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Oxfordshire Family: Viscountess Harcourt and Her Daughters Out of Doors at Nunebam Park

... Oxfordshire Family Viscountess Harcourt and Her Daughters Out of Doors at Nunebam Park The Dove is a tame one which belongs to Lady Harcourt and is usually somewhere near her as she goes around at Nuneham Parkt often on her shoulder, sometimes on her head. The dogs submit with patronising boredom to its showing-ojf The pigs are part of the model home farm livestock. There are also full stables ...

Published: Wednesday 14 June 1939
Newspaper: The Bystander
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 252 | Page: Page 18, 19 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

Louise: The First Film of an Opera

... Louise The First Film of an Opera Louise makes film history. It is the first straightforward screen reproduction of an opera. For this interesting experiment, Grace Moore and her French unit under Jean Margueritte chose a romantic neo-Bizet opera Gustave Charpentier's story of the girl torn between lover and parents, Paris and home-life. It was first played to an appreciative audience at the ...

Published: Wednesday 14 June 1939
Newspaper: The Bystander
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 160 | Page: Page 20 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

J. S. F. Morrison on Golf: Looking Back on Hoylake

... J. S. F. Morrison on Golf Looking Back on Hoylake THE playing conditions at Hoylake during the Amateur Championship this year were decidedly easy, with the exception of the morning of the final, when there was a fresh wind blowing from the west. This means, for the benefit of those who know the course, that the second shots at the first hole had to be played dead into the wind. When the third ...

Published: Wednesday 14 June 1939
Newspaper: The Bystander
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1294 | Page: Page 44 | Tags: Photographs 

Summer Time is Flying Time

... By Charles Ward FINE weather during May caused the most spectacular increase in the number of new pilots. Service figures are not known, but the Royal Aero Club reports the issue of 584 aviators' certificates, compared with 48 for the same period last year. Most of the new pilots have been trained under the Civil Air Guard scheme, which can be regarded now, as quite definitely a success. More ...

Published: Wednesday 14 June 1939
Newspaper: The Bystander
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1176 | Page: Page 46, 48 | Tags: Photographs 

RIVIERA, BASQUE & ATLANTIC

... RIVIERA. BASQUEs ATLANTIC RIVIERA. BASQUE ATLANTIC 40 Z REDUCTION in Railway fares with the Tourist Travel Card and many other concessions includ ing free rail transport of cars, under certain conditions. PETROL REDUCTION of about 3d. a gallon for motorists (maxi mum allowance 132 gals.) under certain conditions. H HOTELS in four categories with officially approved prices in all districts ...

Motoring Commentary

... By Alan C. Hess I CANNOT find words to express adequately my admiration of the epic achievement of Major Gardner and the M.G. Car Company in capturing the Class G (1100-c.c.) records at such fantastic speeds. For a 12-h.p. car to attain a fraction less than 207½ m.p.h.-- faster than any other car in the world of less than 3-litres capacity-- is indeed an engineering triumph of the first ...

Published: Wednesday 14 June 1939
Newspaper: The Bystander
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1286 | Page: Page 50, 52 | Tags: Photographs 

THE HILLMAN MOTOR CAR CO., LTD., COVENTRY

... . London Showrooms Export Div.: ROOTES LTD., DEVONSHIRE HOUSE, PICCADILLY, W.I ^Settles the ^Unsettled ^IMeatlier JProblem HILLMAN M| N X cfoursome ^Orophead (Jbupe There's more country to be seen, more sunshine to be enjoyed, from the open air freedom of a M inx Coupe. And should rain threaten or the weather turn cold, you can instantly A I f\ have complete saloon car protection. Mm I V ...

Published: Wednesday 14 June 1939
Newspaper: The Bystander
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 80 | Page: Page 51 | Tags: Photographs 

A DAY IN THE LIFE OF HOLLYWOOD

... WISHING YOU THE BEST OF LUCK MR. AND MRS. DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS, JUNR., LEAVE THE CHURCH AFTER THEIR WEDDING MARLENE DIETRICH, ALL VERY NUN-LIKE, WAS SEEN SUPPING WITH ERICH MARIA REMARQUE ONE NIGHT RECENTLY MR. AND MRS. RONALD COLMAN AND PEGGY PRINGLE FOUND AN EXCUSE FOR A PARTY AT THE CAFE VICTOR HUGO WHILE BETTE DAVIS AND GEORGE BRENT JUST DROPPED INTO THE CAFE LAMAZE FOR A COUPLE OF DRINKS AND ...

Published: Wednesday 14 June 1939
Newspaper: The Tatler
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 279 | Page: Page 25 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

PIMM'S

... If I The long drink _ _ M JB with a click in it 1 p/MM I p,fHM ot(f e/uck- Out for a Pimm's and who can blame him Pimm's No. i is the original Gin Sling. The inest drink in the British Umpire sorry Empire. :\ny old bar will serve you with Pimm's by the fl lass, beaker, or lordly tankard. Or run out to a vine shop for a whole bottle 12/6, and it makes even pints. A sixer and a singleton. ...

WEDDINGS AND ENGAGEMENTS: Marrying Today

... WEDDINGS AND ENGAGEMENTS Marrvine Todav. Mr. E. N. C. Dickinson, Nigerian Administrative Service, only son of the late Charles Dickinson and Mrs. Dickinson, of Moyne, Greystones, Ire land, will marry Ann Joyce, daughter of the late Robert Owen and Mrs. Owen, of Liscelta, Greystones, Ireland. The wedding will take place at Farnbor ough, Hants. Recently Engaged. Mr. M.H. C.Young, the BlackWatch ...

Published: Wednesday 14 June 1939
Newspaper: The Tatler
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 656 | Page: Page 62 | Tags: Photographs 

THE EN-TOUT-CAS CO. Ltd

... THE EN-TOUT-CAS c, m. THE EN-TOUT-CAS c, m. LONDON OFFICE IN FORTNUM MASON'S SPORTS DEPT.. 182 PICCADILLY w.i Syston, Leicester g EN-TOUT-CAS f HARD LAWN TENNIS COURTS By Appointment j to the late g. SatJlm King (jrorgt V. Have again been selected for the BRITISH HARD COURT CHAMPIONSHIP (Tenth year in succession) BRITISH JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS (Twelfth year in succession) INTERNATIONAL ...

Published: Wednesday 14 June 1939
Newspaper: The Tatler
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 119 | Page: Page 68 | Tags: Photographs