... His Excellency Dr. Paul J. Ruegger, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary from Switzerland to Great Britain since 1944, is the subject of the first of The Tatler's new series, At the Court of St. James's, 011 page 195. Dr. Ruegger is not only the Swiss Republic's outstanding diplomat, but also an author of widespread repute, and several of his books 011 international law were ...

... She will act at the Comedie Frangaise. Never before have the French extended such an honour to an English actress THE internationally famous Comédie Francaise has broken a three-hundred-years-old tradition hy its recent invitation to Pamela Stirling to play in the company-- a tribute the more remarkable in view of her youth, for she is only twenty-five years of age. Her first part will be to ...

... IADY GEORGE SCOTT, wife of Lord George Montagu-Douglas-Scott, has been staying at Bexhill with her children, and they have shared a hut at Cooden Beach with the family of Lieut.-Colonel Anthony Stocker, of the 22nd Dragoon Guards. Colonel Stocker and his family are ideally situated for the holiday season as they have a charming country house at Moleyne's Mede, near Bexhill, in the garden of ...

... Aldershof Horse Show The Coaches Turn Out Even a five-mile drive did not take the exhibition gloss off the coach entries at the Aldershot Horse Show, organised by the Corps of Military Police for their Benevolent Fund. The winner was Captain W. Pearson, R.A.S.C. (middle coach) ...

... The Countess Fortescue and the Hon. Mrs. Rupert Hardy were judges in the Ladies Hacks class at Aldershot Horse Show Lieut. -Colonel R. K. Chiesman, President of the Shore, and Major E. N. L. Venn, the Chairman H.R.H. Princess Alexandra presenting the cup to the winner of the Children's Ponies class ...

... GETTING MARRIED The Tatler and Bystander's Review of Weddings Douglas-Home Straker-Smith The Hon. Edward Douglas-Home fourth son of the Earl and Countess of Home of The Hirsel, Coldstream, married Miss Nancy Rose Straker-Smith, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. D. Straker-Smith, of Carham Hall, Cor nhill-on-T weed, at St. Cuthbert's Norham-on-Tweed. The Master of Elphinstone was best man, ...

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... AT TRAWSFYNDD A GREAT GUSH OF VIVID FLAME SOARS SKYWARD AS STACKED AMMUNITION IS DETONATED A layer of dust clouds has already been formed by earth tremor and blast at the base of the flame AFTER THE EXPLOSION, a huge column of smoke and dust towers over the rugged Welsh landscape. Dispersing in the centre, the smoke is beginning to concentrate into a mushroom- shaped cloud some thousands of ...

... A NEW GIANT TWIN-JET BOMBER, THE FIRST OF ITS KIND TO BE BUILT IN THE UNITED STATES This is the XB-43, built by the Douglas Company. It is an aircraft of some considerable size, and is built with two bubble canopies, to house the pilots side by side in front. The XB-43 is America's first jet-propelled bomber, and the first U.S. aircraft to be equipped with twin-jet units of purely American ...

... THE FIRST GOODWOOD MEETING SINCE THE WAR A great crowd went to the beautiful racecourse on the irst day of the meeting. This picture shows Gordon Richards winning the New Ham Foal Stakes on Nebuchadn ...

... The Victoria and Albert Museum has again put on ex hibition a selection from its permanent collection of British portrait* miniatures. The conditions of temporary display which must prevail in the immediate post-war period have made it possible to include the choicest specimens from the many special collections of minia tures the Jones, Dyce, Salting and Murray Bequests in one continuous ...

... WHEN MR. WINSTON CHURCHILL GOES TO THE THEATRE-- HE STOPS THE SHOW! Detained at the House of Commons by Parliamentary business, Mr. Winston Churchill arrived late at the theatre when he visited the Adelphi to witness Mr. C. B. Cochran's new revue Big Ben, one week after its opening night. As he came down the aisle to take his seat, he almost stole the show as the attention of the audience ...