... . HER MAJESTY QUEEN MARY, mother of H.M. the King, was, of necessity, absent from London during the war, and her return to Marlborough House and the fact that she is once again taking an active part in the life of the capital are welcomed by every Londoner. Her Majesty was present at the Buckingham Palace reception for U.N.O. delegates, and her recent engagements include visits to the Empire ...

... . H.R.H. PRINCESS MARGARET, younger daughter of T.M. the King and Queen, will be sixteen years of age on August 21 this year. Our new portrait-study shows her wearing an attractive example of 44 teen-age evening dress, very youthful, crisp and dainty. Although, of course, Her Royal Highness does not attend usually grown-up dances and parties, she was present at the Buckingham Palace reception ...

... . 1\ /fISS JASMINE BLIGH, one of the original Television Announcer Hostesses appointed in 1936, will soon be back at her old job, and will be seen and heard by televisionaries all over the country when television is reinstituted, it is hoped some time this summer. Miss Bligh, who is in private life Mrs. Johnson, is the elder daughter of the late Hon. Mrs. Noel Bligh. She lives in a delightful ...

... cnn-up Qirl. flo. 46. ffltin ctfocl-d. ANN TODD, in private life Mrs. Nigel Tangye, is one of the leading British screen stars, and has also enjoyed considerable stage success. Her 1945 film hits include The Seventh Veil and Perfect Strangers and her new picture, Gaiety George, produced and directed by George King, has just been completed at Denham. This still shows Miss Todd in period ...

... What's Afoot? HENLEY is a flat-heeled tie of tan calf with suede apron front. Dolcis. SALVO is a flat-heeled punched Oxford tie of navy calf with a square toe. Dolcis. Wedge Heels for Easy Comfort vr tie u J. of °n g0a,,'l /IV CASUAL lS ?°blue gr°in a JW' fK SUT*1171^, cA&t* -i S frockl. toeless and conaSi Tailored Shoes for Town Suits REGENT is of blue suede and of brown suede, in each ...

... McCLURE MclNTOSH Ltd. McCLURE MclNTOSH Ltd. IwmCFfi w RealScotch Kn itwear J JERSEY CLOTH BLOUSE Here is an example of our range of Pure Wool Blouses. Very slickly tailored they are warm yet light and ideal for the smart woman. Obtainable from all good Stores We cannot supply the Public direct GLASGOW, C.5 ...

... FHE ROYAL FAMILY AT THE DERBY. The first Derby at Epsom for seven years was run in unpleasant weather unworthy of June but it was the Derby all right the greatest national racing festival of the year. THEIR MAJESTIES THE KING AND QUEEN, QUEEN MARY, and PRINCESS ELIZABETH came down by train and are seen arriving on the course. ...

... ROYAL BARD: 'ELIZABETH OF WINDSOR. PRINCESS ELIZABETH was initiated into the mystic Gorsedd of Bards of Britain at the Welsh National Eisteddfod. Wearing the emerald-green robe of a novitiate, her Royal Highness is seen holding out both hands to the ARCHDRUID CRYS at the foot of the Logan Stone, on a mountainside above the village of Mountain Ash. The Recorder had prepared an English version ...

... 1 A GREAT I ADVENTURE j FORTY-FIVE YEARS AGO. YOU 'D hardly guess that the crossing of THE STEP PING-STONES, BOLTON ABBEY, had been a great adventure in 1901, sartorially. But to the heavily-corseted woman of that day it was. She wore layers of lingerie of the thickest wool next the skin, my dear heavy, cumbersome skirts with an underlay of two or three petticoats down to the lace-up shoes. On ...

... CHASE FOR A WAR CRIMINAL: I 'THE STRANGER WITH ORSON WELLES. I STRANGER, new Internationa] picture directed by Orson p Welles, is due at the Gaumont, Hayraarket, and the Marble Arch I avilion on August 25. It 's a good entertainment thriller concerned with I e tracking down of a Nazi criminal. Edward G. Robinson, as the sleuth, ard on the tracks of Kindler, meets the charming and brilliant ...

... . A keen wind blew at Cheltenham, so fur coats were al, the wear. This trio consists of MRS. RICHARE WROTTESLEY, COL. D. K. CAMPBELL and CAPT. P. G. GREY PRINCESS ELIZABETH, accompanied by her grandmother Queen Alary, visited the Kayser-Bondor works to see specimen nylon stockings being made for the home market. Both royal ladies received a pair, against which they arranged to send coupons. ...

... THE MENACE AND THE LOC ENJOY THEIR FAVOURITE SPORT. HUMPHREY BOGART, picturesquely known in Hollywood a T1 Menace, and his lovely young wife, LAUREN BACA ai happiest when in each other's company aboard their yacht, S :tan a 55-ft. yawl which he recently acquired. Bogart is a keen am kilfi yachtsman and is teaching his wife all he knows about sean ishi] She 's an apt pupil and acts as First ...