... WAY OF THE WAR By Foresight'' Confidence THE Prime Minister is a pugnacious person and therefore it was natural for him to demand a vote of confidence after the Government had been defeated on one of the clauses of the Education Bill. But many of his warmest admirers have been unable to under stand his refusal to differentiate between matters of high policy and domestic issues. Mr. Churchill ...

... Major the Earl of Hardtvicke, Mrs. Charles Younger and Major Sir Ian Stewart-Richardson Mr. Alastair Forbes, Miss Anna Carcano, Princess Natasha Bragation and Mr. A. Cullen Major C. A. Cooper-Key and Mrs. J. L. Wardle Photographs by Swaebe Miss Susan Winn, Capt. Henry Lee Munson the Hon. Mrs. Edward Ward and Lt.-Col. Edwin Ambrose Stephenson Lt. Tom Pickett, Lt. R. W. Morrow, Lady Cynthia ...

... -^4 By Sabretache For the Cautious BACKING your fancy, as it is called, is a pastime ineradicable from the British race, and it is a harmless enough vice so long as it does not develop into plunging or putting your shirt on. It is always desirable in either case to make as reasonably sure as is possible that you have not lost your wager before the gate goes up; what may happen during the ...

... By Elizabeth Bowen Roving Assignment GEORGE RODGER, who now gives us Desert Journey (Cresset Press; 15s.), is the ideal writer about travel-- travel, let us be clear, as it is to-day. The world he describes is no longer a succession of playgrounds opening themselves to the fortunate globe-trotter, and linked by a system of speedy and safe routes; it is mapped into different battle zones, ...

... I amike Mose^uitir. I am in the light-weight class as bombers go, but I carry a knock-out punch. Small enough to intercept, large enough to bomb Berlin, a fighter day and night, a bomber round-the-clock. I am the fastest plane on ops. to-day. Made with the collaboration of the Motor Industry which, when given opportunities to expand when Peace returns, will lend its powerful aid in puttingmen ...

... Three frocks designed for practical wear, each one of them easy to launder, cool and fresh-looking, and each costing less than £3. The floral cotton, with its flared skirt ^nd hip pockets, is in lovely colourings, just right for the garden. 45s. 9d. the button-thru will keep its tailored look in spite of long hours' shopping, 53s. 7d. the spot design is on shirtmaker lines and has novel patch ...

... The H ome of I Christendom At Eastertide Strange Ceremonies at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre i?i Jerusalem By Harold J. Shepstone FOR the first time a series of most interesting photographs have been secured depicting the extraordinary ceremonies which may be witnessed every Easter in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. The Easter ceremonies of Rome and Seville have earned fame ...

... Adventures With a Stop Watch By Frank 1 J Fane A SECOND is a long time. This fact is brought out clearly when high-speed action is considered. In such studies units of time as small as a hundred-thousandth and even a millionth of a second are frequently used. In photographing bullets m night, for example, the exposure time is frequently as short as one-millionth of a second. A very fast bullet ...

... The Cosy Tittle \ole By B. Melville Nicholas WITH the dawn of warmer days the birds and animals of our countryside respond to the call of spring and start looking for mates. It is, according to custom, the males which do the courting, and one of the earliest creatures to embark upon the all-important business of finding a wife is the water vole. Now the water vole is not a rat, although it is ...

... LUXURY BLUES Laundries seem to be in a lot of hot water not strictly associated with cleansing. The laundry problem from the housewife's point of view is far from funny, but the laundries have their problems, too, and are entitled to sympathy. For us, service is slow, strange pillow-cases and shirts have a habit of turning up where one's own possessions should be, and complaints to the ...

... ^CARDIGAN OVER VOIR DRESS MATERIALS 7 ozs. La Laine 3-ply wool No. 10 and No. 13 needles 9 buttons. MEASUREMENTS .Round bust, 34 ins. length, 21 ins. sleeve seam, 4 ins. TENSION 8 st. and 9 rows to 1 in. THE BACK Cast on 102 st. with No. 9 needles. Work the following rib 1st row. (Right side of work.) P. 2, k. 2 tog. but do not s. off needles k. again into first st. and s. both st. off. P. 4 ...

... Von Can Mend A Chair Sagging springs can be repaired if the springs are not broken. Turn the chair bottom side up and remove the canvas cover ing. This will probably reveal worn and threadbare webbing through which the springs have pushed, causing the uncomfor table dents in the seat. Remove old webbing and cut fresh pieces to the width of the chair frame with enough to spare for turning in ...