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GOOD KING WENCESLAS

... GOOD feoWfeNCBSiAS Story by John Lefroy IN 1850 the British Minister at Stockholm brought home a very rare book, which he believed would interest the great hymn-writer, the Rev. J. M. Neale. It was Piae Cantiones, a collection of Swedish and Finnish tunes compiled in 1582 by Peter of Nyland. Neale, who was interested at the time in reviving the dying practice of carol-singing, was overjoyed. ...

Published: Monday 01 December 1952
Newspaper: Britannia and Eve
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 2246 | Page: Page 19, 20, 21, 22, 72 | Tags: Illustrations 

Gibbs

... g, 1 j i The distinctive J! I pre-ivar fragrance A A is being restored W Super fa 1 1 e d COLD CREAM SOAP t J Ideal for Baby too! L r OCC 36-1 1 O- 1 OO Your complexion is safe with Cold Cream Soap. Gentle and deep cleansing, simply because it is superfatted and so pure ...

Published: Tuesday 01 July 1947
Newspaper: Britannia and Eve
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 62 | Page: Page 6 | Tags: Illustrations 

DAGGETT & RAMSDELL

... DAGGETT Z RAMSDELL DAGGETT Z RAMSDELL \tt flfOP thtwbmn As perfect as man can make them for V jDJ'lcl IV Ul KlUy woman. Perfect to keep the skin smooth Anntinn nlnnnct nrl an(' blossom-lovely because of their It LLLUUdlUy softer- working and deeper-cleansing oils, r which feed and nourish the undertissues Willi to keep the complexion ever-lovely. ...

Published: Tuesday 01 July 1947
Newspaper: Britannia and Eve
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 57 | Page: Page 10 | Tags: Illustrations 

Fog

... \&tM li J-oq The Experience Of Two iHk Gentlemen From Foreign Parts During A Spell Of London Weather By Alan Jenkins THE streets of London had been filled with solid brown fog for four days. Dr. Diazola and Señor Ferñao, coughing and shivering, jostling against unseen objects, some in animate, some human, but none divine, emerged from Piccadilly Circus Underground Station. All traffic had ...

Design In Red: A Study In Criminology

... Design In Red A Study In C r i ml nolo ay By Barry Perowne NOVEMBER rain tingled against the tall windows of the club library. In the wan afternoon light, Alonzo Bede sat with his wide, bony shoulders snugged down in a leather chair. His gangling, tweed-clad legs were crossed. His rimless spectacles were thrust up on to his furrowed, leathery forehead, almost into his grey shock of hair. Alone ...

Destiny-Man

... ^jt)edtinu Wan After A Broken Engagement And A Broken Heart, Eve Denholme Discovers How Brothers Can Be So Alike Yet So Unalike By i^>erta WHEN Eve snatched up the long-awaited envelope in Cap tain Geoffrey Bristow's hand writing and saw that it had an English, instead of an Indian postmark, her spine went soft from sheer joyous relief. So that was why her fiance hadn t written for ages? What ...

Sharing a House and Liking at

... o a H&uM WHAT? Share a house? But, my dear, it's fatal! How often has it been said, yet more people are doing it to-day than perhaps at any other time in history, and in spite of what is reported from the police courts, any number of them are cheerfully surviving the fatality. i am nor reiernng ro me properly convened house, either, but to that far less exalted and more or less customary ...

Published: Tuesday 01 July 1947
Newspaper: Britannia and Eve
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 709 | Page: Page 35 | Tags: Illustrations 

I'd like to Write a play

... IBlyik Like to ffl By Lena Ramsden MOST people must have had this idea in their minds at one time or another; even those who have never had any particular urge to write anything else. H IV 1 The nourish of trumpets which heralds the I II production of a first novel, a book of short l/l stories or a slim volume of poems, is seldom I I loud enough to cause much of a stir but with 1 If a PlaY is ...

Published: Tuesday 01 July 1947
Newspaper: Britannia and Eve
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1258 | Page: Page 44, 64 | Tags: Illustrations 

No Time For Beauty

... Yjo ^Jime J Ijeaiitu IT may seem too much to ask of harassed housewives, but, please, if you look after your own home don't let-up on personal grooming. There comes a time when, overburdened as so many of us are with household tasks, when careless habits of appearance at home develop so strongly that they begin to influence appearances away from it. The well-groomed look which is the basis of ...

Published: Tuesday 01 July 1947
Newspaper: Britannia and Eve
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 643 | Page: Page 47 | Tags: Illustrations 

DUNLOPILLO

... GOOD NEWS FOR INVALIDS For the first time since the war the exceptional comfort of the Dunlopillo mattress is available to invalids who hold a doctor's certificate. Being porous, dustless and of uniform softness, it combines com plete relaxation with perfect hygiene. Order through your furnisher. Supplies limited. Orders in rotation LATEX FOAM CUSHIONING DUNLOP RUBBER COMPANY LIMITED, RICE ...

Published: Sunday 01 June 1947
Newspaper: Britannia and Eve
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 65 | Page: Page 5 | Tags: Illustrations 

MIDLAND BANK LIMITED

... June The first long days of midsummer bring thoughts of travel. Whether you are beginning to plan your holiday or whether you feel that now would be an appropriate time for that long-deferred business trip, preparations have to be made. The Midland Bank is ready to assist you with the services of experienced specialists in exchange matters, by obtaining your foreign currency and by providing ...

Published: Sunday 01 June 1947
Newspaper: Britannia and Eve
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 106 | Page: Page 7 | Tags: Illustrations 

Holiday

... By C. Patrick Thompson To Provide Maximum Benefit It Must Be An Escape From The Strain Of A Life That Has Run You Into Need Of A , Anyway LEAVING his streamlined London office, the chunky man steps into his car at the curb and drives off to the airport. His private plane lifts him into the skyway, roars down it on the camp trail, Clacton- Skegness-Filey-Pwllheli-Ayr. As the machine loses ...

Published: Sunday 01 June 1947
Newspaper: Britannia and Eve
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1246 | Page: Page 15, 63 | Tags: Illustrations