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the paper. He was both astonished and satisfied at my appearance. He said: "Now I am sure you will be a very pretty girl on scene and your companions will not complain any more about you. You look so per- fectly like a girl. Come with me to the apartment of the girl you are replacing. She will be glad to know you and will give you helpful hints about the play."

We drove to her place. She was sitting up with her plastered leg on a chair. She was glad he had found someone to replace her and especially, a young man, so she would not have to worry about being re- placed by another girl who might have tried to steal her place in the company. She had at home the cos- tumes for the play. She asked her mother to remove them from the wardrobe and show them to me. She ask me to try them on, but the director said we had no time to do so because we were expected at the re- hearsal, She asked me to come back the morning after

My companions were glad to see me dressed as a girl. The rehearsal went on and was found satisfac- tory by the director. They congratulated me on my good appearance and assured me I would be a very attractive girl on stage.

Next morning I went to the girl's home. She had me try the costumes. They were a little tight on me, but she said this would make me look more sexy, All the costumes were beautiful, ankle-length gowns made of satin, velvet or silk. The corsages were very tight on me while the skirts were large and filled with heavy, thick crinolines. The play showed how a family lived in the beginning of the century. I had to wear a large straw hat covered with a large and fluffy veil made of nylon lace. Under my gowns I had to wear large crinolines made of starched cotton richly ornamented with satin rib- bons and lace. Under that, I had a garter belt and mesh black stockings. My feet and legs were impri- soned in white knee-high leather boots with high

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