A lady’s bustle. [Which form was earlier?]
1787. A paper, “On the use of bustlers,” American Museum, ii. 482–4. The introduction of “the ridiculous, deforming, and (may I add?) inhuman bustler” is referred to the visit of a German duchess to London, in the fall of the year 1783.
1788.
| Such locks the nymphs now wear (in silks who rustle) | |
| In rich luxuriance reaching to the bustle. | |
T. Monro, ‘Olla Podrida,’ No. 40 (N.E.D.). |
