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A Victorian Picnic', circa 1860, (1944). A family having an al fresco meal. As the women recline, their full skirts reveal their bloomers underneath - a comment on the Victorian crinoline. From "The English At Table", by John Hampson. [William Collins, London, 1944]. Artist Unknown. (Photo by The Print Collector/Getty Images)

A Victorian Picnic', circa 1860, (1944). A family having an al fresco meal. As the women recline, their full skirts reveal their bloomers underneath - a comment on the Victorian crinoline. From "The English At Table", by John Hampson. [William Collins, London, 1944]. Artist Unknown. (Photo by The Print Collector/Getty Images)