Well…….It’s me again! Pansy Sue Wentlock. Don’t let all that talk of innocence and such from my last story fool ya. I’ve done been learnin’ a few things from that Violet Mae woman, and my disappearance was due to the strenuous five week course she done put me through. She called it her “How to become a lady whether you need to or not” course. Seein' how all the men from Helle had up and went somewheres without even a clue, she thought it would be the perfect time to do some refinin' while the men were away. It'd be a nice surprise for them when they returned.

The class was full of familiar faces. Some I had recognized from the last time I went to Helle, and some I had met while during my stay at the Betty Ford Clinic. There was this one particular gal there who loved wild flowers and fluttery things. She had tons and tons of relatives with awfully strange names like; Holden, and Crispen. Every time she brought up their names, she’d just laugh so hard you’d think she was gonna split her side. I liked her, she was a funny character. We quickly became good friends and stuck together since we were the ones needin’ most of the help any ways.

The course was grueling, and often times we would be in need of a break, but that Violet Mae is a slave driver I tell ya! Work, work, work! That’s all that woman ever thinks of. Our days began with a sparse breakfast usually consisting of home-made brownies, asparagus, and oysters. She told us it was the proper lady-like thing to eat early in the morning, and would get us in the right mood for the tasks we were going to perform that day.
She called this stuff afro-dizzy-acts or something like that. Some of us were dizzy enough as it was, but she said to trust her, so we did. All I know is that I was usually rarin’ to go after breakfast time, that’s for sure. All tingly like, and REAL happy!

The rest of the day consisted of strenuous exercises that Violet said were essential if we was to become proper ladies. She told us that we never know when we might meet a very impotent man who would be in need of our lady-like ways. That Violet, she sure does have a funny accent! She makes me chuckle every time she tries to say the word important. Always droppin’ her r’s. I won’t go in to great detail about what the exercises were all about, but let’s just say we were taught some pretty strange things. She kept telling us that these were things that a real lady needed to know, and since I had led such a sheltered life up until this point, I trusted her.

By the end of the first week, we knew the proper way to great a gentleman, how to bat our eyelashes so as to not let a man think we was starin’ at him (which is rude according to Violet), what sort of clothing was fittin’ for ladies, and how to keep the attention of a man so they wouldn’t become bored. Violet taught us all sorts of things. I sure am thankful for all she done for us. In no time, we were fast becoming good friends. She even said that after we was through with our teachin’ lessons we could all come live with her in her house.
She promised each of us our own private rooms with all the fine luxuries that a real lady needed. She also told us that after we settled in to her house, she’d have the boys from Helle over so we could practice our newly acquired lady-like skills. I think she even said something about not needin’ to go find work for money since real ladies could make tons of money without punching a time clock. Said them fine gentlemen would pay us plenty of money just for bein’ able to visit with us. Violet did suggest that we let her keep most of the money in a safe place for us, so we wouldn’t spend it foolishly. She really knows how to look after us girls. I gained tons of respect for her as did most of the other girls. It wasn’t long before we all started callin’ her Madame Violet. It just seem fittin’ that’s all.

Well, the 5 weeks are up after today, and we’re all movin’ in to Violet’s house in the morning. She told me I could move in to the “Blue Room”. Said it was the nicest room in the house. I’m so glad my Daddy sent me to that party in Helle. I would have never met Madame Violet, and my new friends, and I would have never ever become a true lady.

I'm just wonderin' when them boys are coming back.

Hi ya'll...I'm the fluttery person that Pansy met at the grueling course for becoming a "lady". I'll just fill ya'll in on a few details she left out. Part of the course was on how to dress like a lady so's to attract a man's attention. Violet Mae said we ladies needed to "aksenchewate" our feminine traits. She mentioned things I'd never heard of from where I come...things like "boostyairs" and showed us some funny underwear that musta been factory seconds cuz they seemed to have slits and holes in 'em everywhere! Guess she musta got 'em dang cheap or somethin'. Well, I best be goin' now...I have to pack up my new duds and get ready to move into Madame Violet's big house. See ya'll later!