Once upon a time, there was an adorable little girl in Brazil who had trouble eating because she had a cleft lip and palate. She was a happy child, but she hid behind her stuffed toy because she knew she looked funny. Then a team of strange people from Operation Smile came and recorded her on video, and also let her look at herself in the video monitor.
The next day, as she was recovering from surgery, the people brought the video camera again, and let her see her face in the monitor. And it was so different that you'll want to have a handkerchief ready when you see the video at NeatoBambino. http://www.neatorama.com/neatobambino/2011/09/20/girl-with-cleft-lip-sees-herself-for-the-first-time-after-surgery/
The next day, as she was recovering from surgery, the people brought the video camera again, and let her see her face in the monitor. And it was so different that you'll want to have a handkerchief ready when you see the video at NeatoBambino. http://www.neatorama.com/neatobambino/2011/09/20/girl-with-cleft-lip-sees-herself-for-the-first-time-after-surgery/
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Awesome
For instance the Madame that ran the local Whorehouse in New Orleans was addressed as "Ms. Lilly" in her retirement years.
It is very common here in the south, even when I worked in daycare, for children to address adults in this manner. I believe it is more a term of respect towards ones elders than a term for a Fallen Woman. Considering the nuances of "southern hospitality", respect would be given even to "Miss Lilly's" face, though knowing nods would be passed behind her back.
Miss (first name) and Mr. (first name)
It does stand for something: the fact that some women would prefer not to carry a title that refers solely to their status as the property of someone else.
Somewhere there's a bra burning...