The Girl of 1909 Can Wear Frills, Large and Small in Muslin Frocks -- Skirts Ruffled from Hip to Hem. Share full article. By Anne Rittenhouse. May 30, 1909; ...

As this frock stands to-day, it is made without a boned lining, is held in place by a close fitted girdle of belting. ... These are mounted on a fitted, but not boned, waist of thin white muslin.