Transvestia

Little more intellectual. It is an inborn quality of cer- tain individuals others cultivate it. Chic is only per- ceptable to those who have already acquired a certain degree of civilization and culture and who have in additio both the leisure time and the desire to be part of the elite.

It is a gift of the Gods and has no relationship to beauty, nor to wealth. Perhaps the best way to describe this quality is to say:

The Kennedy family has Chic, but the Truman's and the Johnson's do not.

The late Queen Mary of England had Chic, but Queen Julianna of the Netherlands does not.

Marlene Dietrich and Greta Garbo have Chic, but Rita Hayworth and Elizabeth Taylor do not.

Being fashionable is a disease. Don't run the risk of finding yourself an addict. There are those who buy every new style and fill their shelves with every new hat. If a designer comes out and says that this season the Chic lad will wear rain barrels, instead of a dress, she thinks: "It's new". And runs out and put in a stock of fetching rain barrels.

Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going out and buy a new hat. I understand that Mr. John has just come out with some new creations that are, in the local patois real gassers.

Please note that Issues No. 4,6,7,8 and 12 of TRANS- VESTIA are not out of print. The supply of other issue is also low. Those who want to fill in early issues had better do so while they can. Please do not ask for any of the above issues as it makes it difficult keeping credit records while waiting to hear from you again as to what you want in their place.

70