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concerned. Since I no longer travel (thank God! I had enough of that over a 20+ year span) I don't see anyone. I continue to correspond sporadically with Jeanette in Richmond, but even that diminishes with time and dis- tance.

My correspondence with GG's around the country, all of whom think Susan is a GG too, is now moving into its fourth year! I feel so close to some of these girls-and they to me-that it defies description. There is a large amount of contentment for me in the fact that they regard Susan as "real". In a sense I have been greatly privileged to share their feminine world and thus to enlarge upon my own-albeit fantasy-existence there- in. I exchanged Xmas gifts with 7 or 8 of my closest friends and I can't tell you how I treasure their gifts-ranging from lovely hand-embroidered hankies, two beautiful scarves, a gorgeous slip, a very pretty aqua night- gown and my particular treasure, a hand-crocheted, beautifully fringed, white stole that is just precious. I cried when I opened that gift. The girl who sent it can never know what it meant to me! I even received a small bottle of perfume (Chanel No. 5) and a pair of knit gloves from two sep- arate husbands as their expression of appreciation for the pleasure that my letters have given to their wives.

I'm sure you can see that all of these things make up for what I am miss- ing otherwise. At least I can feel that Susan is genuinely a part of the real world.

This has been much more of a letter than I started to write-as is usual for me!

I do hope that you and Mary are happy and that this new year will bring you much more in the way of contentment and whatever pleasures and prosperities you most desire.

As your time allows, I'd love to hear from either or both of you.

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Lots of love

Susan

Dear Virginia:

I am enclosing payment for the next couple issues of Transvestia. I am one of those that you are constantly haranging for not doing anything but

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