... rfj m I l W 4 n id P ^^OOD-BYE to that old bugbear of the placket skirt an ugly, shape- destroying hip bulge. Literally a placket without an opening, the new Gor-ray ZWOW Fastening has no buttons or metal fastenings on the hip to stand out, cause gaping, or pull the material. Smart women everywhere welcome this further addition to the high quality of all Gor-ray Skirts. Good fashion houses ...

... ALTHOUGH Bedfordshire is a small county it has an active and energetic War Agricultural Committee fully aware of the importance of their work in the great business of producing a maximum of home-grown food. Forty-five thousand acres of rough grass and derelict land have been converted into good arable fields producing heavy crops, and 70 per cent, of the total acreage of the county is now ...

... By Our Horticultural Correspondent NOW that fuel is no longer allowed for heating greenhouses in private gardens (unless they are run on commercial lines), those who intend to raise vegetable seedlings under glass will have to exercise considerable ingenuity and a little more patience than usual. The alternative method of starting seeds on hot-beds of animal manure is no less difficult. But ...

... Wepp Wepp 1 MALVERN SpA J as delightful blended with spirits See its sparkling clearness as it bubbles in your glass. Take a deep draught. How clean and crisp it is on the j tongue. Could you have believed that water could taste so satisfying ...

... . ., This vigilance His eyes, his ears keep watch on the skies of Britain. These eyes must not falter, these ears must not grow dull they are the vital faculties of our defence. We can't all be in the anti-aircraft services. But we can all bring this vigilance to our own wartime tasks. This is the spirit that is always ready to defend and attack. The spirit that wins through to victory. This ...

... A PLOUGH team on the Berkshire Downs near Aldworth anxious to get home Li- out of the wind. This is true downland country, rolling away for miles and still sparsely inhabited. Most of it to-day is under the plough, except for odd patches of rough grass and bushes where there is hardly an inch of soil on top of the chalk. The Berkshire War Agricultural Executive Committee's tractors have ...

... RUSSIA'S great ally, grim winter, is playing its part in the Red Array's Middle Don offensive. Clothing equipment is as important as tanks, guns or 'planes. The intense cold, however, cuts both ways. Russian wounded need protection against the cold even more urgently than the fighting men. A movement sponsored by the Russian Medi cal Aid Society in Sydney, backed by the leading fur mer chants ...

... cwicf lucrum A FEW weeks after the Japanese successes in Malaya, we drew attention to the serious situation as regards the supply of rubber. That was a year ago. The machinery for creating new supplies and for conserving the old was slow in being set up, and we cannot congratulate anybody on the present situation. The position in the country regarding rubber boots (which are only partly made ...

... Some Advice on Seed Catalogues The Best of the Brassicas By Our Horticultural Correspondent IN selecting vegetables for war time cultiva- tion there are surely two considerations which outweigh all others-- maximum food value and easy to grow; labour shortage does not permit of fussing or coddling. Most exhibitors and a good many judges go all out for size, but size and keeping quality do not ...

... Naval, Military, and Air Force Kit Rowans of Glasgow and Birmingham carry two of the largest stocks of Ready Tailored Service Kit in the country in such a wide range of fittings that Officers of all the Services including the Merchant Navy, can be fitted efficiently and economically in a few minutes. NAVY ARMY AIR FORCE Jacket £7 7 0 Tunic and belt £7 6 0 Tunic £7 7 0 Trousers 3 3 0 Trousers 3 ...

... WAY OF IHE WAR By Foresight Hitler's Dilemma DON'T let us make any mistakes about the situation in Russia. Hitler's position is really grave,. He and his generals have been outwitted, outmanoeuvred, and they may be out-manned. Unless his generals and soldiers are capable of, and willing to make, a superhuman effort Hitler faces disaster in Russia. All the proud promises that he made last ...

... Here's Versatility Bernard Miles as He is, and as He Appears to be on Stage and Screen Bernard Miles is a man of many parts and strong convictions. He has great faith in the power of the cinema. 44 It is, he says, 44 the most important of all the arts at the moment, because it reaches the most millions it is therefore the most influential for the good of mankind it has a great part to play in ...