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Behind the 1,000 Plane Raids: How they were Planned, Organised and Accomplished

... Behind the 1,000 Plane Raids IB o a' Hiftf tvurv l*lti te iiftt. Urt/ttnisvtl tun! Accomplishvti By D. K. Findlav THE take-off is at eight o'clock. The soft green of the English countryside is fading into grey. The sky is clear except for a bright band of pink clouds in the west. The aircraft are marshalled, stretched in a long line on the perimeter, fuelled and bombed and readv to go. The ...

On Duty--and Off

... fa Qn ayruL (9ff- WHEN something nice does happen during a war, it seems extra specially nice, so when an American first cousin of mine arrived in Lon don the other day with the American Air Force, he was more welcome than a mink coat and a Rolls-Royce would have been in peacetime. Not only did he bring me first-hand news of my parents, whom I have not seen for more than two years, but his ...

DRESS

... : By Jean Bumup Editor Women's Deportment A snooper, eavesdropping on any group of civilian women anywhere, might be puzzled that it could talk so emotionally and so incessantly about stockings. How could a poor snooper know that talking about stock ings is just our rather pathetic little way of making up to our selves for being compelled to wear Utility, non-fully-fashioned lisle, rayon or ...

Other

... (AXJL KxuXLU^ Q Ouj 0>VVO UO(H)viU-4 w Abbreviations K. knit P. purl M. make S. slip sts. stitches tog. together beg. beginning. Waistcoat And Gloves In Bias Ribbing: I MATERIALS 6 ozs. Wm. Hollins'_ Rarhada 3-ply Nos. 10, 12 and 13 needles 10 buttons. MEASUREMENTS Waistcoat Round bust, 34 ins. length, 20 ins. TENSION 8 sts. and a rows to 1 in. Gloves Length (including rib), 9 ins. width, 3 ...

Published: Friday 01 January 1943
Newspaper: Britannia and Eve
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 2092 | Page: Page 42, 62, 63 | Tags: Other  Photographs 

How To Keep Up With Them

... flo^ *t H By l>oii i.vn lliii/ CHILDREN growing out of clothes is ever the mother's problem. To-day it is a constant tax upon her ingenuity. Coupon shortage and high prices make it essential to plan with the utmost care so that new clothes give the best value obtainable and old ones last beyond their normal span. Women who are clever with a needle have all the aces at this time. But even those ...

Published: Friday 01 January 1943
Newspaper: Britannia and Eve
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1105 | Page: Page 46 | Tags: Photographs 

BIRD'S CUSTARD

... aimm) AND JELLIES Make your MILK extra good with ...

Published: Friday 01 January 1943
Newspaper: Britannia and Eve
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 11 | Page: Page 72 | Tags: Photographs 

The Standard Motor Co. Ltd

... , Coventry What no coupons needed for all those yards of chiffon What about The Board of Trade Ah, but this is a glimpse of the post-war world. When prettiness will have come back again Other pleasant things will come back too Lemons from the fruit-shops and Sea-side holidays with the children By the time petrol is unrationed again new Standard models will be available In the meantime, save ...

This Gives The Doctor A Headache

... Migraine starts with a feeling of mental or physical exhaustion, combined with nausea and a dull, unilateral headache. Doctors have not yet found it possible to give the actual reason or to find a permanent cure for the condition. Its victims find that it is aggravated by exhaustion, mental fatigue, boredom. Sometimes the sight is affected, dizzmess being so extreme that perspective is ...

Queer Fish

... Oueer Fish All sorts of odd fish go into your net bag to-day. Saithe is rather like dark 1 cod with large firm flakes. You may dislike ling because it dries in cooking. I Counteract this. Try it filleted in a greased baking tin, covered with bacon rashers, encircled with forcemeat balls. Rock salmon has firm pink and white flesh and a distinctively sweet flavour. Try it grilled or made into ...

GOR-RAY

... V L V a m GOODBYE to. that old bugbear of the placket skirt an ugly shape-destroying hip bulge. Literally a placket without an open ing, 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 throughout ...

Published: Friday 01 January 1943
Newspaper: Britannia and Eve
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 96 | Page: Page 57 | Tags: Photographs 

FIRTH-VICKERS STAY BRITE

... We ere steelmakers and produce the steels from which these and -other goods are fabricated. We ourselves do not manufacture the finished articles. Owing to the large demand, we are*at present greatly restricted as regards the purposes for which this steel can be supplied. ...

Published: Friday 01 January 1943
Newspaper: Britannia and Eve
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 44 | Page: Page 62 | Tags: Photographs