"I suppose it does seem unnecessary she agreed one evening, "but really, it is necessary that each of these movements be done as a lady does them. A man can do each and all of these things without training, but, he will look like a man doing it too," she concluded, "and what you must do, is to practice enough so that you do these simple things as a lady would do them, and without effort-naturally."
About a month after my training had begun, Mary commented upon my progress. "I can see definite signs of improvement," she said. "I definitely agree, "Penny replied, "I think that Ruth is making wonderful progress, and during the last month, I think she should go out in public alone, and on occasions with you, and be- come accustomed to appearing in public so it will not come as a shock when you go on your vacation. You both still plan on going on your vacation as sisters, don't you?" she inquired.
"Certainly," Mary replied," it would be a terrible waste of time and effort if we did not."
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During the next month I began to drive the car down town to pick Mary up in the evening, and began to go shopping at the super markets, and to take the children out for a walk around the block. Later I met Mary down town, and we went to dinner at a restaurant and cocktail bar which had long been one of our favorites, and I even walked through the store one evening one of my trips down town. As the time for our departure on our vacation drew near, Mary and I went to town and selected several outfits for each of I bought a wonderful traveling outfit consisting of a pink sharkskin sheath with a jacket to match, the entire ensemble look- ing exactly like a pink suit. To go with it, I bought shoes (pumps with 3 inch heels), gloves, purse and hat all an almost per- fect match for the sheath and jacket. We had both decided that I looked much better in a dress than in a skirt and blouse, so in buying this outfit, we were getting the appearance of a beautiful suit, and at the same time, a type of garment that looked and felt better on me than a suit consisting of a skirt and blouse. I also bought a beautiful white formal with a striking red sash, and sil- ver pumps to go with it, and half a dozen other outfits suitable for every day wear at a resort. Finally, we both bought ourselves a lovely supply of lingerie, nighties, and hose. Finally, we were
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