

(above
right) 1950s crinoline cage
A History of the Crinolined Hoopskirt

(above)
Poor lady -- and
so embarrassing! Tessy has only
sympathy for the lady in this old drawing.
One would
think that
the ladies would have soon empathy, but, oddly, they are smirking as well!


(above)
from Le Frou Frou
(1900)

(above) An early 20th century
risqué gala, courtesy Shelley
Ballerina, cancan, froufrou --what more could a Poufie
want?

