... It just is not true that all the nicest things in life are bad for us, but there are many small daily habits to which we are all addicted and with which we cai\ dispense without any serious sacrifice. Here are some of them and all guaranteed to make a healthier and more attractive person of you. TO sleep without a window open rather than to breathe a clean atmosphere while you sleep even if it ...

... MECCA Goes Modern By Martin Thornhill THREE British firms are taking electricity to the Holy City of Mecca, an undertaking which sets up yet another milestone on the well-trod trails to the most pilgrimaged place in the world. With more shipping available than at any time since 1939, the last Had] brought 350,000 Mohammedans to the sacred places of Islam-- the largest Mos lem pilgrimage since ...

... The Life And Loves Of The Seamstresses Of The World's Fashion Centre By Ferdinand Tuohy FOR an assortment of reasons the twelve-day stoppage by the midinettes was the most popular strike Paris has known. the sewmg-girls who, some tor as little as £2 a week, made the world's most glamorous dresses, might understandably have made demands long before this. When they did, they kept matters gay by ...

... By David Gunston THE growing use of modern radar apparatus to enable shipping to avoid collision with icebergs has focused atten tion recently on to these mysterious, majestic miracles of nature. Most people know that the iceberg seen sticking up out of the sea is only part of the whole; in actual fact only about one-eighth of the total ice mass is visible, the remaining portion being ...

... d ffaudhdt, WHEN funds limit us to a very small wardrobe, we are tempted to think that planning is superfluous. On the contrary, the more limited the wardrobe the more essential it is that it should be planned with all the precision of a blueprint. Co-ordination is the secret of good economics and good appearances, and this can only be achieved by apportioning expenditure nicely between the ...

... NO ornament is more effective than a pretty lamp. It has all the decora tive advantages of other china and glass ornaments and something more, since it adds its special function of leaping into increased focal prominence when it is lit. Modern lamps are attractive and, per haps, indispensable to the strictly modern scheme of furnishing, but they lack the variety of design and often the ...

... AS Autumn conies our minds begin to turn towards foods which are both hot and sustaining. With these first chilly evenings there is no more delicious foundation to the evening meal than a really good soup. They need not be the solid meat or cereal soup which make such good winter fare but the lighter cream and vegetable soups. It is here that we can gain much help by enlisting recipes from ...

... In The Arctic Circle, On The B.orders Of Tibet, In The Jungles Of Africa And India, And In Lost Corners Of Afghanistan Men Are Tracking Down Animals Big And Small So That Their Skins Shall Adorn The Bodies Of Women By Harry J. Greenwall A PAINTING I saw many years ago in the Royal Academy entitled Sables and Diamonds has always stayed in my memory, for in glistening paint with the May ...

... AUTUMN is not an easy time for making fruit pud dings. The summer fruits are all over and it is early to make inroads on fruits bottled for winter. Even as late as October however we can avoid monotony by combining our few fruits with other things. Quince is an excellent fruit for adding flavour to apples or pears. It is useful to have bottled quinces and quince jam by one in the winter. Quite ...

... (Jo mpa r is o ris- US.A.and,Gi.h byLadylmjram COMPARISONS are odious-- we all know that-- but if you go to the United States be prepared to have them thrust at you and pushed down your throat-- you just can't avoid them. Of course a traveller from Britain has to count every cent, let alone every dollar and give up any idea of patronizing ex travagant Fifth Avenue shops, but the common-or ...

... t i\ ,.i jLt'^ ONE of the nicer things which have happened in a quiet way of late is that attractive fur coats have come nearer within the scope of average pockets. A few months back some new types of furs were included in the Lower Tax Category, with the result that, overnight, coats which had been just beautiful dreams for many of us had slid gracefully down into the realms of possibility. ...

... The thousand and one small chores which make up the kitchen routine can be considerably lightened by the right tools for the job. A well equipped rack of kitchen gadgets saves valuable time and wear and tear of the temper. Good kitchen gadgets, sturdily constructed to withstand hard wear and pleasing in design are an investment in common-sense assistance. Here is a selection from latest ...