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I was made up to perfection this morning, more care than ever was taken by Miss Cora for this and Alice now entered the scene and she placed a "beauty-patch" on my cheek! I asked Alice what that was for and she said: "Come over here and look at yourself in the full length mirror and see for yourself". I minced over and looked at myself and as I did no, Miss Cora pulled long, shoulder length, tight kid gloves on my hands and arms; the gloves were white and what a glorious feeling they gave me. Miss Cora was indeed prepared and had ob- tained a lot of items for "her daughter".

I was all mixed up with terrible confusion, shame, thrills and wonder! I was so darn pretty, I mean it, I was what the girls would call a dream, a long legged, life-size doll, that was it, a doll! I stammered out to Alice

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that; "Er, well, ah er well, I sort of look like a big doll!" I choked on the words and Alice and Miss Cora smiled and Alice spoke; "Yes, you are right and also you are a dead ringer for one of the feminine pages of the old time French Court!"

Next a lovely slip was put on me. It was one of those expensive garments with deep insertions of lace. It was white and so sheer, so chic! They removed my blouse of course for this operation. The blouse had only been a "prop" so to speak to show them the "page boy" effect! After the slip came a dress one of those creations made by Tanner, garden-printed with a low back and a tucked front. It was lovely! It fitted me tight over my pointed-cup bra and the skirt part was semi-full; it was the correct length and came to just the right place on my calves. I spoke to Miss Cora; "Miss Cora, it seems out of style to wear bloomers or "knickers" under this sort of frock, it seems to me that I should have on a panty-girdle or some briefs or band leg panties to go with this." Miss Cora took me in her arms and hugged me and she kissed me and almost wept! She said:

"Oh just listen to him, Alice. Oh, perfect Oh, perfect perfect;