The Archive · 1939

4, Schoolchildren Cover 24,000 Miles by Air

Four schoolehildren covered 24,000 miles by air between them when they Felurned to their clack-rooms after the Easter holidays a week or two ago. 'This Ix a distance equal to early once round the world "Travelling in Impevial Alyways' these" children who live at different points man Thousands of miles away" along, Empire routes "The youngest, child, 10-year-old John Raisman, left Southampton Aprit 2 for the longest alr journey of the four. He covered nearly 6,000 miles by the time he reached Gwalior four days Tater. miuired "yes" and asked her what she really meant. Whereupon she told me that the very low and easy tub chair with its scarlet Teather "back ud navy blue upon which T was sitting, "several other upholstered chairs and an attract str from Liis parents, save that went to bed not hater than 7 ight supper and that he' dil with the nothin behind out of his packing at night stops and. that he Wore his topes when necessary.

M-year-old Ethne Irwin, who flew to Alexandria on April 1, was looked.

female member of Imperial sta at the hotels at both upton and Rome ishes and p nains "of that once Ever since the jon started, the London County Council has been giving, souvenirs who lett 20 for Athens, where his father Naval" Attache at th special atte repel as far ax New Western Aus Return of Macrame h child was Walter Phelp aod 12 years, who flow on Opel Tiberias. "He spent sting with his. moth father, General M. O'Connor, who Is G.GC. of tie Palestine forces, crome work is now treated in secret process to produce for tiny' posy bowls, round 0 uted Bonbon dishes and ash trays.

"The crochet is worked in Ue usual way and stiffened. Then, it is hand-painted in pastel shades and. som times touched with gold and silver 10. harmonize with any special colour scheme. London hostesses are tnd= ing the modern version of m: effective, cold Water confess nowadays that one enjoy a deink of cold water is to run the of being thought something, of & poseur. Doctors, however, that it the habit were more bread the general health would Not all digestions can stand fee-cold water, but if they can a tumbler of cold water will be found hard to beat as a means of making i 'A. pinch sat added "will make it more ben the day. Advantaye should be taken of the cold water that comes from the was referring to the grave inter ional situation) "women will have "And he was Spring is here and our wom ote are helping the dross. trade' the best of their ability The West End shops aire a blaze of ovr these days, but noon grumbles for this fashion f the tap to give the face a cold om press treatment, which has motel th Same effect as' the more. expensive ice-bax treatment. The skin should be first thoroughly cleansed and the cold water applied until the skin is id then be patted dry dark ensembles. Re IM shades, from ruby lightly: rubbed before gloves ott

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