... H.R.H. THE DUCHESS OF KENT- HOSPITAL WORKER. Three years ago H.R.H. the Duke of Kent opened a local Cottage Hospital, situated near the country home of the Duke and Duchess. The Duchess refers to it as my hospital and takes a constant and personal interest in its welfare. Shortly after the outbreak of tear her Royal Highness started to make splints and bandages and is seen busy with this work ...

... ON Aug. 28 a friend wrote from Scarborough to inform me that he had caught a tunny of 669 lb. while fishing from Col. Peel's yacht on Aug. 25. It was taken about 70 miles out on the N.W. Rough, using Col. Peel's particular and exciting method of dapping. Col. Peel also had two fish, but one had to be hand-lined as the rod broke. The weights of these two fish were 529 lb. and 667 lb. My friend ...

... ODD AND UNUSUAL.-- A.P.C. These studies of odd and unusual subjects have been awarded runner-up prizes in our AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHERS' COMPETITION. The floral fan was photographed at Adelaide on Flower Day in April last. The old houses reflected in a canal are at Utrecht, Holland. THE DIGNITY OF LABOUR by Mrs. D. C. Hubbard. Taken ivith an Isorette camera. Film: As fa. Exposure: l-50th second at ...

... . The marriage of MISS M. CLIFTON BROWN to Captain Lord Amherst of Hackney teas fixed to take place on September 14 at St. Saviour's Churchy Colegate, Sussex. The marriage of MISS LAVINIA PEARSON, daughter of the Hon. Clive and Mrs. Pearson to Captain Michael Smiley son of the late Captain H. Smiley and of Mrs. Denton Carlisle, of Chichester, was arranged for Friday last, September 15, at ...

... V EVERY WOMAN AT HER POST TO HELP THE COUNTRY! SOCIETY HOSTESSES AND DEBUTANTES AT WORK. nnnm. MRS. HARRY SALMON is the Commandant of the Maryle bone Division of the British Red Cross and a co-worker with Mrs. Pleydell-Bouverie. Right LADY ALETHEA ELIOT, daughter of the late Earl Buxton, is a Red Cross worker. She is here seen in uniform w ith MISS B. ELKINGTON. WING-COMMANDER SIR LOUIS GREIG, ...

... . THIS is plainly going to be an intelligent war. Last time we went into battle dis armed, rather than armed, with the prejudices of South Africa. Now we fight enlightened by the lessons of 1914-18. There is every evi- dence that our leaders, whether of the fighting forces or politics, are acutely aware that modern war must be viewed with what the Field Service Book calls the broadest possible ...

... . MISS HELEN PARRISH, the Universal star who was recently seen in Three Smart Girls Grow Up, is here standing beside a magnificent giant yucca, or species of flowering cactus, in a pose which shows off her graceful young figure and charming profile. ...

... Hi^HHrp mtm ■w|T>/ 4K* WMa^K^^sjm 1^ hat a pleasure to slip on a Belt by Roussel feel its sleek fit, its gentle massaging action And look in your mirror see for yourself how amaz ingly it moulds your figure in firm and lovely feminine curves. Make a gesture note your new grace the grace that comes from new-found ease in a Belt by Roussel. The patented Airollasta tricot controls you gently but ...

... . By H. E. SYMONS. SO much has happened since I penned my last article for The Sketch. In the bustle of joining up, of receiving refugees and of seeing my family to a place of safety, it was a little difficult to deal with my correspon dence; particularly as letters were forwarded from one headquarters to another and reached me several days late. Among them I found a gentle protest from the ...

... I . Right MR. NEVILLE CHAM BERLAIN, tvho to-day bears as heavy a burden of respon sibility as has ever rested on the shoulders of a Prime Minister of this country realises the importance of getting fresh air and exercise daily. He and MRS. CHAM BERLAIN are walking round the lake in St. James's Park. SIR NEVILE HENDERSON, British Ambassador to Germany has had more than one crisis interview with ...

... - MISS VIVIAN M. GOODALL, of Sudbury, Suffolk, is a brilliant young horsewoman who has won many cups for show-ring jumping. She easily cleared the deck-chairs and their occupants. THE first stir les pointes sprint for ballerinas was staged by the members of Warner Brothers ON YOUR TOES film com pany. The spectators, as well as the competitors shown in our photograph, appear with Zorina in the ...

... . The FIVE CROXON SISTERS, all well-known horse women are training as ambulance-drivers for National Service. Here the eldest girl is demon strating how to start up the engine of the lorry used for practice. MRS. J. RAYMOND POTTER ivas formerly Miss Marguerite Douglas -J ones. She is the only daughter of Sir Crawford and Lady Douglas- Jones, and last week married Mr. J. Raymond Potter, younger ...