... 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 ...

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... KNITTING x BELOW v THE HIPS Women seldom knit below the hips. They will undertake the most intricate jumper but k are scared of the far easier skirt. Don't be put off from making this suit because it looks professional, and there seems so much of it. It is really quite simple, and truly, doesn't lake long >N Spfeftsi MATERIALS REQUIRED 15 ozs. 3-ply Ramada wool, green. 2 ozs. 3-ply Ramada wool ...

... Perhaps you were brought up in the belief that the brewing of good coffee is an elaborate, not to say a skilful, process. Perhaps you still believe that to be so, and on that account enjoy good coffee in your home less frequently than you should. A concentrated preparation of coffee m powder form which not only simplifies the making of the beverage but gives you every atom of the natural ...

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