An Improved Lining for Ladies' Dresses.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 24th Dec., 1889-Accepted, 25th Jan., 1890
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Lining for Ladies' Dresses.
A communication from MORITZ HARTUNG, of 22, Altmarkt, Dresden, in the Empire
of Germany.
I, ALFRED JULIUS BOULT of 323 High Holborn, in the County of Middlesex,
M.I.M.E., 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 :-
It is well known that ladies' skirts are provided at the lower edge with a lining to
protect them against premature wear from contact with the toe and heel of the shoe.
The existing method of manufacturing such lining consists in cutting linen or cotton
bands and stitching as many of them together as may be necessary to obtain a lining
of the required length.
The object of this invention is to produce a lining which, owing to the peculiar
way in which it is woven, is materially strengthened at the parts most subjected to
wear and therefore offers the advantage of far greater durability. It may also be
directly made of the required length and width so as to be fit for immediate use.
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To attain this object a piece of fabric is woven which fabric consists of a number
of widths or bands of an extra strong fabric alternating with bands of fabric of
ordinary strength. The cloth thus obtained need only be cut or divided along the
lines indicated, to enable as many linings or foundations to be obtained, as there are
double bands in the said cloth or fabric.
The manufacture of such strengthened bands of fabric may be effected in a variety
of ways;
In the accompanying drawing, Figs. 1 and represent a fabric obtained in a
ribbon-loom. A single strip a obtained by means of intersecting linen threads is
made gradually to assume the shape of a hollow, tubular fabric b in which the upper
warp c may be of a stronger and more lasting material such as wool, for example,
and the same remark also applies to the lower warp d near the edge of the band.
Both portions of the tubular web may intersect once or any number of times, either
upwards or downwards.
In figs. 3 to 5 the strength of the fabric is increased by making it twilled, ribbed,
or diagonal, and using some particularly strong and durable material, such as wool,
for the warp. The 'widths' here supposed to be obtained are about 2 inches and are
destined to alternate with widths of from 6 to 7 inches of taffeta, with a lighter cotton
warp. This is done by means of an ordinary eccentric loom, so that, assuming the
piece or web to be about 34 inches wide, 4 linings or 'foundations' each about
8 inches wide are obtained.
The ordinary band woven into the intersecting taffeta threads is obtained by two
strokes of the treadles; the strong twilled or ribbed stuff, by four strokes ; so that
the whole lining is obtained with six strokes. In order to connect the bands thus
obtained firmly together, two strong warp threads are employed intersecting within
the taffeta.
A very strong lining is obtainable by either of these methods.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed as communicated to
me by my foreign correspondent, I declare that what 1 claim is ;-

page_text: preventing their rapid wear constructed of alternate bands or widths of extra strong
fabric and of ordinary strength; such result being obtained either by
(a) A double tubular fabric being joined with a light fabric made with inter-
secting linen threads; additional strength being imparted to the said double
fabric by using some stronger thread for the upper warp, and the said double
fabric being adapted to form intersections in the direction of its width, or
(b) By interweaving a taffeta fabric with a diagonal or ribbed fabric made with
extra strong warp; a number of such strong warp threads being for the
purpose caused to intersect in the taffeta the whole substantially as described.
2. The lining or foundation for the lower edge of ladies' skirts consisting of one
section of fabric of ordinary strength or thickness and one of additional strength or
thickness substantially as and for the purpose described and illustrated in Fig. 1 of
the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 24th day of December 1889.
W. P. THOMPSON & BOULT,
Agents for the Applicant.