Improvements in Corsets.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 3rd Cec., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 3rd Sept., 1895-Accepted, 5th Oct., 1855
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Corsets.
I MARY KATHARINE GREEN, trailing as Madam Katarine, of 142 Southampton
Row, in the County f London, Dress and Corset Maker, do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention for improvements in corsets has for its object to provide a corset
which shall form a perfect support combined with extreme pliability so as to permit
of absolute freedom of movenient in all directions, and which shall also, in the case
of stout persons, prevent too much enbonpoint and successfully maintain the
elegance of the figure with ease and comfort in any attitule and at the same time
serve to lengthen and reduce the waist considerably without injury to health or
vocalization.
«
In a corset constructed according to this invention the body fabric is preferably
cut on the cross or "diagonally" and encloses a large number of fine whalebones
closely arranged and secured in the fabric so as to lie vertically, or approximately
so, when the corset is in position on the wearer. The waist is shaped low, and the
busk is so formed and held, in consequence of the shape of the corset and by
suitable strengthening strips and springs, that its lower part presses upon the
protruding stomach of the wearer un depresses it; the displacel substance being
distributed to the hips and elsewhere where a slight protuberance is less objectionable
and may be more easily covered by the drapery of the dress. The lower end of the
busk is connected by means of flattened spiral or other springs to the hips or other
part of the body of corsct, the strains on the said springs being regulated by suitable
fastening devices.
In a modified arrangement of corset, instead of connecting the lower part of the
ordinary busk to the body by springs as above described, I forin the lower part
separately with a short independent busk and connect it and the sustaining springs
to the body of the corset by means of any suitable fastening device.
Dated this 3rd day of December 1894.
WHEATLEY & MACKENZIE,
40 Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents.
I MARY KATHARINE GREEN. trading as Madam Katarine, late of
142 Southampton Row, in the County of London, but now of 6 Mexfield Road,
Putney, East, in the County of Surrey, Dress and Corset 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:-
This invention for improvements in corsets has for its object to provide a corset
which shall form a perfect support combined with extreme pliability so as to permit
of absolute freedom of movement in all directions, and which shall also in the case

page_text: of stout persons prevent too much enbonpoint and successfully maintain the
elegance of the figure with ease and comfort in any attitude and at the same time
serve to lengthen and reduce the waist considerably without injury to health or
vocalization.
"
In a corset constructed according to this invention the body fabric is preferably
cut "on the cross or "diagonally" and encloses a large number of fine whalebones
closely arranged and secured in the fabric so as to lie vertically, or approximately
so, when the corset is in position on the wearer. The waist is shaped low, and the
busk is so formed and held in consequence of the shape of the corset and by
suitable strengthening strips and springs, that its lower part presses upon the
protruding stomach of the wearer and depresses it; the displaced substance being
distributed to the hips and elsewhere where a slight protuberance is less objectionable
and may be more easily covered by the drapery of the dress. The lower end of the
busk is connected by means of flattened spiral or other springs to the hips or other
part of the body of the corset, the strains on the said springs being regulated by
suitable fastening devices.
In a modified arrangement of corset, instead of connecting the lower part of the
ordinary busk to the body by springs as above described I form the lower part
separately with a short independent busk and connect it and the sustaining springs
to the body of the corset by means of any suitable fastening device.
In the accompanying sheet of illustrative drawings:-
Fig. 1 represents the lower part of the front of a corset spread out flat and
showing the bottom end of the busk with connecting springs.
Fig. 2 represents a similar view to Fig. 1 but having the springs connected to a
separate busk so as to form an abdominal belt.
Fig. 3 shows in perspective a corset with separate abdominal busk and springs.
Fig. 4 shows a modified arrangement of abdominal springs.
Referring to Fig. 1 a flat spiral spring
a
is connected to the busk b and to a
plate c which plate is connected by means of hooks d to eyelets e in or connected
to a plate secured to the body 9 of the corset. A second spring h in the lower
edge of the corset g is also connected, similarly to spring a to the plates b, c.
In the arrangement shown in Figs. 2 and 3 a separate busk i is employed the
upper part of which is provided with a bent clipping plate which embraces the
corset busk plate b immediately underneath the fastening stud m and thus prevents
the busk i from riding up.
In the modified arrangement of corset shown in Fig. 4 the spring a is formed in
sections connected to hinged division plates n which give flexibility to the
abdominal supporting straps, this arrangement being especially suitable for stout
person.
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
claim is :-
1. A corset constructed with abdominal springs substantially as described with
reference to Fig. 1 of the drawings and for the purpose specified.
2. A corset constructed with detachable abdomen supporting device, the whol
arranged substantially as described with reference to Figs. 2 and 3 of th
drawings.
3. A corset constructed with a detachable abdomen supporting device, substan
tially as described with reference to Fig. 4 of the drawings.
Dated this 3rd day of September 1895.
WHEATLEY & MACKENZIE,
40 Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents.