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WE TAKE OFF OUR HAT TO

... I - DURING the shoot ing of the flood sequences in the film, A MODERN CIN DERELLA, difficult boating operations had to be conducted in the hall of a house. MISS ANNE GWYNNE once appeared in an under water swim in a news reel. As a result of taking a small r61e in a Hollywood Little Theatre she has been offered a film contract. MA R L E N E DIETRICH, who was in Paris for the Quatorze Juillet ...

Published: Wednesday 26 July 1939
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 458 | Page: Page 19 | Tags: Photographs 

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Published: Wednesday 26 July 1939
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 20 | Page: Page 49 | Tags: Photographs 

THE QUEEN SEES HER DAUGHTERS' SWIMMING SUCCESSES

... . The competitors for the Children's Challenge Shield for girls over nine and under fourteen, which was won by H.R.H. PRINCESS ELIZABETH, were (I. to r. bach row MISS ANNE BARLOW, MISS SALLY BACKUS, MISS PENELOPE HAWKINGS, MISS CLAIRE BULL, and MISS ROSEMARY GRIMSTON and (in front) PRINCESS ELIZABETH, MISS KATHERINE COKE, MISS TUNE BARRIE. MISS MAUREEN DILLON. MISS DAWN HOLMAN RICHARDS. The ...

Published: Wednesday 05 July 1939
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 235 | Page: Page 5 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

PLAIN AND COLOURED.--A.P.C

... PLAIN AND COLOURED-- A.P.C. These studies of well-contrasted types have been awarded runner-up prizes in our AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHERS' COMPETITION. The Italian cab-driver will wake up ii he sees a customer the Medicine Man conies from Zanzibar the Vagabond from Suffolk, and the gentleman with rugs was plying his trade in Belgium. FORTY WINKS CAPRI by Mr. E. Richardson. Taken with a Rolleicord ...

Published: Wednesday 05 July 1939
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 131 | Page: Page 9 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

WE TAKE OFF OUR HAT TO

... - I THESE MEMBERS OF THE ETON EIGHT FOR GOING FLAT OUT FOR VICTORY AT HENLEY REGATTA. MISS MONA FRIEDLANDER FOR BEING AN ATTRACTIVE NIGHT-FLYING TARGET THAT NO ONE SHOULD MISS. MISS PEARL TURNER and MISS EVELYN ANDERSON FOR BEING SUCH A PRETTY PAIR THAT THE GAUMONT- BRITISH HEALTH AND BEAUTY CUP JUDGES COULDN'T DECIDE BETWEEN THEM. LADY DAVID DOUGLAS-HAMILTON FOR GETTING A REAL KICK OUT OF ...

Published: Wednesday 05 July 1939
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 372 | Page: Page 33 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

LADY ELEANOR SMITH FINDS LIFE A CIRCUS

... . Author of about eight novels, the brilliant elder daughter of the late F. E. Smith first Earl of Birkenhead has written her autobiography. Basing its title on her affection for the sawdust ring, Lady Eleanor calls it Life 's a Circus. It will be published on July 10. PHOTOGRAPH BY ANGUS MCBEAN. ...

Published: Wednesday 05 July 1939
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 59 | Page: Page 41 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

THE SKETCH DIARY OF FASHION

... fm I kucw Diiiiai uw cr fASiiCN EDITED BY OLIVE CALEY SMITM WITH A SWIRL OF HER SKIRT and a light in her eye she steps out jauntily in Matita's summer suit, so cor rectly casual, so brightly debonair. The pleated skirt is of fine black jersey, and the jacket is of yellow silk spotted with white, with a monogram embroi dered on one pocket. You will find it in other colours as well, at any of ...

Published: Wednesday 05 July 1939
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 87 | Page: Page 43 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

THE SECRET OF MIDSUMMER CHARM

... UNDER-STATEMENT surely is the secret of summer charm. A more delicate colouring for make-up. A lighter-than-usual touch in applying it. A softer shading about the eyes. A less elaborate and more lustrous hair-do. And, most important of all, a fresher and more vital perfume. Sophistica tion yields pride of place to simplicity when the sun mounts high and the heat of the day dims every woman's ...

Published: Wednesday 12 July 1939
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 372 | Page: Page 42 | Tags: Photographs 

SUN NEVER SETS STAR ON SUNSHINE HONEYMOON

... SUN NEVER SETS STAR ON SUNSHINE HONEY MOON. Douglas Fair banks, JNR., recently married MISS MARY LEE EPLING, daughter of a well-known American family who figure in the famous social register. These fine photographic studies were taken at Mr. Fairbanks' Hollywood home during the first week- end after their marriage, and show that they enjoyed ideally sunny honey moon weather. Mr. Fairbanks is ...

Published: Wednesday 12 July 1939
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 140 | Page: Page 35 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

FOLLOWING THROUGH

... By SANDY BUNKER. WHEN the rule re stricting golfers to the use of no more than fourteen clubs came into force a few weeks ago nobody in amateur golf seemed to mind, but a decision of the Royal and Ancient Club on this ruling has made it very much the business of the ordinary golfer. Mr. Henry Gullen, the secretary of the Royal and Ancient Club, was asked during the Open Championship meeting ...

Published: Wednesday 12 July 1939
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1053 | Page: Page 44 | Tags: Photographs 

MOTOR DICTA

... . By H. E. SYMONS. MORE often than not it falls to my lot to judge a car after I have covered not more than 200 miles on it over the week-end. While such a test enables one to form a pretty fair idea of the capabilities of the vehicle, one is obviously not in a position to state how the car is likely to stand up to prolonged hard work. That is why I feel that my own experiences over a distance ...

Published: Wednesday 12 July 1939
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 974 | Page: Page 48 | Tags: Photographs 

WE TAKE OFF OUR HAT TO

... - PHOTOGRAPHS n\ SPORT AND GENERAL. JAMES BRUEN (who here shows us how he makes his shots) for, at the ase of 19, leading a field of International Solf pros' with 69 for the Old Course and 69 for the New Course at St. Andrews. JAMES BRUEN, the nineteen-year-old Irish golfer set up a record in the Open Championship at St. Andrews by leading the field of famous professionals from all parts of ...

Published: Wednesday 19 July 1939
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 205 | Page: Page 12, 13 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs