Dear Sir, - I noticed recently a letter on "Odd Shoes." The writer will find that any good maker will get a single shoe made for her. Like her, I have my left leg amputated, but my single shoes with high slender heels are made for me in Belgium through a London maker at slightly above the half cost of a pair.
I must confess that my one-legged condition has given me many a thrill and I enjoy being on my slender black crutches, or hopping about the house without their aid.
My leg was taken off when I was ten. At first I was wheeled about in a chair, but soon got my balance and faced the world on my single leg. A favourite game of my playmates was to run away with my crutches, leaving me to hop desperately after them, sometimes falling down and then getting up again, or, crawling on my hands.
I think it is the helplessness of a limbless girl which appeals to some men, just as the helplessness of a girl on extremely high heels does. At any rate, as I grew up I found I was attractive, and I began to pay attention to my frocks and shoes, and would practice for hours before a pier-glass to get a graceful swing on my crutches. My empty skirt and single high-heeled slipper began to fascinate me, and I even bought some smart silk pyjamas and, w one-legged figure with great pride. An artificial limb does not attract me, but I have a black slender pin leg which I sometimes wear, and find the tap of its rubber tip rather fascinating. Altogether I find myself
A Happy One-Legged Girl