RANSVESTIA

gown filled me fine. It was a lovely creation by an expert dressmaker. The bodice was very tight on me and the stuffed bra showed two little gracious white satin mounds that were shining bright under the lights. My waist was tightly encircled by the shining satin and was made small- er by the roundness of my breasts and by the beginning of my skirt which was full and round over my hips by virtue of starched net pads sewn under the gown.

The bottom of the skirt was floor-length and ended by three ranks of white lace about six inches wide that encircled the skirt except at the front, where there was an "A" shape hole, showing my ankles and feet and the bottom of my pantalettes. The lace followed the contours of the hole and the top of the "A" opening had a large white satin bow sewn on it.

I found that hole very pretty and very handy to help me walk. The lady took me to the dresser where I sat on the bench, covered with purple velvet. There, the makeup artist took charge of my face. She put an elastic band around my head, exactly like the ones the models had on to keep their hair away from the makeup. She laid a large white towel on me so as not to have the gown soiled by makeup. I was sitting in front of a large mirror where I could see the girl work on my face and watch what was going on in the place.

The fashion show had already started. I watched the girls go on stage and come back from it, putting on and taking off dresses and en- sembles, very quickly and without disturbing their beautiful hairdos. It was amazing to see how fast they could change. As soon as a model came in, from the stage, another girl unzipped them. The model let the dress fall on the floor, stepped over it, kicked off her shoes, put a silk square on her head and the girl handed her another dress which she let slide down herself and the girl zipped it right away. The model stepped into other shoes, looked in the mirror for her hairdo and went back on stage.

Every model had a girl to assist her and while the model was on stage, she picked up the fallen dress, put it back on the rack, then put the shoes back in their box and picked up another dress and other shoes and stood by the entrance, ready to help the model change another time.