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SOME THINGS THAT FASCINATE: There is the well-cut top coat, British lingerie ribbons, and hair kept in such ..

... SOME THINGS THAT FASCINATE There is Ihe well-cut top coat, British lingerie ribbons, and hair kept in such perfect condition that silver threads postpone their advent IT is Cash's lingerie ribbons that trim these pyjamas. They are available in a variety of useful widths and artistic shades. They are sold prac tically everywhere. THE plaited girdle of this lovely night dress, and the bows cn ...

FAMOUS RUGBY CLUBS--II: THE O.M.T's

... FAMOUS RUGBY CLUBS-- II THE O.M.T's. THE OLD BOYS OF THE MERCHANT TAYLORS': FIFTEEN PLAYERS OF THIS FAMOUS TEAM. [Caricatured by Mel.] The O.M.T .'s are drawn only from the old boys of the Merchant Taylors' school, so that the field of membership must necessarily be small. This makes it a matter of all the more wonder that their teams should be so continually successful. The club was founded ...

Farming Round The Houses: Middlesex Deals With; The Odd Corners

... I Farming Round I The Houses Middlesex Deals With The Odd Corners MIDDLESEX has succeeded in doing a very difficult job of farming by putting an extra 10,000 acres of land under cultiva tion since war began. To a country county, this may not seem a vast achievement, but in a county so heavily built over, it means a farming increase of just one-third. There are no rolling plains to take over ...

SEVENTY CONTESTS IN ONE DAY: THE A.B.A. TITLES TOURNAMENT

... . ONLY TWO HOLDERS KEEP THEIR TITLES: THE BOXING CHAMPIONSHIPS AT KENSINGTON. [Caricatures by Mel.] Five new champions appeared at the Amateur Boxing Association's tournament last week, while a sixth, Corporal Bennett in the bantam weight, regained his title after having forfeited it by his absence through illness last year. Only Tommy Pardoe in the flyweight and Fred Mallin in the ...

GRAVE IS GAY: AT THE INTERNATIONAL AT TWICKENHAM

... . A NEAR THING FOR THE TWICKENHAM RECORD: ENGLAND 6 POINTS, IRELAND 6 POINTS. Although England has never yet lost a Rugby match to one of the home countries on the Twickenham ground, her fifteen representatives had to fight the Irishmen tooth and nail last Saturday to avoid defeat, with such consistent fierceness did the visitors storm the English line. A draw was the proper result to such a ...

TENNIS WITHOUT THE SUN: A NIGHT AT QUEEN'S CLUB

... . BY ELECTRIC LIGHT: THE ANNUAL COVERED COURTS LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT. Caricatured by Mel.] After over a week's play, the lawn tennis tournament by artificial light was concluded last Saturday at Queen's Club, with the results as shown above. Mr. J. D. P. Wheatley had a very hard match against Mr. S. W. Harris, the Rugby footballer, in the Men's final, before winning at 5-7, 8-6, 7-5. Both ...

A NEW SWISS WINTER SPORT

... . WITH A SKI TAKE-OFF AS PLATFORM: TOBOGGAN-JUMPING IN THE ALPS. Toboggan jumping is done on ordinary luges, and the platform is a ski-jump of mild proportions. Provided the snow is well packed, surprisingly little shock is felt on landing however, it is advisable to have a cushion to sit on, in case of a bad impact. Flat Canadian toboggans are really best for this game, which is quite ...