... No. 2 Charles I and Oliver Cromwell WHAT were the King's thoughts on this memorable January 30, 1649, when he nothing common did or mean? The morning was grey and snow was falling. Ten o'clock had just struck as the King stepped from the eastern door of St. James's Palace. He had wrapped around him a black velvet cloak, but was bareheaded. Ironsides in leather doublets and steel helmets wall ...

... S hip Models The Collectio?i of these makes quite a Fascinating Hobby By Frank C. Bowen FROM a few years before the outbreak of the last war until the great Wall Street slump the supply of ship models to American collectors was a big business, especially when these collections became a fashionable craze after the end of the war. After American collections and museums had contrived to get the ...

... Wlmwwd ,H 1 /(ml By Chrysis WAR COXDITIOXS have created their own crop of beauty troubles. If you k waut help with yours or further 1 details of anything: mentioned in this article, write to me, at 33-34, St. Bride Y Street, E.C. 4. Our eyes have certainly had to take it this winter. Short days have kept us peering. Daily workers have dressed to artificial light, taken tickets in blacked- out ...

... [white Wool, [Gold Jewellery Add lJi To Elegance, 1 But The Pattern's Easy W MATERIALS 8 oz. La Laine 3-ply wool impress studs a pair Br of No. 9 and No. n needles. MEASUREMENTS Round bust, 34 ins. sleeve seam, 18 ins. length, 20L ins. TENSION ^k 8 sts. and n rows to 1 in. BACK AND FRONT alike Cast on 126 sts. with No. 9 needles. Work all K. for ,8 rows. Now change to following pat. 1 1st row. ...

... V Music-hall wives smite music-hall spouses with rolling-pins and with frying pans, yet never with casseroles. But, in fact, the casserole is the most powerful weapop on the kitchen front. Under its lid, a meal looks after itself, and positively enjoys long waiting and slow cooking. It is equally happy in the oven and on top of the stove. Just one reminder pay some at tention to the colour and ...

... Del ulonte 1 protect the* 1 F RUIT every day is not only a delightful habit; it is a rule of health. Fruit, fresh or canned, the Ministry of Food tells us, is an important protective food, and should be served regularly. Choose from ihese But when you buy fruit, make sure you get del Monte Favourites the full health values and delicious flavour you pay peaches (Halves or sliced), for! You are ...

... LA LAIN E Fashion's smartest knitting designs are found in La Laine leaflets and for their finest, inter pretation, demand In difficulty write to Bairns-wear Ltd.y Dept. LL. 13, Perry Road Nottingham UKKMl/ CVS L.13 ...

... EVEN in wartime, spring still brings the same feeling for new clothes something gay and fresh-looking for the first sunny days. Margaret Marks, of Knightsbridge, has an attractive collection of suits and three-piece outfits. The dress and jacket above, in contrasting colours, are simple and practical, with the tailored look that appears so often in this season's models. For special occasions ...

... ttk^ftermr Smart and slender ising, giving that freedom of action so appreciated by modern women, KONERAY is in deed the skirt of skirts. No other ready made skirt has graduated knife- edge pleats ALL ROUND that taper off into a snug -fitting hip line none is available in so wide a range of quality materials. All good drapers and stores stock the KONERAY Manufacturers C. STILLITZ LEAMINGTON ...

... Besides running the Women's Voluntary Services branch at Arundel and a collecting centre for the relief of the Free French in Great Britain, the Duchess of Norfolk has taken on the training estab lishment at Michel Grove. Since the Duke and their trainer, Victor Gilpin, rejoined their regiments when war was declared, the Duchess decided to carry on for duration, and she is now super vising all ...

... Tlie Waterloo Cup I>(T Flint and Skylight Sfron^ly Fancied lty I>. H. Watson-Wood THAT the Waterloo Cup is not to be lost to coursers despite the troubled times speaks for itself as to the enthusiasm for the sport. The second of the coursing classics to be decided since the outbreak of war will be run over the famous Withens at Altcar next Wednes- day, Thursday and Friday. Thus the sequence of ...

... NOW that dress-designers have to depend on this country for their materials, traditional fabrics are becoming fashionable. Paquin, of London, shows the possibilities of Welsh flannel in the two models shown on this page. The tailored jumper suit above is made in Welsh petticoat flannel, scarlet striped with black. Its buttons are moulded with whortleberries, from which the scarlet dye is ...