... By C. Patrick Thompson THE onlookers massed on the shore saw the tiny gleaming shape of the moon machine, which had seemed to be rushing to its doom, check, and check again, as the air screws caught and held. At a thousand feet it was evident that the machine was under control. It descended quite smoothly and slowly into the sea, and by the time the power-boats reached the spot, it had ...

... Op en L etters to the W ould-be's of 4 the T heatre Continuing a Series in which aspiring Managers, B ackers, Authors, and other Hope fuls are offered a Guide to Knowledge of the Stage By Hannen Swaffer DEAR BLAH-BLAH, I do not know whether you are a male or a female. Anyway, the same advice does for both sexes, or for all three, nowadays. The West End of London is in Middlesex. Yes, by all ...

... CARTOONS OF THE WEEK THE OUTLOOK. THE WORLD. Wry -pretty, very pretty! But I think that's what I said last year, too. (GlftsgOlv Evening Ti life's.) EVEN ITS BEST FRIEND WON'T BE ABLE TO TELL IT. (Brooklyn Times.) A DUCE OF A FELLOW. (New Yorli World.) ...

... WHY does midwinter lay such a heavy hand on a woman's energies? Is it that a series of colds pulls us down physically? Such an anti-cold campaign is now being waged with injections, hygienic rules and regular doses of halibut- or cod-liver oils that we should not have had one or two at the most. Is it something to do with heavy I puddings and a generally heavier diet Most likely, as no I one ...

... I Jf/THE PILLOWY Being a record with some comments of things said, wisely and otherwisely Me celebrities notorieties, and nonentities, oj our nay. ...

... CARTOONS OF THE WEEK GETTING READY FOR THE GRAND PANTOMIME.-- (Evening Standard.) WHY NOT A PEACE PRESERVE?-- (Brooklyn Eagle.) GENTLEMEN: THE LADIES!' i he women's vote in the American President ial Election has ensircd a further term for Prohibition. Sydniy Bulletin.) ...

... How Times 4n Change 2\ [o. 1 2 Christmas greetings IF the files of old newspapers are searched and note is taken concerning the weather ex perienced before or at Christ mas-time some half a century or so ago, it must be obvious that snow was not then the stranger in Decem ber that it usually is nowadays. The old-fashioned Christmas card confirms this because had not snow been a December ...

... lftf Fcrdittttttti Tuohy WHILE our cinemas gradually assume their new and pre eminent role as temples of uplift, my chief reaction will not be of anger, or resentment, at other people's godliness being directed at uncon sulted Me in the back stalls. Rather shall I glance wistfully back at fascinating personalities of the past, a faithful screen ing of whose lives would collide with standards ...

... I I 0 points you'll like about Spry 1 It's ready-creamed so light, so smooth. 2. It mixes at a touch. 3. Gives you lighter cakes and pastry. 4. Fries without smoke or smell. Makes everything more digestible. G_- Stays fresh and sweet indefinitely. SPR 65-5 tho, reachf onectmecj' -fat Spry is packed in handy tins-- they're cleaner and more convenient. Get in a supply and have Spry always ready. ...

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... Remember This August Some Elnshhochs of Events in the ffolitlotf Month of ftt.'t/i By Ferdinand Tnohy NOTHING much in that, said the war worker, tossing aside the daily paper. What has happened to all the things that used to go into the newspapers I mean, what did they fill the newspapers with before the war? It all seems so long ago can't even remember what the news bulletins 'were like ...

... Looking Ahead-- to th e B o on t int o II r Ferdinand Tuoln SOMEBODY told me I needed another hobby, so I've started collecting boons. The idea came one grey day as I read of another Benign Thing To Come. Of course! Now was the proper season, the latter part of wartime, that intent looking-ahead period. One could scarcely help seeing boons ahead. My opening entry chanced to be Traverse Machine ...