Ivory 1950's 'mary Jane' Style Wedding Dress With Polka Dot Overlay, Sweetheart Neckline, Tea Length Skirt & Petticoat Custom Made to Fit Etsy A Frolic through Time: Period Costuming and the Occasional Side Trip: 1895 Outfit: Period Methods To Add Skirt Fullness: Part 2B: Petticoats Redux A Frolic through Time: Period Costuming and the Occasional Side Trip: 1895 Outfit: Period Methods To Add Skirt Fullness: Part 2B: Petticoats Redux The older Boomer girls will remember wearing a Petticoat underneath the skirt or dress. They came in Nylon, Crinoline, my older sister had one made out of horsehair.