On this day in 1896, Haskel Silverman was granted the patent for Riding-Skirt. U.S. Patent No. 560,602.
This invention relates to ladies’ riding habits, and has for its object the construction of a riding-skirt which shall conform to the figure of the rider when seated upon the saddle present a graceful appearance, and be free from the unsightly wrinkles common in riding-skirts as usually constructed.
