Keywords: 17 January 1857 inflatable crinolines Punch.png en Two women dressing for a ball in inflatable crinoline dresses one shown blowing into a rubber tube to increase the size of her skirt The caption reads Emily Madame Bonton says the Circumference of the Crinoline should be Thirty-Six Feet Caroline Dear me - I'm only Thirty-Two I must Inflate a little 1857-01-17 Punch Magazine volumes 32-33 17 January 1857 Freely available at https //books google co uk/books id 4i1XAAAAMAAJ pg PA30 Caricature by Charles Keene published by Punch 17 January 1857 other versions PD-old-70-1923 Uploaded with UploadWizard Caricatures of crinolines Charles Keene Fashion in 1857 1857 cartoons Punch magazine cartoons |