Advice, please?

[auntiemeesh]

Okay, for those of you who know about these things (I'm hoping one or two of you do, at least), I need to know if the tabs on the bottom of this corset pattern serve a necessary purpose or are mostly just decorative. I was hoping to leave them off if they aren't necessary. Thanks in advance for any and all help/suggestions.

http://www.simplicity.com/p-1576-costumes.aspx - Sorry for the link, I had a pic but it was too small, you could barely see what I was talking about.

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[auntiemeesh.livejournal.com]

Farthingale is the fancy schmancy word for hoop skirt. I probably will end up keeping them, although I'm not thrilled about the extra work. But for as many hours as I'll be wearing this outfit, alleviating discomfort is probably worth the extra work.