feel of the fluffy step in slippers all help to adjust movements in correct direction) the foundation swiftly applied so the eyes can be enlarged in appearance and lustre Green eyeshadow bringing out the colors in my otherwise un- remarkable pupils, and a line above and below the eyes helping to underline the pallor of a red head (though my eyelashes bene- fitted from waterproof mascara). Small stud earrings from a Vic- torian lady, with matching brace- let and a small watch then the crowning glory of the Titian colored wig, that is cut and curl- ed to frame my new face and not be too difficult to care for my- self (if one can restore and know how to care for antiques, a mo- dern wig is child's play). The lipstick matches the nails and I have found (again from Transves- tia) that if I have damaged a nail at work a false nail with the new powerful instant lues will last an outing with care. I might add that because I am short sighted, in my masculine role I wear very thick framed glasses, in my se- cond self state I use contact lens (these seem in the masculine state to remove most of my con- fidence, quite unlike the normal lift I get in my preferred role (but I do have to put them in before making up.)

So another week began, and I set out to the preview chosen to see if I could notice any other objects disappearing, or better still if lucky, see an object later that I had earlier noticed stolen. The first place I visited, was a Georgian house with well pre- served windows, and a solid front door, opened promptly when I finally reached it having parked round the back in what would have been the stable yard

in times of horses and coaches, but now was empty of activity, providing a shaded park for my car and a purplish Mini "City" car. Inside the house I intro- duced myself to the owner as a representative of my business, and was allowed to wander through the the house with oc- casional queries from the owner and their staff, and once or twice I saw a well dressed young man in a raincoat apparently also appraising the contents. As some- times happens the auctioneers had not yet produced the cata- logue, but there were only a couple of objects I felt worth any effort, so thanking the staff I left. I did however discover the competitor was reputed to be a "collector" though I could not place him in my own particular part of the antique dealing world and his name, James Polykoff, did not help either. The purple Mini was absent when I got to the car, so he might be its owner. However, I ignored the problem while I savoured the sensations of a change of posture in sliding on to the seat, and tucking my legs, etc. in de- corously, before driving down the drive to the nearby town for a meal and walk round the an- tique filled arcade. Much of a dealers time is spent searching for objects that can be moved at a profit, while waiting for the particular subjects one would like to be able to collect oneself, and this can mean most of one's funds tied up in objects one can't part with, so you hope your crav- ing is for snuff boxes, jade or minatures rather than furniture that requires a wharehouse to keep it in so it can be admired rather than the museums that have to keep moving their dis-

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plays to show the bulk of their objects that Iceberg like is out of sight in stores. Jade can be very satisfying as the Chinese knew with their finger pieces that they used to hold and some of the old jade pieces carved in the hard old stone, cold to the touch, could distract one from the pleasures of material pulling on thighs and back, and even after holding the jade in an un- gloved (and unwashed) hand it still feels cool. There is a lot of "new" jade that is soft, green and easily scratched and jade does not have to be green, some of the best may be like "mutton fat", but perhaps you can guess what I have in stock at the old house. That evening I enjoyed a stay in a small hotel near a river where most of the visitors had spent the day trying to catch fish with various imitation flies, so even the staff did not watch the plumage of the people in the building too carefully. After a soothing bath, and ensuring there was no telltale shadow under the make up that was slightly more emphatic in the artificial light, I changed to black underwear with smokey toned nylons, a full length slip and a cocktail dress with a scalloped neck line to show the cleavage a good taping with uplift padded bra and in- serts can produce with long sleeves of net, and black 3 inch heeled shoes with the pointed toes that have returned. (I would keep the paint on my toe nails to myself, though they matched my finger nails in color). My necklace and bracelet were plain gold and I also wore a wedding ring with an engagement ring of two diamonds set across the ring, as an aid to peace and my own kind of tranquillity.