... IT 's summertime and the holiday spirit is abroad and everybody feels relaxed and benign-- at least, I hope so, because I 'm going to make a confession at which you might well raise an eyebrow were you not in the most amiable of moods. Until I saw The Last Command, I had always imagined that the Alamo was a river and as it sounds so much prettier than the Wabash, about the banks of which, far ...

... LEE BROTHERS (OVERWEAR) LTD, Simply lovely Styled and made by the manufacturers of the famous Motoluxe coats, this informally stylish WESTBUitY is in a deep rich all- wool pile, and you have a choice of White, Off- white, Honey, Light I iiatt I ir*nr I itnnn I n iim wiccu, JL cx\y u or Shrimp. It is priced at about 7 J gns. (or in Nylon at about £14.) Ask your retailer to let you see the ...

... \Ltyaieth Wen^ ^y of loiidorvt E lizafef/i Wenty of londond; MEMBERS OF THE LONDON MODEL HOUSE GROUP. Our short lacc dress is available from leading fashion houses. For the name of your nearest stockist, please write to Elizabeth Henry Ltd., 24-30 Great Titchfield St., London, W. i. ...

... PRESENTATION PARTY WEEK Qti na/^Mmd Jemdl RETURNING to London on the eve of the first Royal presentation party at -Buckingham Palace, one felt it might be a week in the middle of the season, so much private entertaining had been arranged. At the first party about five hundred debutantes made their curtsy to the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh, who sat on chairs of state in the vast gold and ...

... i Many debutantes who had made their bow were the centre of supper parties in the West End. Here at the Savoy were Lady Ropner, Sir Leonard Ropner, M.P., Miss Margaret Schofield, Mr. Torquil Norman, Miss Susan Ropner. Mr. William Ropner, Miss Rosemary Haggie and Capt. Allan Findlay Miss Gillian Duckworth and Miss Jennifer Russell-Parsons, who had both been presented that day, were here ...

... TUST as certain artists are referred to as painters' painters, meaning that it is their brilliant handling of the technique of their trade that makes them appeal particularly to fellow artists, this season we would call the Paris Collections, dress makers' rather than customers' shows. It is not till the evening dresses appear towards the end, with all the glamour and glitter of the fairy ...

... Zjlie extras that matter TUST now, when we are be- tween the seasons, is a most difficult time to dress smartly. Charming accessories an elegant o o bag, a distinctive scarf or an unusual belt can give uplift to the whole ensemble --JEAN CLELAND Above: A smart stole in striped organza for evening wear. Price £6 from Elizabeth Arden Below: A silk stole, delicate and dainty, in soft colours. ...

... YORKS DRAGOONS WERE HOSTS AT JHE ST. LEGER WHEN the St. Leger Stakes were run over the Town Moor at Doncaster, a large crowd was present to watch an exciting programme. Before and after racing, officers of the Queen's Own Yorkshire Dragoons welcomed friends for refreshments and conversation Col. S. Lycett-Green and his daughter Miss Rose Lycett-Green were trying to select a winner for the big ...

... CIR. ANTHONY EDEN presented the prizes when the British Junior Lawn Tennis Championships were concluded at the All-England Club, Wimbledon. Big crowds applauded winners and losers alike, in particular O. S. Prenn, who took the boys' singles title and the mixed doubles, and Miss A. Haydon, who retained the girls' title and was also winner with Miss Armstrong, the runner-up, of the girls' ...

... HOW nice it would be to see a tall, neat, red London motor-bus making its stately way down the Champs Elysées! This certainly is wishful think ing, but it might happen! The City Fathers have realised, somewhat tardily, that the new, umpteen-wheeled juggernauts that are being used in Paris please not the multitude. Not, of course, that the City Fathers worry overmuch about pleasing others than ...

... 'T'HE long, slim look has also affected our fur fashions this autumn. Here are two models which show the effect to be aimed at by day and in the evening. When dealing with first-class furs, plainness and simplicity of design become more than ever important AUTUMN FURS CALL FOR Left An ocelot coat from the National Fur Company. This perfectly plain coat relies for its effect on the natural ...

... Baltic blue-- and the warmth of the Pacific THIS pretty knitted suit writes Mariel Deans) is made of Baltic-blue wool boucle. Very warm and light and quite uncrushable) you can wear it now as it is and then, as the weather gets colder, add a blouse or sweater under the jacket. Priced at 1 1 gns. it is one ofPringle's new designs and comes from Marshall and Snelgrove, who also stock the other ...