... THE FAMILY or Blackmail for Beginners By Peter Coats SARAH stared drearily at the letters which had accumulated while she had been abroad. There were twenty-two circulars, ten invita tions, thirty-three bills, two writs, and a blackmailing letter. The last she recog nised at once, for the demands for money were always written on the same bright blue notepaper and the address was always ...

... W ings of Wrath Vivienne had set her heart on marriage but her methods to get her fathers consent were more than subtle By Dale Collins NOBODY appreciated air travel better than Mr. Petronius. It was ruthless-- compressing oceans into lakes, mountains into mole hills, countries into counties, and mankind into microbes. Below, the liners plodded, the trains-de-luxe and the Rolls-Royces crept. ...

... Hazelwood' ^-cDepart[Tient'for narT1d Women s UP Herts, for obta,ned +he £ditor' Lang'ey' j, can oe Writ Rridge. K!ngp these g°°ds Hunton p where and oao wjmMM -^Itgveen, Seed WW e Dinner-table setting, simple in conception yet with a charm that richer appointments often fail to achieve. On a plinth of tinted plate glass, two Nell Gwynn glass flower- rings are set. Price 5s. The Nell Gwynn ...

... wmjMM MEmmMm What would it mean to you to have the benefits of central heating but without the crouble or cost This is quite possible with the Velomain the new type of gas Space Heater which requires no flue, and has passed the most stringent tests. It warms and circulates the air of a normal size room once every twenty-five minutes, and the gas consumption is remarkably low! A special ...

... A marvellous help -W^/° Creams with the 'Skin -Vitamin' in them! Y ANALYSIS OF LADY GEORGINA HAY'S FEATURES Y Y I Brow broad, white and absolutely Y free from lines. (2) Eyes brilliant X hazel, vivacious in expression, with X smooth, delicate white lids, dark lashes Y and eyebrows. (3) Nose straight, X well-formed, with fine, even-pored skin X no shine, no big pores or blackheads. X (4) Mouth ...

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... IF ORT Y Lnmoriffls The story of the Academie Fran^aise what its members do and how they are elected 1u HARRY J. GREENWALL 1 STANDING back from the river, on the left bank of the Seine, is a domed building with what it must be confessed are rather dirty walls. The passing Parisian rarely gives the landmark a glance, although what goes on beneath the cupola makes news and, moreover, provides ...

... THE WOMEN I MEET A Mon.th.-to-Mon.tk Commentary By Princess Paul Troubetzkoy LONDON has the first shimmer of autumn fog drifting through the streets, the damp leaves swept from the dank grass of the squares are blowing from their tidy heaps-- there are no more sheep in the park. Occasionally, like the echo of another world, we hear the tinkle of a bell. The muffin man's plaintive cry, so ...

... COMFORT I I By Winifred Lewis BEDROOM In the bedroom, as in most apart ments, comfort is to some extent a matter of illusion. Lustrous fabrics, warm textures and glowing colours help more than most things to build up this desirable atmosphere of intimate cosiness. Arrange matters so that the fire can be switched on at the bed. Light ing, too. A special reading spotlight that can be fixed on to ...

... The New Cars for 1940 Small Cars Peach an A stonls hingly High. Pitch of Perfection Conducted by The Earl of Cardigan If I am right in supposing that the sale of luxury cars will not be greatly hindered, we may safely assume that the design of such cars will continue to progress in the direction of ever greater refinement and more striking performance. But let us for a moment study the typical ...

... I eUGcNc eueeNe i ^EXPERIENCE OR EXPERIMEN fvmE, Do you ask for a Eugene Wave or just a Permanent Wave Do you examine the different methods of waving before you decide which you will have If you do, you must remember that Eugene is based on |l| 20 years' experience of fashionable hairdressing in I every part of the world. Many systems have been invented to try to equal the Eugene Wave, but ...

... v MY American friend, a famous newspaper correspondent, looked round the lunch time Berkeley, and shook his head. T The place was full this was the second week of the war. It was the place of the moment. All the ladies were out with their men friends. But the men friends were mainly in mufti, while the girl friends were mostly in uniform. There were lovelies in the khaki and tan shoes of the ...