... MISS SKETCH KEEPS A DIARY. MISS SKETCH'S DIARY. SATURDAY, JUNE 17. To Hurlingham to see the 10th Royal Hussars meet the 11th Royal Lancers in the final round of the INTER-REGIMENTAL POLO TOURNA MENT. Members' stand was filled to capacity and public side of the ground packed too. Short, snappy broadcasts explaining game to those on the public side (members' stand occupants supposed to know ...

... THE I GREAT CROWD j AND WHOM j THEY WERE ft WAITING TO SEE. a] t .1 London's spontaneous and heartfelt welcome to our King and Queen on 1 their return from their triumphant journey to the New World was simply overtvhelming. Our pages illus- trate the vast, crowds of happy men and women who assembled outside Jj Buckingham Palace to witness yet another historic Balcony Scene. Their Majesties ...

... fsw't- she surest-? Just look at those soulful eyes that coy tilt of the head most appealing, isn't it? We admit that a close-up portrait of a queen wasp is not everyone's choice but it serves to show a part of the Leica camera's wonderful versatility. The Leica is equally successful with telephoto shots of wild animals and birds and its amazing speed in operation and powerful lenses enable ...

... . The marriage of MISS MERLE OBERON (Estelle Merle O'Brien Thompson) the British screen-star, to Mr. Alexander Korda, the head of London Film Productions, took place recently at Cap d'Antibes Town Hall. The bride and bridegroom, who have been denying rumours of their approaching marriage for nearly a year, did not slay honeymooning in the South of France, but returned last week to start a new ...

... HULLO, BOYS! WHAT'S IT LIKE?: OUR FIFTY- FIFTH FIRST-PRIZE WINNER-- A.P.C. The fifty-fifth first prize in our AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHERS' COMPETITION has been won by this amusing summer bathing study by Mr. E. K. Robins. It was taken with a Reflex- KorMe camera. Film Agfa. Exposure 1- 100th second at f.4.5. Everyone knows the expression of bathers xcho have not yet taken the plunge as theyt ...

... . V MISS SKETCH'S DIARy. SATURDAY, JUNE 3. Eton cannot celebrate with speeches, cricket, processions of boats, and a gathering of parents on Sunday so the Third of June, 1939, became, by courtesy, the FOURTH OF JUNE FOR THE BEST OF SCHOOLS. Principle of this is well established, for May Week, and the July Meeting are events which get into their wrong months and ignore the calendar ...

... TAKE OUR ADVICE AND DO NOT FAIL TO SEE: PLAYS. UNDER YOUR HAT Palace Theatre). Jack Hulbert, a Secret Service Agent Cicely Courtneidge, his jealous wife. Plenty of wit tuneful music clever chorus. What more could you ask of an excellent show HERBERT FARJEON'S LITTLE REVUE (Little). As near perfect as revue can be, thanks to his glittering wit and deadly aim. Hermione Baddeley, Cyril Ritchard, ...

... 'If SKETCH I OF DIARY FASHION EDITED BY OLIVE CALEY-SMITH SUMMER WEDDING Wear a dress of orchid crepe with a pleated yoke and front panel, and a bunch of shaded flowers tucked into the belt. The hat is of claret-coloured balibuntal trimmed with cherries, mulberries and kingcups. HEAT-WAVE HATS White for town wear, because they are cool and gay. Here is one in baku with a double turned-up brim ...

... Travel with distinction, or go to race meet ings in this Burberry suit and cape of black and white check tweed. The full-length cape has a full back and a velvet collar, and the suit has a skirt which has a grand swing beneath the slender fitted jacket with its high revers and pipings of black. This is one of the many outstandingly successful and distinctive ensembles in the Burberry collection. ...

... V I L, /^V N v x V [l'ist°c A MOTTO FOR MATCHMAKERS III ill I Stockings must match I both skirt- and shoes f i f do' Everyone's matchmaking make-up to clothes, lips to nails and of course, stockings must match, too, and that s what do! You see, the new shades are blended to 'tone in' with both dress and shoe colours. For example, here are just two matches to set you thinking SKIRT AND SHOE ...

... WHEN I WAS LAST A -FISHING. MOST English anglers who visit Scotland go to the Highlands, but there is good fishing to be had in Southern Scot land, with the advantage of more moderate charges, both for angling and accommodation. My authority for this statement is Mr. A. J. C. Kerr, of Lockerbie, Rector Emeritus of Wishaw High School, who has written a little shilling guide to ang ling in ...

... c A BREEZY DAY by- Mrs. Edith Blair. Taken with a Kodak camera. Film Kodak. Exposure 1-lOOth second at f.ll Right HOLD HER AT IT, BOYS by Mr. Lionel H. Brough. Taken with a Leica camera. Film Kodak. Ex posure 1-1 00th second at f.6.3. These sea-going studies have been awarded runner-up prizes in our AMATEUR PHOTO GRAPHERS' COM PETITION, and form an interesting contrast to the strange and ...