... WAY OF THE WAR By foresight Reaction PENAL servitude for black market dealers. Utility suits for all. Abolition of pleasure petrol. Cries of conscription for all. We are in a period of movement and vast changes and these are the signs. I would like to believe, and indeed I hope, that here we have the rebirth of a nation. It is a long time back more than five years that Lord Caldecote, then Sir ...

... The Tatler and Bystander in Town and Country Royal Tour THEIR MAJESTIES returned from their first provincial visit of the year considerably heartened by what they had seen in the Midlands. It was an interesting, two-day programme which the King and Queen carried out, includ ing visits to several vast and important war factories, a tremendous shell filling factory, which comes under the Royal ...

... The Loves of Hoffmann George Kirsta's Conception of Jacques Offenbach's Famous Opera Act 1. At the Home of Olympia, Hoffmann's First Love Spalanzani (Werner Simon), a constructor of ingenious automata, and Coppelius Percy Heming), the mad optician whose features are those of Offenbach have between them created a doll a 44 sweet child who can sing and dance. She is named Olympia. Hoffmann ...

... R.A.F. Personalities Pilots, Pianist and Painter Wing Com. Percy C. Pickard, D.S.O., D.F. C., is already famous as the hero of 44 Target for To-night and for his many real, and far more hazardous adventures in the air. He was once more in the news as the leader of the R.A.F. carrying force which transported the parachute troops on their successjul raid on Bruneval. Ming his dog, who often ...

... BY M. E. BROOKE Nowadays blouses have a double duty to perform they must be decorative enough for semi-evening wear, and earlier in the day look well at lunch, forming a background for the becoming stoles in which chiifon and fur share honours. The latter is a revival of an old-world accessory. The blouse above is carried out in Celanese Ninon and is arranged with hishop sleeves and niched ...

... Harvey Nichols Co. Ltd. Harvey Nichols Co. Ltd., Harvey Nichols of Kniglitshridge Lame Jumpers for Day or Evening Wear (LEPT) In dull pink and silver brocade 9 gns (RIGHT) In silver and white striped lame 6y gns Sunray pleated evening skirt £6 19 6 Short skirt 69/6 Knightsbridge, S.W.I. Blouse Dept. 1st floor SLOane 3440 ...

... : The SEVEN KERSTENS CHILDREN came across three continents with their mother Mme. SybUla Kerstens, from Java to England. Their father is Dutch Minister of Economics and Shipping. The Dutch are push-bike fans and the children have been given new bicycles. The G.W.R. has sacrificed historical documents in the cause of munitions. Records going back for years are being carted off from the book ...

... . ROBERT MORLEY, brilliant and accomplished actor, is drawing big houses to the Savoy to see him in the 44 rich, ripe part of Sheridan Whiteside, the title-role of 44 The Man Who Came to Dinner the amusing play by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart. He will be seen as Charles James Fox in the forthcoming film 44 The Young Mr. Pitt, and, as 44 Sketch readers ivill remember from our recently ...

... . THE Arosa Ice Kink of the Richmond Sports-Drome was the scene of a notable party when skaters got together to entertain MISS MELITTA BRUNNER, the ice ballerina whose Ballet Eurhythmic and Dancing Classes on Ice are so well known. Miss Brunner is a distinguished skater, winner of the N.S.A. gold medal and of the world's professional championship in 1932. Sonja Henie, Sir Samuel Hoare and ...

... LITTLE-ODD-OLD GENERAL SUVOROV, WHO NEVER LOST A BATTLE. 'GENERAL SUVO- v_J ROV has been produced at the Tatler Theatre in its season of Soviet films. Suvorov (1730-1800) is the General who never lost a battle. He was called General Forward and Field -Marshal Private by his men and was as eccentric as he was bril liant. He usually ap peared in his shirt, and when he wore uniform it was ...

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