allow me to use throughout n y visit. Then we would do the weekly house cleaning (vacuuming, dusting etc) Late in the afternoon I would do the weekly grocery shopping while she took the car and ran a few errands that were a little farther afield. Then in the evening we would go to the Tivoli, which had an excellent double-bill playing.

My little "breast pocket" wardrobe was chosen with great care and Aunt Catherine insisted that I try on each garment to assure the proper fit and effect. After trying several foundations it became evident that the dressing gown I was using was more of a hind- rance than a help. Therefore, when we had selected three suitable changes of foundations I kept the last опе on but discarded the gown. The try ons lasted for two hours and at the end I had acquired one panty gir- dle, one girdle, one corselette, two bras, 4 pairs of briefs, 2 pairs of snuggies, 3 pairs of silk stockings, 2 slips, 1 pair of shoes, 1 house dress, 2 dressy dresses 2 pairs of gloves, 1 sweater, 2 babushkas, 1 coat, 2 hats and 2 purses. I was enchanted and Aunt Catherine reflected my happiness. Looking back on this experi- ence it seems that I tried on many things beyond my relatively simple requirements, and for each article there was a modeling and appraisal by both of us. It was almost like a two girl shopping expedition.

After we had arranged my new wardrobe we both slipped into housedresses. We spent about three hours house cleaning and to be perfectly honest I never re- alized there were so many tasks involved. But we work- ed steadily and finally the job was declared done by Aunt Catherine.

We had a late lunch and Aunt Catherine started making a grocery list for me. I expressed doubts a bout being able to go to the market in broad daylight, but I was assured that I would be adequately prepared and was told to start getting ready. I changed into a silk floral print dress which was predominantly a deep green with a boat neckline and short sleeves. Then I made up my face as I had been shown and went to the kitchen to get approval. Aunt Catherine smiled her approval and told me to bundle up good against the

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