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THE INTERVIEW

... Most women face the ordeal of being interviewed for a job with a certain amount of diffidence. The interview --that is, for a job in the service of the country-- is even more to be anticipated with care, because so much more depends upon the issues than upon those of ordinary employment. Interviewers are selected by tne Ministry ot .Labour tor tne qualifications most essential to this work. ...

Published: Saturday 01 May 1943
Newspaper: Britannia and Eve
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 732 | Page: Page 36 | Tags: Photographs 

EMBROIDERING . . . The Perfect Antidote for These Stern, Strenuous Times

... s C^ct0' -\v*a vpVP**'^^ ■\V Ctct^' -\V*a More women than ever are stitching happily in their rare hours of leisure. For tired minds and tired limbs there is no greater relaxation than to sew at something beautiful and colourful. Needlework has always been an escapist pastime. Now more than ever. Many women miss the pleasures of embroi dery because fine sewing seems difficult. Petit point is ...

Mothers Must Be Fathers

... Mothers Must lie Fathers Louisa Ka^ The war has brought a lot of day-to-day problems to women, not all of them big ones, but together they make life an exacting business. One of these is the special bugbear of mothers who are deprived by the war of the steadying masculine influence of a father. Some women have such an easy talent for control. In any case, not all children are hard to handle, ...

HARELLA

... JlARELLAf jjAHBLLA/ See Harella utility coats and suits at any good Fashion Store. Or if in difficulty, write to L. Harris Limited, 243 Regent Street, London, W.l. Wholesale Shoicrooms) ...

Published: Saturday 01 May 1943
Newspaper: Britannia and Eve
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 29 | Page: Page 55 | Tags: Photographs 

PALMOLIVE

... England, Home and that Schoolgirl Complexion Now, more than ever, a lovely woman is a gladsome sight especially to war-weary men. Use Palmolive every time you wash, every time you bath. You find its rich, velvety, olive-oil lather beautifies as it cleanses keeps you schoolgirl complexion all over. j pALMO|_jyg IP 3£d. Including Tax ^-4 ...

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Covers

... MAY 1943 ERiC BAUME FERDINAND TUOHY STANLEY JACKSON JANE GORDON F. MATAN'A, R.I by Nat Long Cover Design ...

KAMELLA LTD

... tUk SO ESSENTIAL /f TO-DAY Fully protected against cold 4 and draught, healthy, snug and happy, the modern Kamella-clad baby is indeed a lucky little person. Supplies are, of course, restricted, but it pays to look out for KAMELLA UTILITY GARMENTS. KAMELLA* HEALTH OAnMt ...

Published: Saturday 01 May 1943
Newspaper: Britannia and Eve
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 44 | Page: Page 7 | Tags: Photographs 

NEW PICTURES from the TUNISIAN BATTLEFRONTS

... GENERAL EISENHOWER, C.-IN-C. OF THE ALLIED FORCES, pays a surprise visit to a forward area Headquarters of the Eighth Army. On his left is Major E. R. Lee, his A.D.C. in the centre is a British Brigadier of the General Staff on the right is Air Vice-Marshal Broadhurst (Commanding the Desert Air Force with the Eighth Army) BATHS BETWEEN BATTLES FOR THE EIGHTH ARMY. A change from the desert to ...

Published: Saturday 01 May 1943
Newspaper: The Sphere
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 581 | Page: Page 6, 7 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

DORNEYWOOD and BOARSTALL TOWER for the National Trust

... DORNEYWOOD and BOARSTALL Tower for the National Trust A gift to the nation, similar to that of Chequers made in 1917 by Lord Lee of Fareham, has just been announced. Through the National Trust, Sir Courtauld Thomson has given Dorney- wood, in Buckinghamshire (adjoining Bumham Beeches), as an official residence for one of the Secretaries of State, or another Minister of similar rank. The Prime ...

Published: Saturday 01 May 1943
Newspaper: The Sphere
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 535 | Page: Page 27 | Tags: Photographs 

THE SAILOR WHO BECAME AN AFRICAN SQUIRE

... The S'ory of the pictures on the facing page THIS is the story of the sailor who became Squire of an African village. Not only the Squire, but also Chairman of the Parish Church Council, Chief Air-Raid Warden and the only white man ever to be elected to the village Leopard Hunt Club. The sailor is Petty Officer William Palethorpe, and the African village is Leicester, which clings to the ...

Published: Saturday 01 May 1943
Newspaper: The Sphere
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1031 | Page: Page 28, 29 | Tags: Photographs 

The SWIMMING JEEP and the TANK-BUSTING HURRICANE: Together with Some Other New Ideas in Military and Flying ..

... The SWIMMING JEEP and the TANK-BUSTING HURRICANE Together with Some Other New Ideas in Military] and Flying Equipment The latest addition to the equipment of the American mechanised forces in Britain is the amphibious version of the now world, famous jeep scout-car. Built on the original jeep chassis, th new version has a watertight, boat-shaped body and a propeller under the stern to which ...

Published: Saturday 01 May 1943
Newspaper: The Sphere
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 551 | Page: Page 8 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs