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my toilet giving only a very superficial hand to my girl friends who were desperately in need of attention (after all it was to be their first going-out experience). I must admit I behaved selfishly, but I couldn't help it. I was to be the belle of the ball and that was all there was to it. Under the pretext that one of us had to arrive early at the ball in order to hold on to the table we had reserved (which was true since late arrivals could find themselves without a table) I took advantage of one of the girl's offer to drive me to the ball ahead of the others. She would drop me in front of Manhattan Center and drive right back home to get the rest of the crowd. (By the way, this was Denise (Cover Girl on #7) who did not dress for this affair.)

I knew I looked better than I ever did before for an affair of this type... so when Denise stopped her car in front of the Center on 34th St. I knew I had to outdo my- self...and I did. I went through the gauntlet of curiosity seekers walking slowly taking 10" steps (all my skirt would allow). I waved at the crowd and blew kisses at them...and was rewarded with a lovely wave of applause. Five hours of dizzy gayety...just being myself, laughing, dancing etc. It was loads of fun.

A most stimulating experience was also registered in a letter from Peggie Val Addair. We agree in many things regarding the nature of TVism but disagree in many others. ((See "Di-Vergin' Views this issue for Peggie--Ed.)) Among other things she maintains that TVism is dying out. Somehow I do not think that there are more or fewer TVs now than in other periods of history. Peggie asks: "Where are today's young TVs?" My answer is: "Exactly where we were in our teens...hiding in guilt and fear and not knowing what was happening to us.

Another experience which I found fascinating was the opportunity to present the TV case to two postal inspectors here in N.Y. As Virginia said in TVia #6, some TVs can dis- grace the entire group by using the mails for devious or