... Lost World? By Elizabeth Bowen WHAT has become of it all? one might ask oneself, staring at the anonymous heap of rubble that, before the direct hit, was a house, Where has it all gone to? By it one does not only mean the floors, walls and ceilings, the furniture, curtains, pictures, mirrors and books. One means also --and perhaps means most-- something more: everything that accumulates ...

... Mrs. T. Csalo, whose marriage took place in Sep tember, was formerly Miss Guinivere Brodrick, and is the youngest daughter of the late Mr. George Gould, of New York, and of the Countess of Midleton. Her husband is Dr. Tibor Csato, of 54, Brook Street, W. The Hon. Mrs. John Davie, third daughter of Lord and Lady Trent, of Lenton House, Nottingham, was married in 1940 to Major John Edward ...

... It may be a national occasion the celebration of Victory or it may be a personal affair, something precious only to your own memory whichever it is, nothing could be more beautiful than white for your k' big night. The softly- draped lines of the bodice of this dress fall naturally into the wide beauty of the skirt, which flows out while dancing into a cloud of snowy whiteness. It was made by ...

... CybL cmcft IN an address to the Council of Agriculture for England, the Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries summed up the Govern ment's agricultural policy. Mr. Hudson said that the majority of British farms were small or medium holdings. Out of a total of 370,000, no less than 160,000 were under 20 acres and 70,000 between 20 and 50 acres in extent. The large farmer was the exception. Most ...

... Your 1945 Seed Order A Guide to Some Vegetable Varieties By Our Horticultural Correspondent THE arrival of the new season's seed catalogue stirs every keen gardener into action; hopes are awakened and determination to improve on previous food production efforts is strengthened. The choice of vegetable seeds deserves as much consideration and forethought as the various methods employed in ...

... Export Drive and Agriculture- Government Pledge to Farmers Westminster, [From Our Parliamentary Correspondent.] THE immediate good impression created at Westminster by Mr. Hudson's an nouncement of price fixing procedure has since been confirmed in the country. The National Farmers Union, with whom the agreement was negotiated, has expressed satisfaction that stability is now recognised as ...

... By Major S. W. Beeman, D.S.O. AMONG the many schemes to provide homes in this country is one planned on the Canadian Summer Camp lines. These camps are erected in a number of places in Canada and in America, and are either owned or rented by residents in the large cities. The homes and huts are kept fully furnished and ready for occupation all the year round, and in a number of cases there is ...

... I Only Six Years Ago The wiser mind Mourns less for what age takes away Than what it leaves behind. Wordsworth i Bliss A glimpse of the Jumpers on the Olympic Leap at St. Moritz f Joy 'm& Lch at Gstaad, in the Bernese Oberland. the Bobbers on the Davos run. A trip across the top of the world and back to earth again. ...

... THE risks from fires and fire damage are, in ordinary times, covered by insurance, and all wise property-owners take out a fire policy as a matter of course. But during the war incendiary bombs and other horrors have drawn the attention of the nation to fire dangers. When the war started, the Government offices concerned issued a number of well-illustrated and useful publications showing ...

... New Men In Europe Personalities Who Have Come Up As New Forces Since 1939 By Ferdinand Tuohy ONE cry arises in common from Europe: for new men with a new outlook. It is as insistent here as in lands riven by the Nazis but is unlikely to be as radically met in a Britain less attained in the vitals. Or the new men may arrive more gradually here. At any rate a first instalment of names can ...

... BED JACKET MATERIALS REQUIRED 6 ozs. of Sirdar. 2-ply Super Shetland wool; one pair of No. 8 and one pair of No. 12 needles; 2 yards of ribbon. MEASUREMENTS J Length from shoulder to lower edge, 20 ins.; J across the back under-arms, 19 ins. across J each front under-arm, 10 ins. sleeve length m from shoulder to lower edge, 23 J ins. I TENSION M 13 st. to 2 ins. H BACK fl With No. 8 needles ...

... PLANS are being made, in a big way, for rehousing. Labour, the shortage of which is the greatest obstacle to progress at the moment, will be diverted into building industries soon after this war ends-- possibly even before that. Materials for construction will come pouring on to the market as soon as manufacturers can turn their resources from the production of war materials to that of ...