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WHEN I WAS LAST A -FISHING

... PERIODICALLY the question whether fish can feel pain is dis cussed in the angling Press. Within the past few weeks, various letters from anglers have been published bearing witness to the observation that, if fish can feel pain, they give no evidence of it in their behaviour after re ceiving severe injuries. It is not my intention to enlarge on this aspect of the subject, though not for lack ...

Published: Wednesday 13 March 1940
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1050 | Page: Page 10 | Tags: Photographs 

Debenham & Freebody

... Debenbam FreeboJy Debenbam FreeboJy /f /mj JLudrnJ-,. A charming Halo in stitched material. Can be made in many lovely colours. The new arrival of models from the latest Paris collection the Buyer of our Model Millinery having recently returned from a visit to Paris to ensure that we are au couranf with Fashion's latest decree in hats now to be seen in our Model Millinery Salon on the First ...

Published: Wednesday 13 March 1940
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 78 | Page: Page 36 | Tags: Photographs 

BEAUTIFUL ENGLISH WIFE OF A ROMANOFF

... . PRINCESS ROMANOVSKY-PAVLOVSKY w the beautiful wife of H.H. Prince Vsevolode of Russia, son of the late Prince Jean-Constanti novitch and of Princess Helen of Russia. She is n sister of Earl Beauchamp and was Lady Mary Lygon. Her title of Pavlovsky was chosen as Pavlovsk teas the birth place of her husband1 s father the late Prince J ean-Constantinovitch. The Princess is a President of the ...

Published: Wednesday 27 March 1940
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 97 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

WHEN I WAS LAST A-FISHING

... WHEN I WAS LAST A -FISHING. JUDGING by the number of salmon licences taken out on the Wye last season about 1000 anglers fished for salmon. Of the total number slightly over one-half had one- day licences, just over 200 had licences for weekly periods, and the bulk of the remainder had licences for the whole season. The annual report of the Wye Board shows that these anglers had a poor ...

Published: Wednesday 27 March 1940
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1239 | Page: Page 10 | Tags: Photographs 

THREE IMPORTANT WEDDINGS

... THREE IMPORTANT I WEDDINGS. MISS JEAN INNES-KER, daughter of the late Lieut. -Colonel Lord Alastair Innes-Ker and of Lady Alastair Innes-Ker, married Mr. Reginald Baron (Barry) Black, son of the late Mr. J. B. Black, at St. Clement Danes, Strand. Left The HON. AVICE VERNON, daughter of Com mander Lord Vernon, R.N. and Lady Vernon, married MR. F. W. MARTEN, son of I ice-Admiral F. A. Marten, at ...

Published: Wednesday 27 March 1940
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 101 | Page: Page 11 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

THE ASCOT OF JUMP MEETINGS ITSELF IN WARTIME

... . MR. and MRS. THOMAS CLYDE. She looked extremely smart in a turban hat and a short fur coat. CAPTAIN HOPE OSBORNE, MRS. HOPE OSBORNE, formerly Miss Primrose Salt, and MR. G. BAKER (r.) are the members of this group in the paddock. Right LADY ROSEMARY GRESHAM, sister of the Karl of Krroll (centre), and MRS. FRANK LOCKWOOD, with CAPTAIN A. LOCKWOOD and CAPTAIN GRESHAM. The N.H. MEETING AT ...

Published: Wednesday 27 March 1940
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 165 | Page: Page 15 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

THE FOOD OF LOVE.: A MUSIC ARTICLE BY EDWIN EVANS

... THE FOOD OF LOVE. A MUSIC ARTICLE BY EDWIN EVANS. THE appearance of a new book on the Strauss dynasty of waltz-kings has had the effect of diverting me from Easter music, which has been chiefly of a devotional character, to the subject of that fascinating dance which, on its first appearance, was denounced as sinful. It is not the first time. Delving in the archives, I have discovered that ...

THE FASCINATIONS OF A THIEF

... BY EDITH EVANS. V EDITH EVANS, one of our most accomplished actresses, plays the title-role in Clemence Dane's new play at the Globe, COUSIN MURIEL. The piece is the story of a fas cinating, accomplished and charming thief, Muriel Meilhac. She is a widow who has kept house for many years for her cousin, Sir Hubert Sylvester. She is, however, a thief, and has hoards of monev tucked away. ...

CABARETS OF WARTIME LONDON REVIEWED BY ARTIST AND CAMERA No. 9. THE SAVOY--THE SHOW AND THE SPECTATORS

... CABARETS OF WARTIME LONDON REVIEWED BY ARTIST AND CAMERA: No. 9. THE SAVOY THE SHOW AND THE SPECTATORS. RICHARD HARBIN, the magician, produces a pyramid of gold-fish bowls from under a handkerchief Above centre The Navy is here Distinguished sailors survey the Savoy horizon. TEDDY BROW the famous 6anj leader, vieicedini tion by the camm Left Guests Id occasionally leii the a vlophorM BOYER ...

CABARETS OF WARTIME LONDON: No. 9. THE SAVOY

... CABARETS OF WARTIME LONDON. By THEODORA BENSON and BETTY ASKWITH, Authors of Foreigners or the World in a Nutshell. No. 9. THE SAVOY. WHERE are we going? asked Laura. She was wearing a new dress, and this was a christening party for it; natur ally she wanted to do it proud. To the Savoy, said Kenneth, the good old Savoy. And I '11 tell you for why. 1 hate dashing around from place to place ...

WE TAKE OFF OUR HAT TO

... - MR. RALPH RICHARDSON appeared in fifteenth-century armour as King Henry V. at the Lord Mayor's Red Cross gala matinee at the Palace Theatre. He is serving in the Fleet Air Arm and came to rehearse in uniform. A/TISS CECILIA COLLEDGE, iVI the famous skater and winner of the European Champ ionship for Women in 1939. arranged to appear as Britannia at the Ice gala to be held at the Empress Hall ...

Published: Wednesday 20 March 1940
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 361 | Page: Page 15 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

Peggy Sage

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Published: Wednesday 06 March 1940
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 189 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: Photographs