the "puffy things" are called pocket hoops and they poof her skirt out. You tie them around her waist so that each hoop is on one hip. They go on over her stays which lace in the back (or I guess the front too which is how I did them). Check out my dolls Christmas album for a picture of Susanna wearing them.

[img]mad.gif[/img] to AG for taking Lissie out of the catalog so people don't know the answer to this question!!!