Also FWIW, let’s recall the opening pages of Circus Windows. Lottie: “I may get a perm or take a lover, or both.” After hearing the cost of a Japanese digital perm she settles for a trim, then tells Mildred “I’m ready to visit the United States of Amore-ica… I’m behind the curve on love… I can love! I can kiss a face! I’ve imagined kissing several!”