leave I'll help you make up and add a few finishing touches that will prevent anyone from seeing through you. You will be as well turned out as cosmetics can insure. I certainly won't let any harm come to you, but you must realize that avoiding public embarrass- ment is, to a large extent, contingent upon your abil- ity to disassociate yourself from the circumstances which would cause it. Therefore, your best hope to- night and always lies in assuming your feminine role as completely as you can and never faltering. Your positive mental approach to the talk will assure its total success particularly in poise, speech, hand mot- ions and forcefulness. And, from your earlier exhibi- tion I judge that you will have no trouble carrying it off in spite of that violent attack of butterflies in the stomach. Don't worry. With me as your constant advis- or, your public education ought to be quite rapid and thorough this evening." Then she took me by the hand and led me to her vanity.
When she had made me up and applied those fini- shing touches she cautioned me to watch closely since you'll be doing this yourself next time." Then on went a black felt cloche hat, a pair of heeled overshoes, scarf, black cloth coat with a Persian Lamb collar, black kid gloves and off we went. I soon found out why Sears sells so many "snuggies," union suits etc to the lovely maids of Chicago. The walk was windy and I had neglected to put a pair of panties over my girdle. I made a mental note to ask Aunt Catherine to add "snug- gies" to my borrowed wardrobe and, also, not to men- tion my present predicament.
The dinner was declicious, and pleasantly unevent- ful, except that Aunt Catherine cautioned me to sit straight and talk more with my lips in a more well mod- ulated voice. I tried hard to comply, for quite obvi- ously I was being tested. Over dinner we discussed many things and before the evening was over Aunt Ca- therine had softened her voice considerably and I be- lieve she was quite comfortable with her unexpected companion.
Aunt Catherine must have suddenly realized how pleasant a time we had at dinner because on the way
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