46.

A LATE STARTER

by Janice

I am 46 years old and my TVism began in 1941 when I was 26. I was engaged at the time to my future wife and was in the Service. While home on leave I stayed with my in-laws to be. On one occasion my baggage got lost and I had no pajamas. My fiancee's mother gave me one of her nightgowns to wear. I can remember it today as if it happened last night. It was a pink satin stripe gown with a flowered bodice. Having nothing else to wear I put it on It was so smooth...the silkiest feel- ing My fiancee and her mother thought it looked quite well and it was the start of my desire to wear nightgowns instead of pajamas.

Going into the city the next day to replace my clothing, I hunted all over for shirts and shorts and could not find any. I told my fiancee and she said her mother might possibly be able to find them for me as she was going shopping the next day.

She came home with a few shirts but hadn't found any under- wear in any of the stores She came up with the idea of get- ting a couple of pairs of women's panties to supplement me till I could get some men's clothing. Not giving it much thought I said O K...and then it started. She bought me three pairs of bloomers and a couple of vests. Iwas reluctant to wear them but under the circumstances I didn't have much choice. It was strange to feel the silkiness of the underwear against my body in comparison to the feel of men's shorts They felt good and I began to enjoy wearing bloomers more with each pas- sing day. just the feel of them was enough to awaken me to an interest in women's lingerie.

The following week my fiancee asked me to take her into the city as she wanted to do some shopping We finished her errands and then we came upon some men's underwear. phe jok- ingly said, "shall I get you some or would you prefer the bloomers?" Then it dawned on me that for over a week I had worn women's bloomers and enjoyed them very much. I couldn't say what I wanted and as I hesitated she said, "Oh don't both- er ..you have the bloomers and mother said she'd get you some more. Then I realized she liked the idea as well as I did