“She wore a delicate white petticoat under her dress, giving it an elegant flair.”

“Other articles were put on, as were petticoats, stockings and fluffy under-skirts.”

“She wore a bright red dress that fell to her knees in length, with black petticoats adorned with gold colored tassels.”

“The womanly power revered in primitive societies was within me, as I teased my hair and pulled up the starched petticoats of the late fifties.”