"The die is cast" is from Julius Caesar himself, according to Suetonius in 'Lives of the Caesars'. He was supposed to have said it at
the crossing of the Rubicon. It is usually quoted  in Latin, "Lacta alea est", but it was probably said in Greek. However my computer does not do Greek.
Maid Angela

No, nor mine. It is not in the Shakespearean play, and that is about the extent of my knowledge of Casar, apart from his invention of the modern calendar.  I was unaware that he had said it - I did not have a classical education, although I really wish I had studied Latin at school. Thank you for that piece of information. 

Dear Susan,

Thank you for the March issue.  It is very enjoyable.  I did particularly enjoy Nikki's letter.  It is heartening to see more women beginning to see the positive aspects of petticoating and babification.  Once women see that they are not threats to their marriage but rather a means of enhancing the relationship in ways that provide stability and happiness to both partners, the outcome seems inevitable. 


From March 1st through May 31st, the Eugene Field House and St. Louis Toy Museum have an ongoing display of more than 30 baby christening dresses and accessories dating from 1850 to the present.  The display includes shoes, booties, baby cups, silverware and other traditional gifts.
The display is located at 634 South Broadway, St.
Louis, MO 63102.
The museum is open from Wednesday through Sunday from 12 noon until 4 PM.  Admission is $4 for adults and 50 cents for children 12 and under.  Phone is: 314-421-4689.

I got to wear my bunnies dress today.  That, along with the taffeta petticoat I got from Dance Center, white anklets with pink ribbon trim over white tights, and blue velvet Mary Janes with sparkle beads on the toes, that I bought off of ebay.  The panties are white rhumba pants with lots of lace and pink bows at the legs in front, and on the seat.  I'm wearing those over the tights, and a plain white nappy fastened with yellow ducky diaper pins inside a pair of pink plastic pants from Pink Carousel, with prints of bunnies and chicks on the front.

So, I guess you could say I'm an interesting mixture of blue and pink all decked out in my Sunday best.  Oh yes, I have my pink pacifier also, and am putting it to good use.

It's such a pretty spring day that I thought I would share with you.  It's not something I ordinarily do, but today seems like a day when a little girl should be out and about in her spring dress.
Best wishes,
Baby Janet

Well, you really are tissied up today! I am sure you would make a soft, rustling frou-frou when you walked in your pretty velvet shoes.  Pink Carousel  sell good quality plastic pants and nappies, and have been added to the 'Links' page. 

Dear Miss MacDonald,

With lot’s of impatience I am waiting for every new issue to which I congratulate you once more. It has become my favorite literature full of excitement and full of informations.

Unfortunately I have not received any answer to my e-mail  and I still do not know whether you have received the registered letter as well as the photo which should have been sent to you directly from Switzerland. I can imagine that you have more and more to do  and the mountains of mail is becoming bigger and bigger.

 Do you still remember the address I gave you showing the man's corset? I find this could be just like a starter for many women to show their husbands or friends that corsets are also for men. That the suspenders hanging on it is not for nothing everyone will have to accept and the next step to the stockings is quite easy. There is no excuse of wearing this man's corset as even when it shows through the shirt is seems to be like a normal underwear. (http://www.korsett-stuebchen.de)

I have to wear mine quite often, and living in a warm country I can assure you it is a real a punishment to have corset, stockings and pants on. As mine is equipped with six suspenders and as my mistress enjoys to make me wear woollen stockings during the hot middays and afternoons, it keeps me reminding continuously. As the writer of letter No. 4, “Corsets for Boys” has already mentioned, and what I can fully confirm, is that the back suspender is the most painful one.  You sit directly on it, it presses in the flesh in a quite painful way. It is also not easy to fix alone and many times, specially with thick stockings, I have to ask M'lady to help me with it.

Due to your Links page I had to order a pinafore from Barbara, but in changement of the normal one with buttons at the back. I will surely have to wear it at the next occasion when I go with my mistress to visit her mother, and to play cards with her friends. It will be humiliating to death when I will be fitted inside and will not be able to take it off without begging for it.

Now on 20th March it will happen. I shall be in full hands of my mistress for several days. But it will start already on March 8th, from the time I shall be alone, as my wife is leaving earlier. I shall have to call every day to take my instructions what to wear.

Would you like to have some snaps of me in the new pinafore? Could you aks if any of your readers who is practicing petticoat discipline, is visiting Tenerife and if I could contact them? There are so many English people coming here. Barbara's e-mail is functioning again, but under jk475@frontiernet.net. I cannot contact Janice.

Looking forward to your news I remain with my kindest regards,
Anita

I did not receive the letter. I am sorry. But please do write to me soon to give an account of wearing your Sissy Fashions pinnie. I certainly agree that a pinafore should button firmly up the back so that you cannot take it off by yourself. That is a matter for Mummy to decide. 

Whilst going through some old files I recently came across a cookery magazine from 1956. Looking through it I came across two adverts that epitomise that era, as both women are wearing pinafores. I have attached these as I thought you or your readers might like them as much as I did, when I saw them initially.

Please keep up the excellent work, as your website is as wonderful as ever.
Kindest regards,
Pinafored David

I was looking through your site and found mysel in the section named: Petticoating Posters by Mary Beth Sanford. In the first paragraph you have a URL leading to Mary Beth's site, http://www.marybeth.com ...when I clicked on it, I found myself at the site of a real estate agent for Coldwell-Banker. It was certainly not what I expected.

It may possibly be an error.
Stan W.

Good heavens, it just goes to show that you can't make any errors with a URL. The correct address is http://www.marybethsanford.com. I bet that woman's hits shot up. She probably didn't sell much property though. 

Dear Miss Susan MacDonald,

My wife Hazel and I were watching the movie 'My Fair Lady', with Rex Harrison as Professor Higgins. The one song he sings ( 'Why can't a woman be more like a man?') makes me think of you. You are the female version of Professor Higgins, because you are single, and you ask with 'Petticoat Discipline Monthly',  " Why can't a man (or boy) be more like a woman?" I mean this as a compliment - seeing you're trying to help men to act and behave better around their mothers and such.
Have a nice weekend,
Dennis

Thank you, you have made a good point, and a very complimentary one. I always thought that Professor Higgins' house was the kind of place that I would love to live in (this is when I was a girl), especially in a stage production, where it looked more cosy and intimate. All those wonderful old books, and the fussy and decorative Victorian furniture!

Dearest Susan:

I stumbled into your site this afternoon while exploring links from another site. All of a sudden I am just consumed by petticoats.   Wearing petticoats would be so much fun: they are so pretty.  Makes me wish my mother had been more creative when I was growing up.  I can just imagine what it would feel like to be wearing a frilly party dress with a pretty petticoat underneath.  Oh dear.  It makes my knees go weak.

Alas, Lydia is married, and her Superior Other will not put up with such behavior.  All I can do is dream, and keep coming back to your wonderful site for more reading.
Thanks again, ever so much,
Sissy Lydia

I was hoping to get the staff to look through a part of our archives to find letters that would be helpful in persuading 'Superior Others' of how their partners need girdles, tights, and petticoats to feel  fully happy and secure, but so far only Cliff and Julie Anne have answered  my request. If you are a regular reader of PDM, please have a look at An Ideal Husband.

Hello Susan,
 
 I wonder if you have seen this web site?
 
http://histclo.hispeed.com/style/skirted/skirted.html
 
Please excuse the brief note.
Yours sincerely,
C.

The Historical Boys' Clothing site is excellent, very extensive, and very well researched. Other readers have pointed it out to me - including a reader from Sydney who has not written back. If any readers are not aware of the site, I strongly recommend it to them.

Hubby and I still enjoy your publication immensely. I have decided that hubby and I will renew our marriage vows, only this time
with a little twist.  He will be the one dressed in white, promising to honour and obey me.  To that end, I have looked for a place to acquire suitable attire for the day.  I thought I would share with you the result of my search.  This site has wonderful vintage petticoats, dresses, and wedding dresses available.

Take care,
Christine A.

The Cats Pajamas has lovely old clothes, and period lingerie perfect for petticoat-governing wives. Altogether it is a site where you can spend many enjoyable moments. I would love to see your 'second wedding'!

COTS AND HIGH CHAIRS FOR BIG BABIES

I do make cribs [cots], and high chairs for special babies, and can make a twin size crib for Mommy and her baby. I am working on a play pen. The crib would be $500.00 unfinished and $750.00 finished, and it would be $300.00 for the high chair. I have enclosed some pictures.
Sincerely,
Allan

The standard of workmanship looks excellent, and Allan is very much a baby too, and fully understands what babies want. There is a pattern on the headboard of the cot which is very old fashioned and attractive. The cot looks nearly ready to be painted pink or white, with a pretty transfer of Little Bo Peep above the frilly pillow.

I am not sure if the price quoted is for a single cot or double, but Allan can be contacted at sweakme@attbi.com.