Dear Sir, - I am a regular reader of your magazine and very interested in most of the subjects which come under discussion. I first started to read it five years ago, about six months after an accident which led to the eventual amputation of my right leg, which at the time seemed to mean the end of everything worth while.
I came across one or two letters which made me realise that there were still interests which a one-legged girl could follow, and I commenced by paying more attention to my personal attractions, and from using hardly any make-up at all, became in a short time an ardent devotee in nearly all its forms.
I found that to many men my one leg discreetly displayed was more attractive than the two had been, and that the vivid make-up I commenced to use completed the good work of nature which has blessed me with g well-developed figure, plenty of curves in the right places, a small waist, and a shapely ankle.
When in public I use a pair of elbow crutches, and usually wear a very high-heeled shoe (4 inches, or even over), but in the house a single crutch suffices, whilst I enjoy hopping about an my bare foot without such aid, which I can do quite easily.
Two years ago I became an earring convert and had my ears pierced. Within a few months those piercings were converted into long slits in each lobe, through which I now wear most bizarre and heavy earrings. In addition, I had the centre of each ear pierced in order to wear small gold studs, which look very effective especially when I favour large-sized gilt studs.
I favour a deep crimson lip-stick, and my finger-nails are usually coloured deeply to match. I also use coloured nail-polish for my toes. My eyebrows have been all plucked out and replaced by a pencil-line. This, together with a generous use of mascara and fringe, completes my usual make-up; but for evening wear I like to use the rouge-pot with equal generosity.
I enjoy showing my figure and other attractions to the best possible advantage, and am not a believer in false modesty in this respect.
I was married twelve months ago, and the loss of a leg has certainly had its compensations in my own case, and I do not regret my condition at all now. In fact, I am proud of the extra attention it gets me.
Yours truly,
One-Leg Preferred.