As always, thanks for your excellent March issue, it gets better every month.  Has anyone commented on a difficulty with the link to Miss Chameleon Fantasy Fashions? It seems to cause an error with Explorer every time I try to log on, I can't send them an e mail
to tell them because I can't get at the site.

Are you aware that a publication ('Sissies on Parade' by Sabre publishing) seem to be printing letters and stories that also appear on your esteemed pages?  Now I'm not making any allegations, but this seems a little unfair. 'Petticoat Discipline Monthly' is a free site, and long may it be so, but to appear to be pirated for profit is not in anybody's interest except the publishers.  I have read on another site that this company have done this before.  Perhaps a polite notice to them in your next issue would make potential purchasers think twice?  I know I will in future. Keep up the good work.
Best regards,
Martin

Thank you for that information, Martin. Sabre Publishing did approach me last year to write a column in the magazine that you mention. I was aware of their reputation, and so I graciously declined. I does not surprise me that they are stealing my material. Their publications are cheap and tawdry, and the publisher seems to lack the creative imagination to bring out magazines of individual character, and with new copy.

Of course he might reply that I publish letters, and sometimes drawings,  from old publications, and that I am probably infringing copyright. That is correct, but if one looks through the main petticoat discipline publications from the turn of the century onwards, one finds that they often published old, out-of-print material, and very often unattributed (although the excellent and scruplously honest SRA publications in the 1970s always gave credit to 'London Life', 'Fads and Fancies', 'Bizarre', etc. when republishing). It is an unwritten tradition to do so, but all these publications always presented a great deal of new material, and never, never, NEVER simply lifted material  without permission from other papers or magazines still in print.

What Sabre does is quite different in character. The thing that amazes me is the pathetic quality standards, not to speak of the foetid dishonesty, that the practice implies regarding this firm. I couldn't publish a journal  that I had not created myself. It amazes me that anybody could. 

I want to thank you for including my letter to you in your March issue of 'Petticoat Discipline Monthly'. While my letter was nothing compared to the others published, nevertheless  I felt honored and proud to have the opportunity to express my limited views and support to your publication.
 
I believe the March issue was excellent and contained many articles worthy of being read. The article by the young man who explained how petticoating helped to calm him down and restrain his aggressive behavior was certainly worth reading.
 
Please keep up the good work, and again thanks much for being a small part of your effort.
Julia

Julia is referring to the letter 'The Sweetening Influence of Petticoats', which other readers have also commented upon. I am very happy that the message regarding the benefits of petticoating is getting through, and that the magazine is starting to make a real difference. 

I must confess, no matter how much I buffet 'Petticoat Discipline Monthly' there is something about the subject that fascinates the daylights out of me. I say to myself, 'No more, leave Miss Susan MacDonald in peace. If you don't like what she has to say or promote, then you shouldn't be reading her magazine'.

But I can't help myself - the subject fascinates me. So if it is any consolation, I'm hooked as a reader. And I do like it when you reply in rebuttal to a comment of mine, my hat is off to you.
Have a great year!
Dennis

P.S. The painting at the bottom of the Table of Contents page, what is the title of it? I like the use of the purples and reds, along with the blues. It has a very warm feeling about it.

I always enjoy Dennis's reproofs, although I suspect that deep down he secretly would like to be dressed in the frilliest undies and frocks, and be made to behave as a sweet and modest little girl.

I can't remember the title of that painting; I found it by chance on the web, and thought at once that it was just what I needed for the 'Table of Contents' page. The little girls in their darling pinafores are meant to be reading 'Petticoat Discipline Monthly' of course. If any readers can help with the title, or the artist, Dennis and I would be very grateful.

Anna Marie is against forcing petticoat discipline. While it is probably better that the male co-operates, I would not be against a
little punishment if there is continual defiance. You are doing a great job in developing your site. I look forward to you considering the de-stressing part of petticoating/cross dressing.
Terry

I certainly agree with the easing of stress which appears to be such an important part of successful petticoat discipline. To have one's wife in full command of the household, and to simply submit, is for many males a matter of the most profound happiness and relief. 

Loved the March edition – especially the new photographs of Penelope – she is very lucky to have a wonderfully strong wife like Lesley to keep her on the straight and narrow. I have to agree with Lesley that the ‘show uniforms’ are wonderful for serving tea and biscuits to her friends but not very practical for house cleaning duties, as I am sure Penelope would get far too hot as she does the hoovering and ironing. Maybe the working dress is a little too short as Penelope may worry about how much leg and underwear is
being exposed, rather than concentrating on the work in hand. On the other hand I’m sure she is far more worried about displeasing her mistress.

I am looking forward to hearing more news from Jennifer after she has attended the ceidleih in her ‘football’ kilt and full slip. I hope to go to Glasgow to get a ‘football’ kilt for me before long.

Thank you for publishing my photograph of Aberdeen – but you have me confused. You have referred to the Park as Duthrie Park. I checked my street map and even walked around the Park on Sunday last to make sure the spelling was ‘Duthie’ I guess ‘Duthrie’ must be a local pronunciation designed to confuse us ‘Sooth Moothers’. Please explain.
Love from
Julie Anne

As I explained to Julie Anne, the misspelling was due to a combination of overtiredness and the fact that my family have always referred to Duthie as 'Duthrie'. It is an ancient family joke that goes back to something my younger sister said in the early 1950s. Anyway, it has now been corrected. Jennifer has kept me informed, and the ceidleih went very well. She was not humiliated, and nobody noticed that she was wearing a lace-trimmed slip, although she did get a few giggles from some teenaged girls at a bus stop.
 

My dear Miss Kate taught me to wear 'proper' knickers, i.e. ones that fit, they should be deep to ensure that no accidental exposures happen. I have always loved full plain nylon panties, of the kind worn in the 50s and 60s, but they are not readily available. That is until I found a site on the net. I have just taken delivery from the States of two such pairs and I am so pleased with them. The site is:-

   Peter Panties
   Email:- teresa@globalmark.com

Orders can be placed over the net. Delivery took three to four weeks, which I thought was not too bad from America.

Most cross dressers of my age love nylon panties, so I thought this may be of some use to fellow submissives, or for the mistresses of submissive males that do not like deep knickers. The panties do have a wide gusset.
I hope that this is of some use.
Your servant,
Charles

I just read the letter from Charles, telling the experience of he and his wife, and how with love and a soft touch, she showed him  a life of submissive and loving behavior. I am in a relationship with a submissive transgendered male.  I have never been happier.  I could not believe how excited I got, the first time we slept together, she in a nightgown.  The softness and the sensual feeling that I  experienced has doubled every moment we are together.
 
I also love to see her in a dress, although we don't go out in public with her dressed,  for  obvious reasons, although it would not bother me at all. When we are with other couples or singles in the same situation, she will dress.  There is also a wonderful feeling that there is a litle mystery here, and we always seem to have a smile on our faces.

Susan, I will leave you with this observation..My women friends wonder where all the terrific men are? Well, if they were just more open, they would not have to look so very far. I feel I have to best of both worlds...I am blessed...
Champagne

How I wish that other women could see the advantages of a submissive partner as clearly as you! Still, my male readers should keep their spirits up. 'Petticoat Discipline Monthly's readership is still growing - we passed over 50,000 visitors last month. And I should add that a 'visitor' spends more than half an hour at the site, so that it is a true measure of circulation. The numbers of basic 'hits' is well over 100,000 per week. 

How wonderful to find your letter in my inbox to-day. Thank you very much for taking the time to write and to enquire about my
trip. To answer your question, yes I have been to Africa and it was marvelous. I 've taken a lot of photos and will email you a selection to use.

I certainly haven't forgotten about the pinnie and socks, but unfortunately my situation is unchanged and I think to be fair to all concerned the best thing to do would be to award them to another contributor who is in a position to accept and appreciate them.

As this amply demonstrates, there are drawbacks to living here in the Middle East as well as the financial benefits. The biggest drawback for me now is that I can no longer access PDM.

I have done a lot of web surfing in an effort to try and find a lady with whom I could communicate and find a little intelligence, honesty and companionship, I have come to the conclusion that there are no ladies out there who search the web for a chap such as I, more's the pity. As you quite rightly pointed out in PDM, there is a great deal of loneliness in the world and PDM does much to lessen that somewhat. So please, please do continue. I know that it takes a huge amount of work on your part but I can assure you
that it is greatly appreciated.

I often find myself longing for the cosy comfort of the benign control once exercised by my aunt. Strange that it is only now that I truly appreciate what a boon it was, and at the same time how irrevocably the stereotypical roles of man and woman, male and female have been altered for such as I.

I know you do not pass on contacts. Your reasons for this stance are well founded if some of the responses I have received are typical, and I know that you are in a committed relationship yourself, however, if you should hear from, or know of, a lady who might wish to correspond initially with someone like myself I would be most grateful if you would pass on my e-mail address. I am sure that there is someone out there who would not look upon me a freak but would find perhaps a soulmate who could appreciate her.

I shall be putting another episode of my own experiences on email to you within the next week or so and as usual please feel free to use any or all of it as you see fit. Again thank you very much for your email, it was a marvelous surprise and lifted my spirits no end.

I shall also send you some of my African photos as soon as I have mastered the downloading of the digital camera.
Love and best wishes,
Chrissy

Your prize will be here for you when you are able to collect it, do not worry about that. I do pass on contacts if they seem genuine; I just do not have an unsupervised 'Contacts' page in the magazine. And I live alone, which I prefer. Thank you so much for the pictures of Africa; one is in the 'Views' section this month, and the beautiful lion photograph was on last month's cover. 

Anne and I were very pleased to recieve your acknowledgement of our letter. I would certainly like to contribute more. To that end Anne has suggested that I may write once per month recalling an experience of my petticoating. Anne will of course run her approval over the letter before it is sent. Mummy and Auntie are quite alright with it, so I do not envisage a problem. They are pleased that I am proud enough of my position to write about it with comfort. I have always seen the wearing of dresses and pretty lingerie as natural, and in fact am more comfortable dressed that way than in male clothing. The e-mail address that you have has been activated solely to write to you, as all other mail is directed to Anne's address - Anne does, of course, have the password as I hide nothing. Training was made a fun thing and Anne and myself were taught the same things together. We were taught all household jobs so that we could both function in that department. We were not really aware that we were being trained at the time, and I was not aware that I was always subservient to Anne. As a youngster I was simply told that Anne was in charge, since she was older than me, I accepted that, and it simply became ingrained to the point of obedience.

To return to the original point I would be glad to recount some of my, and our, experiences and hope that they will be of interest.
Thank you so much,
Pet (Peter B.)

What a delight to find your website last fall / autumn!  Hubby and I have had a wonderful January and February.  The Christmas game was just about over when St. Valentine's Day came along, and the game started over!  What fun :)

I was just browsing the net and came across the most exciting site: 

If you got to the pettipants section they will embroider onto your order. In the example pictues they have the days of the week.  Hubby will know what is in store when he realises his attire is planned for the whole week. Style 501 - The sissy style is first on my purchase list.
Wishing you well with the website,
Christine

Dancecenter has an excellent reputation for its fluffy, full petticoats and its very pretty panties, and probably most of my readers know of them. The longer style of pettipants are excellent petticoat discipline wear for naughty husbands who need to be brought back into line. I can recommend them. 

It's been some time since we've been able to sit down and drop you a line.  We very much appreciate your response to the letter we sent to you and truly regret it has taken so long to get back to you.  We were the US couple (Timmy & Anne) who wrote to you expressing our appreciation for the fantastic job you've done with 'Petticoat Discipline Monthly', and to tell you that we also shared your interest in thoroughbred racing.

We are fortunate to have lived long enough to witness some wonderful horses compete on America's racetracks.  Among those remarkable animals were Secretariat, Seattle Slew, Alydar, Affirmed, Ruffian, Kelso and Forego.  We loved them all dearly, but if we were forced to pick our all time favorite it would have to be the great Seattle Slew.  We really believe that Slew would not only have finished his racing career undefeated if the idiots who owned him hadn't interfered with his trainer, Billy Turner, and we also
believe that Slew, who was just peaking at the time of the Belmont Stakes, would have run the fastest Belmont in history if the track hadn't come up muddy on race day.

Noting your request (plea) for pictures from the USA, we have a few beautiful shots we took with our digital camera while on holiday last fall at Acadia National Park in Maine that we would be pleased to send you if you wish.  It's the least we can do to show our appreciation for all the work you do in publishing 'Petticoat Discipline Monthly'.

Petticoat punishment and nappy discipline has always played a very prominent role in our marriage.  We would enjoy sharing with you and your readers some of the experiences we've had over the years and hope we can find the time to do so in the near future.
Best regards,
Timmy & Anne

My all  time favourite American racehorse was the great Native Dancer, who attained an extraordinary 'Hollywood star' status, and became an idol  to millions of Americans in the early 1950s, inspiring fan clubs in his name from coast to coast. He was a horse of enormous character, and, of course, having a grey coat has never done any horse harm - everybody loves a champion grey just that little bit more.

For 21 out of 22 starts the adoring crowds cheered his victories wildly, yet he is historically remembered as much for his solitary defeat as for all his great wins: in the shadows of 'Castle Dracula', the extraordinary American Gothic grandstand at Churchill  Downs, he went down by a neck in the most important race of his career, the 1953 Kentucky Derby.

It was a rough race, and just after the start the hot favourite was bumped severely, losing valuable ground. In a fast run event he was unable to gain a clear passage through the field, and when, at last, he seemed to have room to gallop cleanly as the field was into the finishing straight, he was buffeted badly yet again.

Even with all the interference he had suffered, the loss seemed incredible, like a bad dream, and the enormous crowd stood stunned. Of course horses are living things, which too many vulgar punters are prone to forget - as one Irish trainer memorably remarked, 'Horses are only human, you know'. Perhaps he had a headache, or some other temporary discomfort which affected his performance. He was unquestionably a superior horse in every way to Dark Star, his conqueror on that unforgettable May afternoon. Native Dancer's ghost is said to haunt Churchill  Downs to this day, still  searching  for the uninterrupted run which would have given him victory.

Thus he was denied the American Triple Crown, although he did later win the Preakness Stakes and the Belmont Stakes. He did have a kind of revenge on two occasions: one of his descendants, Northern Dancer, was victorious in the Kentucky Derby in 1964, and Northern Dancer's son, Nijinsky, became the only horse to win the English Triple Crown of the Two Thousand Guineas, the Derby, and the St Leger, in the last 65 years, as well as winning the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot. Sadly, Native Dancer had died prematurely in 1967, three years before Nijinsky's superb feats. If there is an Elysian heaven for thoroughbreds, then the news of his illustrious descendant's achievements on the emerald turf of the country that had created thoroughbred racing would have brought a silent tear of pride to Native Dancer's eyes. 
 
Dear Susan,

Anne has been working overtime for the past several days and asked me to drop you a line to express her sincere appreciation for your encouraging words on the site she has under development.  Many, many thanks, and we do promise to keep you well informed on any and all new developments with the site.

We have been searching our archives of racing materials to see if we had anything showing a painting of Seattle Slew.  We do have a book on 'Slew' that has a number of black & white photos that we could send you if you think they might be helpful.  Sadly, neither Anne or I can recall ever seeing any portrait of Seattle Slew that captured his true essence as a racehorse.  We do look forward to seeing the beautiful painting of Native Dancer that you mentioned in your letter and are already wondering who the artist might be [the painting of Native Dancer is by Fred Sitzler].

Our favorite British equine artist of all time was the great Munning.  We were privileged to see a great deal of his work on display over the years in Saratoga Springs, where the Frost & Reed Gallery would put on a show every August during the race meet.  Saratoga is the highest quality race meet in the States, and probably a good deal like your meeting at Ascot in many ways, attracting a mix of old guard socialites, a smattering of royalty, the newly rich and of course, the serious players and Runyonesque cast of characters
who, along with the great horses, keep everyone coming back - year after year.

We haven't made the pilgrimage to Saratoga in over ten years now, and even though the game has changed for the worse, and most of the wonderful people (trainers, owners & jockeys) once at the very center of the sport have long since moved or passed on we still miss it so. Sadly, thoroughbred racing in the United States these days is headed on a downward slope.  The game lost its luster as
a sport and form of entertainment to greedy owners and breeders, too quick to retire its stars to stud, and to the sorry and idiotic track managements who were all too willing to throw the very traditions (dress codes, etc) that made and kept throroughbred racing the glamor 'sport of kings' for centuries out the window, all to attract the t-shirt-and-jeans set which never has, and never will, have anything beyond a casual interest in the game.

Hope you don't think I'm a snob after my ravings about the American racing experience these days.  It just saddens us to see another great tradition go by the wayside.  Something we're not about to let happen with our belief in the traditional methods of maternal discipline which you shall be hearing much more of in future letters.
Best wishes,
Timmy

I do agree with you, but never forget that the real glamour, and the real aristocracy, is on the other side of the white paling fence, the immortal equine champions of the racing world. All the Ascot matrons, all the striped-trousered and top-hatted parvenus, and all the gauzily clad girlfriends of English princelings, that have lived since the time of Charles I cannot match the glamour and romance of just one horse of the breeding and quality of Seattle Slew. It always amazed me that after the American Triple Crown had not been won by any horse since Citation in the 1940s, three horses took the famous treble within a few years: Secretariat (1973), Seattle Slew (1977) and Affirmed (1978). And it has not been won by any horse since those three.

Secretariat was a freakish champion, with a stride at full stretch which was the second longest ever measured, only being surpassed by the even more amazing New Zealand thoroughbred Phar Lap. Seattle Slew was marvellous, and had a tremendous will to win. The first time in history that two American Triple Crown winners have ever met was in the 1978 Marlboro Cup, when Seattle Slew clashed with Affirmed. The result, a clear three length victory to Seattle Slew, really set the seal on his greatness. I don't know if two English Triple Crown winners have ever met - it might have happened in the 1890s when there were quite a few of them. Probably the most famous match in English racing history was between The Flying Dutchman and Voltigeur, the champions of the south and of the north, in the 1850s.

I present a pair of photographs of Seattle Slew in action in the 1970s - he is today the only living Triple Crown winner on either side of the Atlantic, and these pictures display well  the great courage and resolution that he demonstrated on the racecourse all those years ago...
  
Seattle Slew was very appealing to the British lover of the turf because he didn't have to wear one of those ugly face masks that American horses so often seem to wear, as if they were about to hijack a horse float and drive it to Havana. European horses never wear those revolting things - they are specifically forbidden. Anyhow, I have probably said quite enough about the glories of the turf for one month.
 

It is very good to have sites that will still supply good, firm foundation garments, as these give a real feeling of control to the well disciplined wearer. And they are unbeatable for figure control, which many careless males think is not an issue for them. Too much lager and high calorie food is not a possibility if one is kept by one's female partner within the confinement of a strong pantie girdle or pantie corselette. 

I log onto your site at the beginning of very month, as I have found your site to be the most genuine addressing the issue of Petticoat Discipline. I am English born, living the past 15 years in the United States, lately in the New York area, and I have found that as hard as I tried in vain to shake off my desires to be sissy girl in party dresses and maids' outfiits, I am unable to do so, and now realise that this is something I am proud of, as only a true devotee, as represented by your readership, can fully experience that sensual, giddy feeling of being dressed as a girl and being punished.

I have served a couple of mistresses here in these parts and accepted canings, and performed household chores, and undergone deportment lessons. These are not your dominant magazine-type mistresses, but well educated school teacher types whose desire was having a maid, secretary and schoolgirl at their beck and call. The hardest part is finding such a person. I know that you have for valid reasons avoided being a conduit for introductions; but if there are any who would like to contact this very discreet, well dressed girl with a total wardrobe spanning taffeta party dresses; maids' oufits (traditional and French) and pleated schoolgirl jumpers with all the accessories, then I would love to be in service again.

My personal favorites, and two of whom I feel most envious, are Baby Bunting (what dresses, and what a caring Mistress!) and Mistress Caroline and her convent schoolgirl (I am currently dressed as such in honour, and wishing I were so lucky). In any event I
cannot thank you enough for such a spectacular site which goes to the very core of the subject in such a tasteful, sensitive style, that makes any true deveotee weak at the knees, and desirous to have her skirts swish and softly rustle, and to become the demure, well-behaved girl she has so desired to be her whole life.
Yours curtseying,
Jennifer
njdruml@aol.com

Jennifer has said that she is interested in correspondence, and wants her e-mail address at the bottom of the letter. She is certainly lucky to live near New York - my travels have included the north eastern part of the United States as well as Australia, and New York is definitely one of the world's most beautiful cities. Like all great cities, and I would definitely include London, Paris, and Rome, it has a beauty which is absolutely unique. A full day's walk from Battery Point up to Harlem is an extraordinarily exciting and uplifting experience, although the walker will be absolutely exhausted at the end of it. Manhattan Island is much bigger than 'out-of-towners' think.

I give all the information concerning this excellent supplier on the 'Links' page. Here I reproduce a couple of letters from Mary Beth.

We just finished ordering twelve pairs of pink rayon bloomers, and two pairs of nylon bloomers from Kurt. He will include a free pair for your evaluation but needs a size. From all of our correspondence he appears to be everything he claims. He has been very helpful in answering questions and offering advice the best brands he has available.

John saw one of my emails from Kurt and knows about my buying bloomers for him. He was thrilled, and participated in completing the order for the two of us. It was just what he needed to help him to get back to being his old self. I can't thank you enough for all you did in helping us find a source for the bloomers. You really do make a difference in people's lives. Sit back with a good single malt and be proud of yourself.
All our love to a wonderful person.
Mary Beth and John

Dear Susan.

The order from Kirt arrived today. You can guess how thrilled we were when we opened and saw all the pink rayon bloomers. John couldn't wait to put a pair on. You were right  about how they make him feel when they peep ou tbeneath his pleated tartan skirt. I just love watching him turn into the sweet submissive sissy I was so fortunate to have married so many years ago. I too have to admit they are very comfortable to wear, more so than I remember when my mother-in-law insisted I wear bloomers when we lived in her home, her rules. Now it will be one more thing John and I will share.

Kirt really came though with flying colors. You will be doing a great service telling others about his service. He included a pair size 50/52 which I will forward to you along with a pair of white cotton bloomers and vest, they are much smaller but maybe one of your typing pool needs disciplining.
We send our love and affection to a wonderful lady.
Mary Beth and John

You are thinking of my good friend Sarah Fraser, but I think she has a full enrolment at present, so cannot take any more pupils just at the moment. If she writes to me expressing an interest in your e-mail address I will certainly pass it on to her. You sound like you would like to join the petticoated.com typing pool, and there is a position now that Marcia has been promoted. I will see what I can arrange.

As a matter of fact I wrote to Sarah recently recommending an excellent book that Saffy had sent me: Daphne du Maurier's Cornwall. She answered me in her usual gracious and old-fashioned style:

'Sure, bless your heart for the thoughtful suggestion; your opinions on books of value and beauty are always taken with delighted seriousness at my little place of education.  I often prepare a summer reading programme for my pupils:  particularly, books such as the one you mention are of fine value to individuals who feel a knowledge of the English countryside involves nothing more than ready recall of where the local pubs are.

I'm very fond of our correspondence, and every single letter you post to me has an absolutely charming turn of phrase that brings a deep smile to my study.
Best regards,
Sarah Fraser

I hope that Sarah's several solemnly ticking clocks have by now been adjusted to the gruesome indignity of 'summer time'. She is not a lady to give modern innovations much respect.