... ANEW portrait of the wife of General Sir Ivor Thomas, G.C.B., K.B.E., D.S.O., M C late Quartermaster-General to the Forces. Of Dutch descent, Lady Thomas was married to Sir Ivor in 1949. They live in a charming flat in Knights- bridge where Lady Thomas has been able to exercise her talent for interior decoration. She is a hard-working member of both the London Committee of the Royal National ...

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... Long and slim in line, buttoning low from a casual collar, with hip emphasis given by twin flapped pockets, this hairy surfaced coat has all the qualities needed for a coat in spring, 1955. By Estrava, in silver-grey and other shades, price £14 5s., from Harrods' Budget Shop Bright's, Bristol and Marie Holliday, Coventry. ESTRAVA ...

... AS spring approaches, the ravaging effects on the skin of the gloom and cold of winter are all too apparent. Even the practically flawless skin looks a little worn and starved, and the most generally seen results of cold weather are a flaky, dried-up look from high winds and too warm fires, a grimy look from smog, combined with a slight pastiness and, maybe, blotchiness from broken veins ...

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... CARMAN RHAPSODY M^OBAGO, Trinidad Barbados the very words tell a vivid story of colour and warmth of the witty folk rhythm of the calypso and the whirl and swirl of native dancing. The loyal West Indian subjects of her Majesty the Queen have turned out in brave force to welcome her sister, and, behind the pomp of officialdom, have been the vitality and the welcoming charm of the people of the ...

... Left A black shantung afternoon coat, tightly fitting at the top, with a dropped waistline and full skirt. The hat is by Claude St. Cyr. NORMAN HARTNELL. This house shows a number of long jackets, with deep basques and tie-belts. This one in grey-and- white spotted silk is worn over a sleeveless tucked dress, heltless, and with the longer bodice line. The hat is by Mme. Vernier. MATTLI. Report ...

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... ONE day we hear that hair is to be grown longer and another day we hear that it is to be cut off again. It sometimes seems difficult to know quite what is happening to women's heads. But in general, although some of the models in Paris this Spring were showing shorter cuts than in the previous Autumn, the trend all over the world, and in particular in America, whose Hollywood influence is far ...

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