... By LT.-COL. C. B. COSTIN-NIAN, M.C. THE power of Alexander and Caesar, and the success of our own Empire sprang from the tolerance shown for differences. We have not blamed the humble gourd for not bearing melons, nor the plutocratic grape vine for not bearing bastard blackberries. The Nazi doctrine on the other hand, seems deter mined to reduce different complexions and make-ups to one very ...

... VERA ZORINA: Famous Norwegian Dancer in Louisiana Purchase, Broadway's Most Successful Musical Comedy Louisiana Purchase is having a colossal success at the Imperial Theatre, New York, as is also B. G. de Sylva's other production, Dubarry Was a Lady. There is a strong cast which includes Zorina, who plays the part of the most dazzling temp tress, using her wiles to divert a strait-laced ...

... WITH SILENT FRIENDS By PETER TRAILL Reading To-Day IN these days, when many of us, un accustomed to find ourselves con fronted by fundamental issues, have suddenly become aware that there are a great number of people in this world who are trying to raze to the foundations the structure of civilisation which has been built at the price of such human sacrifice, we are drawn irresistibly back to ...

... MAN AND SUPERMAN Three Portraits of Bernard Shaw with Pungent Comments by Himself The criticisms under each of these portraits bear the mark of a hand which has never yet lost its cunning and are as amusing as they are terse. They are published with the great author's permission, and to add one word might savour of trying to gild refined gold. Mr. Bernard Shaw was eighty-four on July 26, and ...

... PETROL VAPOUR By W. G. McMINNIES On Camouflage for Cars THERE is some chit-chat about the possibility of private cars being camouflaged. As I pointed out recently the avowed object is said to be the making of our roads less conspicuous from the air, for it appears that the chromium-plated parts, windscreens, and even the polished cellulose body panels reflect the light and draw airmen's ...

... AIR EDDIES By OLIVER STEWART Freedom lor the Forces THIS is still-- if I may judge from the complaints of my friends in the Royal Air Force-- the bore war. It is not that periods of frightful activity do not occur all too frequently; periods when large numbers of air craft engage in air battles which are more destruc tive than any other kind of battles conceived or conceivable. It is not even ...

... 9Ae QJUAAU)71 By M. E. BROOKE WOMEN all the world over like to own a suit which bears the name of Braemar, created by Innes Henderson, of Hawick. They are sold by outfitters of prestige. The coat and skirt above are of jacquard botany wool, while the pullover is of cashmere. Important features of the coat are the padded shoulders, and step revers. There are also turn suits and cardigans ANEW ...

... THE ROYAL XAVY BRITISH WARSHIPS Completely illustrates and describes The Navy is to-day, as it always has been in our history, the first line of defence of these islands and of that Qreat Empire which was built up by the toil and the enterprise of our fathers MR. NEVILLE CHAMBERLAIN, on the 31st of January. 1940. This sums up in a few words the supreme part played by the Royal Navy in the ...

... Changeable Judy Kelly in Three Moods Wistful, petulant, sophisticated, Judy Kelly can change her mood as well as any actress. Her special gift is her changeable face, mobile and expressive, a pleasure to a film-director or photographer. She has done a lot of film work, some television, some Empire broadcasting. She is herself Australian, comes of a non-theatrical family, but chose her career ...

... Are A ou Being Served? The Bystander Goes Bound the Canteens No. 27. The New National Gallery Canteen Soon alter Sir Kenneth Clark and Myra Hess started the National Gallery lunch-time concerts, Lady Gater started a National Gallery lunch-time canteen for the concert-goers. (Pictures of this canteen were published in the Bystander of January 31st.) It was a tremendous success, and although ...

... It may seem early to be thinking about the dark evenings, but many women have now so little time to shop that they have to make plans in advance. Burberry's in the Haymarket are specialising in attractive lounging suits that are also thoroughly practical lor midnight alarms. This corduroy outfit, which includes a hood to wear in the shelter, costs £5 19s. 6d. in several colours. The jacket is ...

... Social Register Weddings, an Engagement, a Christening Engaged Mr. Gardiner and Miss Carnegie Left Peter Ambrose Gardiner is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Gardiner, of Coombe Hill, Surrey. His fiancee, Bridget Mary Carnegie, is the only daughter of Sir Francis Car negie, Chief Superintendent of Ordnance Factories at Woolwich Arsenal, and Lady Carnegie, of 11, St. John's Park, Blackheath ...