Of course, all the edges all the way around have to be feathered out and securely fastened to the leg to keep from showing edges. I tried magic transparent tape, but it does not fasten the strips securely and neatly enough; I am trying to find some spirit gum, but as yet have had no success.

The second thing I do: my thighs, from my knees to my hips are not full enough, so again I got some art foam, it comes in strips 12" x 30". I take one 30” strip and fold it twice so that it makes a pad 12" x 10", I wrap the pad around my legs just above the back of the knee on the back of my legs and fasten it in place; works pretty good, although I can't wear mini-skirts which I abhor and detest anyway. I make good use of your so-called beauty aids for hips, front and derriere. I am constantly striving to make Marcia a better and more convincing looking woman, although a middle-aged woman is no slick chick.

For as long as I can remember I have wanted to wear women's clothes, they have always seemed so much prettier, looser, more com- fortable; and I am very fond of lingerie. I am crazy about all the soft, sheer, beautiful items of intimate feminine apparel. (I am writing in the first person because it is Marcia writing). There is a feeling in wearing the nicest, sheerest, softest lingerie, and is very difficult to ex- plain. I do not believe I have worn a pair of men's shorts over a score of times in the last 10 years.

I buy only the best and prettiest I can find and all in colors, I do not like, I never buy or wear white lingerie, and I never wear a cotton bra. I dress as and wear Marcia's clothes around the apartment all the time, it is the only time Marcia gets to assert herself, as she never gets to go out as she would dearly love to do, except at the occasional parties and get togethers she gets to attend. I never wear anything but a lovely nightie or a nice pair of nylon pajamas to bed.

You may think it idiotic, Virginia, but I belong to the World of Beauty Club; they send me a beauty kit each month. Some of the items I can't or don't use, but many of them especially the creams and fragrances and soaps - I do use.

I am constantly striving to better my voice, my walk, all my actions around the apartment; I am slowly learning how to eat and drink without ruining lipstick. Of course I do not wear lipstick out to restaurants but I act in my eating and drinking as though I were.

Femininely, Marcia 12-P-1 FPE