Other instances have been recorded quite recently in bus- iness men who have escaped, as the psychologist calls it, from the worries of business life by spending part of their time dressed as a woman, I myself have come across just such a case in my own acquaintance.

I was calling on my friend, Mrs. D, one evening. As I en- tered the sitting room, a smartly dressed, elderly lady, excused herself and left the room. I left without seeing her again. Two or three weeks later, when I made an unexpected call to Mrs. D and the same elderly woman was present, dressed in a close fitting green velvet frock, silk stockings, and black satin high-heeled shoes with necklace and earrings of green stones.

We talked a little while and I was puzzled, for I was not in- troduced and I felt sure I knew the lady. Then as an old friend, the secret was revealed to me. The lady was Mr. D, who in this second personality, this duplicate life, "escaped" from the worries and fatigues of a wearing business life. To me, the contrast was extraordinary. In business, I knew Mr. D to be an energetic, dom- inant man, who controlled successfully a large staff and ran difficult exacting business with ease.

I could not help thinking how discipline would suffer if some of his staff, who unhesitatingly obeyed his slightest word, could have seen Mr.D in his velvet frock with coy suggestion of petti- coat lace as he crossed his silken knees. He was well though not elaborately made up as an elderly woman.

His wife-very sensibly, I thought-made no fuss about it, but rather helped him by buying corsets and frocks and other nece88- aries.

He seemed perfectly natural in his personality as a wonan, and so gave no offense. The secret had been and still is, well kept, and since it has been kept a secret no harm has been done and the two personalities live their separate lives happily.

There are, I believe, many such cases which will never be known except to the priviledged few. Perhaps some of your readers

can tell us some of them.

Yours faithfully,

S.R.

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