... Preparing to be a Beautiful Lady It's all very complicated, but Daphne is mastering it by degrees. She wants to be as clever as Mummy and as beautiful. One of the things her Mother is teaching her is the secret of a good complexion. Every morning and evening she has her lesson how to prepare to be a beautiful lady in two parts. Pears Soap and clear water. And the exquisite texture of Daphne's ...

... 4 Bicycles are like football teams says George Allison famous Arsenal F.C. Manager, who has re cently given sporting broadcasts to troops in North Africa. Bicycles and football teams should be strong, fast, good to look at, and put together by experts. The one with the most points wins, quality always scores w Merculcs Aston Birmingham ...

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... -m ft llX I The long, graceful folds of this coat arc a true product of the Hurella master-touch I In off-white, camel, grey and fawn. See the whole Harella range at any good fashion store, or, if in difficulty, write to L. Harris Limited (who lesalc onlv). 243. Regent Street. London. W.l. Britannia Eve for April, 1944 ...

... The story of Jack Ran n Tedlar, Tlayboy and Highwayman EVERYONE knew and loved Jack Rann, the young pedlar who led his donkey along the roads on the outskirts of Bath. Though only twelve years old, he looked at least fifteen, for he was tall, strong and well built. A slight attack of smallpox had not marred his handsome face but his main attraction was his sociability and happy disposition. ...

... lWTarch 25 is Greek Independence Day. This year, the hope of freedom came nearer to reality for the people of Greece, who have never ceased to pray and to work for deliverance from the German yoke. Amongst those who have fought to make the hope a reality are the Andartes, the guerrilla army of Greek patriots. Since the first days of the German occupation the Andartes have been a force to be ...

... (^)n March 15 the town of Cassino was flattened under the most terrific bombing attack ever witnessed in any theatre of battle. For long the town stood in the way of the Fifth Army striving to reach the road to Rome. Now it does not exist, except as a heap of rubble. Within the space of four hours, from 8.30 in the morning till lunch-time, a weight of 2,500 tons of bombs was rained down on the ...

... Stubborn is the British submarine which lived up to her name during her last cruise off the Norwegian coast. Crippled by depth-charges, she went down in a crazy dive to almost twice the depth for which she had been tested. Her commander saved her by using his crew as human ballast, fought her back to the surface, and after incredible adventures began the journey back to his base. Stubborn ...

... i -j-- h. ir -j-- j---- ■■■■■■■■■■■I ls I Q f #4 H I f ifl I '111 ACROSS THE JUNGLE RIVERS IN THE ARAKAN PENINSULA Allied troops pursuing the Japs as they retreat into the jungle in the Buthidaung-Mayu area-- -Drawing by Edward Osmond Hie experts say that in May the weather conditions in Burma will become such that all serious campaigning must then come to an end for the time being. But, ...

... THE MORNING AFTER THE RAID Firemen salvaging valuable antiques from a shop which had been damaged the previous night. Few of these articles of furniture were affected, although the building itself suffered from blast A PILE OF SALVAGED GOODS, from shops burned during the previous night's raid, heaped on the pavement. Shopworkers are rummaging amongst the miscellaneous collection in order to ...

... H II, THE PAINLESS TREATMENT WHICH HAS BROUGHT NEW HOPE TO CANCER VICTIMS Mr. James Henry Thompson, who is responsible for its development, at work in his laboratory at Sunbury-on-Thames. H II a painless treatment which is said to ensure a fifty-fifty chance of regained health to cancer sufferers is being used in hospitals and by doctors in Britain. The treatment usually takes six months or ...

... . GINGER ROGERS* new film is called 44 Lady in the Dark but there is nothing dim or sombre about the costumes sh ...