safety to the wearer by providing means.
whereby the looseness or fulness of the skirt over the horns of the pommel of the
saddle and under the body of the rider will he held up to the pantaloons under
the skirt so that in the event of accident whichever way the rider falls, it will
be equally impossible for the habit skirt to catch on the pommels. This being
the purpose and object of the invention the same is carried out as follows.
To the outside seam of the pantaloons above the knee a strap or straps is or
are provided.
To or on the back width of the habit skirt there is attached an apron or wing
piece which will receive the buttons or other fastenings for the pantaloons' straps
in such position that when the fulness of the skirt is extended over the pommels.
of the saddle the strap and buttons may be quite easily engaged so that the
material of the skirt from under the rider will be held up over the inside of the
legs of the rider thus holding the habit taut under the body of the wearer and
clear from entanglement with the pommels.
The attachment of the apron or wing piece may conveniently be by vertical
seams, and is attached transversely at the upper edge to the upper back part of
the skirt. The shape of the apron piece will be substantially such as shown by
the drawings but the object is to leave sufficient fulness to allow of the same
being drawn over the inside of the legs and across the pommels when the fastenings.
are engaged.
The engagement of the said fastenings will be readily made by the rider when
on the horse by inserting the hand through placquet hole of the habit skirt and
be detached before dismounting.
Clasps or spring clips may be used in some cases instead of the buttons and
button holes of the straps.
In the drawings annexed hereto the application of this invention is shown.
Fig. 1 showing the front skirt of the habit cut away and also so much of the
back skirt as otherwise would cover the pommels the rider being seated on the
saddle.
Fig. 2 indicates the front skirt draped with the rider seated.
a, a', represent straps (with button-hole ends) secured to the pantaloons and b
buttons attached to an apron piece d which hangs free at its outer edges when
the wearer is walking and is secured to or on the back width of the habit skirt the
fulness whereof is thus held up and over the inside of legs and extending under
the pominels but leaving the front width of the habit to drape or hang with the
requisite graceful fall.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
ion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I ⚫
laim is :-
In ladies riding habits the attachment between the pantaloons and the rearward.

page_text: portion of the habit skirt which when the rider is on the horse will form an apron
as and for the purpose herein set forth.
Dated this 23rd day of March 1896.
HUGHES, ELI & HUGHES,
76 Chancery Lane, W.C., Agents for Applicant.