Mrs Henley had a few more visits that week that threw up no surprises. Then when she called at the Brownsâ, the door was answered by the mother who appeared to smile knowingly when she let her in. She was shown to a nice drawing room. When they sat, Mrs Henley made it clear she wanted to see Tim. âWhy donât we have tea firstâ, Mrs Brown insisted. She picked up a little bell from the table beside her and rang it.
After a few moments they could hear the click of heels in the hallway outside. The door opened and in walked a maid. Mrs Henleyâs eyebrows raised â it was a long time since she had seen a uniformed maid anywhere â let alone one like this.
The black uniform was trimmed with white lace at the collar, short puffed sleeves and the hem. The short skirt flared over stiff petticoats and the long legs were clad in black hose, leading down to what must have been four-inch heels. A gleaming white full apron had well-starched lace trimmings over the shoulders.
The maidâs figure was also of note, quite a large bust was very clearly well supported underneath, a narrow waist and the petticoats were given extra flare by nicely curved hips and bottom.
The maid scampered over with arms held out at the side and the hands bent out daintily in their white gloves. The lace at the wrists was matched nicely by the choker and headpiece pinned on top with ribbons trailing down the back.
The curtsey was deep and well-practiced, the petticoats held out so that each of the five layers could be distinguished and Mrs Henley caught a quick glimpse of what looked like lace stocking tops. The maid was wearing heavy make-up with long fluttering false eye-lashes, scarlet lipstick and rosey cheeks.
âTea for twoâ, Mrs Brown ordered. âYes motherâ, the maid responded, curtseying deeply again. âThank you Timmy.â Mrs Henleyâs jaw dropped further. As Timmy turned and minced away she saw his stockings had ruler-straight seams. There was also a little padlock which appeared to be locking the zip of his uniform in place at the back of his neck. Then she noticed two padlocks at the ankle straps of his high heels.
He had to bend slightly to reach the door handle and his stiff petticoats tipped up to reveal thick suspender straps with metal clasps and a quick flash of black and white frilly panties. She reckoned such strong suspender straps were probably attached to a metal-boned corset which explained the narrow waist.
âSo you can see that Timmy is not so much home-schooled as in trainingâ, Mrs Brown told her confidently. Mrs Henley was left in no doubt that the mother was expecting the visit, having presumably heard from another mother already visited.
âI seeâ, Mrs Henley responded, again trying not to look too surprised at what she had seen â keeping an open mind. âHe is no good academically. When he was showing behavioural problems at home â refusing to help with housework and so forth I made him do housework wearing an old maidâs dress as a punishment - and to make a point.â
âI had him serve the ladies at my weekly card game. They were amused of course but it prompted my friend Mrs Cartright to mention that her maid was retiring in six months and she didnât know where she was going to get another maid as good. Young ladies donât want to be servants these days and certainly were not going to agree to wearing a traditional uniform. So I joked that Timmy could become her maid. She joked back that if I could train him suitably over the six months she would consider it. We all laughed at the time. We continued to joke about it after that evening â describing how his uniform might look â and it just took on a life of its own.â
The door opened and Timmy minced in with a tray. He tried to bend his knees when placing the tray on the coffee table but it was low and his heels were high so he couldnât avoid giving a flash of his frilly panties. When he stood up again he gave another deep curtsey, âSo here we areâ, Mrs Brown continued, âTimmy is training to be a maid and if Mrs Cartright is happy with the results he will become her maid in another four months or so. Wonât you?â Timmy clearly didnât look happy about the prospect but curtsied deeply again saying âyes motherâ.