- sh aped ▁it ▁was ▁now ▁fl atter ▁at ▁the ▁front ▁and ▁project ed ▁out ▁more ▁behind . ▁ ▁This ▁large ▁area ▁was ▁largely ▁occupied ▁by ▁all ▁manner ▁of ▁decor ation . ▁P uff s ▁and ▁stri ps ▁could ▁cover ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁sk irt . ▁There ▁could ▁be ▁so ▁many ▁fl oun ces ▁that ▁the ▁material ▁of ▁the ▁sk irt ▁itself ▁was ▁hardly ▁visible . ▁L ace ▁again ▁became ▁popular ▁and ▁was ▁used ▁all ▁over ▁the ▁dress . ▁Any ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁dress ▁could ▁also ▁be ▁emb roid ered ▁in ▁silver ▁or ▁gold . ▁This ▁massive ▁construct ▁of ▁a ▁dress ▁required ▁gau ze ▁l ining ▁to ▁st iff en ▁it , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁multiple ▁st arch ed ▁p ett ico ats . ▁Even ▁the ▁clothes ▁women ▁would ▁ride ▁horses ▁in ▁received ▁these ▁sorts ▁of ▁emb ell ish ments . ▁ ▁Day ▁dress es ▁featured ▁wide ▁pag oda ▁sle e ves ▁worn ▁over ▁unders lee ves ▁or ▁eng age antes . ▁High ▁neck lines ▁with ▁la ce ▁or ▁t atted ▁coll ars ▁or ▁chem is ettes ▁completed ▁the ▁dem ure ▁day time ▁look . ▁ ▁Even ing ▁g own s ▁had ▁low ▁neck lines ▁and ▁short ▁sle e ves , ▁and ▁were ▁worn ▁with ▁short ▁glo ves ▁or ▁la ce ▁or ▁cro ch et ed ▁finger less ▁mitt s . ▁The ▁vol umin ous ▁sk ir ts ▁were ▁supported ▁by ▁ho ops , ▁p ett ico ats , ▁and ▁or ▁cr in ol ines . ▁The ▁use ▁of ▁ho ops ▁was ▁not