... This miniature wardrobe has been chosen with a special eye to the Friday -to- Monday country visitor. The suit, coat, raincoat and dress with matching jacket are all from Wetherall, as are all the accessories, and are planned to work in ivith each other to make different outfits Left This long-jacketed suit is in a subtle shade of sage green squared with a very pale blue stripe. This suit has ...

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... MORE than seven hundred guests enjoyed this very successful dance, of which the Marquesa Casa Maury was chairman. It was' held in aid of the Feathers Clubs. I Above, left: Mr. and the Hon. Mrs. Patrick de Laszlo and their children Stephanie and Damon. Above, right: James and Michael Denison-Pender. Left Miss Glenna Critchley and Mr. Peter Beck. A. V. Swacbe. ...

... -j; WE flew from Prestwick in Pan American's new D.C.70, which has just been brought into service and created a transatlantic record on its first flight. There is surprisingly little engine noise, and, lying back in a tip-up seat, one feels insulated from the real world by the new cloud-world that lies above it. We had climbed from the gloom of a grey day up through the cloud mists, and now ...

... Mrs. Dorothy Hartman, diminutive and fragile as a Dresden figure, says it is woman's intuition that has served her best in her successful career as top executive in the motor business. by JUDY FALLON A WOMAN who is chairman and managing director of a car firm would suggest a picture of a steel-muscled racing-car driver, with windswept hair, and an air of being more at home in overalls than any ...

... WE WELCOME THE ADVANCED DRIVING TEST says WILLIAM HARTLEY A GREAT deal is being said just now about the scheme for an Advanced Driving Test. The Institute of Advanced Motorists, a non-profit-making organisation, has been formed with the object of establishing among road-users a safe system of driving with concentration as the keynote. Those who offer themselves for the test will certainly have ...

... BARON TAKES TEA WITH THE EADY DOUGLAS OF KIRTLESIDE The Lady Douglas of Kirtleside, wife of Marshal of the Royal Air Force, Lord Douglas of Kirtleside, G.C.B., M.C., D.F.C., poses for a characteristic study by eminent photographer, Baron, in the sitting room of their modern flat in London. Lord Douglas was Com mander-in-Chief of Fighter and Coastal Commands during the war. Later he was British ...

... BLEND Nescafe BLEND f Nescafe MM for those who like CONTINENTAL coffee Specially for people who have acquired the taste for high roast coffee, here is Nescafe Blend 37. Allow a teaspoonful to each cup and add piping hot water. It is as simple as that to achieve perfect black coffee, for Nescafe Blend 37 dissolves instantly, giving the lively aroma and tangy flavour you enjoyed on the ...

... WHAT WAS THE THOUGHT It isn't what it costs that matters, they say it's the thought behind it. But in some cases it might be wiser just to stick to the price hy ANITA IIK ISTOPII E RSIi i\ NO matter how odd the present, we must remember that it is the idea of being thought about that counts. Of course it does. When we get a brilliant, rolled-gold brooch with Mother in sugar-ice writing on ...

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... If you take a pride in the distinction and aptness of your presents think of The SKETCH fortnightly. Here is a gift that lasts, a gift which will be received and wel comed not once, but twenty-six times in the coming year. The cost £3. 4. 6 (Overseas £3. 1. 6), which includes postage, packing and addressing and a charming greetings card with the first issue to indicate the donor. Just ask your ...

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