Year: 1896

page_text: I THOMAS HENRY BROWN of 12 Lever Street, Manchester, Commission Agent,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My said invention relates to an improved garment for ladies more particularly
intended as a cycling dress.
According to my said invention I form a skirt somewhat in the form of wide
trousers completely divided from the fork downwards. The cloth is cut in such
a manner as to present reversed pleats which when walking conceal the division
and give the garment the appearance of an ordinary skirt. The skirt is opened
from the back.
Dated this 12th day of August 1896.
E. T. WHITELOW, A.M. Inst. C.E.,
70 Deansgate, Manchester, Agent for the Applicant.
I THOMAS HENRY BROWN of 12 Lever Street, Manchester, Commission
Agent, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the
Bame is to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement :-
My said invention relates to an improved garment for ladies to take the place
of an ordinary skirt or knickerbocker costume for wear in cycling, golfing, walking,
or other occasions.
According to my said invention I form a skirt somewhat in the form of wide
trousers completely divided from the fork downwards. The cloth is cut in such a
manner as to present reversed pleats which when walking conceal the division and
give the garment the appearance of an ordinary skirt.
In order that my said invention may be more clearly understood I will describe
the same with reference to the accompanying drawing in which
Figs. 1, 2, and 3 show the sections of the garment or skirt.
Fig. 4 is a side view of the garment.
Fig. 5 is a front view.
Fig. 6 is a back view.
Fig. 7 is a back view showing the parts unfastened.
Each half of the skirt or garment is composed of the sections shown in Figs. 1, 2,
and 3 although I may sometimes make a seam at a-b on the outside piece A
(Fig. 1). In this figure c is the front and d is the back. At the upper end of
the outside piece A and near to the waist band I form darts e to enable the cloth
when sewn to the waist band to take the form of the wearer's waist.
position for the inverted pleat in this piece.
a is the

page_text: The part B has its edge fjoined to the edge d of Fig. 1 and when turned in
forms inverted pleats g at the back of the garment as shown in Figs. 4 and 6.
The edge is joined to i and forms the inner part of each leg. The part C has
its edgej joined to c and the three sections so form one half of the garment.
Fig. 4 is a side view of a garment showing in dotted lines the inverted pleats g
and seam k. The front of the garment is divided from m downwards as shown at
Fig. 5, and is provided with buttons and loops n or other suitable fastenings so
that when desired the divisions may be quite concealed.
Fig. 6 shows a back view and the inverted pleats g. The dotted lines p show
where I provide for conveniently letting down the back without removing the
garment. To accomplish this I form at the back of the garment two dents at pp
under the inverted pleats and attach all the part of the garment between. the
dotted lines p p to a short band (Fig. 7) which lies under the waist band' r'at the
back and is secured to the said waist band by means of buttons or other fastenings.
In order to prevent the whole garment falling down when the back part is loosened
I provide an extra band of elastic or other material secured to the sides of the
ordinary waist band and fastened round the waist by means of buttons or other
suitable fastening.
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.-
1. A garment such as herein before described and shown in the accompanying
drawings.
2. A divided garment the divisions of which form in effect wide skirt-like
trousers having pleats as shown and constructed so as to be opened at the back
substantially as hereinbefore described and shown.
3. The combination of two sets of sections A B C connected together in the
manner shown and described with pleats g and a waistband r opening at the back
the whole forming a garment substantially as herein before set forth and shown in
the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 8th day of May 1897.
E. T. WHITELOW, A.M. Inst; C.E.,
70 Deansgate, Manchester, Agent for the Applicant.