... 7i Wf'jriV X MRS R S HUDSON, wife of the Minister of Agriculture, inspecting the first of the season's crops from the Hyde Park Allotments shown to her by a small worker. Mrs. Hudson, on behalf of the Minister, presented vegetables, grown on the allotments, to soldiers' wives. A Philadelphian, Mrs Hudson has devoted all her restless American energy to war work, much of it done in connection ...

... Make Yourself at Home Empty London House and Grounds Put to Fine Uses MONTPELIER HOUSE is 160 years old and stands in one of London's most densely populated districts. It was lying idle and empty, and its big gardens had become o.vergrown with weeds. Just over a year ago Mr. J. P. Mitchelhill decided to put an end to such wastage both in living accommodation and in valuable land, so he took ...

... COATS OF BLACK COFFEE SQUIRREL SKINS WORKED IN NEW WAYS ALLIANCE OF MUSTARD YELLOW GREEN iV° °ne can m °s Wa^%?ades V°nder^ I a°d '7/,°' S/l0rt Ca0 of n'at ...

... A WAR NEWSLETTER -No. 99 i, New Oxford Street, W.C.i. The Allies Have a Turn. --In the ding-dong of war we had in July to date the best of the round. Don't let us lower our guard. There are plenty of hard knocks to come to us, though I believe the K.O. on us has gone out in everybody's betting. Russian results have been throughout obscure. It is impossible with the best will in the world to ...

... THE RAILWAYS OF BRITAIN CARRY ON The Wonderful Repair Work Performed After Air Raids Described and illustrated by Roland Davies EVER since bombing was begun by the enemy on a big scale over Britain, the interruption of our transport system has been one of his objectives. Naturally, the railways have come in for a good deal of attention under this heading; and numerous bomb craters scarring the ...

... An Account of what has been Going on Behind the Veil in this Former Paradise of the Wealthy Since its Abandonment by the Great Majority of its Former British Residents By FERDINAND TUOHY A HARDY RACE! wrote Madame de Stael after seeing some English at Villafranca in 1760. This is the first record of les Anglais in that bright corner of France which they far more than any. others were to ...

... A ROYAL PARTY at the PALACE And Pictures from the United States Spain and Japan On left The King and Queen have just given a historic party at Bucking ham Palace, not the slightest detail of which was allowed to be revealed beforehand as a safeguard against an attempt at air-raid attack by the enemy. As is well known, the Palace has already suffered at the hands of Nazi bombers. At the party ...

... The Tatler and Bystander in Town and Country By Bridget Chetwynd In Scotland and Clacton WAR WEAPONS WEEKS continue all over the country. The Duke of Montrose spoke at the opening of the one in Stirlingshire, stressing the neces sity to avoid waste of the money so col lected by petty disputes and strikes. In Clacton the drive was directed by Cap tain J. E. McCreery Kemball, J. P., and the ...

... Grecian Dancer Pamela May as Eurydice Pamela May gives one of the most beautiful and moving performances of her career in Orpheus and Eurydice Ninette de Valois' new ballet to Gluck's music, and contributes much both as dancer and actress to what has been judged a major event in the history of the Sadler's Wells Company. Orpheus and Eurydice was first performed in May, and can now be seen ...

... The Quick and the Dead Noel Coward's Blithe Spirit Steers a Gay Course Between Two Worlds 66 Are you ready to empty your minds 99 This is the question ashed by Madame Arcati (Margaret Rutherford), the medium, of Mr. and Mrs. Condoman (Cecil Parker and Fay Compton) and their guests, Dr. and Mrs. Bradman (Martin Lewis and Moya IWueent as they settle down to an after-dinner seance What are we to ...

... The New Ambassador From Chile Sefior Don Manuel Bianchi and Members of His Embassy Stall' The new Chilean Ambassador in London travelled to England by air, coming from New York to Lisbon by Clipper. Until recently he held the post of Foreign Minister, and gave this up to take over what Chile regards as the major position in her Diplomatic Service. He entered the Service in 1911, his first ...

... -^4 By Sabretache Syria A Sportsman's Paradise I HAD a charming set of officers in the Rapid and was on the best of terms with them. They were all without exception uncommon bad shots and it was rather irritating to see them blazing away all day at snipe and woodcock, or even at pigs quite close to them, and never hitting anything. That is an extract from the private log of 1878-79 of ...