... Furs are beina Tailored now! For the tall, slender figure, there's nothing quite so smart as a tailored line. And the flat furs which are having such a vogue just now lend themselves per fectly to this type of styling. This model is in beautifully marked Ocelot, with collar, cuffs and pannier-pockets of Nutria. Vickery's new collection includes many other designs-quite differ ent, but equally ...

... BUBBLE SQUEAK Stories from Everywhere IN a town in the wild and woolly West, a boy reached the age of fourteen without ever having spoken a word. One day he was loafing around the corral where they were branding calves, and somehow managing to get in the way of the man who was handling the branding irons, he got burned pretty badly on the seat of his pants. As he felt the hot iron, the dumb ...

... BOOK ENDS, ALSO TOBACCO JARS Historic Relics from the Housed of parliament are being processed into articles of enduring charm and priceless value for home and garden to the designs of eminent artists and sold to benefit THE RED CROSS AND ST. JOHN FUND --owners of the material. CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY by the Red Cross with every piece List illustrating many designs for home and garden sent ...

... O B I NSON'S Make it my way, Madam says OLD HETHERS Since you cannot buy Robinson's Barley Water in bottles for the time being, you will do well to take Old Hethers' advice and make it for yourselffrom Robinson's 'Patent' Barley. The simple directions are on the tin and if you cannot get hold of a lemon or an orange for flavouring, use the juice of stewed or tinned fruit; honey or jam. Barley ...

... Over the Sticks The Second Meeting of the Year at Cheltenham Fir Cone and Red Prince, first and second in the Lilley Brook Handicap, take the water, ivith Ablington Southport leads over the first hurdle in the Northleach Handicap Hurdle, won by Kipper Kite with Nicholson up Lord and Lady WiUoughby de Broke and Capt. J. M. Dennis Mrs. Diana Smyly and Mrs. Stephen Player in the paddock Five ...

... Wellington Koo, Wife of the Chinese Ambassador Mme. Wellington Koo is one of the most decorative figures in diplomatic circles in London, where her husband has been Chinese Ambassador since 1941. The daughter of M. Oei Tiong Ham, an East India merchant, she is an accomplished linguist, speaking fluent English, French and Dutch, and has lived many years in Malaya and Java, and in France, where ...

... Three Generations Evelyn Laye Heroine of Three Love-Stories Three Waltzes opens at the Princes Theatre on the first of next month. In it, Evelyn Laye has her first straight part a triple role which covers three generations of one family Victorian Kathcrine, ballerina at the old Alliambra Edwardian Katie, star of Daly's and modern Kay, film star of to-day. As the Edwardian Katie, Evelyn Laye ...

... Sir Patrick Aberc.roinbie has been Professor of Town Planning at University College since 1935,' and was previously Professor of Civic Design at Liverpool. He is Chairman of the Greater London Planning Exhibition, which win shortly be open to the public. Consultant for the rebuilding and planning of London, Plymouth and Bath, he is also architect (with Mr. A. C. Ilolliday) for the new ...

... BUBBLE SQUEAK Stories from Everywhere MRS. SMITH and Mrs. Brown were neighbours. It was not surprising, therefore, that compli ments were the order of the day. Said Mrs. Smith, one morning: Huh! Mrs. Brown, you've got odd stockings on Mrs. Brown was, as always, equal to the occasion. Smiling her sweetest smile, she replied, loftily: Yes, dearie, I can understand that surprisin' yer; but it's a ...

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... Many well-known personalities attended the world premiere of the film version of Noel Coward's play Blithe Spirit, at the Odeon, Leicester Square. Here are some of them arriving at the cinema before the performance Mrs. D. Sholto Douglas and the Hon. Mrs. Ronald Senior Maud Duchess of Wellington and Capt. the Hon. David Rhys Mr. Tony Havelock Allan and his wife, Valerie Hobson Mr. Moody and ...

... -/4 By Sabretache i 10.R.H. Promotion ALL his friends, in and out of the loth Hussars, will congratulate that popular officer Lieut. -General C. H. Gairdner upon his appointment as the Prime Minister's Special Representative with General MacArthur in the Pacific Zone. He succeeds the late Lieut. General H. Lumsden, who was killed in action on January 6th. General Charles Gairdner was the ...