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our makeup we returned to the YW as Lucy had to catch a train back to Virginia in about an hour. We exchang- ed addresses and I promised to show her around New York some day soon.

I decided to visit a beauty parlor and get fixed up for my big date that night. I had seen a cute little place about a block away and I went there after resting a few moments in my room. I had a manicure and a facial and then had my eyebrows trimmed. Finally I had makeup applied professionally and the girl in the shop did a beautiful job. I really glowed when she had finished. After waiting for my nails to dry I walked back to my room and took my time carefully dressing. I wanted to be certain I didnt smear the fine makeup job. For my date with Billy I wore a pretty blue cocktail dress with its built-in rustling petticoat, my black Italian pumps and flesh toned nylons. I dabbed perfume behind both ears and down my bosom. I wore a pair of sparkling blue pendant earrings, a matching blue necklace which looked lovely on my bare bosom showing white above my low cut dress. I pulled on a pair of blue nylon gloves that reached nearly to my elbows. I carried a blue evening bag which contained a pretty hankie, some tis- sues a compact, lipstick and a couple of dollars mad money. I took my blue shortie coat and went down to the lobby where I was to meet Janet.

Janet looked lovely in her green ballerina dress that went so well with her auburn hair and hazel eyes. Her pumps were green and she wore white gloves and carried a little white purse. A green necklace and dew drop earrings of the same color completed her out- fit.

We didn't have long to wait for the boys and I recognized Billy right away from the picture Janet had shown me. He was even taller and more broad-shouldered than I had hoped and even with my heels he towered over

me.

"Pleased to meet you, Edith", he murmered as Janet