... See you (fczris What Will the Gay City be Like After the German Evacuation and in the Enigmatic and not Necessarily Peaceful and Happy Days to Come f f _ By C. Patrick Thompson IT was one of those Paris mornings, fresh and gay, when if you can't get a table on the terrace of the Ritz for lunch, you go out to the Armenonville on the edge of the Bois-- if you're a German or a collaborator, ...

... When the Earth T rembles Facts About Earthquakes By Frank W. Lane THERE is no experience more terrifying than an earth- quake. If there is one thing we regard as fixed and final it is the solid ground beneath our feet. If we feel that shake and move it is as if the end of all things is at hand. Such feelings are borne out by the extent of the loss and destruction caused by earthquakes. In a ...

... A Chapter from Medieval History The Secret Wedding of Edward IV and Dame Elizabeth Grey By George Long WHEN the king rode under the great oak tree, the woman ran forward, calling him by name. He reined in his horse sharply, as she flung herself down on the ground before him. Have pity, bire, she cried, upon an unhappy widow and her fatherless children He alighted from his horse, and stood ...

... ijgj WOMEN AFTER THE WAR. Something like 70 per cent. of the women of this country have, through the war, achieved a complete financial independence in the past few years. This significant fact opens a wide field of speculation and endless channels of discussion. What is to happen to women in the future? Some say that married women will have to he given some sort of independent status. Others ...

... HEW NECKLINE* MATERIALS 6 ozs. Wm. Briggs Melody knitting, 3-ply. No. 10 needles. MEASUREMENTS Round bust, 34 ins. length, 20 ins. sleeve seam, 4 ins. TENSION 7A st. and 10 rows to i-in. in the dotted part. THE BACK Cast on 94 st. Work k. 2, p. 2, rib for 3 ins. Change to the following pattern (k. 2 tog. to make 93 st.) 1st row. K. 2nd row. P. Repeat these 2 rows until 24 are worked. Now work ...

... : BY JEAN BlIRMP Editor Women's Department LITTLE BLACK FROCK Teamed with all-black accessories, it crystallises elegance and good dressing. But you would also get backward glances if you wore it with emerald, fuchsia or royal hat and matching gloves. This Percy Trilnick model emphasises its two-piece-like front cut with deep, black satin pockets. The black satin neck-band which ties high at ...

... TAN plan DON'T try to tan if you have a skin that freckles; if you have a skin that goes crimson and then white again; or if you have a skin that is over forty and inclined to line. The first will only mean that you have to bleach the freckles off and thus rob the skin of its natural oils, the second means that your skin is not the sort of skin that should be tanned, the third means that the ...

... A i\ B, GREEN CONSOMME Wash well 1 lb. of spinach and 1 large lettuce and let them simmer in 3 pints of vegetable stock with ½ cupful of onion rings for ½ hour. After the first 15 minutes add 1 teaspoonful of chopped tarragon, 1 of parsley, and 1 mint leaf. Strain, and serve really cold. IMPERIAL CREAM Bring to the boil 1 pint of vegetable stock with 1 of milk add 2 lb. of peeled and shredded ...

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... IF you are the lucky possessor of a collection of good china, glass and silver, whether or not it is made up from treasures of the past or of the present, look after it tenderly. So far as silver is concerned, there is practically nothing to be said for the habit of packing it away, however valuable it may be or however shocked your Great Aunt Catherine would be if she could see it in daily ...

... SHORT-SLEEVED JACKET'S MATERIALS 6 ozs. Lister's Lavenda, 3-ply 8 buttons No. 10 needles. MEASUREMENTS Round bust, 34 ins. length, ic>£ ins. sleeve seam, 4 ins. f TENSION 8 st. and 9 rows to 1 in. THE BACK Cast on 104 st. Work the following pattern 1st row. *K. 1, p. 1, repeat from to end of row, ending p. 1. 2nd row. As first. Repeat these 2 rows until 10 are worked, nth row. *P. 1, k. 1, ...

... OLD CHIM, SILVER, GLASS COLLECTING old china, glass and silver is an occupation for either war or peace. It combines an aesthetic charm and an escapist value with a practical aspect. An elementary knowledge of origins and identi- fi cation is essential before you begin seriously to collect, but if your desire is simply to acquire these things for their decorative value rather than for their ...