Dear Sir, - I was interested in Miss Joan Roper's reply to "Miss One Leg", and from my own experience agree with her that a swing shirt is much to be preferred to a tight slit one. With the latter the lack of limb is apt to be too much in evidence, especially when sitting down.
Personally I do not like to see too short a skirt for a one-legged girl, nor a really high heel for out-of-door wear. In the house, however, I often wear my single shoe with a five inch heel, but for walking purposes I prefer a smart lace shoe with an ordinary heel.
Most amputees, if they are fairly young and active, are accustomed to hopping without crutches, the whole secret being correct balance and it is easy for me to hop on my single leg as it is to ride a cycle.
Many of your correspondence have confessed to getting a thrill from their condition and I have often experienced it myself as I have gone out smartly dressed and with a slender pair of crutches under my arms. One's single little shoe does attract a good deal of attention, which is what every woman likes. I prefer two crutches put of doors, and a single one in the house.
Stairs are a problem - easy to ascend, but coming down one has the feeling of falling forwards, and I generally manage with one crutch and the banister.
At home I sometimes wear slacks, with the left leg pinned up, and have even gone out in them when in a strange town. Needless to say, they attracted many curious stares and remarks, which pleased my boyfriend immensely. Often he would loiter behind so as to hear people's remarks about my on leg as I swing along ahead on my slender crutches.
Yours truly,
Happy Monopede.