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15. Diamond Lace-Shaped Split Drawers

    This underwear is so fancy I would bet that it was part of a trousseau. Beautiful diamond lace shaping goes all the way around the hipline area. There are two beautiful ruffles on the bottom. Each has wide elegant round-thread lace at the top and round-thread lace finishes the bottom of the bottom ruffle. Just in case some of you might not know what "split drawers" are, the crotch area of the underwear is not stitched together. This was for the convenience of a lady's using the bathroom without pulling down her underwear. Oh, my, I am glad that went out of fashion a long time ago.

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