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Warner was one of several compnies that began offering the new Skeleton waists in 1911-12 as a new type of hose supporter. They used the term skeleton waist. Suspender waist became more common, but both terms were ued. Warner had seven different styles for boys and girls 2-14 years of age, most of which are illustrated. This looks to be from a trade publication entitles 'Fabrics, Fancy Goods and Notions'. Such publications were destributed to merchants. The ad copy read, "Warner's Quality. The same quality found in Warner's rust-proof corsets. The Skeleton wist is now at of every active boy's ordinary wardrobe. Perfection skeleton waists are made by the originators of the skeleton waist, the largest makers. While designed orimarily for boys, hosts of mothers purchase them for their girls. They have been tested by millions of boys and girls for more than a score of years. They are strong,elastic, cool. They fit splendidly and help the boy or girl to stand straight. They prevent round shoulders. Every waist hs rubber button hose supporters attached." Note that Warner's not only advertised them as hose supporters, but also as posture control.
Warner was one of several compnies that began offering the new Skeleton waists in 1911-12 as a new type of hose supporter. Warners was priomarily a manufacturer of lady's corsets and well know for that product line. The smpany had asudeline in childen's stocking supporters. It became one of the well known compnies in this area. Theu priduced several different tuyles in the late-19th and early-20th centuries.
This looks to be from a trade publication entitles 'Fabrics, Fancy Goods and Notions'. Such publications were destributed to merchants.
Warner's hey used the term skeleton waist. The term skeleton waist was frequently used for a style of garter waist that consisted of shoulder straps, a waistband (sometimes with additional buttons for other garments and sometimes without), and hose supporters suspended from the waistband. Advertisers sometimes used the term to refer to a garment designed like the Dr. Parker garter waist (Eaton's and Ward's used this term sometimes) or the Kern's Child's waist or Kern's Daisy waist (Sear's terms). The word "skeleton" simply means that the garter waist is reduced to its minimum constituent elements, having as much open space on the upper body as possible. One kind of underwaist was even referred to as a "skeleton" model by Wards simply because its armholes are cut very low and because it uses less material than the traditional underwaist. So, in this case, there is a certain overlapping of the term between garter waists and underwaists. Logically speaking, suspender waists (such as the Kazoo or Samson models) might also be thought of as "skeleton waists" because of their open construction, but in HBC terminology, the "skeleton waist" is classified as a garter waist. Suspender waist became more common, but both terms were ued. Actually wjile similar there was a difference.
Warner had seven different styles for boys and girls 2-14 years of age, most of which are illustrated.
The ad copy read, "Warner's Quality. The same quality found in Warner's rust-proof corsets. The Skeleton wist is now at of every active boy's ordinary wardrobe. Perfection skeleton waists are made by the originators of the skeleton waist, the largest makers. While designed orimarily for boys, hosts of mothers purchase them for their girls. They have been tested by millions of boys and girls for more than a score of years. They are strong,elastic, cool. They fit splendidly and help the boy or girl to stand straight. They prevent round shoulders. Every waist hs rubber button hose supporters attached." Note that Warner's not only advertised them as hose supporters, but also as posture control.
A potentially confuiing complication hre is the similarity od skeleton and supender waists. The Warner's suspender waists are the same as skeleton waists (like the Dr Parker waists that came a bit later). But the suspenders are hidden and worn only as underwear whereas our use of the term suspender waist on HBC is reserved for such waists as the Kazoo or Pioneer Junior in which suspenders are visible and worn over the boy's shirt like adult suspenders. Before the Kazoo waist was invented, any garter waist with suspenders would often be referred to as a "skeleton waist" or "suspender waist, the two terms commonly being used interchangeably.
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