Dear Sir, - I am sure this will be of great interest to your one-legged readers, for I am sure there must be a good number of them.
I should like to make a request that you publish from time to time articles and stories concerning one-legged girls and high heels.
Both these subjects appear to be very intriguing. I feel rather cattish, as I did not reply to the appeal of your correspondent of April last, when she asked for letters from one-legged girls, but I am trying to make amends by sending this epistle now, saying that I have only one leg and that I also wear an extra high heel for comfort as well as appearance.
My right leg was amputated five years ago, when I was thirteen years old, since when I have tried all means of making life one long game; and I think I have now succeeded. I tried the use of crutches, but these are altogether unwieldy things for a girl, besides which they rob one of the full use of one's hands. I then bought an artificial leg, but this did not satisfy me, as every time I walked it kept click, clicking, and this got on my nerves. Besides this, what made me finally to discard it was the fact that I could not wear a high-heeled shoe on my artificial leg, as it looked to clumsy. At last I decided to try a delicately shaped wooden leg, and I am still wearing one today. With this type of leg I can get about to my hearts content, and at the same time wear a heel to any height.
My last purchase in terms of footwear was an over-knee boot with a 6 inch Spanish-Louis heel from the makers who advertise in your paper. This boot is in black glace kid, with a white heel, and when worn with a white enamelled wooden leg and a black and white costume is ideal for wet weather and looks charming.
I could keep on for ever at this rate but your space is valuable, so I will close by expressing the hope that you will occasionally publish a story or articles on one-legged girls, and wish Heaven-speed to your High Heel Number as requested by one of your readers.
Yours truly,
High-Heeled Monoped