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lovely women at ease, light talk, and the tea itself. I was fascinated with the gown that our hostess wore I asked her about it, and she explained where she had had it made, the number of fittings she had, etc. She laughed when I quiried her about the bustle. She said that while the original ones were rather awkward and un- comfortable, she had fashioned hers to the proper shape from stiff foam rubber, covered it with nylon and then mad made two straps with velcro pieces to fasten it around her waist. She assured me that it was very comfortable. I loved how it made her gown look when she walked across the room.

The girls had many questions to ask me about Tri-Sig, the TV scene in America, how liberal were people towards TVs, what laws were there against crossdressing, etc. I explained to them that the laws and the liberalness varied considerably depending upon loca- tion. We then started talking about places to go and things to do in London. I could not offer very much to the conversation since I hadn't been out that much. It was soon decided that we should all go out for dinner and a show. It seems that they knew of a small supper club that featured female impersonators and, while it was rather expensive, they did welcome TVs. I decided not to go and explained as diplomatically as I could that I didn't think it would be wise for me to go strolling in the streets of London with a large group of TVs.

It was quickly explained to me that the club had a small parking lot and that we could walk directly into the club. With these assurances I decided to go. After all, the day had been so super so far, why let it end too soon? Our hostess served us a glass of sherry (I wouldn't have dared ask for a scotch and water) and suggested that we all relax for an hour or so, then freshen our makeup and go. With that we scattered all over the house, the shoes came off and the feet were put up for a bit of rest phones were busy with arrangements, excuses, etc.

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I quite enjoyed the fuss that the manager made when the seven of us arrived — taking our wraps, giving each of us a kiss on the cheek, spreading compliments and insisting that he would be

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