His shoes, which were chosen to match his frock, were of the court type, with three inch heels. I entrusted the choice of a wig and his makeup to Margaret, one of the young women of the family, and a good job she made of it too.

A blonde, bobbed, wig, the addition of makeup, carefully applied and a pearl necklace and a pair of pearl earrings, and there was my John changed into an attractive yet somewhat awk- ward Jean. His arms were the only parts of him that were not quite right, but this difficulty was soon overcome by one of the girls producing a pair of shoulder length gloves and coaxing him into them. I paraded him up and down to the amusement and evident satisfaction of all.

Well the evening came at last, and John was at his best. This was well because there were many skilled and attractive masqueraders among those present.

Suffice it to say that the evening was a great success and that in the end, when it was time to take off our wigs, John and I were awarded first prize, much to the joy of our friends and ourselves.

I hope what I have written will prove of interest to some of your readers; and if so I will write to you again,

Dear Sir:

Yours sincerely, HERMIONE

Two or three weeks ago I wrote you telling you about my husband's first appearance in female attire--namely at one of the parties we went to in Germany. I said I would write again, giving details of further occasions on which John has so succ- essfully assumed famale attire, so here I will tell you of an episode which took place during the autumn following our return from that pleasant holiday among Germans.

One week end we ran down to the country in our little two- seater to stay a few days with a friend of mine.

On arriving, we were told that she was going to another small town, about ten miles off, to play in a game of hockey.

She had been asked to bring two other players with her, if possible, and now, through the phone failing, she was unable to let the Captain know that she had been unable to get the

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