on a double date with her cousin whom I had never seen. I did and liked him from the start. I loved his erect way of standing and his waist, and wondered how he got it. That summer we knew we were in love and meant for each other. Sitting together in the park, I slipped my arm around his waist, and asked him how long he had worn corsets. He explained all about it, and that he loved the support and feeling of them. I said I did too, and that I loved his figure and there would be a serious row if he ever went without his corset. Soon after he told me that there were other things I should know, and explained that he loved to dress entirely as a girl at times, and if he was unable to dress for long periods it upset him badly. He said he had to know what I thought about it before we mar- ried. It seemed an odd idea to me and I told him I wanted time to think. Well I started to think that I often went around in pants and boys shirts and my ox- fords were like his only not so clumsy. So if I wore everything boys wore why could boys not wear what I did. Then too, it struck me that if he was that much feminine he could understand me better too. But I told him that I wanted to see him dressed so I could get used to the idea, and to come to our apartment with his things and dress there. He about had a fit thinking what his cousin would say. I told him she had plenty of sense and I would explain before hand. So he came over one evening and we put him in the bed- room to change. He said getting nerve enough to come out for the two of us to look him over was about the hardest thing he had ever had to do. But his dress was lovely and fitted perfectly. New slippers, and a be- coming necklace, and what gave me the greatest sur- prise was long earrings. Here we had been going to- gether so long and I had never noticed his ears were pierced. But his wig was rough and what make-up he had tried to put on all wrong. So we took him in hand combed and parted the wig and put some ornamental pins in it. Then fixed up his face. Were we ever sur- prised! He was lovely. We told him we were jealous because he looked better than we did, and it was al- most true. His cousin had a camera so took a lot of pictures, then as it was dark, we all went for a walk, the first time he had ever ventured out. He soon get

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