"Yes," I said, "but I could hardly do that here."

"Why not?" she said. "The blinds are down and no on will see you."

I said, "That may be but I don't have a dress with me."

Well, the outcome of it all was that she got an outfit out for me and had me change into it. The rest of the afternoon was all so exciting working there with Marie and being dressed as a woman. As a result of that afternoon she said that she would see that I was properly fitted with a nice outfit from the skin out. So Marie really gave me my first outfit that really fitted me. She even gave me a proper fitted founda- tion garment. We remained good friends for the next two or three years till I had to move away from that city because of my work. Whenever I bought a dress from her she would have me try it on and do any alterations that might be needed. From her I learned a lot about how to buy clothes for myself.

Where I am now I am most fortunate in having two places where I can go and shop and try the things on before I buy them. One of the ladies is also a dress maker and she has made a number of things for me. I have the fittings just the same as any other woman would. This lady now has a number of men that go to her to get things made, though I was her first male customer.

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Jean 54-M-1

Dear Virginia:

I guess you can tell from the record that I have been a sort of “on- again-off-again" type of subscriber, but you must admit, I've been around for quite a while.

The best explanation I can offer for my long delinquency relates to my general reluctance to offend my wife. While she has always tolerated my interest in the subject, she has always balked at my requests to let me become actively involved with your program. Her objections were based on fear of exposure and ridicule. Try as I might, I could not con- vince her of my need for this outlet. And with no other way to progress I found that frustration was only heightened by reading your glowing

accounts.

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