Volume 7, Issue 4 October / November 2003 Masquerade Lipstick & Lace INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Nail Tips 2 Special points of interest: In the Local Paper! 3 · All the news and fun that we From our Den 4 could squeeze in to! Our Club Website 5 · So much fun and so little time! What’s Up Doc? 8 · Come on and have some quality MSQ Reaches 10 girl time with the Girls of Masquerade! Photos! 13 PAGE 2 LIPSTICK & LACE Regarding Her Life as a Boy She Says... "I was in masquerade, my female reality, which I had no words to define, clothed in a male pretence. Psychiatrists have often asked if this gave me a sense of guilt, but the opposite was true. I felt that in wishing so fervently, and so ceaselessly, to be transplanted into a girl's body, I was aiming only at a more divine condition, an inner reconciliation..." Hence the name of the club???? Courtesy of Blue, (“Thensilkblue” ) who found it while reading Jan Morris's account of her TS-ness called Conundrum. Nail Tips by Rhaina Removing artificial nails. “To catch the reader's attention, place an Remember to always apply a basecoat of nail lacquer prior to applying interestinginteresting sentencesentence oror quotequote artificial nails. Orange sticks or better still a cuticle pusher are excellent for removing artificial nails. Work the flat end of the stick under the lower corner of fromfrom thethe storystory here.”here.” the nail next to the cuticle and then slide the stick up the nail. This procedure usually leaves the nail undamaged and once cleaned can be used again. You can bite on another orange stick while removing artificial nails if you don’t have a bullet. Lipstick with staying power. Looking for the long lasting smudge- proof effect? Powder the first coat of lipstick then re-apply the lipstick, powder and blot. Powder and blotting lipstick absorbs excess oil and leaves the pigment. To blot more evenly, separate a 2-ply tissue and use one sheet at a time. VOLUME 7, ISSUE 4 PAGE 3 In The Local Paper! From the Winnipeg Sun. Published: Friday August 22, 2003, and Tuesday September 2, 2003. Thanks to Chantal for providing the reply! PAGE 4 LIPSTICK & LACE From Our Den Mother! I have never felt more love gifts are still on the even if one day I am not in and admiration at any time bookshelves. I go over them the picture. in my life (even if I am only every night and reflect on 29!) than I did at my birthday what a lucky person I am to party in August. I was know each and every one of My best wishes to all of you overwhelmed with the cards, you. I wish I could hug and and my heartfelt thanks for gifts and best wishes I thank you individually every your appreciation. received. All my cards and day to try and show my appreciation. May God bless you! Maybe I’m a bit of a soft Love your “Den Mother” touch, but as you all know, I am a very open person and if I wasn’t I never would have had the privilege of knowing Mary and interconnecting with any of you. It is my life that has grown, with learning and helping all of you. I have never regretted starting Masquerade, and I hope that it continues to carry one IF… Live *If a child lives with criticism S/He learns to condemn. And *If a child lives with hostility S/He learns to fight. *If a child lives with ridicule S/He learns to be shy. Learn *If a child lives with shame S/He learns to feel guilty. *If a child lives with tolerance S/He learns to be patient. *If a child lives with encouragement S/He learns confidence. *If a child lives with fairness S/He learns justice. Courtesy of Colleen! *If a child lives with security S/He learns to have faith. *If a child lives with approval S/He learns to like him/her self. *If a child lives with acceptance and friendship S/He learns to find love in the world. Authour Unknown. VOLUME 7, ISSUE 4 PAGE 5 Our Club Website HI everyone!! the URL in the includes info about our Winnipeg Sun! Plus, outings that are Our new Masquerade the site has received a planned, a members web site has been up positive e-mail from a directory to help keep and running since end visitor to our site, who the group connected of May and I am very was simply searching with each other, plus happy to report that we for "The Fat Angel" and pages to help us with are receiving a huge found our site in the your input. amount of hits per day! results! On the web site, there Lipstick & Lace...... is a page where you can submit your own We now have our writings for publishing newsletter "Lipstick & in the Lipstick & Lace Lace" available in . newsletter - http://www. PDF format, so masqurade.ca/ members who are protected/ unable to attend the submit_articles.html meetings can download their copy Plus, we would love to from our web site. The hear your ideas about recent issues are how Masquerade can available only to continue to make it a members at - http:// fun environment for the www/masquerade.ca/ girls - http://www. Our Web-mistress… protected/lipstick_lace. masqurade.ca/ Sabrina! html And the best part! protected/ You get the newsletter submit_articles.html Plus, we have received with COLOR pictures! a few e-mails from You will need your Www.masquerade.ca local girls, inquiring Plus, back issues are "username" and about our group, avaliable to everyone, "password" to access thinking about taking (appropriately edited the members area, so the next step, joining! for security!) so if you if you haven't yet have missed a few received it, send an e- With each update, we meetings and haven't mail to Sabrina at will send out an e-mail received your sabrina_markes@mas letting members know newsletter, you can querade.ca and she there is "New Stuff" on download the ones you will reply with your the web site! To help missed - http://www/ username and promote the site, masquerade.ca/ password. perhaps you could all lipstick_lace.html forward the club's URL Member to people in your own Members Profiles...... contact lists as well. Section...... We have a We are getting some For our page on our exposure in the press members, we web site with too. Shandi wrote to have a special member say that Miss Lonely "Members profiles. Hearts had published Section", which Reaching out on the Please check WWW! the site http:// PAGE 6 LIPSTICK & LACE VOLUME 7, ISSUE 4 PAGE 7 Our Website Cont’d www.masquerade.ca/ happening, where and you don't need to member_profiles.html when, so you can all download the mail to and if you are not plan to join in the fun. your computer if that is listed, send your short In the member's a concern for you, you write-up, e-mail section, we will be can simply use our address and web site posting more detailed ISP's web-based e- URL to info about events, such mail, just like you sabrina_markes@mas as times places etc. would for a Hotmail or querade.ca for However, as a privacy Yahoo account. The inclusion on the page. and security measure, benefit is "Very little We don't want anyone specific information spam" our ISP such as the addresses provides very good and phone numbers of spam filtering, so most members when they of the JUNK never gets are hosting a home to your account!! party will not be posted. In that case, Option 2 - We can set we will simply post an up an e-mail forwarding e-mail address for account for you with an contact purposes.. " @masquerade.ca " address. With a @masquerade.ca e- "Forwarding" account, mail accounts are now any mail sent to your available for @masquerade.ca " Masquerade address will be we would love to hear members...... automatically sent to your present e-mail your ideas about how For our members who address. With this wish to have an e-mail option, you can have Masquerade can account set up with an the @masquerade.ca continue to make it to feel left out. " @masquerade.ca " address, and only need address, we have two to check for mail at one a fun environment We realize not options at a cost of $ e-mail account! everyone is 28 per year (pst & gst for the girls comfortable having included)...... If you would like to their pictures on the have an net, so if you would like Option 1 - We can set @masquerade.ca e- to include your fem up a POP account mail account set up for name and a short (post office protocol) yourself, please write-up, that's for you. This will allow contact Mary with your perfectly OK too. you to download your $ 28 per year (pst & gst mail into an e-mail included), and we will Calendar Page...... program like Micro$oft have your account Outlook or Netscape activated and send you On our calendar page, Navigator's mail the necessary info for we will be posting brief program just like you access. notes about upcoming would for your e-mail events, like outings to account set up for you HUGs all around! Club 200, parties etc. by your ISP.