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(3) Fraulein Amman in her report, states that she no- ticed the same initial difference of subject when she attempted to discuss cosmetics, hair styling, manicuring and pedicuring, etc. The ice was broken when subject attempted, unsuccessfully, to pluck his eyebrows. Fraulein Amman took over, and in spite of half-hearted protests, thinned and shaped the brows in a more feminine manner. Care of finger and toenails cemented the grow- ing friendship. Subject at first desired only clear lacquer on his fingernails and none on the toenails. Amman remarked that while his hands were very shapely, an application of carmine nail polish would improve their appearance. A. also stated that the use of nail polish not only improved the appearance of the nails and hands, but gave a pleasurable erotic feeling to the fingers after it had been applied. Subject agreed to try this and upon completion asked to have his toenails done as well.

At this time, subject's hair became of concern to him. Rather straight, it was cut in a long men's style with the part on the left. When Fraulein A. suggested they discuss a new style, quite an animated talk resulted. While subject knew little or noth- ing about feminine hair styles, he showed no reluctance in ex- pressing his views. Subject refused to wear a wig. The part was changed to the middle, hair was slightly waved and some bangs were established. Later, as the hair grew out it was curled and dressed to fall in soft shoulder-length waves down the side of the face covering parts of the cheeks. The banks were emphasized.

The use of cosmetics presented a major problem. Subject did not object to the use of powder and rouge, which he applied himself or later to the application of lipstick, at which he became very adroit. On 23 November 1937, the first of several strange out- bursts by the subject occurred. The subject absolutely refused either to apply eye shadow, eyebrow pencil, and eyelash darkener or to allow Amman to make up his eyes. When Amman persisted, subject became hysterical. He screamed that Fraulein Amman was trying to completely feminize him and that he did not want this. He cried that he wanted to live as a man, not as a painted doll; he

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