RANSVESTIA

Macleod, the other as Sharp. As Macleod he chose: "Love is greater than we conceive, and Death is the keeper of unknown redemptions." As Sharp he wrote: "Farewell to the known and exhausted, Welcome the unknown and illimitable."

From this brief summary it seems obvious that William Sharp af- fords some intriguing speculation for those interested in researching possible transvestites in history. Since his corpus of writing under both names is fairly large, it is also possible to critically look at Sharp in his masculine image and in his feminine image. For those who want to begin to do so they might consult the biography of him by Flavia Alaya, William Sharp "Fiona Macleod" 1855-1905 (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1970) and the memoir gathered together after his death by his wife, Elizabeth A. Sharp, entitled William Sharp (Fiona Macleod), A Memoir (New York: Duffield & Company, 1910).

TEE-VEE TIPS

June Daye MA-4-B

A nice, useful, legal and eminently ladylike weapon to carry in the city (even if it doesn't look like rain) is a furled umbrella. It's a for- midable weapon if used right, but rather an ineffectual one if used wrong. Unfortunately, it is usually used wrong. Obvious though it should be, an umbrella makes a very poor club, as the rolled fabric is good padding for the metal parts. So don't waste your energy beating your assailant over the head with it! Instead, hold the handle tightly with one hand and with the other hand grip the umbrella on the rolled fabric about six inches from the point. Aim the point toward your at- tacker and use the umbrella to jab and poke at him when he gets in close. If he is wielding a knife and you can't make a run from the spot, use the umbrella held as above to counter his knife thrusts. Holding your bumbershoot this way makes it nearly impossible for an assailant to wrest it from your grasp, and renders it a very deadly weapon in- deed.

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