Improvements in Riding Habits.
Year: 1891

page_text: COME LEIE DIECIFICATION.
Improvements in Riding Habits.
1, WILLIAM SHINGLETON, of 60 New Bond Street, in the County of London,
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, reference being had to the accompanying
drawings and to the letters and figures marked thereon, that is to say :-
My present invention has for its object to so improve the riding habit patented
by me on the 18th January 1890, under No. 918, as to render it readily applicable
for use with breeches as well as with trousers; to adapt it to existing breeches;
and also to so combine it with, or apply it to, these garments that when the rider is
dismounted, and the skirt held up, the back of both legs shall be covered, thus
causing the skirt to present somewhat the appearance of an ordinary skirt while
providing that, in case of accident, the skirt shall be prevented from catching onto
the pommel of the saddle.
In my previous Specification above referred to I further stated that, by preference,
the skirt was formed of two breadths of material instead of three, as was usual with
the skirts of riding habits; but I now find that for carrying my present improve-
ments into effect it is better to employ three breadths of material, although, if the
material from which the habit is to be made be wide enough, two breadths may still
be used.
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Now, for the purposes of my invention, the skirt of the habit, instead of being,
as formerly, attached to the "side seam of the right leg of the trousers, or
of the breeches, is prolonged, and is attached to the inner or "leg seam" of the
right leg of the trousers or breeches, and to the "seat seam," thereby entirely
covering the back of the right leg, while allowing perfect freedom to the wearer
for walking. By this arrangement the wearer is permitted, when on foot, to lift
the front of the habit more freely and to be able to throw it further backwards in
order to conceal the division between the legs. Furthermore, by this arrangement
the backs of both legs are covered instead of only one as heretofore.
When my improvements are applied to, or combined with, breeches, the skirt of
the habit is carried down as far as the tops of the boots of the wearer so as to
entirely cover the breeches; thus, no matter what may be the colour of the breeches,
these will be hidden from view.
And in order that my above set forth improvements may be readily understood,
I will describe the same with reference to the accompanying drawings, in
which :-
Figure 1 is a back view, and Figure 2 a front view, of my improved riding habit
as combined with, or applied to, a pair of breeches, and as it would appear on the
wearer when dismounted, but without being held up.
Figure 3 is a diagrammatic or sectional view showing the manner in which the
skirt is attached to, or combined with, the breeches.
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A is the breeches, a, a', the legs thereof, and 6 the skirt. This skirt is attached
to the inner or "leg seam d of the right leg of the breeches and to the "seat
seam c, and is carried across and over the front of both the right and left legs
and is attached to the inner or "leg seam" d' of the left leg, and to the "seat
seam C. Thus it will be seen that, by this arrangement, the back part of both the
legs is entirely covered; and that by the use of a third breadth of material the
wearer of the habit is enabled to so adjust the skirt of the same as to bring it into
such a position as to effectually conceal the division at back, or, in other words, to
conceal the division between the legs of the breeches, or of the trousers.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my inveu-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
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scat seam,
1. A riding habit having its skirt attached along one side of the inner or "leg
seam of the right leg of the breeches, or of the trousers, and to the "
and along the other side to the inner or "leg seam" of the left leg and to the "scat
seam," substantially as described and illustrated in the drawings.
2. My improved riding habit as described and shown, whereby the same is
rendered readily adaptable for use with either breeches or trousers.
ERNEST DE PASS,
78, Fleet Street, London, and 6, Victoria Street, Nottingham,
Agent for the Applicant.