... the Appendix of Names at the end of the book comprises no fewer than one hundred and fourteen, ranging from the late Lord Kitchener's to that of Gracie Fields. Whilst on the subject of books written in intimate vein, I must mention a very interesting a ...

... distant roosters trumpeting the advent of dawn and Blue streamers of wood smoke began to lift in twisting random curls above kitchen chimneys are typical. He had a great time writing it, says the jacket note. It certainly has plenty of action. MODERN China ...

... meal for a reasonable fixed price at about is. 6d., and a third room where you can pay fancy prices. With waitresses and kitchen staff, this means pretty substantial employment. IN a separate studio the make-up men are busy painting on human canvas. So ...

... Sir Would you be so kind to keep in your ice, but in dry angle, my yeast? There are ten (10) grams. Rinds of fruit from the kitchen would pleasure my parrots if not else disposed. Please counsel all that my man parrot, who has the yellow headtop, is angry ...

... right, said the princess, I am only having an egg. She once said of her Inverary Castle home How would you like it if the kitchen was quarter of a mile from the dining-room and the soup was always cold STORMS were not merely in teacups for Marie Antoinette ...

... Bairnsfather (John Long, 10s. 6d FROM a purely illustrative standpoint, the two highlights of the last war undoubtedly were Kitchener and Bruce Bairnsfather. The former was primarily for overseas consumption, but the latter was no less popular in the vicarage ...