Improvements in or connected with Hats and Bonnets.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 12th Aug., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 14th Nov., 1891-Accepted, 19th Dec., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or connected with Hats and Bonnets.
I, EDITH AUGUSTA JAMES, trading under the name of Edith Kirsteen, Lady
Milliner, 14, Wellington Road, Brighton, in the County of Sussex, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
A piece of stiff net is made to fit over the untrimmed crown of a hat or bonnet,
it is cut larger than an ordinary crown, the extra size being snipped up to admit of
its being fastened on to a strip of stiff net doubled, this is done in order to form a
wall to an extra crown, this wall does not extend to the back of the crown, which
is simply turned up to form a hem. A small piece is hollowed out of this extra
crown to make room for the tuft of velvet, lace, or feathers which are secured on
the hat or bonnet--on each side of this extra crown are small tabs of stiff net, on
the inside of which hooks are fastened corresponding to the eyes fastened on to the
hat or bonnet. The object of this extra crown is that one hat or bonnet may be
entirely redecorated by removing one crown & fastening on another differently
ornamented, thus suiting any style of dress.
Dated this 19th day of Avgust 1891
EDITH A. JAMES,
14, Wellington Road, Brighton.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or connected with Hats and Bonnets.
I, EDITH AUGUSTA JAMES, trading under the name of Edith Kirsteen, of
14 Wellington Road, Brighton, in the County of Sussex, Lady Milliner, 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 improvements in hats or bonnets for ladies, girls, and
children and consists of an extra or false crown which is attached to the hat or
bonnet as hereinafter described.
In order that my invention may be distinctly understood reference is to be had
to the accompanying drawings which form part of this Specification and in which
Fig. 1 is a top view of an untrimmed hat having the false crown attached.
Fig. 2 is a side view of same partly trimmed.
Fig. 3 is a top view of an untrimmed bonnet having the false crown attached.
Fig. is a side view of same partly trinuned.
Fig. 5 shews my false crown.
The object of my invention is to provide a false crown to fit any style of hat or
bonnet, and which when trimmed can be removed and replaced by other false
crowns that are decorated in various ways, and which will enable ladies to use a
number of them without interfering with the original shape and decoration of the
hat or bonnet, thus suiting any style of dress.
In carrying out my invention I take a piece of stiff net or any other suitable
material A, which is larger than the crown of the hat or bonnet and to this I fasten
a strip of stiff net or other suitable material (doubled if necessary) sufficiently
strong to form a wall B, and made to fit over the crown of the hat or bonnet; this
wall does not extend to the back of the hat or bonnet but far enough to be hid in
the decorated portion.
On reference to Fig. 5 it will be observed that the top of the false crown has the

page_text: appearance as if it was made in two parts A and C, but such is not the case, it is
made in one piece but the portion it is intended to cut away in any desired
manner to fit the tufts of velvet, lace or feathers and for the purpose of better
explanation I cut the false crown as shewn by, the lines "k."
On each side of the false crown I form two or more tabs D made of the same
material, and on the inside of each of these I fasten hooks "e" and I also fasten
eyes "on the hat orsbonnet in corresponding positions, and by these 'means the
false crown is secured to the hat or bonnet.
It will be understood that the false crown can if desired. be made in one piece
.entirely.
In the working of my invention, I do not wish to restrict myself to this
particular shape, but to be enabled to adopt my false crown to any style of hat or
bonnet.
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 application of a false crown for hats and bonnets as hereinbefore described
and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 13th day of November 1891.
THOMAS H. MELLOR,
110, St. James's Street, Brighton, Agent for the Applicant.