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AND SO TO BED IN SILHOUETTE: A BEDTIME STORY IN BLACK AND WHITE

... . Here 'a a charming bedtime story in black and white It depicts in silhouette the process of going to bed as carried out by Miss 1940, and makes a most decorative and charming strip-tease act of this nightly routine. A graceful yawn and stretch time to think of bed. Bend down and breathe out.1* Off with the skirt. Exercises over. Hair-brushing and a last glance in the mirror. The slip poes is ...

Published: Wednesday 27 March 1940
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 117 | Page: Page 18, 19 | Tags: Graphic  Illustrations 

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Published: Saturday 09 March 1940
Newspaper: The Sphere
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 304 | Page: Page 1 | Tags: Illustrations 

The WAR in NORTHERN EUROPE: The Campaign in Finland; and the Naval Struggle in Norwegian Waters; THE NORWEGIAN ..

... The WAR in NORTHERN EUROPE The Campaign in Finland and the Naval Struggle in Norwegian Waters THE NORWEGIAN TERRITORIAL WATERS THE vexed question of the Nor wegian territorial waters is fundamentally a geological or geo graphical one. Nature has provided a convenient passage for vessels between the mainland and a long string of islands. Vessels wishing to avoid the rough weather outside can ...

Published: Saturday 09 March 1940
Newspaper: The Sphere
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 326 | Page: Page 31 | Tags: Illustrations 

ROYAL PORTABLE TYPEWRITER

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Published: Saturday 09 March 1940
Newspaper: The Sphere
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 32 | Page: Page 36 | Tags: Illustrations 

Walpoles

... STOCKING WEEK March 1 1 16th 3 Thread Reverse Knit, for lighter wear, made up on the wrong side, this stocking has a jfl delightful sheer effect. In shades I of Copperskin, Bracken, Honey, I Mist Beige. Today's value 6/11 r/lj I Special price, per pair I 4 Thread pure silkl throughout, this is a beauti-H ful stocking for all occasions H and extremely good wear-H ing. In To wntan, Plaza Beige ...

Published: Saturday 09 March 1940
Newspaper: The Sphere
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 96 | Page: Page 37 | Tags: Illustrations 

CHURCHMAN'S No. I

... i Tell Headquarters Tfl to carry on without me for 15 minutes Explain that I'm just enjoying a Churchman's No. I Cigarettes a fine 15 minutes of smooth smoking 10 for 8d 20 for 1/4 0.339b ...

Published: Saturday 09 March 1940
Newspaper: The Sphere
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 42 | Page: Page 37 | Tags: Illustrations 

THE BRITISH PATENT PERFORATED PAPER CO. LTD

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Published: Saturday 09 March 1940
Newspaper: The Sphere
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 65 | Page: Page 38 | Tags: Illustrations 

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Published: Saturday 02 March 1940
Newspaper: The Sphere
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 288 | Page: Page 1 | Tags: Illustrations 

SWAN PENS

... tot?]1* Now you know why some people are such regular correspondents they possess Swan Pens For it is a characteristic of the Swan that it invites you to write and to go on writing, because of its L inimitable ease in action. And, of course, there is a Swan to suit any style of handwriting. So give him a Swan and you will never want for letters AT PEACE-TIME PRICES: Leverless Swans, 17/6 to ...

Published: Saturday 02 March 1940
Newspaper: The Sphere
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 146 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: Illustrations 

NEW LIGHT on the GRAF SPEE ACTION

... A[ow that Two of the Ships have Returned, it is Possible to Add many lT.ew Details to the Picture of the Great Fieht of the British Cruisers in the South Atlantic By FRANK BOWEN IT is gratifying to note that the additional facts which have come to light since the return of H.M.S. Ajax and Exeter to this country do nothing to detract from the glory suggested by the earlier reports, and the ...

Published: Saturday 02 March 1940
Newspaper: The Sphere
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1975 | Page: Page 16 | Tags: Illustrations 

ENO'S

... I £HOS I i M ,wt Jrf* take fRlJVt I first tW6 e,le^', EH O S ...

Published: Saturday 02 March 1940
Newspaper: The Sphere
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 16 | Page: Page 33 | Tags: Illustrations 

Macmillan & Co., Ltd

... Macmillan Co., Ltd.) Macmillan Co., Ltd.) With acknowledgments to The time has come, the Waiter sai To talk of Rationing. The Fish is off, the Meat is off, But here's the very thing A lentil cutlet, underdone; It's plain, but nourishing. But wait a bit, the Diner cried, I must have more than that II that's the best that you can do, I'll well, I'll eat my hat Then this is what I would ...

Published: Wednesday 06 March 1940
Newspaper: The Tatler
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 110 | Page: Page 29 | Tags: Illustrations