Successful Disguise

One young man who was recently in business in South London, informs us that owing to a bad spell of luck, he was unable to meet his creditors and a committal order was issued against him for rates.

This of course meant absolute ruin. He resolved to dis- appear and accordingly dressed himself in girl's clothes and gave out that he was his own sister.

"She" preduced letters from "her" brother authorizing her to take over the shop and do the best she could during his absense No one, not even the warrant officer, recognized in the demure young lady, the wanted brother.

"She" stuck to the business. Things improved, debts were paid, and in due course her brother returned, solvent and pres- perous.

To this day, no one has been the wiser or the worse for this remarkable masquerade.

Sincerely, "Sister"

Dear Sir:

I have had ample opportunity of studying female imperson- ation while training my husband for girl's parts during the war. He was wounded in 1916, and being unfit was only able to return to his chums by doing concert party work. Anyone can take ad- vantage of the average rednosed comedian's pantomime dames parts with ease, but a really chic and dainty impersonation of the real thing is only achieved after thorough training.

Realizing this, I immediately banished every stitch of mas- culine attire from the house and with his approval, put him straight into girl's clothes for, more than anything else, they are r08- ponsible for the differences in posture a ad movement between men and women.

Most of all I might mention corsets, followed by high heels; and I immediately arranged for my corsetierre to keep him supplied with a succession of smaller and smaller corsets made to his measure. My sister was living with me and of course, I had to take her into my secret, together with two or three women friends, and they helped me ne end.

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