pulled her chair over in front of me and studied my face again. Then she arose, went to the wig closet, selected an auburn wig and came back. "Put this on," she said, businesslike.

As she selected the makeup she was going to use, she said, “I see you use good brands, anyway."

"Yes," I replied, "I've found that they cover better and last longer.

As she applied the makeup, she offered several hints on shading the bases to smooth and blend the contours of my face. I looked in the mirror and had to agree that my face had never looked better or prettier! My nose, for example, although straight, was always just a nose - now it seemed shorter and the tip more rounded so that it looked truly feminine. Judy used a darker mascara on my lower lashes than on the uppers. "They're shorter," she said, "so they need more accenting." When she finished with my makeup, she took a comb and brush to my wig — a dash of hair spray and she said, “Now, take a look at yourself."

I did, and I realized what an amateur I had been in the makeup depart- ment. I turned back to Judy, smiled and commented, "Judy, as an artist, you have created a masterpiece. I've never looked prettier than I do right now. Thank you ever so much.'

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"You're welcome, Jackie," she smiled back at me. “How long has it been since you took that beauty course?” “Five years,” I replied, “but I guess I'd forgotten some of the finer details."

As I slipped into a dark green sheath and matching shoes, Judy asked, "Jackie, how come you've never done the beard removal bit?”

I laughed and said, "Several years ago, I approached a beauty operator about that. She called me so many names and insulted me so much that I've never had the nerve to try it again."

“I think,” she mused, "that you'd better put yourself in lil 'ol' Judy's hands for awhile."

"Hey! It's almost 8 o'clock," I blurted, “we'd better get going."

On the way to the Club, I explained to Judy that visitors were dis- couraged from coming backstage as we never kenw what stage of dress or undress one would find the performers. Tonight I used the front

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