Improvements in the Manufacture of Night-gowns and Chemises.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 18th Aug., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 30th Sept., 1892-Accepted, 5th Nov., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Manufacture of Night-gowns and Chemises.
WILLIAM MACKIE Priory Chambers Union Street Oldham Underclothing
Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:
My invention relates to improvements in the manufacture of night-gowns and
chemises, and consists in so making such garments that the upper and lower
portions are seperate, and may be worn either attached to each other, by means of
buttons, tapes, draws, or other means of attachment, or may be worn seperate and
unattached.
7
CA
1000
WILLIAM MACKIE.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Manufacture of Night-gowns and Chemises.
I WILLIAM MACKIE of Priory Chambers, Union Street, Oldham, in the
County of Lancaster, Warehouseman and Manufacturer, 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, that is
to say:
My said invention relates to improvements in night gowns, night dresses and
chemises such as are worn by men, women and children, but has special reference
to ladies' night and sleeping dresses. As at present made such night gowns or
dresses extend in unbroken continuity from neck to foot and in many instances this
forms a grave disadvantage. For instance in cases of accouchement the lower part
of the night dress has frequently to be cut away so as not to interfere with the
operator and even if this is not done the garment is generally ruined for further
use. In many other instances also, as for example during the continuance of the
periodical discharges to which women are subject or in the case of children or aged
or invalid persons, frequent changes of night dress are required owing to the
fouling of the lower part. Such being the case my invention has for its object to
obviate the disadvantage and sometimes danger of having to change the entire
garment. To this end I make the garment in two separate or separable portions,
an upper or jacket portion, and a lower or skirt portion. The upper portion
reaches about halfway down the body, the lower portion is carried to or towards
the feet. In those cases where the upper and lower portions are not meant to be
separate but only separable I attach them together by means of tapes, buttons,
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hooks, clasps or by any other suitable or convenient means of attachment.
other hand, where the upper and lower parts of the night gown or night dress are
intended to be separate, instead of fastening the lower or skirt portion to the upper
or jacket portion as described, I secure it to the body at or about the waist by
tying it thereto by running tape, or by buttoning or by an elastic band or by any
other well known or convenient means. The advantages of a night gown or night
dress or chemise made according to the separable or separate designs herein
indicated are that when during accouchement or for any other reason it becomes
necessary to denude the lower part of the body, or where the lower part of the
night dress has become foul or unwearable from whatever cause, it is only necessary
to release the fastenings connecting it to the upper portion and remove it or renew
it; or where the lower part is separate and secured to the body, to undo the
fastenings and to remove the lower part.

page_text: My improved night gowns, night dresses or chemises may be made in any of the
usual or convenient materials and in any colour and may be trimmed or decorated
in the same manner that such garments are at present treated.
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. The improved separable night gown, night dress or chemise consisting of an
upper or jacket portion and a lower or skirt portion the upper and lower portions
being connected together by means of tapes, buttons, hooks, clasps or other suitable
or convenient means of attachment by undoing which, the two portions can at any
time be easily separated substantially as hereinbefore described.
2. The improved night gown, night dress or chemise consisting of two separate
parts the lower or skirt portion being secured to the body at or about the waist by
a running tape or by buttons or an elastic band or by any other suitable and easily
disengaged fastening upon undoing which the said lower part of the garment can be
removed or renewed as desired, substantially as hereinbefore described.
Dated this 29th day of September 1892.
E. K. DUTTON & Co.,
5, John Dalton Street, Manchester, Agents.