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England at Work: The King and Queen See Fenland Reclamation

... England at Work The King and Queen See Fenland Reclamation THE King and Queen, in their recent visit to the Fenland, were able to see one of the greatest schemes of drainage and reclama tion that have ever been attempted in this country. Travelling by car, on barges and on foot, they saw vast fields of wheat, barley, sugar- beet and potatoes growing where once were desolate and neglected ...

Farewell to Motoring

... 8/ Our Motoring Correspondent MOTORING played such a large part in the peace time pleasures of the nation that the very word came to be associated with pleasure. Consequently when pleasure motoring comes to a full stop it is not far wrong to say that motoring has come to a full stop. Essential transport is the thing for which motor cars will in the future all be used. There will be no motoring ...

A STUDY IN CONTRASTS: AUSTERITY AND UTILITY FASHIONS

... A STUDY IN CONTRASTS AUSTERITY AND UTILITY FASHIONS TVTOW that economy has to be practised, women realise that the cost of the basic occupants of the wardrobe is of little importance, as the number of coupons are to all intents and purposes the same. The very best value is always to be obtained at Margaret Marks, Knightsbridge. She is particularly successful in creating Austerity fashions ...

THE HIGHWAY OF FASHION

... BY M. I. BROOKE It is in practical fashions that Lillywhites, Picca dilly, excel. They have designed and carried out the hand-woven jumper-suit above. The skirt is plain, touches of contrasting colours being intro duced on the jumper. Slacks can, of course, take the place of the skirt if preferred. They are pro vided with all those minor gadgets which are so necessary for those engaged in war ...

Published: Wednesday 27 May 1942
Newspaper: The Tatler
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 368 | Page: Page 26 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

Harvey Nichols of Kinghtsbridge

... The fact that goods made of raw materials in short supply owing to war conditions are advertised in this paper should not be taken as an indication that they are necessarily available for export ...

Published: Wednesday 27 May 1942
Newspaper: The Tatler
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 34 | Page: Page 30 | Tags: Photographs