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THE BIRDS FLY SOUTH

... BY FRANK STUART DURING autumn, tens of millions of birds were stirring rest lessly, feeling the mysterious magnetism of migration turning their heads to the south and lifting the wings on their feathered shoulders. W Some of these tiny creatures from England fly 5,000 or W 6,000 miles to winter in the sun. An air-line of 11,000 miles separates the summer and winter homes of the Arctic tern, ...

Gathering The Mountain Sheep

... Under the shadow of Ben Klibreck sheep make their way down to the plains near Lairg, Sutherlandshire (On right Blackfaced ewes from the central Highlands gathered in a pen for shearing ...

Keep It Under Your Hat

... A Winter Hair Style should never be chosen without considering how it is going to look under a hat. Here are some Hair Styles specially chosen to wear with the Nev/ Season Millinery. THIS winter, hair is going to be longer, and more feminine, to suit the new mood of fashion smooth-browed and softly waved to suit the new mood of millinery. Either way, the styles will be wearable and adaptable, ...

Fair Isle Effect

... THE BACK Using No. 12 needles and natural, cast on 110 sts. and work in k. 1, p. 1, rib for 3f ins. Change to No. 9 needles and patt. thus 1st row (right side of work). K. in natural. 2nd row. P. in natural. Rep. the last 2 rows once. 5th row. K. in natural. Leave natural hanging. 6th, 7th and 8th rows. P. in red (ridge on right side of work). Leave red hanging. 9th row. Natural (lc. 1, si. 1) ...

Published: Wednesday 01 November 1950
Newspaper: Britannia and Eve
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 540 | Page: Page 50, 90 | Tags: Photographs 

Never Too Young

... IT is never too early to begin grooming for beauty. The care of the health in babyhood largely deter mines physical wellbeing and good looks in later life. Anything more than the mere observance of the basic rules of hygiene contained in all the baby books, will bring its own return to the proud mother of a beautiful child. According to one authority, the care of the hair and scalp should ...

Venture In Fur

... By Muriel Segal BUYING a fur coat is an expensive venture. The price of a Utility fur, small as it is by comparison with mink, is high enough to require that one's knowledge should be sufficient to ensure a wise purchase. If we think in terms of luxury fur, there is less need for caution. The cost is a reasonable guarantee of value if the purchase is made from a furrier with a reputation to ...

Published: Wednesday 01 November 1950
Newspaper: Britannia and Eve
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 813 | Page: Page 55, 98 | Tags: Photographs 

The Whole Art of Flavouring

... jM cf \Kfp: HARRIET ■Miik IT is a common fail ing with the English cook to be too con servative in the mat ter of flavouring. She tends to keep to three of four recog nized flavours, such as onions, parsley, thyme and lemon. I think part of this avoidance of the stronger or rarer flavours is that they are so easily misused and over-flavouring is indeed almost worse than the absence of flavour. ...

MINTY CHAIR

... I i J The most comfortable chair on earth Full-sized lounge, softly sprung. Entirely new and improved method of construction. Settees also in two sizes. Models available from £11.15.0. No purchase tax. J M/NTK 1 ale -frock __L X 2!i 'W If Now that we can once again obtain the right materials, we can offer the Minty Sectional Bookcases and at Drices free of purchase tax. The Bookcases are as ...

PIFCO ELECTRIC VIBRATORY massager

... ^PIlFCllPX ELECTRIC VIBRATORY A T/im/mymJ ^i[iFc(ir- ELECTRIC VIBRATORY U Beauty and charm depend on beneath-the-surface fitness. The Pifco Vibratory Massager helps you to a clear, smooth complexion by stimulating the blood-stream in its vital task of renewing the tissues that lie beneath the skin. It tones up tired muscles, preventing wrinkles and sag,' soothes taut nerves, and promotes a ...

Published: Wednesday 01 November 1950
Newspaper: Britannia and Eve
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 115 | Page: Page 97 | Tags: Photographs 

DRY SKIN?

... to correct dry skin After you are 25 the natural oil of your skin does not replace itself readily. Before you are 40, your skin may lose as much as 20 per cent of its own oil. Watch out for signs of dry skin flaky patches, tiny lines. Then help to correct this condition. Start using Pond's Dry Skin Cream, so effective because 1 It is rich in lanolin, very like the skin's own oil 2. It is ...

Published: Tuesday 01 September 1953
Newspaper: Britannia and Eve
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 206 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: Photographs 

by Twomax

... Pure Wool Dolman Jumper featuring ribbed waistband in Scotch plaid effect, as illustrated, with a choice of background shades in Turquoise, Black, Silver or Cherry. Ask for No. 2023. Available from all good Stores. We regret we cannot supply the public direct. A McCLURE MclNTOSH LTD., GLASGOW, C.sSS ...

Subject to Contract

... by KATHERINE BETTS WE'VE got our cottage, we told our friends excitedly. Once we're in you must come for a weekend. The guest room has a wonderful view. Ihe congratulations followed, but amongst them we detected a note of caution. It's all settled, you've signed the contract? the more knowledgeable asked. We said no, but that was just a matter of form, wasn't it? We'd paid the deposit and ...

Published: Tuesday 01 September 1953
Newspaper: Britannia and Eve
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1434 | Page: Page 18, 72 | Tags: Photographs