... AT THE PICTUKET JAMES AGATE London's Six Best Films I know nothing about Dr. Gallup, but I imagine that he was descended from a Dickensian character, name of Mrs. Gallup, sister to Mrs. Gamp, a lady with the habit of poking her nose into other people's houses and asking what they thought about this, that and the other. I am no believer in the Gallup Poll. I don't care twopence what anybody ...

... Reception in Honour of Field-Marshal Smuts t At South Africa House Major G. Wille W.A.A.C., and Lt.-Col. R. Reeves-More, Imperial Light Horse of South Africa Mr. Douglas Fraser Sir Ian Fraser, M.P. for the Lonsdale Division of Lancashire and Lady Fraser Mrs. Evans-Pritchard, daughter of the High Commissioner for South Africa, and Mr. M. G. Heaton-Nicholls Lady Claud Hamilton and her husband, ...

... AT HOME THE EARL AAB (MAT ESS OF AORMAATOY AM) THEIR FAMILY The Earl of Normanton is the fifth Earl, and succeeded his father in 1933. The Countess of Normanton, who is a sister of the Marquess of Camden, was formerly married to Major Sir Gerard Fuller, and with her are her two elder children, John and Anthony Fuller. She married Lord Normanton in 1944, and their ninc-months-old son and heir, ...

... ^HE county of Suffolk wa9 the home of John Constable, R.A., one of the greatest of English landscape painters, who died in 1837. It has also inspired a namesake of his, fifteen-year-old John Constable Reeve, who was awarded the Gold Star for two oils submitted to this year's Royal Drawing Society's Exhibition of Children's Work, at the Guildhall, London. His paintings, which received the ...

... GETTING MARRIED The Tatler and Bystander's Review of Weddings Lucas Addison W/Cdr. P. B. Laddie Lucas, D.S.O., D.F.C. and Bar, R.A.F., married Miss Jill Addison, daughter of Lt.-C.ol. and Mrs. A. M. Addison, of Ascot at the Grosvenor Chapel London Brine Douglas-Pennant Mr. Anthony Brine married Miss Sheila Florence Douglas- Pennant, actress daughter of Rear- Admiral C. E. Douglas- Pennant, C.B ...

... Nightly the crowds are flocking to the little Ambassadors Theatre in St. Martin's Lane to see London's brightest, gayest, most satirical show Sweetest and Lowest third generation and worthy offspring of that most subtle union Sweet and Low. Hermione Gingold and her partner in crime, Henry Kendall, provide wit. laughter, nostalgia and sentiment cunningly combined by Alan Melville and presented ...

... FOUR hostesses together gave one of the best debutante dances of the season recently. They were Viscountess Plumer, Mrs. Frank Wallace, Mrs. Hugh Crosland and Mr. Thomas Pryor, for their respective daughters. From the start it was a really gay and amusing party; all the young people were soon dancing and obviously enjoying themselves. I am sure the reason for this was that so many hostesses ...

... THE KING paid one of his all too rare visits to a cricket ground, driving to the Oval-- of which he is, as holder of the Duchy of Cornwall Estates, ground landlord-- to watch that memorable game in which the veteran stalwarts of many a Test match faced, and nearly defeated, the Surrey County eleven. The match was in aid of the Surrey Club's appeal in its centenary year for money to rebuild ...

... 2^ D. B. Wyndham Lewis NOW that peers who attend the House regularly are to be allowed their travelling expenses-- which, we don't mind inform ing the sneering rich, will enable at least one pleased patrician, with careful management, to afford an extra packet of gaspers per week-- we have a seemly project in mind. Everyone liable, like us, to Fwow Up each time the scientists and the Press ...

... PRINCE OF WALES FEATHERS FOR A SHIER RRIDE Jean Loriiner's Page Elsa Dunkerley designed this exquisite bridal gown for Marshall and Snelgrove. It is of silver lame in an exclusive design of 44 Prince of Wales feathers, cut on the long, classical lines so gracious and flattering to every figure. A short train cut into the back drapery falls in a lovely line from the waist Photograph by Peter ...

... HEAD OFFICE AND WORKS, COVENTRY SALES AND SERVICE, LONDON T he N ew \janc Ten the high performance of this new Lanchester suggests much more than a 'Ten'. You can cruise unconcernedly at 55 m.p.h., and 65 m.p.h. is well within the car's capabilities. Two special Daimler features are standard-- Fluid Transmission for smooth gear-changing, and patented independent front-wheel suspension for fine ...

... Lady Tedder, who is the wife of Marshal of the R.A.F. Lord Tedder of Glenguin, gave hirth to a son on the twenty-third of last month. She is a daughter of the late Sir Bruce Seton, and sister of the present baronet. She married Lord Tedder in 1943 and has an older son, Alasdair Black, by her previous marriage. Marshal of the R.A.F. Lord Tedder, who was created a baron in the New Year's Honours ...