... By HENRY LONGHURST THOUGH this page is not nor mally a medium for charitable appeals, I should like to draw your attention to the annual Golf Ball next week. It will be held on December 8 in the Great Room at Grosvenor House, and brief particu lars are that tickets will cost you a guinea apiece, including buffet supper, and are obtainable from, among others, Mrs. G. Elphick, 118, Harley Street ...

... TRÈS CHER,-- How uncomfortable our Paris theatres are, and how curiously do we seem to hug our discomfort, since the two or three roomy auditoriums that this city so neglectfully possesses stand empty for eleven and a half months out of every twelve. Years ago. a really fine theatre was built by Sir Alfred Butt in the Rue Mogador. It opened with an entertaining revue, played by Regine Flory ...

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... Jxjj- S/^eclaliscs ujtcxi, 1878 191-195 BROMPTON ROAD, LONDON, S.W. IIH^ s 1 I 1 H x H 4 There in no moreappro- priate gift for Xmas than fine Furs. The National Fur Company offer an unrivalled selection at prices which suit every need. Illustrated are just a few inexpensive suggestions from their collection, which has been described as the most interesting and comprehensive to be seen in ...

... I MAKERS OF THE WORLD'S MOST FAMOUS SUITCASE The H SiSn of a Genuine Revelation Product LOOK F O R T H E J man ;TT gmi O N T H E fa LUGGAGE YOUBUY The Travel Wardrobe hardly larger than a hatbox 3 minutes to automatically fold and No creases No tissue paper No pressing out creaselessly pack 12 dresses or 5 suits The essential companion to your Revelation Suit- straight from the wardrobe ...

... By Ashley Courtenay MOST of you who read this article will be probably reading it over the Christmas holiday, and some of you may be reading it on Christmas Day. So let me begin by offering very sincere good wishes to all my readers and saying again how pleased I shall be to help personally in cases where I can be of any assistance. Let us all hope that 1939 is going to be a year of happiness, ...

... A Handy Do? for the Guns By A. Croxton Smith WHEN shooting men are gathered together it is not unusual for them to discuss which is the handiest all-round dog for those who have rough shooting or do not go in for driving. It is certain that the spaniels cannot be left out of count, for they can be trained to retrieve as well as beat covert. Which of these should be chosen will depend upon the ...

... THE London Fencing Club, now at 7, Cleveland Row, was the first fencing club in London. Founded by Charles Maynard, of the Life Guards, on July 13, 1848, at 213, Piccadilly (now a Lyons' tea-shop), the .Club had already by 1862 over 200 members. In 1862 the L.F.C. moved from Piccadilly to 51, Pall Mall, and thence in 1864 to Cleveland Row. The building in those days was one-storied, with a ...

... HOCKEY in London and the Home Counties was severely restricted last week-end, many grounds being swamped, but Hampstead who play on the Richmond Athletic Ground, don't know what it is to have to scratch on account of rain. So their match with Bromley duly took place and despite a high and bitter wind and a sticky pitch, the hockey was fast and open. Had Hampstead taken their chances the result ...

... 1 TO' finish the Rugby programme Stowe always entertain a team of Veterans, and this year the First Fifteen met a truly formidable side. Among the visitors were three old English caps, J. A. Tallent, P. C. Hordern and W. H. Weston one Scottish cap, A. L. Gracie and a Welsh trial player, A. D. Matthews. T. C. P. Crick (The Navy), some Blues and well-known club players made up the rest of the ...

... THIS Tyrolese hunter claims to be the only man in his part of the world who shoots birds with an owl as decoy. He is frequently to be seen striding through the meadows in the valleys, his gun slung over his shoulder, on his back a big box, through the wire netting of which can be seen the beady eyes of a large owl. Generally in attendance are some of the boys from the village, who follow him ...