The Archive · 1940

THE WOM London Letter

Br Ouve Dux tendon Apr: 2.

1 seems quite certain from what pol tial prophets tells that Sts John mom will take us pay more for Our ita, al-poison" fae cream, {share Miss Mowehor's delicacy titi about rouge, though 1 suppose oldctahioned)" In which coe 1 Mould be only fei that men, to0, ould ay move for shaving. soap Sorshaving creams and hattlube "helvally. the amount "this raised scauld. Mot 0-20 rear, It 1g cal~ Tasted that "British women "spend {{40000.000'a year on cosmetics. "Ten yer cent on that 40,000,000 might Karly cover the cost of the war for Soe day, if ie Were avery. slack. day. Sti, en the principle hat. "every ils bit: added to. what you've. got sakes just a litle bit motes" Sir Zohn {ann afford to neglect any source of fevtnua And even If he stuck on 20 per cunt wwe should pa Bearing On the Budget There 1s a wide demand that he should tax. Dioyeles, as 1s done Continental countries, There are tight or nine millions of-them on the toads and a taxon them could be failly collected a5 /a dog cence. twopenny stamps are. generally. re. fired a8 0 coxtalnty. AS the younger feneration never while letters now, they will escape this." Why. should thay, have all. the fun? 1 wonder whether Sir John will think. of tax-Ing. windows, - One. may still come feraes old houses with slates painted One such is at Windsor where until few months ago the theatre Was as dingy and dusgya5-you might expect-[Now it hag a° realy admirable. re-Pertorg company, and you get a good Diny anda comartable seat for 8 matter of three shillings. Incidentally {tits in these companies that actors Feally lear their business. It was in his: two years with Faye Repertory Company atter the last wat that Sir Cedric Hardwicke perfected his, extraordinary vereatity and Polish, plaping anything from Bhakespearean tragedy" to rolleking Taree,

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