... . The HON. VICTORIA SACKVILLE-WEST, poet and author, is seen standing at the garden entrance of her home, Sissinghurst Castle, Kent. Daughter of the third Baron Sackville of Knole, in 1913 she married the Hon. Harold Nicolson, author and critic, formerly in the Diplomatic, later M.P., who is now making weekly broadcasts from Paris on the Peace Conference. Among Miss Sackt'ille-JPest's ...

... f in up Qi (Yio. 60. ^7/era ^grina Ballerina and actress VERA ZORINA terminated a three years' absence from the films by returning to co-star with George Brent and Lucille Ball in Universale Lover Come Back, directed by William Seiter. Zorina has a straight dramatic role without any kind of dancing in this Michael Fessier-Ernest Pagano produced picture. ...

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... Who would suspect that this is a utility design Beautifully cut on loose easy lines, it is made in all colours in plain and herringbone tweed. Deep armholes ensure a comfortable fit over a suit, and a wide inverted pleat centre-back adds fullness to the skirt swing. A Harella coat, on sale at Dickins and Jones, price not more than £6 2 7. Another Harella design for autumn '46 is this double- ...

... /j j Ann certainly is a lucky lady for the last seven tiresome j years, cleaning and sweeping at least, have never bothered her. Her G.E.C. electric cleaner has always seen her through. No wonder her envious friends are keeping a very sharp look out for all the good things the G.E.C. are planning to provide in the months to come. Ease, emciency ana comiort wun I everything electrical are on A6 ...

... . THE HON. RICHARD WOOD, younger son of the Earl and Countess of Halifax, has announced his engagement to Miss Diana Kellctt, only daughter of the late Colonel E. 0. Kellett, D.S.O., M.P., and of the Hon. Mrs. William McGowan. Mr. Wood, who was Lieutenant, the King's Royal Rifle Corps, fought in the Middle East was wounded, and relinquished his commission in 1943 on account of ill-health. His ...

... . T.R.II. Princess Alexandra and Prince Michael of Kent and the Hon. Diana Herbert were the bride's attendants when Major David Butter married Miss Myra Wernher at St. Margaret's, Westminster, recently, and Queen Mary, Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret were guests. Princess Alexandra, aged ten, is the second child, and Prince Michael, aged four, the third child of H.R.H. the Duchess of ...

... . By JOHN RUSSELL. FEW playgoers can recently have seen any English play written between 1779 (The Critic) and 1892 (Lady Winder mere's Fan). This period was nevertheless one of promiscuous fecundity in the English theatre. Everyone wrote plays, from the Dean of St. Paul's (Dr. Milman) down to a Mr. Ball, who later perfected his renown by renaming himself Fitzball. There were curiosities ...

... . By C. A. LEJEUNE. MARCEL CARNÉ'S remarkable picture, Les Enfants du Paradis, opens the new season of French films at the Rialto Cinema. Either this film goes straight to your address, or it does not. It does go straight to my address. I have seen it twice, and I would gladly see it again. I seldom re member being so haunted by a film; scenes and incidents, and vivid, passing, pregnant ...

... SCREEN j TRANSLATION OF THE j RAZOR'S EDGE. I t Twentieth Century-Fox's version of 41 The Razor's Edge will have I its premiere at the Odeon, Marble Arch, on December 19. It is j Somerset Maugham's story of the young air pilot Larry who confused by war conditions, tries in many (countries to find peace of mind he fails in his own America, likewise in the Latin Quarter of Paris in a French ...

... KINEMASTERPIECES-- BETTE DAVIS, PHOIOGRAPH SPECIALLY TAKF.N FOR THE SKETCH BY KARSH. One of the screen's top actresses, Bette Davis is sincere, hard-working notable for her brilliant portrayals of character. She can play almost any part, even twins, as in 44 A Stolen Life at the Warner. She had no overnight success earned stardom by hard, intelligent work over a period of years. Bette is 5 ft. ...

... STUDIES IN THE I BALLERINAS AN[ 1Y OF TWO EIR GRACE. The exquisite Russian prima ballerir London in Colonel de Basil's Mo performed over here just before the wi in London after the provincial tour of who is leading female dancer of the dramatic ability her finest perf orman Baronova, was first seen in Ballet Russe and last sad that we shall not see her the Ballet/* Sally Gilmour, imbert, is a ...