I have several lovely wigs, but my own hair is quite long enough, (altho shaped, always at a beauty shop- never by a barber,) and looks lovely and natural when set and teased. I look about 10 years younger when dressed as a girl, but always avoid flashy attention- getting clothes that cause people to stare or look twice. Naturalness is the watchword for me.

To sum up the whole story let me say I enjoy fully whichever life I am living at the time. I am neither afraid, ashamed, or embarrassed when dressed as a girl, because I am confident that my appearance is as auth- entic and natural as any other girl in my age bracket. My mannerisms, while studied, are dignified and nat- ural, and my voice while being pitched slightly higher, takes on a much softer and slower delivery. As you will see from my photographs, I like to smile and usually do, as it is a part of me and my make-up. I definit- ely don't" swish and gush" around and make a spec- tacle of myself in public. I have hundreds of friends all walks of life, from the highest to the very bot- om, and am equally welcome anywhere. My life is carefree to the extent that I am happy most of the time with my full life on both sides of the fence. I was born during the middle of June which makes me a GEMINI (the Twins) which may account for my two personalities in one body.

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I am proud and happy to be part of the wonderful work being done by Virginia and F.P.E., and look forward to helping start a Chapter in my part of the country. I dearly love real girls" especially when they real- ly work at it, because there's nothing more wonderful than to be a natural, charming woman, who loves eve ry moment of her life and lives it" to the hilt."

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So this is my story. If I have written some thing in it that will help you to blossom forth in our wonderful " other world, then I shall be very happy. Plan your life, regulate it in Moderation, live it to the fullest possible, and in every way strive to be kind, sympat-

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