Improvements relating to the Lining of Blouses and similar Body Garments.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 22nd Feb., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 31st Mar., 1896-Accepted, 2nd May, 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements relating to the Lining of Blouses and similar Body
Garments.
I, FRANK WILLIAMSON, of 97 Wood Street, City of London, Buyer in the
employ of Messrs. Dent Allcroft & Co. of the above address, do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to the introduction of stockinette or similar elastic fabric
as a tight fitting lining to a loose fitting blouse or similar body garment of non-
elastic material worn by a lady.
The stockinette or like elastic fabric is preferably made in sectional parts for
attachment to the ordinary seams of a made up loose blouse or like loose fitting
exterior non-elastic material, said tight fitting elastic lining being of such a
character that it gives and yields in all directions and accommodates itself to suit
ladies of different degrees of bulk or chest measurement.
As before stated the stockinette for the purpose of my invention is preferably
woven in sections or separate parts with a selvedge thread but it can by dropping
threads in the machine or frame, a system well known to hosiery manufacturers, be
produced by continual weaving and be then separated and secured by overlap or
running seams for attachment within an already made up blouse, or any ordinary
ply of plain stockinette can be cut up and then be sewn into a blouse of non-elastic
material, or be sewn in with the seams of a non-elastic loose blouse during the
making up of such loose fitting exterior.
L
1500
H. GARDNER,
Patent Agent, 166 Fleet Street, London,
Agent for the said Frank Williamson.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements relating to the Lining of Blouses and similar Body
Garments.
I, FRANK WILLIAMSON, of 97 Wood Street, City of London, Buyer in the
employ of Messrs. Dent Allcroft & Co. of the above address, 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 the introduction of stockinette or similar elastic fabric
as a tight fitting lining to a loose fitting blouse or similar body garment of non-
elastic material worn by a lady.
The stockinette or like elastic fabric is preferably made in sectional parts for
attachment to the ordinary seams of a made up loose blouse or like loose fitting
exterior non-elastic material, said tight fitting elastic lining being of such a
character that it gives and yields in all directions and accommodates itself to suit
ladies of different degrees of bulk or chest measurement.
As before stated, the stockinette for the purpose of my invention is preferably

page_text: woven in sections or separate parts with a selvage thread but it can by dropping
threads in the machine or frame, a system well known to hosiery manufacturers, be
produced by continual weaving and be then separated and secured by overlap or
running seams for attachment within an already made up blouse, or any ordinary
ply of plain stockinette can be cut up and then be sewn into a blouse of non-elastic
material, or be sewn in with the seams of a non-elastic loose blouse during the
making up of such loose fitting exterior.
My invention is shown in the accompanying drawing in which I represent a
loose blouse with one front half thrown back to show the stockinette tight fitting
lining.
A is the stockinette tight fitting yet elastic breast piece. B, the plain fabric or
stockinette back lining. C, the loose fitting non-elastic blouse, the two i.e. the
stockinette tight fitting yet elastic lining A and the loose non-elastic blouse C
being connected at the side seam D and the shoulder seam E, the front F of the
elastic portion being free for attachment by hooks and eyes, buttons, or other
fasteners to the opposite breast or front tight fitting elastic material as the lining
of the other half breast piece G of the non-elastic loose fitting blouse. H is one
of the sleeves and H¹ the cuff of the other the arm hole of which is seen at I.
J is the neck collar or neck band.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
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1. The manufacture of loose fitting non-elastic material blouses with elastic
(stockinette) tight fitting linings, the two materials being in combination and worn
as body garments by ladies as set forth and made up substantially as represented
in the annexed drawing.
2. The employment of stockinette or like elastic fabric as a lining, wholly or in
part within a loose fitting non-elastic body blouse, as described.
H. GARDNER,
Patent Agent, 166 Fleet Street, London,
Agent for the said Frank Williamson.