Improvements in and in connection with Dress-holders.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 22nd Mar., 1890-Accepted, 26th Apr., 1890
CUBIT LEIDT MOITIA
Improvements in and in connection with Dress-holders.
I, AGNES BAVEY of Chiddingstone near Edenbridge Kent Lady 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 make and provide a portable form of Dressholder
or suspender, capable of being easily and efficiently applied as wished, especially in
wet or dirty weather and enabling the dress or other garment to which it may be
applied to be caught well up all round,-and so avoid the unpleasant drag or
uncomfortable feeling that otherwise occurs.
By this my improved Dress holder or Suspender which I propose to make is by
employing a band of suitable fabric, color or material and form intended to encircle
the waist, having a buckle provided so as to fit any size person, and a succession of
eyelet holes therein for the fork or forks of the buckle to take into, and I suspend
from the said waist band or belt and at each side of same a strip of either elastic
webbing or other material and likewise two of same at the back of the waist band
or belt. These strips or bands may be so provided at their upper ends with curved
books and the waist band or belt pierced around the back and sides with small holes
or openings into which metal eyelets would be placed so as to form eyelet holes and
the hooks are then inserted, and the strips or bands in this manner suspended in
position as wished. At the bottom or lower end of each of these strips or bands
suitable spring clips or clasps are connected which are capable of and intended to be
easily attached to the various portions of the dress and to firmly secure and hold
same, and to the extent desired to suit the wearer, without in any way creasing or
harming the fabric they support.
The narrow strips vertically disposed from the waist band or belt may be attached
or detached at any moment with ease and either the entire four vertical strips or a
lesser number be used if wished.
My improved form of Dress holder being of a very simple mode of adjustment it
can be readily put on or taken off, and when used it enables the dress when held up
to be well adjusted so as to set well and is not cumbersome or unsightly and will be
found a very great comfort in wear during wet or dirty weather.
In the accompanying Drawing Figure 1 exhibits my improved form of Dress
holder or Suspender wherein A, is the waist band or belt having a buckle B, thereon
to enable it to be adjusted and secured to the waist of the wearer. C, C, are the
vertically disposed narrow strips capable of being hooked or fixed on to suitable
parts of the waist band or belt in the eyelet holes provided in same, or in other
suitable and convenient manner. At the lower portion of each of the vertical strips
a spring clip or clasp D, is provided, capable of firmly holding and securing the
dress or other garment well up and in position.
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
"The form or method of making an improved form of Dressholder in manner
substantially.as and for the purposes herein before set forth-described and illustrated."
Dated this 22nd day of March 1890.
GRAHAM & GRAHAM,
Agents for Applicant.