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you not to swing your arms like that?"---"You little fairy, that is NOT the way a girl picks things up. Slide one leg back and lower your body; don't bend over from the waist!"---"Dont thrust out your chin so aggressively, you queer! "Miss Lily-

Orville! When a girl smokes she holds her ciga- rette daintily in her fingers. She does NOT walk around with it between her lips."--"Quit clenching your fists! Hold your hands out daintily, limp at the wrists. Mother, I can't do anything with this half-man, half-woman. He belongs in a freak show."

In the evening, I was sitting on the couch with my high-heeled shoes on the floor while I wiggled my toes in their sheer hosiery. I would have like to take off my tight girdle but did not dare As Dora came into the room with a babushka and girl's coat in her arms I jumped to my feet, guiltily. She tossed the items to me with the remark,

"Put your shoes back on and get into this coat and babushka. Barbara is going to a movie and mother wants you to go with her. Hurry now! Touch up your makeup before you leave too It's a mess. FT

Startled into quick action by her curt orders, I slipped my feet back into the tight shoes, sped to the mirror and rapidly applied powder, rouge, and lipstick to refresh my makeup. Shrugging into the coat and wrapping the babushka aroundmy hair, I picked up a purse and ran to the front hallway. Barbara was not yet there, so I put my hands in the pockets of the coat. I found a pair of girl's kid gloves in them. I pulled them onto my hands. In a few minutes Barbara came down looking angry.

"Come along, little sister! I can see I'm going to have a great time having to take you every-