... by Norah Owen PRELUDE TO SUMMER The summer ball and the presentation dance are theoretically for the young, but they can provide a background for the more sophisticated woman, who would be a striking figure in this dramatic dress in black and contrasting stripes. It comes from the Joy Ricardo Salon, at Woollands, Knightsbridge. (Our Fashion Portfolio pictures were photographed at The Royal ...

... All cats are born with an unerring instinct for finding a Place in the Sun, and Suschitzky's infant feline seems to have the instinct developed to a high degree. This delightful study is from a recent London exhibition of the work of this talented photographer, who has gained renown in his field for his brilliant studies of animals and children. Photograph by Suschitzky. ...

... Claude Harrison' s name is so well known that we ourselves were sur prised to discover that he is only thirty-two. Since he started painting for a living five years ago, most of his work has been commissioned but for three years his romantic imaginative frequently rather sur realistic landscapes peopled by gay, strangely-dressed children have been creeping into the Royal Academy. He and his ...

... Last Sunday, November 14th, H.R.H. Prince Charles, Duke of Cornwall, celebrated his sixth birthday, quietly in a' family party at Sandringham. This characteristic photograph was taken for the occasion. Photograph by Marcus Adams. ...

... Jcnrilv o fy/emvi. THE creative genius is not the members of a famil) commodity is soor used u| write sonnets, another wil however, if the supply is lar!' mother, makes division equ Three such talented families ays equally divided among rhe supply of this precious though one brother may ill insurance. Sometimes, >ugh, Nature, a fair-minded among the whole family, i celebrated on this page. ...

... by CYRIL BUTCHER JM w I WONDER whether we television critics will ever be of one mind? Having read a number of opinions on Peer Gynt-- Ibsen's cumbersome classic --coming from my colleagues of the morning, evening and Sunday Press, I cannot think it is very likely. In fact, no two notices were alike, and no doubt mine will be different too. Yet we all saw the same show. Why this difference The ...

... The Sketch Wedding Album MORRISON LONG This wedding group, pictured after the ceremony at St. Margaret's, Westminster, on October 28th, shows Mr. Charles Morrison, son of Major John Morrison, M.P., and his bride, the Hon. Sara Long, daughter of the late Viscount Long of Wraxall, and of the Countess of Dudley, with their best man, Mr. Roger Bramble, and child attendants. HOWARD PHILLIPS At ...

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