... Family Life On The Home Front Since You Went Away is the Story of every Mother in Times of War As the mother of two teen-age daughters Claudette Colbert has a new kind of role. She plays it with a simple sincerity and an ■endearing charm. Since You Went Away is based on Margaret Buell Wilder's letters to her husband in service and was written by David 0. Selznick who also produced the film. ...

... A Film Premiere for Toe H Gala Performance of Wilson at the Odeon The first performance of the film Wilson was given at the Odeon, Leicester Square, in aid of the Toe H welfare work for the Allied Forces in India and Burma. The Countess of Abingdon was chairman of the premiere committee, and Mr. Arthur Rank and his co-directors bore all expenses in con nection with the gala performance, ...

... C. Off A Wartime Chronicle of Town and Country Pantomime Party IN spite of the absence of the King and Queen from Buckingham Palace, London has not been altogether without Royal functions, and the Duchess of Kent has been seen about a good deal lately, mostly with her two elder children, the young Duke and his attractive eight-year-old sister, Princess Alex andra, whom their mother has been ...

... Director- General of the B.B.C. Mr. W. J. Haley Mr. William John Haley joined the British Broadcasting Corporation as Editor-in-Chief in November 1943, and in May 1944 was appointed Director-General on the resignation of Mr. Robert Foot. Born in Jersey, where he first went into journalism, he worked as a wireless operator at sea during the last war, and in 1921 he joined The Times editorial ...

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... THE LONG SKIRT has a formal look it has a graceful, elegant air, is just right for the hostess entertaining in her own home. Harvey Nichols have this in blue, its long lines emphasised by the very becoming rtiching and the long tassels which hang well below the knee. (£18 12. 7.) THE SHORT SKIRT wins where transport problems are involved. This is another of the dresses in the Small Si%e ...

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... Ip^igestive Strain m JIouj it can be overcome l Nfv VV7ITH war- work and voluntary service the main preoccupations of most men and women to-day, it is not always possible to follow a regular dietary routine. The result is that meals snatched here and there, inadequately prepared and hurriedly eaten, put a strain on the digestive system, which often leads to in digestion. Your impaired ...

... January Racing A First Meeting in Ireland The first Irish race-meeting of the year took place at Baldoyle, Dublin, recently. Miss Dorothy Paget scored a double with Doremi in the Claremont 'Chase and Selyn, winner of the Stayers' Plate. The Feltrim Hurdle Race was won by Mrs. Doyle's Pelorus, with Mr. G. M. King's Green Ginger second, and Mr. Joe McGrath's Tayanglet third Capt. the Hon. Bruce ...

... By Elizabeth Bowen The Essay THE Essay is, I believe, the most difficult form in literary art. One's inhibitions on the subject of essay- writing, and, often, one's shyness of essay-reading, may date from unwise teaching at school. At the age of about twelve one proceeded, in English lessons, from the unalarming composition to the essay-- ringed round with prohibitions and with its stern ...

... Once Again National Hunt Season Opens at Cheltenham After nearly three years, steeple- chasing was resumed under National Hunt rules at Cheltenham. In spite of trans port difficulties, a very large number of. people found their way to the cou.se to enjoy the sport. The going v-as soft, and from the first it was pi ini that non stayers had little chance A view of the paddock before the ...

... AIR EDDIES By Oliver Stewart Sorry IT seems that officially British aviation progress is not a military secret; but just a secret. It seems that we must be careful not to let our friends know if we have made any notable advances during the war. An old friend, who is the editor of one of the best Paris aviation periodicals, got in touch with me a short time ago and asked me to send him ...