I want boned tabs!

The new corset, though very pretty and historically accurate, is not as comfortable as the effigy corset. Not by far. I probably made it too small so I have to lace it more not to leave a ridiculously big gap in the back, but I only reduce my waist measurement by two inches so it's not extreme in any way, I easily reduce 4 inches in my 1901-corset. Of course, my effigy corset doesn't reduce my waist measurement at all, but that's because it's too big now that I've lost some weight. I stitched a c. four centimetre fold in the back on it (not the easiest to do in a wholly boned corset) to see how much I needed to take in if I should do that (which I probably won't do. Too much work, I might make another instead)and it still fit comfortably. But the boned tabs stops the corset from digging in to the waist and this new corset definitely digs into the waist.
I guess I just have to continue loosing weight.

Question about drawers

I have a question I hope somebody who reads this can answer. Where do you wear your drawers in the late 1850s, outside or inside your corset? If I wear them inside the corset quite a lot of bulk will be gathered at the waist, _under_ the corset, which I presume will be uncomfortable. If I wear them outside the corset there will be bulk over the hips and belly, which probably won't matter since I'm going to have flounced petticoats there anyway.
For later periods when you wear combinations it's perfectly clear that you wear them under the corset, and they have much less fabric at the waist, but how did they do it in the 1850s?
I need to know this before I cut my drawers since my uncorseted waist measurement, which will have to be used if I wear the drawers under the corset is at least 2 inches bigger than my corseted measurement.