Both Cunnington and Waugh hve many pictures of the evolution of the Crinoline
and hoops worn Mid 19th century.
I have owned one or two petticoats that had pockets set just below the
knee...great for traveling when you might not want to "retire" to access your
money or other valuables...certainly more circumspect than the 'olde bosom
stash'.? Otherwise, my gowns had slits in the 18th C manner to access the
hanging pockets.
.
-----Original Message-----
From: "Lisa A Ashton" <[email protected]>
Sent 6/8/2010 10:19:12 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [h-cost] Query RE: early Civil War women's dress You are reading
my mind--I was just wondering: were there different
sizes of hoops, or styles of hoops worn--i.e. the hoops I"ve seen
patterned for ball gowns were very round and wide; were the hoops that
might be worn at home narrower or different?
And do you have a link or a photo or diagram of your hoops from that
period, so I could see what the configuration is, that they would fold up
so easily to sit down?
Yours in costuming, Lis aA
On Tue, 08 Jun 2010 13:21:38 GMT "R Lloyd Mitchell"
<[email protected]> writes:
> One thing about period hoops is that they fold gracefully when you
> sit; no pop-up or sticking out.? I have my great-grandmother's set
> and people have been amazed at how flexible they actually are. The
> shape is elipticle and length about 36" from the waist.
> kathleen
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