Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 16th Mar., 1887.
Specification Accepted, 19th Apr., 1887.
I, CHARLES WILLIAM DAVIS of 22 Lady Somerset Road, Kentish Town, London,
Middlesex, Riding 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 :-
Hitherto in those kind of dresses known as Riding Habits for ladies, no adequate
provision has been made for allowing the skirt of the Riding Habit to readily
disengage itself from the pommels of the saddle, should the lady be thrown.
over
Furthermore in Habits commonly in use the skirt of habit forms into "rucks
the pommels thus proving inconvenient and dangerous to the rider, and unsightly
to others.
Inventions have heretofore been introduced to overcome these difficulties, but in
such cases the adaptations employed have either been unsuccessful, unsightly, or have
prevented the rider from standing with ease when dismounted or walking freely without
first disengaging herself from the skirt of the Habit.
By my invention these disadvantages are entirely overcome and the said invention
may be described as follows, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and
the figures and letters marked thereon, similar letters referring to similar parts
throughout.
Fig. 1 shows a side elevation of my improved Riding Skirt, with one portion
untacked and thrown back. Fig. 2 is an elevation of my improved riding skirt
shewing it complete and ready for use. Fig. 3. is an inside view of my Skirt shewing
the manner in which the leg aperture and opening for the pommels are formed. I cut
and form the pieces and patterns A, B, of my improved skirt in such a manner that
they form a part of the upper portion of skirt. The lower portion of the piece A forms
when turned under and joined to outside seam H H the upper part of an aperture C
for the insertion of the riders right leg the said lower portion extending down to the
seam a a.
The lower portion of the aperture C is formed by bringing under the lower portion
of skirt marked K and suitably folding it under and joining it to the outside
seam H, H, in such a manner that the said portion in conjunction with the lower

page_text: portion of the piece A forms a cylindrical aperture (marked C) through which the
right leg of the rider is passed as shewn more clearly in Fig. 3.
The dotted lines bbcc (Fig. 1) shew the shape of the skirt when the leg aperture C
is opened out, the dotted line cc corresponding with the dotted line c¹ c¹ and forming
the opening to the leg aperture C. The lines bb also correspond with the lines
and form the bottom of the aperture for the leg. The portion of my improved skirt
thus forming the leg piece C is sufficiently wide to admit of the rider putting her foot
to the ground immediately upon alighting and enabling her to stand with ease and
walk freely. The piece D is so cut and shaped that it forms the flap E, which is
brought over and lightly tacked or run together upon the leg piece K as shewn in
Fig. 2. It will be observed that when the flap piece E is thus tacked or hooked to the
portion of the skirt marked K it forms (with this portion and part of the piece A) the
aperture F through which come the pommels of the saddle.
Should the rider be thrown the flap E at the seam e e, where it is either lightly
tacked or hooked to the portion of the skirt marked K (which is also the upper part of
the lower portion of the aperture C) will break asunder thereby allowing the skirt to
readily disengage itself from the pommels without dragging the rider.
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 :-
1. In a lady's riding skirt the leg aperture C suitably cut and formed in one
piece with and an essential portion of the skirt substantially as and for the purpose
described.
2. A lady's riding skirt formed and arranged for the purposes and in the manner
described and fully illustrated in the drawings annexed.
Dated this 16th day of March 1887.
CHARLES WILLIAM DAVIS.