Dear Editor,

First of all we - my twin sister Bette and I - want to compliment you on your marvellous paper. Since becoming subscribers we have followed with avid interest your 'Letters to the Editor,' especially those dealing with various forms of petticoat punishment. And now, after the many letters on this fascinating subject, we feel we may have some experiences which will be of benefit and interest to your readers. Needless to say, we of course would enjoy hearing from them.

Some time ago, and we won't bore you with the circumstances that brought it about, Bette and I found ourselves at the age of 22 in the somewhat awkward (at least then) position of having complete responsibility of and for our brother Alan, who was then going on 17. Too young to live alone and yet old enough to cause problems, we just had to keep him with us. Along with the many other problems this presented, our circumstances were such that while we were fairly well off we did not think we should take a larger place. We decided that our little home in suburban New Jersey would have to do, even though we both commuted to New York City daily - Bette as a freelance model and I as an assistant buyer (lingerie) in one of the better department stores.

Alan was a big boy for his age, although fortunately for our later purposes he was rather slender with an unusually fair complexion and what Bette calls a 'soft' face. It wasn't long before we became aware of some ugly rumors - that Alan was not really our brother, and equally unfair things. We knew something had to be done, but what? Suddenly we hit upon the idea of changing him into our sister. Said as a joke at first, we just got to thinking about it more and more and realized this could be the solution.

'Why not?' said Bette. 'He's finished with school, at least until fall, and he could be a lot of help with the house'.
 
Thus over his furious but futile protests, Alan literally just disappeared and lovely 'Linda' took his place. It was because of his protests, even though they decreased with each passing week, that we found it necessary to set up a program of strict discipline, about which I will tell later on. The real purpose of our letter, however, is to offer some opinions and advice to other women who make use of petticoat punishment.

We have learned many things through trial and error and if your readers could but see what a perfect darling our Linda now is, they would have to admit that not only have we done a wonderful (and thorough) job, but they would realize why we feel more than qualified as authorities in the fine art of subjugation and petticoat discipline. So for those readers who will disagree with us anyway, we say that we welcome you to point out our errors.

First then, and perhaps most important, once it has been decided that a young man is to undergo such training it should be carried out thoroughly, completely and without paying any attention whatever to the boy's protests. While there can be no halfway measures, or haphazard ways, you must exercise extreme care, tact, and grace.

It is not enough just to dress him in skirts, high heels and lingerie. The garments that are chosen for him must be attractive and becoming on him. Ill-fitting dresses, hose that are too short, hastily applied makeup, etc., not only fall far short of the desired effect but make a mockery of the very purpose of putting him in skirts and dressing him as a girl. He will soon realize, just as any girl would, that we would not dress in such a slovenly manner; at least our things would fit us properly. This is an attitude that simply must be brought home to the boy if he is to be made fully aware of his feminine domination. He must be made to feel as a girl as well as look like one.

This he will never do unless his clothes are such that he will derive a distinct sense of femininity from the wearing of them. The less graceful and becoming his outfits, the less will he be 'mentally petticoated'. The more attention paid to fit, style, color schemes, accessories, etc., the more he will accept his life under female authority as a matter of course.

There are apparently many wives, sisters, mothers and governesses who feel that their male charges should be made to assume the role of a little girl, and they proceed to dress them accordingly. Bette and I do not disagree with this in principle, but we do not feel that it can be done with the necessary gracefulness unless his little dresses with their short skirts and the frilly panties, etc., are custom designed for him and for just this purpose. This is especially true in the case of young men who are simply too big or grotesque, physically speaking, to appear anything but ridiculous in little girls' clothes.

Admittedly the true purpose of dressing him in these things is to humiliate him, but we think that this can be accomplished just as effectively, perhaps even more so when combined with other forms of punishment, if he is put into clothes that are more befitting his age and figure. After all there are, very probably, not too many boys and young men under petticoat training who are not also punished and disciplined in many other ways, regardless of how they are dressed.

Panties, even if they are little frilly ones, and dresses, even if they are in a little girl's style, will not be enough - at least after a while - to cause any real degree of humiliation unless other measures are brought to bear to emphasise his absolute subjugation. Once transformed, he should be treated in every - and we emphasise every - respect as the pretty young miss he has outwardly become. This of course includes the adoption of an appropriate name.

Great attention must be paid to his deportment. By that we mean more his actions than his conduct. Embarrassing spankings and other humiliating punishments will soon correct the latter but the former requires constant supervision. Thus Linda has been well trained and coached in his, or perhaps we should say her, mannerisms. She has learned to walk most gracefully in her little heels, to bend and sit modestly, and to otherwise act just as a young lady should. While we cannot, nor would we ever want to, completely eliminate his basic urges, feelings and reactions, we do strive to have Linda become more and more accustomed to her life as our younger sister. She has even learned for instance, to instinctively spread her legs to catch things in her skirt, and this is perhaps one of the hardest things for a young man to learn.

I think it advisable here to digress for a moment in order to pass on some rather definite attitudes that my sister and I possess with regard to something that seems to be of varying concern among devotees of petticoat domination. This of course would be the question of homosexuality. While there are apparently many mothers, wives or girlfriends to whom this is of little importance - and far be it for us to criticise or say they are wrong - there are equally many who would simply adore to put their little boys in dresses and other pretty things, but worry that the experience may alter a boy's sexual preference.

Bette and I feel, not only because of our experience with Linda but because of intensive reading, other friends, etc., that this whole thing is simply a matter of timing. Once a boy's underlying attitudes are formed and he has been reared in a so-called normal manner, the fear of his doing a complete about-face is quite remote. Thus when a boy has arrived in his teens or later, he may be subjected to petticoats without affecting his original sexual concepts. So it is with Linda. Under her outward feminine appearance, grace and poise, lies a young man who, if anything, is even more a man because of it. His girlfriend Margo will be the first to swear to this. And yet peculiarly, Linda is delightfully feminine. .

But to get back to Linda's training. In addition to constant supervision of her ladylike conduct down to the smallest details, we have guided and encouraged her not only to feel at home in her silks and satins, but to know and appreciate their exquisite loveliness. This can only be done by literally making her feel not only the delights of being a girl, but by having her think she is more truly one of us.

There are ever so many little tricks to improve your hold over a young man in skirts, and perhaps one of the best is to learn what items of feminine apparel appeal most to him, and what do not. What are his favorite materials, colours, scents, etc.? Knowing these will add to your advantage. Linda has by now, as you can well imagine, an extremely pretty and elaborate wardrobe of her own, including a few evening gowns. Mostly though, her dresses consist of cocktail type and sportswear. She is especially fond of wool and matte jersey and has several skirts and blouses in these materials. But what really adds the spice is that, with the exception of our shoes, Bette's and my things fit Linda as if they were made for her.

Remember Bette and I are twins - in every sense. We are both quite tall (5'8' in stocking feet) and besides wearing size 12's we have the same measurements (38-26-37). Linda is a shade taller when in heels but her figure is such that it adapts itself to our clothes very nicely. As a matter of fact we have only found it necessary to pad her hips when she wears one of our girdles or panty-girdles.

Our 38 bras look divine on her when the C cups are sufficiently padded. And this is a very fortunate thing, and we strongly advise you to make use of your own clothing on your girlish charges whenever you possibly can. We have found that as much as Linda loves and adores her own things, there is something much more exciting and appealing about her sisters'. Also, and I know this is particularly true of me, I get quite a kick out of dressing Linda from the skin out in my own clothes.

But more important than this is the fact that our clothes happily combine the sense of discipline and subjugation. Thus whenever Linda is permitted to go out dressed in male clothing, and believe me this is only on very rare and absolutely essential occasions, a rather elaborate ritual is followed - designed to lessen any idea that he is even for a moment not under our absolute control. Thus in addition to many delightful little subtleties which enhance his feminine feelings, Bette or I will dress him in our panties, followed by a girdle, waist cinch and bra. Stockings of course, tightly gartered to his girdle, and a half slip.

To complete his lingerie ensemble, we may add an elaborate satin garter to his right thigh. Then usually we will have him wear a pearl necklace. Over these things he is then allowed to put on male clothing. But on most occasions he is dressed completely as a girl, including one of three lovely wigs when we wish to take him out with us, which we do quite often.

Finally a few words about the manner in which we discipline Linda. First and foremost, we always temper her punishments with affection and mix it with some form of humiliation in addition to her actual spankings. Unlike many other women who have written to 'J.W'., Bette and I both agree that a spanking need not be too severe. The method is of far greater importance than the degree.

A comparatively mild spanking is much more effective when combined with embarrassment and humiliation, than is severe physical punishment alone. We realize of course that some boys have bottoms which are less sensitive to pain than others and naturally in these cases we would advocate a longer and stronger application. But in Linda's case, being a boy with an extremely sensitive behind, a good sound spanking with the hand, and occasionally the hairbrush, will usually suffice.

Then too, a boy under petticoat discipline should be made to feel that he is a naughty girl when he is about to be punished. He should never be completely nude but rather must be dressed at least to some degree in feminine clothing, even if only stockings and heels. Without some reminder of his girlish role he is liable to forget for the moment and his punishment will not have the same effect.

I recall one time shortly after Linda met Margo, when Bette and I invited her to dinner. She knew our erstwhile brother only as Alan and of course he begged and pleaded to be allowed to dress as a young man. We gave in 'halfway' and dressed him like this...Over his objections we laced him up very tightly in a peach satin corset which reached from just under his bust to his hips. When we knotted the laces his bottom jutted out, as did the lower part of his abdomen, creating a truly delightful and feminine appearance. Black opera-length hose and a matching bra and panty set of peach satin followed. Over this he wore a pair of my black velvet slacks and a cream colored satin blouse with puffed sleeves and a pair of black patent dancing shoes - his own.

Needless to say, Margo was quite taken with his appearance.

Incidentally, you can imagine Linda's complete embarrassment that evening when, after having done her best to keep Margo from finding out about her corset and undies, we found an excuse to spank her. Thus in front of Margo, who watched delightedly, Linda reluctantly stepped out of her slacks, removed her blouse and stretched herself across my lap. And while Bette tied her pretty little hands and ankles, I lowered her panties and spanked her.

Oh yes. Margo also gave Linda a sound spanking.

We would be delighted to hear from other readers and will write again in the near future - if you wish, dear Editor.

Barbara

Here is a long letter reproduced from the classic paper, 'Justice Weekly'. I would definitely agree that 'mental petticoating' is, in a sense, the ultimate aim of all petticoat discipline, and that if the naughty boy or man has earned a spanking then it should not be too severe, but should always be accompanied by the wearing of feminine underwear. The petticoated victim should always be expected to behave in a proper girlish manner, and should be firmly trained to that end.

In fact there is very little in this letter with which I would disagree. Certainly I do not believe that a boy who is petticoat punished in his preteen years (when it is often most necessary) will become a homosexual. Generally he will grow up with the greatest love and respect for girls, and will yearn to serve them all his life.

The two sisters must have been a very imposing pair, and must have had smashing figures. I don't think that poor Alan really stood a chance against Barbara and Bette, and I doubt that any teenage boy would. It would have been terribly embarrassing to be spanked by Margot as well as by his older sisters, but I am certain that the experience must have improved their relationship no end.
Susan