RANSVESTIA

had to stop in front of three different mirrors because I kept feeling that I had allowed my wig to become twisted.

By this time it was late as I had been in the beauty shop for 2 1/2 hours and since the meeting this month was being held in one of the member's home I called her up and asked if it would be all right to come over. As there was much work to be done to get the place ready she said yes but to be prepared for a good case of housemaid's knee.

When I arrived it was Len and Don I found hard at work preparing the snacks and in general getting things ready for the meeting. Then as for the rest of the evening I received compliments on my hair from all the members of the chapter who came that night as well as from some of the GGs who attended. The high point of the evening though was before the meeting, on my way out to my car, I met Cheryl's daughter whose first comment was, "Gee! Are you pretty!" I may never be the same again.

Finally at about 2:00 AM the meeting started to break up and it was time for Jeanette to disappear and for Bill to return. I hated to do it but I would have to go home to an F grade wife and convince her that I had been at a business meeting in another state all day and the last thing I needed was a curled, waved and professionally coiffed head. After a half hour of combing to remove the back combing, judicious use of water and a comb and the repeated application of a spray-on waterless shampoo my hair was back to its old masculine shape, or it would be by the time I got home as it was now 3:30 and it would be 5:00 AM before I got home.

Now, a week later, I sit down to write to you but yesterday I called back to that beauty shop and made an appointment for next month. Hurry up, month. This time though I will have company. One of the other Chi members, who is really beautiful as a girl, and who has hair down to her shoulders almost, will be going with me. She has an appointment for her first trip to the beauty shop a half hour after mine.

Well, I guess I've taken enough of your time but I just had to tell you. After all it is because of your efforts that I had the ability to appear in public as Jeanette and it was through your advice both when I have talked with you and in your "How To" book that I had the courage to try. Thanks Virginia, for everything.

Femininely Yours, Jeanette IL-3-Z

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