black baby doll nightie. I had a great deal of pleasure buying these things, but I little realized why.

Then the thought struck me that Anne would really look gorgeous parading through the house in these things if she were also wearing full-length black hose and high-heeled bedroom pouffs. So off I went again. The high heeled bedroom slippers were easy to find- • but the full-length opera hose were not. Finally a sales- girl suggested that I try a theatrical costuming house, and I did. They had the hose, so all was fine.

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Triumphantly I carried all my bundles home. were all wrapped separately and carefully and conceal- ed them until the next day the day of our anniversary.

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That evening we went out to dinner and a night spot with some friends. But earlier, as she began to dress, I brought out the lingerie and gave it to her with the hope that she would wear some of it on our date.

I gave her the white practical items first, then handed her the more glamourous things. She laughed amusedly as she unwrapped each item of black spiciness and laid them aside. I was quite pleased with myself and anticipated her wearing them for me to admire. But she made no such move. So finally, I aske':

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"Anne, wouldn't you like to wear some of these things tonight? You're wearing a black dress, and these would be fine underneath."

She laughed and replied: "No thanks, honey. The white panties and bra are fine, but I'd feel like a hussy in the black ones. You're impractical and I love you for it, but I just can't wear all this frivolous stuff. They'll refund your money as long as I don't wear them and you can add the money to our vacation fund."

I was surprised, disappointed and more than a little hurt as I asked: You can't be serious--you mean you won't wear any of these pretty things?"

"Don't be silly-- of course I will. The white gar-

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