... c /j tjoit cant tciik Jii^et/ y*1 ^oa llr Harriet Muir You may think, as many people do, that a Christmas dinner without a turkey is like Hamlet without the Prince of Denmark. But believe me, you can find plenty of stand-ins to give you what the Prime Minister promised a better Christmas dinner. I don't suppose you will know until the last minute when you go shopping what it is going to be; ...

... AND PEARS IN THE FUTURE Andrew invented the first refined toilet soap in the same year that the fall of the Bastille heralded the French Revolution. Born in that year of trouble, 1789, Soap has, nevertheless, been manu factured without interruption for 152 years, and has during this long, eventful period survived many trou bled experiences in our country's history. The house of A. F. has ...

... , THE CARE OF THE EYES IN CIVIL DEFENCE Written by a Civil Defence Worker and approved by Medical Authorities In Civil Defence the eyes are liable to attacks from dirt, dust, germs and gas. Severe additional strains are imposed on the sight by working at night, without lights, under abnormal conditions. HERE ARE A FEW USEFUL HINTS (1) Never rub your eyes when they itch or water. You only ...

... pimm? smrs piMrpp s/f/prs u C/T is surprising what a difference graduating knife-edged pleats into a snug-fitting hip line does make to an all-round pleated- skirt. That streamlined effect is so amazingly graceful, so slenderising; and the KONERAY allows greater freedom of movement than does any old- style pleated skirt. Good drapers and stores everywhere are pleased to show you the KONERAY ...

... the Ocean '..A -7'^ By BLdward Cranston- THE air was alive with the roar of engines. Down at the far end of the aerodrome a Harvard trainer was coming in to land. The wheels touched the ground, bounced slightly and then touched again, to run smoothly up the slight slope towards the hangars. The flight sergeant turned to the young naval officer standing beside him. You'll be ready for ...

... On Duty-- and Off By Jane Gordon TAKE great care of your eyes and your teeth, and the rest of your looks can be safely left to take care of themselves in wartime. If P.T. included eye exercises, the eyesight of the average man and woman in the Services would improve enormously. Good ness knows, we have heard enough about carrots for seeing in the dark, but nobody seems to have thought of ...

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... No matter how sadly you despair of the dullness of your teeth, you will soon be proud of their gleam and sparkle if you use Irium. Irium is Pepsodent's newly-discovered cleanser and it is a cleanser! That's why Pepsodent dissolves surface stains and treacherous little hidden particles, keeps your mouth scrupulously clean and fresh. Change to Pepsodent See how quickly your teeth can look ...

... HERBERT TERRY SONS, Ltd. HERBERT TERRY SONS, Ltd., If you are not as fortunate as this owner we are sorry -but these fine lamps are now very scarce TF you have an Anglepoise Lamp, treasure it, *-as only by hard searching in the shops will you be able to come across another. They are play ing their part elsewhere which explains their scarcity. So we ask for your patience. A Terry's Anglepoise ...

... THE TRHE FACE OF S0¥1EF RUSSIA M M M M M M M M ^MMI-M-MM^M* M-M'MMT MZM M MM MM M M M M M M M MM M M jwwmmwmm x\ \e$r Civilisation trhich extends to one-sixth of the World's surface, ex plained by George Sloeombe IT has taken twenty-three years and a second world war to make us begin to understand the truth about Soviet Russia. And even now prejudices and delusions die hard. Our heads are not ...

... Cp H larltamm When By Gordon Beckles ONE of the stock sights of bombed London remains the charred skeleton of the House of Commons. The thing that struck me most when I saw it still smouldering in its war time black last May was the smallness of the historic chamber. Only twice had I ever been on the Floor, or nearly so, in the little privileged gallery under the balcony; once, incidentally, ...