The Ornamented Being

It’s so cheesy but I had to put it up. It made me gigglesnort helplessly for a good five minutes. 

*snorts*

While on the discussion of Crinolines, I’ve always loved this cartoon by  Major-General Frederick Stafford Hewett (1826-80) called The Snake and the Crinoline.

Speaking of Crinolines I adore this cartoon!

The third one on the top is my FAVORITE! 

Just because I get tickled every time I come across one! 

From the V&A:

Print of ‘Opera in an uproar’ performed January 1807 Isaac Cruickshank

This cartoon, by Isaac Cruickshank, refers to a campaign led by the Bishop of Durham against the  French dancers appearing in London in the 1790s. The  ballets of Charles-Louis Didelot in 1796 were a huge critical success, but caused a sensational scandal because of the diaphanous, short, body-revealing dresses that were now worn by the dancers. 

James Gillray cartoon shows Tom Paine trying to fit a 
woman (representing Britain) into a French corset (1793)

Personally Miss Arabella Maria I prefer the Regency