Improvements in or relating to Ladies' Skirts or Dresses.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 9th June, 1893
Complete Specification Left, 8th Mar., 1894-Accepted, 9th June, 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Ladies' Skirts or Dresses.
I, EMILY GWYNNE LEWIS of The Hermitage, Litherland Park, near Liverpool
in the County of Lancaster, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:
This invention has for its object a skirt, dress or the like for ladies' wear, which,
while having all the advantages of the ordinary skirts or dresses, will avoid the
defect sometimes so objected to in the latter, that they are liable to impede the
wearer when engaged in walking, boating or other bodily exercise, and thus tire
her much sooner than would be the case if a greater freedom of the limbs were
allowed.
In carrying my invention into effect, I provide a divided skirt or garment, and
over this I place a loose shield or apron back and front, these aprons being
fastened together at the sides by connecting bands or the like which prevent the
aprons being disarranged by the wind and yet allow of ample veutilation and free
movement of the limbs. All the advantages of the divided garment are thus
obtained without any unsightliness, and the appearance is much the same as an
ordinary garment.
I have described one way in which my invention may be carried into effect, but
it is obvious that once given the general idea, other arrangements may be designed
for the purpose, for example, an outer skirt with or without ventilation openings at
sides may be substituted for the aprons aforesaid.
Dated this 8th dox of June 1893
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Of 6, Lord Street, Liverpool, Patent Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Ladies' Skirts or Dresses.
EMILY GWYNNE LEWIS The Hermitage Litherland Park Seaforth Liverpool
no occupation 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:-
Ladies skirt made in two separate portions, held in place by bands, joining the
two parts at each side of the skirt B-C-D as shewn in drawing. To be worn over a
divided under skirt. in the form of trousers. The waist band closing at "A
shewn in drawing.
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as
The waist belt joins at A, the length being in proportion to the dimensions of
the wearer.
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Band "B." connects the front of the skirt "F" to the back of the skirt "H
by being placed 2 (two) inches underneath the edge of "F" and "H" at "G"
10 inches from A.
A piece of elastic I half an inch wide, the length to be decided by the proportions
of the wearer, is attached to band "B" at edges G passing under the back of
skirt "H" and adjusting it to the figure.
Band "C" connects "H" & "" in the same manner that band B does by
being placed two inches under the front of skirt "F" at "G" and two inches
under the back of skirt "H" at "G" 9 inches from band "B."
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page_text: Band "D" connects "H" & "F" in the same manner that band C does by
being placed two inches under the front of skirt F at "G" and two inches under
the back of skirt H at "G" 9 inches from band "C."
Bands B C D are of equal length. 10 (ten inches) long, and 3 (three) inches
wide 6 (six) in number attached to skirt at F and H on either side at G and equal
distance apart.
The front of skirt F is fitted to the figure by 4 (four) darts "2" and "3" and
attached to waist belt "A."
The back of skirt "H" is pleated, E and attached to waist belt A as shewn in
drawing.
The length and width of "F" & "H" varies according to the proportions of
wearer.
Having now particularly described, and ascertained, the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that
what I claim is.
That there is no other skirt of this make. The distinctive feature being that it
is made in two parts, front and back, with out sides. These two portions are
connected by three bands of equal length and breadth at each side of either portion,
thereby having the appearance of a complete skirt.
Dated this 4th day of June 1894.
EMILY GWYNNE LEWIS,
The. Hermitage, Litherland Park, Seaforth, near Liverpool.