: Thursday, September 15, 2011 3:06 AM
Subject: Re: [h-cost] split drawers
Ah... that makes perfect sense. When she was not quite 12, my daughter
was a jr. docent in a hoop skirt. Let's just say sitting down, um...
modestly was a challenge. I had forgotten all about that experience!
Dede
Victorian women NEEDED split drawers. They wore a long chemise over the top
of the drawers, and a corset laced up tightly on top of that, so the only
way to drop a penny was to have the drawers split. You just couldn't get
at them to pull them down from the waist.
Kim
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Okay, dumb question, but... why did they need drawers at all? Chemise, layers
of petticoats, and long skirts -- everything totally obscured, so why bother
with drawers?
Dede O'Hair
--- On Wed, 9/14/11, Kim Baird kba...@cableone.net wrote:
Victorian women NEEDED split drawers. They wore a long
westvillagedrap...@yahoo.com
To: Historical Costume h-cost...@indra.com
Sent: Wed, Sep 14, 2011 4:36 pm
Subject: Re: [h-cost] split drawers
Okay, dumb question, but... why did they need drawers at all? Chemise, layers
of petticoats, and long skirts -- everything totally obscured, so why bother
At 12:59 PM 9/14/2011, you wrote:
Victorian women NEEDED split drawers. They wore a long chemise over the top
of the drawers, and a corset laced up tightly on top of that, so the only
way to drop a penny was to have the drawers split. You just couldn't get
at them to pull them down from the
-Original Message-
At 12:59 PM 9/14/2011, you wrote:
Victorian women NEEDED split drawers. They wore a long chemise over the top
of the drawers, and a corset laced up tightly on top of that, so the only
way to drop a penny was to have the drawers split. You just couldn't get
at them to
fell from fashion they had
become typical and women just continued to wear them.
Maggie Halberg
-Original Message-
From: WorkroomButtons.com westvillagedrap...@yahoo.com
To: Historical Costume h-cost...@indra.com
Sent: Wed, Sep 14, 2011 4:36 pm
Subject: Re: [h-cost] split drawers
We should keep in mind that our definition of modesty would differ greatly from
their definition of modesty. Also, what we consider uncomfortable, because
we don't do it / wear it all the time, was not necessarily uncomfortable to
them, because they grew up dressing that way, there was no
Unfortunately, I now completely understand why wearing split drawers would be
desirable.
Dede
--- On Wed, 9/14/11, otsisto otsi...@socket.net wrote:
For the ladies with meat
on their thighs it is a chaffing matter.
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Dear Dede--
If you have a lampshade slightly loose on its harp, press down on one side.
The other side goes Flying up.
The crinoline does the same thing, if not managed carefully.
Even the most ladylike of persons might fall.
Drawers are definitely needed.
Also, they were in fashion and
Ah... that makes perfect sense. When she was not quite 12, my daughter
was a jr. docent in a hoop skirt. Let's just say sitting down, um...
modestly was a challenge. I had forgotten all about that experience!
Dede
--- On Wed, 9/14/11, Ann Catelli elvestoor...@yahoo.com wrote:
If you
Now, I'm not a 19th century geek, but I find myself with a question about
those split drawers (truly, just odd timing g...I went to a play this
weekend that had midwestern-US-cancan-dancers in it, and for some reason, I
was wondering if that flip the skirts up over one's head and wiggle one's
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