... ENGAGEMENTS, MARRIAGES, CHRISTENINGS eisteddfod, work and entertainment. The POLISH A.T.S., or PESKI, are doing strenuous training some where in Scotland. These two members of the service are acting as an aeroplane spotter team. These members of the W.A.A.F., wearing complete suits of oilskin, are on a barrage-balloon station. They are here giving their charge a gas transfusion from a pressure ...

... I WOMEN IN WARTIME JUMPER SUITS IN MANY COLOUR SCHEMES BECOMING FELT HATS NOWADAYS women in general do not consider their wardrobes complete unless they contain at least one or two jumper suits. Practically all the shops make a feature of the same. They are carried out in a variety of colour schemes and materials. Those that may be seen at Harvey Nichols are admirably tailored and cut, hence ...

... A fine collection of lovely yet practical Fur Coats of every description suitable for Town and Country for your choice all moderately priced. FURS ON APPROVAL Postal enquries receive personal attention. FURS REMODELLED Renovated Repaired Cleaned, Estimates Free. ...

... . M. FEODOR GUSIEV is the neiv Soviet Ambassador to the Court of St. James's, in succession to M. Maisky now Vice-Commissar for Foreign Affairs. He recently arrived in England and teas welcomed by Mr. Eden, tcho discussed with him the plans for the Moscow conferences. M. Gusiev is a young Ambassador, as he is thirty-nine, and has been only six years in the diplo matic. He was formerly the ...

... . TN 1226 Alexander II. made Stirling Castle a royal residence, and it has been closely associated with Scottish history for hun dreds of years to-day fresh pages are being added to its chronicle of war, for A.T.S. cooks, signal opera tors and clerks are now quartered there and work in offices in the ancient build ing, while the N.A.A.F.I. canteen is installed in the sixteenth-century ...

... . A MR. ANTHONY EDEN, Secretary of State for Foreign A ffairs and this country's representative at the all-important Moscow conferences is Britain's Number 2, the Prime Minister's closest and most trusted ally. He is usually considered to be the man on whom Mr. Churchill's mantle will eventually fall. He left the Foreign Office in 1938 as a protest against appeasement and returned to his old ...

... . When H.R.H. the DUCHESS OF KENT visited the Norland Institute and Nurseries at Chislehurst she inspected the tvork of the young artists and stood for some time watching SELWYN IMAGE at his easel. He was painting with such -con centration that he remained completely unaware of the royal scrutiny. The Duchess is herself an artist of considerable gifts so she examined the little boy's picture ...

... THE AUSTRALIAN ANGLE ON SKY HERALDRY SOME AUSSIE EMBLEMS. AVERY lively detachment of emblems painted on aircraft of the Royal Australian Air Force Squadrons based in the United Kingdom is shown here. The 44 crests include several indigenous kangaroos and some alt Disney characters, besides two Uncles who have a special interest in enemy territory. These examples are chosen from many others, in ...

... ANN MILLER, SWING AND SPEED I A NN MILLER'S tip-top, high-speed dancing, Rochester's hilarious fun and the new 1 swing tunes played by Freddy Martin and his J orchestra are the high-lights of WHAT 'S Qj IHZZIN', COUSIN?, Columbia picture which Continued opposite. Continued was due to open at the New Gallery Linema on 1 Friday, October 29. These pictures show Ann I Miller in the film and going ...

... . BRIGADIER R. E. LAYCOCK, new Chief of Combined Operations, with the acting rank of Major-General, is thirty-six. He is the son of Brig. -General Sir Joseph Laycock, and in 1935 married Miss Angela Dudley Ward, younger daughter of the Marquise de Casa Maury. He was in April 1941 at the head of a Commando Unit known as the 44 Layforce. Its first operation was a daring raid on Bardia. He was ...

... . The crew unanimously chose 44 BETTY BOOP as the name for this figure, with 44 Lil as second choice. Screen cartoon fans will know Betty well. 44 PLUTO'S AVENGER. This plane replaced a missing machine named Pluto, and has a fierce eagle painted in place of the docile dog. 44 ANY TIME ANNIE is a fanciful nude whose name won the vote of the entire crew of this sky warrior. 44 LADY LUSCIOUS ...

... SADLER'S WELLS OPERA AT THE NEW: HANSEL AND GRETEL THE Sadler's Wells Opera Company opened its autumn season at the New Theatre with a new production of Humper- dinck's 44 Hansel and Gretel, produced by Mr. Powell Lloyd, who also designed the scenery. The symphony written round the adven tures of the two children is conducted by Herbert Menges. The Company has had many difficulties to face ...