... cO!n=up cjir/: Ylo./2. QfYjariy Qff{arii7L MARY MARTIN, singing star of the screen and stage, planned to be a dancer before she ever thought of becomtng a vocalist. She 's red-headed, would like to be a blonde and photographs brunette. She made the song My Heart Belongs to Daddy famous all over the world and is one of the top-notchers among Paramount stars, but had to go the long way round to ...

... V Photographs by Dormer Cole, Perfect for a special occasion is this black crepe knee-length dinner frock from Fortnum and Mason, which is typical of their varied collection. The three-quarter sleeves are finished with gold and silver lacquer the skirt fullness gathered ato centre folds. Another example of the occasion frocks at Fortnum and Mason is on the right. The bertha and short sleeves ...

... THE FLOODS IN HOLLAND CAUSED BY THE GERMANS Ditched British vehicles along a flooded road In their retreat from South-West Holland, the Germans broke down the Dutch dams and dykes so that the water could flood vast stretches of the country, to impede the movement of our troops and vehicles. To make matters worse, a fierce gale blew up and continued for several days, driving the flood water to ...

... The German generals In Holland have been making the most of the natural defences of this water-impregnated land. From east to west stretch two wide rivers, the Maas and the Waal, which proved very attractive to the Nazi High Command as they studied the maps of this area. The difficulty was that, with amphibiously-minded enemy armies confronting them, the enemy did not know where the next ...

... P rom May II up to the beginning of this month, the Germans have used thirty divisions in Italy. Of these, they have lost 34,000 killed, 104,000 wounded and 56,000 prisoners a total of 1 94,000-- equivalent to the total destruction of fifteen full-strength divisions. Allied losses during the same period may not yet be pub lished. These figures were given by General Alexander during his recent ...

... SUPPLIES FOR THE BURMA FRONT NOW TRAVEL THROUGH THE ARAKAN TUNNEL A mule-train is here emerging from one of the famous Maungdaw- Buthidaung tunnels in the Arakan. The shell-torn entrance recalls the bitter fighting early in 1944 at this spot when British and Indian troops blasted Japanese forces from their strongholds and regained control of the important Highway PAYING OFF THE NATIVE HELPERS ...

... HOW THE BIG BOMBERS WERE GUIDED THROUGH A SNOWSTORM TO ESSEN: The Pathfinders set sky-markers for the 1,000 heavies which took part in the raid on the great armament and railway centre on October 23- Drawing by Roland Davies When Bomber Command sent more than 1,000 bombers to pound Essen on the night of October 23, I the skies began to cloud over as the big force approached the Continent, ...

... When the Allied forces converged on Breda, mainly from the east, they entered a territory of very great historic interest. The existing town contains a very fine Gothic church. The tomb! of Engelbrech II (a.D. 1451-1504) is renowned/ and the remains of the ancient fortress still dominates the northern part of the town. It carries the memory back to the time when Spam, as the overlord of the ...

... A. F. Pears Ltd. i A. F. Pears Ltd. i: Preparing to be a Beautiful Lady Molly gets admiring glances wherever she goes. She's so full of life and sparkle. Look at her now 1 She's been throwing that quoits ring most of the morning and she's still ready for more. Her pretty little face is flushed with excitement and tanned by the sun, but her complexion is as smooth and flawless as it was after ...

... . PHOTOGRAPH DY CECIL BEATON. To his neu production of 44 Hamlet at the Hay market, JOHN GIELGUD makes a fresh approach, exciting, considerably more mature, and bringing to the part a mind of restless brilliance. Here Claudius (LESLIE BANKS) is asking, 44 How is it that the clouds still hang on you Hamlet 44 Not so, my lord, I am too much in the sun. Other photographs of the production appear ...

... . MRS. CLARE BOOTH LUCE, playwright author and politician is a lady who does not love this country very dearly. She is the Congress Member for Connecticut and has been described as the 44 pin-up girl for the Republican campaign. She has been fiercely opposing the election of Franklin D Roosevelt for another term as President is credited with being the first to call him an Isolationist said ...

... Back Buttoning: distinguishes this beautifully tailored blouse. It is of crepe in white and pastel shades. £6 3s. From Dickins and Jones. Wool Fibre. which reduces coupon value from six to four, makes 'this cunningly striped, long-sleeved shirt. £4 7s. 8d. From Simpson's. Scalloping: giving a yoke effect softens the line of this tailored shirt buttoning high to the throat. £3 18s. I Id. From ...