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The Long Bulge UPWARDS

... The Long Bulge UpwardS J im Tully ^J)e Wandwlust dies hard. In all Jim Tally's battles that of quitting the life of the vagabond was the hardest. Most men who work their way upwards seem ashamed of the old life. Jim Tully one of America' s greatest hoboes writes of his ups and downs with ruthless realism and detachment Jim Tully was born in America in 1891. His father was a ditch-digger his ...

Through the JUNGLE: Part II. (conclusion) of a Graphic Travelogue

... 1 hrough the Jungle Tart II. conclusion of a Graphic travelogue In which the famous novelist and playwright describes his experiences impressions and reflections during a lone trek through the Shan States By W. Somerset Maugham I ENTERED upon the last lap of the journey to Keng Tung. For two or three days I went along the valleys by a level path, with a pretty stream flowing by the side of it; ...

Published: Thursday 01 August 1929
Newspaper: Britannia and Eve
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 8726 | Page: Page 43, 44, 45, 46, 91, 92, 148 | Tags: Photographs 

Other People's Houses Shawford House

... Other People's Houses Shim ford House near Winchester The Property of Lt.-Colonel Richard Roundell An impressive photograph of the Great Hall, showing the famous refectory table at which Cromwell wrote many of his dispatches. Beyond is the Robing Chest of the Bishops of Winchester. Photographed expressly for this issue by Humphrey and Vera Joel Here one catches a pleasing glimpse of the Garden ...

Making the BEST of the Bathroom

... By Elizabeth l\shley THE expert modern decora tor has every reason for rejoicing when someone commis sions him to design a bathroom regardless of expense. There are no traditions to hamper him unless he chooses to be swayed by memories of the Roman Empire. He can command new and en gaging materials for walls and floors, curtains, fur niture and rugs. He can have the bath and the basin made in ...

Painting on Glass

... The most ordinary glass bottles and -pots with glass stoppers and lids can be turned into enchanting dressing-table and bathroom sets with a little paint By Elizabeth Ashley GLASS paint ing is one of the sim plest me thods of endowing uninteresting objects with gaiety and charm. Ordinary medicine or lotion bottles with glass stoppers become delightful dressing- table or bathroom containers for ...

Published: Thursday 01 August 1929
Newspaper: Britannia and Eve
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 680 | Page: Page 103 | Tags: Photographs 

Madam, did you Know?: Practical Paragraphs for Home Consumption

... Madam, did you Know Practical Paragraphs for Home Consumption r By I C atherine Ives THAT even the smallest flat should have a medicine cupboard with the essential necessaries for First Aid? They need not take up much room, but they may easily save valuable time and a great deai of avoidable suffering. ■Cotton wool and bandages and boracic lint, picric lint for burns, arnica for bruises, a ...

Captaincy

... By Mrs. Eustace White ■■II ii Mmninwii i'im iirii ii'i'i T'i ff WBtE The captain of any team must have per sonality he clear headed and unselfish THOSE who have never had expe rience of captaincy are inclined to think it an easy job, which it emphatically is not, for it calls for qualities which to the casual onlooker may seem to have no place among a captain's duties at all. A captain ...

Published: Thursday 01 August 1929
Newspaper: Britannia and Eve
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 788 | Page: Page 107 | Tags: Photographs 

HINTS ON HURDLING

... Hirers o,\ Hurdling By yVarjorie Yollard The main elements of Hurdling are rhythm and style. Our contributor shows in this article how they may be obtained HURDLING is, to my mind, one of the athletic events admira bly suited to the physical ability of women. It is here that sheer brute strength is at a disadvantage, where even speed alone is of no avail. What is needed is rhythm, momentum, ...

Published: Thursday 01 August 1929
Newspaper: Britannia and Eve
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 811 | Page: Page 108 | Tags: Photographs 

Words of Wisdom for Holiday Clampers

... Words of Wisdom for H olid a j Clampers wmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmrnrnmi It is a wise camper who makes certain beforehand that he knows the ropes or, at least one or two of them B \y Sylvia X^ampney CAMPING both at home and abroad is becoming more popular every year, and one can only wonder that it is not even more popular still, as it is the most delightful, healthy, and ...

The WELSH Championship: Mrs. Rieben's Success

... The WELSH Championship Mrs. Rieben's Success by S. F. Dampney Miss Sylvia Dampney, herself an International, who was only beaten 2 and 1 by Mrs. Rieben in theW elsh Cham pionship, tells how and why that player won the event MRS. RIEBEN, the winner of the Welsh Ladies' Championship, is indeed worthy of her title. After her successes in the International Matches at St. Andrews it was generally ...

Published: Thursday 01 August 1929
Newspaper: Britannia and Eve
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 254 | Page: Page 115 | Tags: Photographs 

The Frenchman and his Car: Do foreign drivers deserve their reputation for recklessness?

... T he Frenchman and his Car Do foreign drivers deserve their reputation for recklessness AT the same meet ing I took the op portunity to study the French owner driver, the man with a small or medium-sized family car who had driven probably from the Paris suburbs with his family to watch the race. He is rather a different type fiom the English light car owner, although it is not easy to say ...

Published: Thursday 01 August 1929
Newspaper: Britannia and Eve
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 451 | Page: Page 129 | Tags: Photographs