Dora as well as all the other women of her generation wore full-length, elaborate petticoats. Either black or white, some of them even boasted trains for use with evening gowns. Trimmed in ruffles and lace they were available in cotton, linen, or taffeta. If you examine one carefully you will appreciate the workmanship that went into one. They look as if they would stand up on their own they are so stiff. But to the Edwardian lady they were just another ornament and frill in a whole wardrobe full of them meant for her amusement as shown on www.edwardwarethrillers.org.