US1863290A - Slip - Google Patents

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June 14, 1932.

A. G. WEATHERLY SLIP Patented June 14, 1932 PATENT? OFFICE ADELE G. WEATHERLY, F MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA SLIP Application led November 12, 1928.

My invention relates to an improvement in slips for ladies such as are worn underneath the outer dress, andfmy design is of such a nature that it maybe worn readily A under a thin dress and yet not detract from the lines of a slender figure or formation and design of the outer dress. These features are important because my slipis designed to provide a freedom of the body, overcoming l0 many of the disadvantages of close or tight fitting under-slips which have been made heretofore for ladies and girls.

A feature ofmy slip is to provide a freeness in the sides of the same so that when '15 sitting the slip will not creep up or bind and be uncomfortable to the wearer. The design of my slip is to provide the desired freeness atthe sides of the same which will overcome tearing yet maintaining a close fit about the body and it being virtually impossible to tear the skirt of the slip in ordinary movement of the body.

It is also a feature of my invention to provide a slip of a design and nature wherein the same will fit over'the body, remaining in perfect place at all times under any conditions, and overcoming any bundlesome or surplus bunching at the sides of the garment where a garment of this nature is made with sufficient fullness for freedom of action by the wearer. In a garment of this nature it is very desirable to maintain slender lines whether ones ligure is slender or more developed, and by a peculiar construction and arrangement of the parts I provide in a very simple manner a slip of this nature, giving all of theadvantages most desired by ladies Vand girls wearing slips of this nature beneath the regular dress, yet I maintain a slip wherein comfort is assured to the wearer and permitting walking with freeness and without fear or danger of tearing or binding of the slip about the limbs of the wearer.

The design of myslip is such as to cause the same to permit freeness and comfort to the wearer and also providing the important feature of having the skirt of the slip give. a very unusual freeness to the sides of the same without bunching or puckering over the hip line and wherein the skirt will assumev a Serial N o. 318,782.

natural close fit to the body almost automatically when the wearer stands erect. This maintains the slender lines so desired in costumes and fashions of this time.

These features and objects of the invention, together with other details and advantages will be more fully and clearly set forth in the specification and claims.

In the drawing:

Figure l shows my slip or under-garment as it would appear in use.

Figure 2 is a back view of the same.

Figure 3 is a section on the line 3-3 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 illustrates the back portion of the garment separated from the front portion.

Figure 5 illustrates the front portion separated from the back portion.

In the drawing my slip or under-garment l A is designed to fit the wearer with the intention of providing a slender and neat figure and wherein freeness to the movement of the hips and sides is afforded the wearer witl out having the usual undesirable bunching or tucking at the'sides which is objectionable and unsightly where ordinarily slips are worn beneath the dress.

A feature of my slip is the simple design wherein the slip is made up of two main parts, namely, the front l0 and the back portion 11. In Figures if and 5 I show virtually the geometric development of the front and back portions l0 and l1. In Figure 5 the formation and shape of the cut-out front portion l0 is illustrated by the dotted lines, while in full lines I illustrate the front portion after it has been gathered to shape the same.

The front and back portions l() and 1l are formed straight with straight sides and are adapted to be connected together in a very simple manner. The front l() is provided with an upper portion l2 which forms the trunk part of the slip when attached to the upper trunk portion 13 of the. back 11. These two portions l2 and 13 are secured together along the edges 14 so as to attach these two members 12 and 13 together in a seam which extends virtually along under the arm, such as the seam 15, illustrated in the garment A in Figure 1. This seam extends along to the hip line 16 of the garment A.

Each of the portions 10 and 11 are formed With skirt port- ions 17 and 18, respectively, 5 `and it will be noted that the skirt portion of the front is wider than the skirt portion 18. In fact, the skirt portion 18 of the portion11 is virtually ofl the same width as the trunk portion 13, forming a straight panel l@ for the back portion 11. The skirt portion 18 sides and bottom edges, or other trimming,

f as may be desired.

The skirt portion 17 is also provided with lace or trimming, such as 20, extending along the bottom and the sides, and it will be not-ed that before the skirt portion 17 is tucked in at 2'1 the skirt is virtually rectangular as indicated by the dotted outline projecting beyond the side edges of the skirt 17, as illustrated in Figure 5. yIn forming .the tucking 21 the front portionlO is cut at 22 so as to permit the tucking 21'to kextend into the body of the front portion 10 sufli'ciently to evenly tuck the edge before it is attached to the back portion 11 of the garment A. A slight tucking is also placed at 23 in the front along the top edge of the front 10 of'thegarment'A. This gives the proper fit of the garment over the bust of the wearer.

The front 10 is formed with the hip overskirt portions 24 which extend on either side of 'the panel-like .trunk portion 12, of the front 10. When the portions 10 and 11Vare attached together along the edges 14 to form v the vseams 15 on either side .of the trunk portion ofthe garment, the upper edge of the hip over-skirts 24 of the skirt 17 has the tucking or edge 21 attached to the back portion along 40 the hip line, illustrated bythe dotted lines 26 in Figure 4 of the drawing. When the lfront and back portions are .attached together along these lines 26, they form the attachment along the hip line 16, as illustrated in Figures 1 and 2. Thus the vupper edge of the skirt 17 which projects Vbeyond the trunk or vpanel portion 12 is attached to the back along :the hip line 16 so kthat the side flaps l24 overlap the back portion of the skirt v18, Vas illustrated in Figure 2.

This forms the garment as illustrated in Figures land 2 Vand by means of suitablelace 27 along the top of the `trunk portion., together with the vshoulder straps 28, the garment is made in 'finished form. The sewing and putting ytogether' of the garment A is very simple as will be rclearly'understood, as heretofore pointed out, making a kgarment ,of a simple nature which can be `easily sewed Vtogether. yet providing .a ver-y effective overlapping portion a-t -the hips by the Iflaps 24 which extendoverthe skirt 118, -as illustrated .in Figure 2, lfar enough so yas to prevent any gapping at .the sides of the skirt when a con- 55 siderable stride -or .movement ofthe Vbody is is provided with suitable lace 19 along theV made in wearing this slip. This is very important because it gives freeness to the `wearer, overcomes tearing, and prevents Ais sufficient so that almost automatically when the figure of the wearer becomes erect the skirt portions 17 and 18 will fall into straight line with the trunk portion formed by the members-"12 yand 13, the "flaps 24 falling straight in line with the upper trunk portionl of the garment A and thus forming slender lines, overcoming any bundlesome or bunchy nature over the hips and providing a garment withfull freeness to the wearer, comfortable and not of a nature to spoil the appearance ofthe outer garment even though the outer garmentmay be of a thin or soft nature, therebyproviding a feature of a very desirable nature to a slip or garment of this kind. Y

I have illustrated a particular construction and formation of my garment in accordance with the patent statutes but I desire to have it understood that variations and obvious changes maybe made within theV scope of the following claims without departing from the spirit of the invention.

I claim 1. A ladys under-slip garment comprising, a two-piece member formed with front and back panel portions, said back panel portion having a comparatively straight panellike formation from end to end and said front portion formed with projecting skirt hip flaps on either side of the skirt portion of said slip, each of said portions being secured together with a longitudinal seam from the upper edge to the hip line and the hip .flaps of the front portion being gathered along the hip line transversely of the garment and attached along the hip line transversely of the back portion to cause the hip flaps to over-lie the skirtof the back portion and hang straight longitudinally therewith.

2. An under-slip for a ladys garment including, front and back portions having panel formation, said back portion being of a straight panel formation from end to end,

Said front portion being formed with outwardly projecting hip flaps, said front and back portions being secured together longitudinally of the trunk portion and ,gathered and secured together transversely along the hip portions to form .a non-gapping side slit skirt in sitting or standing position.

3. A slip-on undergarment includin two members providingthe front and baci portions of said garment, said back portion being of a straight panel design, said front portion forming a comparatively straight upper panel portion with said back ortion and Secured thereto, and having a s irt portion With integral side flaps which are sewed t0 said back portion transversely along the hip line to form overlapping side skirt flaps at the hip of the garment which are rigidly secured along the hip line.

ADELE G. WEATHERLY.

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