"I have been to several places in town," said her new companion, “but I can't find anyone that is satisfactory. My hair is a mess and my complexion is in terrible condition.

Lydia thought the woman looked very well, and couldn't see any- thing wrong with either her hair or her complexion. The woman con- tinued to talk of hair preparations and cosmetics, and clothes: things that any woman would know all about, but poor Lydia didn't have any knowledge about half of what the woman was talking about. Fortu- nately she was soon called for her appointment, and escaped without committing herself or revealing that she was such a novice in feminine

matters.

To be called "Miss Prentice" seemed very strange and much to her surprise very pleasing, and she felt this transposing of the sexes the doctor talked about must work someway on the mind as well as the body. She had decided she would tell whoever was to take care of her that she had just arrived in town, and was starting to work in a new position in the morning, and wanted to look her best. She thought that might explain why she had never been there before, and she hoped it would help to cover up any ignorance she might show about the opera- tions of a beauty parlor.

She was shown to a Mr. Johns, the head hair dresser, who had just finished an elaborate hair arrangement for a lady with a very tired looking face, and was chattering of a social life that was strange to Lydia. Finally Mr. Johns condescended to bestow his talents on Lydia. He exclaimed and marvelled at her lovely young looking hair, and half scolded her for not coming to see him sooner, as in his opinion he was the only one that would be able to properly take care of it for her.

"Mercy," she thought to herself. “Do women always go through this rigamaroll whenever they have their hair done!”

Several hours later Lydia walked out onto the street with an assur- ance she hadn't had before. She was somewhat poorer, but she had had her hair fixed, her nails manicured, and a new make up, and had enjoyed having it done. If she had had any doubts as to whether she was going to like being a woman before, she certainly didn't have any

now.

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