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His waist naturally measured 26 in. and we reduced it to 21 in, with ease; but from about 22‡ in to 21 in. he had a very un- comfortable time, and after three months, though, he was wearing 19 in. corsets laced close all day, in. smaller at night, and he felt more comfortable than when he was wearing 22 inch corsets. My sister and I accompanied him on a tight lacing bout, and during the time his figure was under training, we had reduced ours to 16 in. and 15 in. respectively; of course, we had been accustomed to tight lacing all our lives.

I took particular care of his bust and, with the aid of a brassiere, which he always wore, achieved the natural movement of the feminine breasts to such an extent that under the thinnest silk frocks his deception was undetectable.

His feet I gradually massaged down to a Number 6 lady's shoe and starting at 33 in. heels I gradually raised them to 5 and 6 inches with tiny bases no larger than six pences, on which it was a treat to see him daintily tripping along.

He wore a wig at first, but when his hair grew a little, I had it waved and though short for those days, it suited him very well. His makeup was the work of an artist at the job and after time, he was able to repair the ravages to his complection before other women without raising suspicion.

When at home, I dressed him in extremes of fashion such as tight fitting skirts of clinging velvet, and did everything I could to accustom him to the constriction of a girl's attire. He helped my sister and I in the house, learned to sew and make our own light frocks and undies while he was the daily subject of beauty treat- ments, changes of clothes, tightening up of stays and heightening heels.

After a month, we ventured out of doors evenings and it was surprising to see how quickly he took on the little mannerisms which are peculiar to the sex. Chest breathing, of course became natural for he was too tightly laced to do anything else; but sitting with knees tightly together took a lot of mastering, while walking in a mannish way was impossible with a tight waist and 4 in. heels and

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