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brought about by the switch in clothing: sore feet from the high heels, learning to walk in a tight skirt, the tightness of the waist cinchers and girdles and so on. It was Warren Thaxter, the young assist- ant manager of the bank who mentioned it first. "People are getting used to me this way," he said. "Even my wife is getting pretty casual about it. The other morning as I left, for instance, she told me that I ought to stop at the Fashion Shoppe and pick up another pair of nylons; I had a run."

"My wife is complaining about the money," chimed in Charley Emmet, his boss. "She says I gotta wear these things for months after the show is over, I have so much invested in them.'

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When Harry agreed that he had gotten rather used to them, I was surprised to find myself joining with him in a general discussion of how the habit and feel of the clothes became almost narcotic. I rather looked foreward to getting dressed in the morning.

That evening, I left the country club with a strange feeling that the Milford Country Club would never be the same.

By this time, ticket sales were going so well thanks to the continuing publicity that it was de- cided that the show would have to be staged two nights. And before long, we were a complete sell-out for both performances.

Reaction from the outside world continued to pour in, too. Cameramen from CBS news had shot television film of several of us at work in our new garb. When it appeared several evenings later on the coast-to-coast network, more comment was heard. Three other service clubs from scattered parts of the country sent for details on our effort. They were going to do the same in their communities. We had more offers of assistance from manufactureres of cosmetics, clothing and shoes. As you might expect,

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