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Mr Faltnoy’s New Filly (AI enhanced)

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An enhanced version of Mr Faltnoy’s New Filly from Blushes 74. Look out for the first part of a new original illustrated story by Culver later today. One doesn’t see that sort of thing nowadays of course. Nowadays there are too many so-called do-gooders about eager to think the worst. Too many busybodies interested in minding other people’s business and intent on discovering shock-horror scandals whether or not they exist. But before the war, back in the thirties, they were not uncommon. Even then of course they were not shouted from the rooftops; but if one knew where to look — in the advertisement pages of certain magazines (quite  proper  magazines but discreet ones) — then one would find these modest little announcements tucked quietly away. Private academy for young ladies. Something like that. The wording could vary of course. It might be —  Private tuition offered to young ladies.  Or —  Gentleman...

The Tutor’s Friend

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A bumper post from Blushes 3, featuring Tracy Wilkes. This series of eight nicely illustrated vignettes, purporting to be extracts from a guide to potential tutors of girls, was scattered throughout the magazine. The other stories and features  in Blushes 3 ( Illustrator's Corner , A Room with Yellow Curtains , April , Katie , Sally-Anne , and Lolly ) were generally similarly themed around tutoring. The third part (Booked) has already appeared on this blog as a standalone piece. Extracts from the Tutors’ Friend on the management of girls of a ‘certain age’, with cautionary notes where applicable. 1. Bathtime MODESTY: Along with ‘innocence’ and ‘virginity’, modesty is apt to be regarded as a virtue by girls’ mothers. and consequently also by the girls themselves if they haven’t quite grown up enough to have grasped the realities of life. REMEDY: A key removed from a bathroom door is a good start, as is the confiscation...