and looked at myself, honestly, I looked like I had been to Denmark and gotten the full treatment.

Next, she got out a tape measure and measured my waist, which measured 30 inches. She, said that's too big and I have just the item to bring your waist down to the proper level. Before I knew what was happening she had placed a waist nipper around my waist and said, "Hold onto that bedpost Valerie so I can put the pressure on these laces. When she had them almost tightened up she placed her knee in my back and gave one final tug. I almost swooned from her brutal lacing but she took some of the pain out by saying, "Be brave Valerie, you have just got to have a smaller waist and it'll help you to know I've got you down to a perfect 25."

After that I put on some nylons, attaching them to the waist nipper. They really set off my beautiful legs and I thought to my- self what have I been missing all these years. She said then that this day I was going to dress like any ordinary smart female and that I wasn't going to wear anything exotic, because we had to do a lot of shopping. She opened her closet and told me to pick out an outfit. I picked out a beautiful beige shirtwaist dress. She said that I showed excellent taste in selecting that particular dress as it was her own personal favorite. As I was getting the dress out of the closet she went over to her dresser and got a matching slip for the outfit. I put on these clothes noting how perfectly they fit me and then she came over with a pair of high-heeled bone pumps which were needle-pointed and had a cute little bow on top. I tried them on and although they were a tight fit I could get into them. She walked me around the room a few times and after that I was able to manage myself although at times I felt like a babe taking its first steps. She then instructed me how to walk in high-heeled shoes and emphasizing that I should take short steps, and also that I should swing my hips and mince a bit as I walked, being careful not to overdo it.

After a morning of instruction and correcting my errors she had a sumptuous lunch at her apartment although I couldn't eat much because of the pressure of the waist nipper, anyway I had to go on a diet and lose some pounds so this was a good place to start. With the end of the meal she stated that I was ready to go downtown with her to do some shopping, as there were many things I needed in order to win. Before we left she made up my face with street makeup, just enough to let me pass as a woman. Putting a scarf on to cover my

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