... WOMEN IN WARTIME INDISPENSABLE FASHIONS FOR THE WINTER WARDROBE IN CHECK AND PLAIN. SIMPLE indeed are the lines of the dress on the right from Gorringes (Model Gown Department), Bucking ham Palace Road. It is of Glen- quhart check, and as may be seen, has the appearance of a coat and skirt nevertheless, it is a tailored frock whose aspect may be varied by accessories. The. sleeves are inset ...

... This is One of the Most Urgent of War Tasks at the Present Moment. What can be Done in this Connection, and How the Country can Best be Served, is Here Discussed in Full By CHARLES GRAVES IT may seem a far, almost a far-fetched, cry from Ruff's Guide to the Turf or Ally Sloper's Half Holiday to ack-ack gunfire. Lord Beaverbrook's demand for a minimum of 100,000 tons of waste paper and waste ...

... WAIFS STRAYS WAIFS STRAYS SOCIETY ST. MICHAEL'S, JOEL STREET, PINNER, MIDDLESEX Bankers Barclays Ltd. The WAR and HOMELESS CHILDREN THE SOCIETY CAN 6,121 CHILDREN TO PROVIDE THE ANSWER FEED AND CLOTHE WITH YOUR HELP EVERY DAY 4 CHILDREN RECEIVED EVERY DAY. 1,683 TAKEN FROM DANGER AREAS INTO 60 SPECIAL WAR NURSERIES. ...

... The BIRTH of the 8-GUN FIGHTER And Its Development into the World s Deadliest tighter Aircraft AT a time which marks the anniversary of the defeat and final rout of the Luftwaffe in their major daylight attacks upon England of last year, it is fitting that we should remember how much we owe to the Hurricane and Spitfire and the men who designed them and those who worked for the incorporation ...

... I n the British Home Fleet, the Destroyer Depot Ship (see also p. 1 5 1 of this issue) serves as a naval schoolroom, where the future destroyer men are trained in gunnery, torpedo-firing, anti submarine work, seamanship and signalling. Models of ships are used, and the lighting is arranged so as to convey the effects of searchlights, star shells and gun-flashes. By this means the men learn a ...

... A CRISIS IN THE OFFICERS' MESS? The War has Created a Serious Situation Amongst the Wine Dealers and the Repercussions of This are Here Discussed in an Authoritative Article By CHARLES GRAVES NEVER in the history of this country has so little liquor been available to so many. In the last war our Expeditionary Force on the Con tinent was able to live on the land as far as wines and brandy and ...

... AT LORD GORT'S LUNCHEON PARTY IN THE DUKE'S HONOUR From left to right are General Barron-y-Ortez, Spanish Governor of Algeciras, the Marquesa de Povar, the Duke of Gloucester, and Sehora Barron-y-Ortez, taking a stroll after lunch in the garden of Government House, Gibraltar THE DUKE ON THE HIGHEST POINT OF THE ROCK This A.-A. defence post is manned by the Gibraltar Defence Force. It is ...

... . THE ROYAL ACADEMY OF DRAMATIC ART are carrying on with the work of training embryo stage stars, though their building suffered severely in raids. The large theatre was completely destroyed, but students are using part of the badly scarred premises and Shake speare, miming* elocution, voice production, and other classes go on. Miss Beatrice Wilson directing an ACTING CLASS in the little ...

... . MISS ANN MASON, only daughter of Colonel the Hon. and Mrs. G. K. M. Mason, is engaged to Sub Lieut. Godfrey Woodbine Parish, R.N. V.R., Fleet Air Arm. mm mtmmmmmmi MR. LESLIE HENSON was best man at the marriage of MISS YVONNE ORTNER and MR. RICHARD HEARNE, both of 44 Fun and Games He stole a kiss from the bride. 44 SALLY is a worker at a munitions factory, but when the day's work is done she ...

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... COMFORT IN GREY Large Buttons, Pocket Placing:, Rake this Cardig-an Different MATERIALS IO OZ. La Laine 4-ply wool (5 coupons); 6 button moulds; a pair of No. 9 and Non, II needles. MEASUREMENTS Round bust, 36 ins. length, 22 ins. sleeve seam, 18 ins. TENSION 7 sts. and 10 rows to 1 in. THE BACK Cast on 91 sts. with No. 9 needles. I Work the following pat. 1st row. K. 1, p. 1 rib ending k. 1 ...

... Of c Lome cJervice Plenty of women who are living out of touch with shops and hairdressers, or whom war work is keeping too busy for hairdressing and beauty appointments,, are used to the idea of becoming their own hairdresser and mani curist. What some of us are not so sure about is how to run an efficient home service for hair and nails. Beginning with hair, remember that to wash and set ...