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tell I was not a woman after I said something. She told me that I made a nice looking girl though, and that made me feel good, Anything I wanted to do I could do it as a girl that day. In the afternoon a strong wind came up It was fun to walk into the wind with yards of cotton skirt blowing around my legs.
Was I the only one dressed as a girl? I stopped count- ing the boys dressed as girls when I reached about 35. How many more were dressed up so that I couldn't tell I don't know. Maybe one of you who is reading this ar- ticle was there. Every one was having a good time. The whole city seems to get into the act. I saw whole fam- ilies in costumes and getting into the parade. I was talking to one girl and she told me that it cost each per- son riding on a float one hundred dollars.
After eating dinner downtown, I took a street car back to the place where I was staying. Jack had dis- appeared early in the morning.
There was a night parade so I changed into my pink dress. It's a Jonathan Logan dress and has a full skirt and long sleeves. The only thing I didn't like about it was it was too short. I like to have my skirts below the knees.
So off I went to the night parade. This time I went down alone as Jack did not want to see the night parade. There were not as many people out at night down town. Later I found that most of the people were in the French quarter, so I went there, but a girl alone does not belong in the French section by herself, so I didn't stay long.
Mardi Gras is like having some one say you can dress any way you want to and do anything you want to so long as you do not hurt others. The whole town is opened up.
What does it cost to go to the Mardi Gras,? Getting to New Orleans will vary for every one, but plan to spend at least $20. a day for a room. The price is the same all over the city. Food is good and not expensive. Public transportation is good too. I think I had more fun at the Mardi Gras than anywhere else. Next time I go I will stay in one of the down town hotels as it won't cost any
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