June

Recalls

by "June"

When I first looked up from my fashion magazine and saw Roma standing in the doorway of the living room, my first impression was one of utter bewilderment and shock. It is not easy to take in one's stride the face that one's fiance has suddenly been transformed into a most passable presentation of an expensively dressed woman--even down to an ermine stole. Not even if you have previously seen masses of pictures and have been invited round to meet his "other half" so that you can decide whether or not to abandon the engagement.

I was literally speechless for a minute or so and then my judgement and my critical faculties came to the sur- face and went to work. I had always dismissed men who dressed as women as essentially homosexuals. This was'nt one as I already had plenty of good reason to knowl And yet, he had a natural feminine aura about him. Roma se- ated herself crossed her legs (a little too obviously) and lit a cigarette. We talked a while and while doing so, I studied her with the critical eyes with which I study my charm school students. She was dressed expensively and quite well but lacked style and chic. Her makeup was very complete but a little over-done particularly her cheeks and she obviously knew little about the correct relationship between foundation and powder shades. I wouldn't personally have worn those black velvet gloves- not with those suede shoes. Her height and size demanded

a large, very large, handbag and not that silly little coctail nonsense she seemed so proud of. Also her gestures and mannerisms were fussy and exageratedly feminine.

Suddenly I realized two very important things. First

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