Improvements in connection with Corsets.
Year: 1898

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in connection with Corsets.
I, CELINE STORM, Underclothing Manufacturer, of 157, New Bond Street,
London, W., do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows;-
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My invention relates to improvements in connection with corsets, and the
object is to provide means for preventing the wearer's underskirts from working
up above the wearer's hips and so spoiling the appearance of the waist. To this
end I provide the lower part of the corset with a number of downward pointing
tongues or hooks, the points of which do not necessarily project below the lower
edge of the corset. The bands or upper edges of the underskirts are put under
these tongues or hooks and are thus prevented from working up above the bottom
of the corset and this ensures that the contour of the wearer's waist shall not be
disturbed from this cause. The tongues or hooks can be attached in any suitable
manner and to the stiffening ribs of the corset or otherwise.
Dated the 3rd day of December 1898.
HUGHES & YOUNG,
23, Coleman Street, E.C., Agents.
Improvements in connection with Corsets.
I, CELINE STORM, Underclothing Manufacturer, of 157, New Bond Street,
London, W., 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:-
My invention relate to improvements in connection with corsets, and the
object is to provide means for preventing the wearer's underskirts from working
up above the waist. To this end I proceed in or in about the following manner,
making reference to the accompanying drawings in which Fig. 1 shows a perspective
view of a corset with my improvement, Fig. 2 a perspective view of a hook or
tongue to be hereinafter referred to and Fig. 3 a perspective view to show the
hook as forming part of a stiffening rib. provide the lower part of the corset a
with a number of downward pointing tongues or hooks b the points or beaks of
which do not necessarily project below the bottom edge of the corset. The bands
or upper edges of the underskirts are put under the hooks or tongues and thus
prevented from working up above the bottom of the corset and interfering with
the contour of the wearer's waist. The tongues or hooks 6 can be attached in
position on the bodice by stitching through the holes c or in any other suitable
manner or they may be attached to the stiffening ribs d of the corset or form
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page_text: part of them as shown at Fig. 3, where the tongue stamped or cut out of
material of the stiffening ribs. I prefer to make the tongues of spring like
metal and to coat them with any suitable metal or material for ornament or for
preservation from rust.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said 5
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is:-
Providing corsets with a number of downward pointing tongues or hooks ranged
round and near the bottom edge of the corset, the said tongues or hooks being
either attached direct to the corset or to or forming part of the stiffening ribs
thereof, the whole substantially as described in the above specification and
exemplified in the accompanying drawing.
Dated the 16th day of January 1899.
HUGHES & YOUNG,
23, Coleman Street, E.C., Agents.