by Virginia

Editorial

EDITORIAL EMANATIONS

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SOMETHING NEW: You will note that we are starting our sec- ond decade with a sort of face lifting principally on our new cover. There has been some complaint especially from those that buy from newstands about not being able to tell one issue from the other. From here on the color of the name, TRANSVESTIA, the volume and num- ber as well as the contents will change from issue to issue. Naturally the issue number itself and the contents will change too which should make it easier to distinguish issues.

Many would like us to go back to Cover Girls. This was discontinued sometime back partially because of the headaches involved in finding satisfactory girls and stories to grace the cover, but principally because of uncertainties about having the stories and pics on hand at the right time to complete the issue. By using the concept of the standard cover and a leading lady story inside, the magazine can go to press with or without such a story. So there is a reason for everything.

II. DATING ISSUES: You will also note that no longer is a month of issue being given either on the outside cover, the spine, or on the contents page. They will simply be identified by number and printed as often as possible. The amount of unnecessary and time-demanding correspondence involved in having people write and ask for the "March" issue when it wasn't even out at the time has become too great. In order to continue TVia at all the operation has to be streamlined as much as I can. So once again (because some readers never seem to read) when ordering advance issues, send in your order and money and wait patiently. If you wish to be sure that we have received it send along an addressed postcard which we will acknowledge and return. You will then know that you will get yours when it is available. Please be

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