nightgown that encased my body. This mood was interrupted by Edwina who pushed me out of bed, stating that I must not lose myself in my mood, but there was much to be done before I could be allowed any personal indulgences. We had breakfast clad only in the thinnest of nighties, and while Edwina outlined the day's activities, I noticed that I felt no embarrassment in my strange attire.

My mistress felt that experience was the best teacher so she let me select my outfits for the day and put them on myself. As I put on my lovely selections all she did was comment on my taste, correct obvious errors and help when I needed it. That day I tried on the various clothes to check the effect. I felt like the Queen of Sheba all day, as each garment had a new feel and it was amazing how each garment changed the person in it, namely me. Towards the end of the day I tried on the various swimsuits that she had bought. We finally selected the white strapless suit as it contrasted nicely with my tan and really did things for my figure. As I saw myself in the mirror, I was almost overcome with a feeling of ecstasy and I thought if the judges liked it half as much as I liked it, then the contest was already won. The suit also had a built-in girdle that kept my waist down to 25" and the bra was engineered to make overshadow Jane Russell like she was my adolescent sister.

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The last thing we tried that day was the array of formals we had. Always in the past when I had attended a formal dance I had had in the back of my mind a certain feeling of jealousy toward the lovely girls who were the center of attention in their beautiful dresses. Well now, the tables were to be turned (I hoped) and I was to be the attraction for a change. They were all so lovely that it was hard to make a choice but we finally decided on the apricot col- ored one, which had a bodice in the front which dipped slightly and was held up by two tiny straps. An outfit indeed calculated to make men s hearts beat faster, but not any faster than mine. With the main selections complete I fell in an exhausted, contented sleep.

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That night I dreamt that I was in the horn of plenty but in- stead of spouting forth the bountiful harvest, this particular horn was issuing forth satins, silks, laces and other soft garments and I was blissfully floating in perfumed air completely surrounded by the garments that I had learned to like so much, in such a short time.

The days before the contest passed faster than any I had exper- ienced in my life. I cannot remember too much about each individual

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