... Authoress at Home Edna Ferber An enviable person, this Edna Ferber, since she has lived every possible moment of her fifty-three years. And with that has made a large, probably permanent, place for herself in American literature. Her autobiography A Peculiar Treasure published two years ago, painted her life story on the same broad canvas she has used for her novels the vivid, eventful Jewish ...

... The Tatler and Bystander in Town and Country By Bridget Chetwynd Hurrah for Canada THE famous Overseas luncheons achieved a Christmas climax with the one to the Canadian forces. Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Eden were there: he spoke charm ingly. So did Major-General Creerar, Chief of Canadian General Staff, and Captain Lord Lloyd was there, Baron von Asbech (Holland), Lord Bessborough, Lord and Lady ...

... Three New Films Drama and Musical Romance from Hollywood, Fantasy from Denham The Return of Frank James 99 is a hind of sequel to the story of Jesse James already filmed. Henry Fonda (centre) plays Frank James, who goes after the two Fords to avenge his brother's murder. Jackie Cooper plays young Clem, Gene Tierney is a pretty reporter who helps Frank. Darryl F. Zanuck produced this ...

... Trick Photography in The Thief of Bagdad Hero is Prince Ahmad, who loves the Princess and rescues her with the help of the young Thief of Bagdad (Sabu). Here the blinded Prince is with the Princess's malicious maid, Halima who helps the Grand Vizier ivith his plots. John Justin, a iCorda discovery for whom great things are prophesied, is the Prince, and Mary Morris is Halima The Thief of ...

... THE HIGHWAY OF FASHION By M. E. BROOKE Winter favourites are the house frocks at Harrods, Knightsbridge. Generally speaking, the skirts are full, while the sashes may be draped in a variety of ways to suit the wearer. All-wool tartan makes the model above. It buttons down the front and is arranged with clever pockets, which are useful as well as decorative. Rivals to this affair are the ...

... Lord Halifax for U asliiagton By Foresight To many of us Lord Halifax appeared from the start the obvious choice as British Ambassador to Washington in succession to the Marquess of Lothian. We could, after all, pay no greater compliment to the United States than to send as our representative the man who has directed the foreign policy of the whole Empire, first in the attempt to avoid war, ...

... Take your pair to the nearest optician displaying the Ministry of Supply poster. There is one near you. HE IS GIVING HIS SERVICES FREE. OR you can post them to the Binocular Officer, 191 Regent St., London, W.i. Attach a label giving your name and address. If you want to give your binoculars, mark the label Gift. On you alone this man depends he is the skipper of a mine-sweeper and he is ...

... Charles Laughton in a New Film They Knew What They Wanted is the name of Charles Laughton's new film, made in Hollywood by 11 K O under Carson Kamn s direction. Carole Lombard is the girl in the story which is n limit 1 r r (Laughton) who proposes to a pretty young waitress (Lombard) by letter and encloses a photogranh ofhls good-looking hired hand (William Gargan). She marries the fainter, ...

... ttLuintiL Charlie's Great Mistake By James Agate IT is an open secret that The Great Dictator has not been an unqualified success in America. This is a wonderful world, and perhaps the most wonderful thing in it at the moment is the fact that America's objections to the Chaplin film have been largely aesthetic. It is urged that what has been a work of art is, at the end, forcibly turned into ...

... Control By Pamela Murray THAT future shipments of war relief com modities will be controlled according to the demand is excellent news for those who only want us to get what we need as quickly as possible, but it has caused con sternation among socialites who were working mainly for réclame. Their rival pet causes will come under this central control, which has already made it known that ...

... The Tatler and Bystander's Review of Weddings and Engagements Courage Green Maurice Vandeleur Courage of the Malt House Chipping Warden, Oxon, son of Lieut. -Colonel and Mrs. Miles Courage, of Preston House, Basingstoke, and lone Betty Green of 4, Por Chester Gate, W. 2, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Green were married at Chelsea Old Church W illis T ennant Captain J. H. Willis, M ...

... Italia Conti A Notable Stage Schoolmistress and Some of Her Pupils Italia Conti was on the stage herself before Charles Hawtrcy, in 1911, asked her to train the children, and arrange the fairy scenes and dances for the first pro duction of Where the Rhinbow Ends. During the preliminaries, one of her earnest young pupils begged her to let him play St. George. She patted him kindly on the cheek ...