She had on a black Ernani dress, and a nice silk underskirt; and as she lifted herself along with her hands, hoist after hoist sidewise, of course the thin stuff dragged on the rocks and began to go to pieces.
"We Girls: A Home Story"
Mrs. A. D. T. Whitney
Veiled with superb point d'Alencon falling from her diadem of orange blossom, gowned in pleated silk muslin over an underskirt of white satin, the bride looked so extremely happy, so radiant at having conquered, that she seemed almost pretty.
"Paris From the "Three Cities""
Emile Zola
From a pocket in her underskirt she drew a number of papers, and these she carefully sorted out.
"The Law-Breakers"
Ridgwell Cullum