The classes were severe although they seemed simple enough. But try walking then standing as femininely as possible over and over again under the pressure of concentration and supervision. It becomes a strain. It makes one weary. Then sitting and standing, standing and sitting. walking, picking up a book, putting it down, on and on and on. The voice classes were even more demanding if that were possible. The quality, the inflexion, the tone, vocabulary, everything must be perfect or the whole process was to be repeated. Tape recordings were kept on each girl and it was almost maddening to listen to yourself over and over again until the voice supervisor was satisfied.
It was always "think feminine and be feminine.” This was the motto of the school. Never was there any let up. It really became a competition to see who could be more feminine than the others. The results were truly startling not only due to the yam effect but the conscious effort of doing the best one could possibly do, until finally it was done uncon- ciously and automatically.
Miss Green, as might be expected, was self concious for the first days but those days were gone now and she competed with all her enegeries with the feeling of knowing she was as much a woman as any of the others and the determination to be the most feminine. The yams had taken their effect and she was curving out delightfully except for one portion which had shrunk to insignificance. It was now natural for her to speak softly with a feminine ring without ever reminding herself. Primping had become easy and certain with a flair of confidence. Some of the others, particularly the new comers, had come to envy her and through her example to gain even more determination.
She had earned the right to make her first "field trip” which meant going shopping for a complete womans outfit. It was to be a test of her feminine tastes and behavior. None other than Miss Stone accompanied her. It was a huge success and Miss Green was delighted to fawn over so many feminine delectables and to try on the newest styles. Even the director was amazed and pleased how her client stood out in the womans world as one who was proud of her femininity. She passed with the highest of marks, and there was nothing more that the Institute could do for her.
The next day Miss Green was called to the directors office, where she was greeted by a smiling and friendly Miss Stone, who asked her to sit down and then declared that she was very pleased with the results of the program. They chatted for some time until the director got around to a point she had in mind.
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