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Pictures in the Fire: The Bird-Catchers

... -/4 By Sabretache The Bird-Catchers ON or off their horses, you can't stop them! They collared an Eagle at Waterloo (hence their nickname and their collar-badge), and they have just wiped the eye of Rommel at Msus. It is the unquenchable cavalry spirit of the deathless Union Brigade, and this recent little dash, although it will not win the Desert War, is quite in the old tradition of the ...

Published: Wednesday 04 March 1942
Newspaper: The Tatler
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1664 | Page: Page 22, 23 | Tags: Photographs 

THE HIGHWAY OF FASHION

... BY M. I. BROOKE War conditions have made dress problems exceedingly difficult except where uniforms are obligatory. Lillywhites, Piccadilly, arc responsible for the outfit on this page. Each garment is sold separately so that the ensemble may be varied it is simple, nevertheless practical. The tailored slacks are of all-wool barathea in navy, nigger or bottle. The shirt is of heavy art spun ...

Published: Wednesday 04 March 1942
Newspaper: The Tatler
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 286 | Page: Page 30 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

Debenham & Freebody

... -JDeJjerJiam. 6 ^reebocLf --ZD tier J aim. 6 '^r&elodjj WltjMUKb STREET, LONDON, W.I LANgham 4444 (Dcbenhcm-, Ltd. 6 V When ordering by post please send correct number of coupons jj| This delightful suit can be worn as above or with a shirt blouse. The trim little jumper-coat is of fine jersey with a suede finish, the plain jersey skirt has a panel of pleats in front. In gold/tan, cherry/ ...

Published: Wednesday 04 March 1942
Newspaper: The Tatler
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 96 | Page: Page 31 | Tags: Photographs 

LAST SCENES in SINGAPORE before the Surrender

... ■The Battle of Singapore lasted for sixteen days from January 31, when the famous Causeway was blown up, till February 15, when the garrison surrendered after a seven-day stand. The pictures reproduced here are the most recent to be received in London, showing the last days in the city whilst under assault by the Japanese. Air raids and bombardments were constant during this period. The ...

Published: Saturday 07 March 1942
Newspaper: The Sphere
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 528 | Page: Page 8, 9 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

THE WINTER CAMPAIGN IN RUSSIA

... IN THE STREETS OF MOSCOW A heavy tank passes through the capital on its way to the front. Note the wintry roads and skies IN A RUSSIAN MUNITION-FACTORY The slogans declare that We will avenge ourselves on the German Fascist vipers. Blood for blood Death for death HOW THE RED ARMY SKI TROOPS ARE TAKEN UP TO THE FIGHTING FRONT The white-robed soldiers are driven to the advanced lines on ...

Published: Saturday 07 March 1942
Newspaper: The Sphere
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 172 | Page: Page 10 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

Parliamentary Home Guard: Members on Parade

... Parliamentary Home Guard Members on Parade Sloping Arms in Palace Yard is Sergeant Lord Strabolgi A quiet smoke before going on duty is enjoyed by Volunteer A. S. L. Young, M.P. for Partick, and Major Sir Cyril Entwistle K.C., M.P. for Bolton Members of both the House of Lords and the House of Commons have formed their own Home Guard unit. Their commander is Major Robert Grimston M.P. ...

Published: Wednesday 04 March 1942
Newspaper: The Tatler
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 195 | Page: Page 20 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

Lady Ashley and Her Children: The Hon. Anthony and the Hon. Frances Ashley-Cooper

... Lady Ashley and Her Children The Hon. Anthony and the Hon. Frances Ashley-Cooper Lady Ashley with Her Son and Daughter Azor Teddy and the Supercilious Peke Mainsail Haul Wimborne St. Giles the Home of Lord and Lady Ashley The Pony Poses Patiently So That His Young Mistress May Be Photographed Lady Ashley and Tony, Who Will Be Four in May Lady Ashley, the former Mile. Fran ...

Published: Wednesday 04 March 1942
Newspaper: The Tatler
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 131 | Page: Page 21 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

America's Fighting Merchantmen

... America's lighting mMg, MerchandfiBiifr S ome Heroic Encounters of By C. Fox- Smith THE time a little more than a hundred years ago the place, the blue Caribbean, flashing its million white caps in the tropic sun a square-sterned, bluff-built trader from Salem or Newburyport forging her way north-eastward with a cargo of rum and molasses from the West Indian Islands high overhead ...

Published: Sunday 01 March 1942
Newspaper: Britannia and Eve
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 2695 | Page: Page 18, 58, 59 | Tags: Photographs 

These Must Be Shining

... (loo often 1 1 lev are dim) TEETH. White and sparkling, these are a first-line beauty asset. Dull and filmy, they give away at least 50 per cent. of your charm. Not all teeth are born dazzling white. It is a constitutional matter to do with the mineral salts in the body. Teeth may not be dazzling white but all can sparkle prettily if they are healthy and frée of tartar and film. Brushing alone ...

Published: Sunday 01 March 1942
Newspaper: Britannia and Eve
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 778 | Page: Page 36 | Tags: Photographs 

CLOTHES

... '^r7^AA/WW^AAA/^AAr7W^A^Ar7W By Jean ltiirmip Editor WonieuVs Department In the first flush of coupon-saving, we added touches, we renovated, we devised different faces for our existing clothes. This was well, as far as it went. Some times it went too far. Meanwhile, we have learnt that while variety is desirable, new touches must be made with restraint, for even monotony is preferable to ...

The Largest Rabbitry in England

... AT Black Corner, in Crawley Woods, Claude Goodchild and his brother run the largest rabbit-farm in England, some 3000 being housed at present in their exten sive rabbitries. Prior to the war, they had mastered the trade of designing and manu facturing furriers-- in fact; furs were the chief asset at the Rabbitry. Beautiful rabbit coats, costing up to 40 guineas, fur gloves and 200 pairs of ...

FASHIONS WITH A FUTURE: HATS OF FELT AND FABRIC CHEERFUL VILLAGE COLOURS

... FASHIONS WITH A FUTURE HATS OF FELT AND FABRIC CHEERFUL VILLAGE COLOURS IT is Harris tweed which has been chosen by Marshall and Snelgrove, Oxford Street, for the tailored suit above. Spring tweeds follow the trend of English village colours vivid purples and pinks, linden green, mill-pond blue and coppery browns. There are checks and herringbones too. It seems almost unnecessary to add that ...