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BREWED & BOTTLED BY WHITBREAD & CO

... BREWED BOTTLED BY WHITBREAD CO., BREWED BOTTLED BY WHITBREAD CO., MORE POPULAR THAN EVER a IN the A/less, in Hotels, Restaurants and Bars no less than in tlie Home the call is for V^hithread s superh P ale Ale. Brewed from Britisfi hops and harley/ appetising, refreshing, stimu= lating Whithread s superh P ale Ale is more popular than ever. WHITBREAD'S PALE ALE LTD., LONDON, E.C.I. ...

Published: Wednesday 17 April 1940
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 66 | Page: Page 31 | Tags: Photographs 

BRITANNIA AND EVE

... The Secret Agent's Wife by Olga L. Rosmanith Harry said formally, Sheila, this is Mr. Guise and this is Mr. Hendrikson. Gentlemen, Mrs. Warren my wife. They rose and bowed stiffly. Sit down again, please, she said. Don't mind me. I 've come back for a warmer coat and I 'm going right out again. I think not, said the dark, swarthy one. Adding, as he saw her look of swift anger, I mean I ...

Published: Wednesday 17 April 1940
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 935 | Page: Page 36 | Tags: Photographs 

THE JERSEY LILY BY HER GRANDSON-IN-LAW

... . THE JERSEY LILY, a romantic play about the late Mrs. Langtry the famous beauty and actress of the Victorian era. produced last iceek at the Gate, was written by her grandson-in-law, Sir Basil Bartlett. Bt., who married Miss Mary Malcolm. i)ne of the real personages introduced is Prince Louis of Battenberg (PAUL i ERNRIED). He sayst W hen I was a little boy I loved the sea I became English ...

Published: Wednesday 17 April 1940
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 206 | Page: Page 25 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

MODERN BALI GIRLS AND A BOY DANCER

... . It would be hard to find anything more decorative than this BOY DANCER OF BALI in his magnificent head-dress. He is fourteen years of age, and is a well-known artist wh6 will be recognised by everyone who has visited Bali. B ...

WHEN I WAS LAST A -FISHING

... WHEN I WAS LAST A -FISHING. DURING the last week in March nearly 200 salmon were killed on the River Wye, and from these figures it may be assumed that sport has been definitely good. Last year the total for the same week was not much over I00. Several -rods had one-day bags of four and of five fish. The best salmon of the week, a 44-pounder, fell to the rod of Professor Merton, who seems to ...

Published: Wednesday 17 April 1940
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1170 | Page: Page 10 | Tags: Photographs 

WE TAKE OFF OUR HAT TO

... - jj MRS. OSA JOHNSON, widow of the traveller and photographer. Mr. Martin Johnson, and heroine of many adventurous trips, is one of the most decorative people imaginable. .She plays the lead in Columbia's picture 1 Married Adventure. WHEN Sir Seymour Hicks unveiled a frieze depicting flower-girls, surrounding the hoarding which shields the Eros statue, and which is designed to further the ...

Published: Wednesday 17 April 1940
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 331 | Page: Page 15 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

SPORTING AIR- RAID WARDENS AND SMART HATS AT THE WARTIME AINTREE

... SPORTING AIR-RAID WARDENS AND SMART X HATS AT THE WARTIME AINTREE. The HON. DAVID and MRS. ORMSBY GORE were among the young couples who went to the Liverpool Spring Meeting. She was Miss Sylvia Lloyd Thomas. j| Right MRS. PHILIP DUNNE (left and MRS. A. SMITH BINGHAM were there. MISS FRANCES DAY'S hat represents the very latest notion of chic headgear. It suits her admirably though it is not ...

Published: Wednesday 17 April 1940
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 189 | Page: Page 17 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

A GLANCE AT THE NEWEST PLAYS AND PICTURES

... . DAYS IN PARIS is a new Columbia picture due at the Regal Marble Arch on April 19. It s a mixture of farcical fun and spy thrills. He r Diane de Guermantes (KAREN VERNE) and her chauffeur, Robert Ste ens (REX HARRISON), have an absurd adventure. They fall into a river, are chased up a tree by dogs, and rescued by Diane's father and fiance. TEN DAYS IN PARIS opens with Robert Stevens (REX ...

Published: Wednesday 17 April 1940
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 331 | Page: Page 21 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

SPRING SUMMARY

... AS fresh as the morning is this collarless suit from Fenwick, 63, New Bond Street, in a soft Scotch tweed. The jacket, cut with link fastenings and pocket slits, is worn over a striped cotton blouse, its collar and cuffs specially treated to remain stiff. This blouse costs 25s. 6d. and the suit itself 6£ guineas, in various colours. IT may soon be difficult, if not impossible, to find leather ...

Published: Wednesday 17 April 1940
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 261 | Page: Page 32 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

BRANKSOME TOWER HOTEL BOURNEMOUTH

... lilt AN K SO ME TOWER HOTE1 BOURNEMOUTH UK AN K SO ME TOWER HOTEL BOURNEMOUTH Branksome Tower Hotel stands on its own cliffs which include six hundred feet of sea frontage, ten acres of thickly wooded grounds, and a private sea promenade reached through beautiful winding walks, without crossing any road. No other hotel in England is quite like Branksome Tower, which excels in every direction ...

Published: Wednesday 17 April 1940
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 114 | Page: Page 34 | Tags: Photographs 

HOW TO LOOK WELL IN UNIFORM: BY THE DUCHESS OF KENT

... . Men sometimes complain lhal women do not look well in uniform, and women serving the country with enthusiasm and wholehearted devotion feel a little dashed at such criticism. But in a well-put-on uniform a woman looks not only practical and serious, but smart and not at all unfeminine. H.R.H. THE DUCHESS OF KENT is lovely and perfectly turned-out in her regulation St. John of Jerusalem ...

Published: Wednesday 17 April 1940
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 98 | Page: Page 11 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs