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1951.

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"Another deadlock? No-just off to judge a beauty competition in Peking.”

London prom Service-

THE

PRINCESS

Sitting on the

FTER publishing, an

Interview with Mr. Herbert Morrison, giving Russians, their first glimpse of the British way of life, will Pravda publish an interview with their Uncle Nat, who knows Jns ....... much about the British way of life as most people?

Fence

by

NATHANIEL GUBBINS

Can he have a plece caice?

This is one reason why most family men in Britain are the victims of chronic dyspepsia, why Oh, no. Sweet things are bad tons of stomach powdera are for tits fecih, You can see some wallowed each year, and why of his front teeth are going

already.

Probably not. But here it is. Mr Morrison has told you that when thine is a knock at the front door in the early morning in Britain there no fear that It is the police. "It will probably a national emblem. be the milkman or the postman."

the English duodenal ulcer may one day replace the English pose

As a matter of fact, the milk- man never knocks at the front Politically, the country is divid door unless you owe him money, ed roughly is half, the first half sad the postman never knocks her rogues or imbeciles, and beleving the second half to be

in the early morning.

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He waits until you she enjoy the second traif believing the first

half to

be elthen Imbeciles or late breakfast and then thunders on the door with e rogues.

They are probably both night, packet of bais, firat demands for rates, threats to cut off the elect and fees speech, we have a but as we have a speret balls! delcity, gas, water, telephone and the usual dirty letter from the income-tax inspector.

MARGARET

ENCYCLOPEDIA

La

for

Lady-In-Waiting

CAR

THE ROYAL brakes gently to a stop and the eyes of the crowd focus on the girl everybody has come to BCC.

A second later, but late enough to miss the photographers' flash, the Lady-in-Walling sleps. out.. For Miss Jennifer Bevan is a girl greatly skilled in shadow work. She knows how to mingle among a rétinue with surpassing skill, how to disappear modestly among the others there,

She never does anything to move the limelight over a bit.

Miss Bevan is pretty enough, but not 100 pretty. Nicely dressed, but never in

any- thing to catch the eye. She is the girl who must always underplay to the royal stor.

Robb skel- hes here _ches

typically unde stated Be van outfit, She wore it a few weeks ago at Hackney, the where Princess lold 2 school foundation,

stone.

M189 JENNIFER

A point-by- point Com- BEVAN parison of the clothes of

the two girls shows how the Lady-in-Walting could hardly try harder to keep within her elstion.

HATS: The Princess wore a large pleture hat. Miss Bevan wore a 1tle white swansdown skull cap.

BU KINGHA

PALAC

he is learning to Just now manage his father's vast estātes, and rarely makes a trip London.

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When he does it is said) he usually takes his friends to the ballet, and on afterwards to a place in Soho where the food is ⚫ good.

"He isn't a night-clubby per- all," said a girl friend, The royal face, officially, s This official palace stationery schat impeccable, and therefore not in is made of thick white paper "but, when he does take you to need of a commonplace patch-up, with a dull finish, and is righ

royally stamped in, red. (See

So, when the Princess visits above.) the powder room of a smart restaurant, she may leave her coat, she may wash her hands. but she may never be seen making-up,

.

"The Princess is a wonderful giri," said the lady who looked after her for at the Savoy,."and you never see her fussin about her face like some people know."

O for

for Other People's Views

the

"TODAY she possesses minute perfection of a Dresden figurine. She has the same shiny Ineatness, the same unruffled set

porsersion, the same beautifully shaped hands and fret. Only he mouth seems to belong to teme- one of larger clay, her eyes to the close-up of a 9lm star. but One night, the for the west she is exquisitely

There was a moment, though, when the Princess tumbled off her lofty level.

story goes, she sot off for tiny."--MR GODFREY WINN.

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dance, flawlessly groomed, but

without what makes a pair of preity eyes teak preitler. For

:

the King had expressed his dis- motion stands a shade over five "THE CENTRE of royal com-

approval of Margaret's liking for, feet tall, has อ

mascara..........

But on the way to the party, the little Princess sat at the bacis

ESCORT: DAVID OGILVY.

23, Waistline, and a 33in.-bust, and attractive, large blue eyes which usually have a quizzical look. Her nose one, he isn't is the least like is a bit too long to quality her those maddening young men who midnight and say 'Sorry, but it's time to go; must be fresh for the hunt in the morning."

of the Rolls, with great concen- as a perfect beauty....Neverthe glunco at their watches round tration brushing on eye-shadow. icas ehe is definitely attractive, and, as royal princesses go, even quite pretty. LIFE MA ČAZINE, August "1949.

Mr

Also for

· measurements

"HER HAIR, which distresses MEASUREMENTS?-No, zaid

her because It is not naturally Normen Hartnell, the curly, is darker than her sister's. Queen's `drzesmaker, he couldn't By the usual standards she is not possibly say. The Royal Family beautiful, but she is blessed with Intenss blue · øyes, impossibly would never forgive him.

lovely skin, and an engaging

Was

P

for Princess -hor style and title

WHEN she was born, the Princess was fourth in line of succession to (the Throne after the Prince of Wales, the Duke of York (her father), and Princess

"

Afraid not, said an offelal at smile. Madame Tussauds,, coldly. 14 "She tends to be witty, but Elizabeth,

one of the most closely her audiences are exceedingly guarded secrets of the royal indulgent, and in their taste to Then the Prince of Wales be- tableaux. The size of each wax applaud they sometimes fall to came King, and Margaret became But with the Royal Family distinguish between Margaret's third in succession. member of was exactly true to life, but he wit and what is simply native King Edward Vini's abdication exuberance.” -- COLLIERS in December 1930 Frincess Mar- regretted that no particulars of MAGAZINE, July 1948.

garet became second in succes- that sort were available,

the monarchy.

Oh no, said a close girl friend. I couldn't possibly tell. Yes, of course, she realised how very

MAKE-UP: The Princess was wil groomed, with clear bright lipstick, beautifully edited eyes, and a peachy skin. Miss Bevan much people would like to know, to the time she departed for

Wal

curiously inconspicuous

way

"MARGARET continued her regular dally lessons with me up South Africa with her father and

Is that poŽ

Of course, he's a dear. But I don't want to be married to a fet, bald, pasty man with den- tures.

Naturally. I suppose he can have a cup of tear .. out sugar or milk. Strong tea Only if 's well Watered with- makes him rumble,

Rumbler

Inherited gastrie trouble. His mother rumbles, doo, after tea So embarrassing, I olways think, Poets' corner ·

choice of tivo, ond sometimes three or four, rogues and imbectes do vote for at elections.

We can also call them what we MR lke before and after they are 111" DRASIRI is a member of elected:

M

SOMAWEERA

CHAN-

Parliament in Ceylon. He is also This last freedom leads to a port of the calypso school, gent deal of vulgar abuse from making up verres which don't al eldes and may be why the rhyme or scan (in English, any present age in Belton is called way), and singing them in a dai the age of the common man. voice as he bangs a small drum.

Great social changes have laken place in Britain since the last wer.

Top dogs have become under- dogs and underdogs top dogs. This has infuriated ex-top doge

does not appear to have much contentment among canderdogs.

Ex-top dogs tolk eternally shout the good old days, ex- underdogs about the bad old days.

For middle dogs, who suit do most of the work and pay most of the taxes, all days, past and present, are much the same.

While in Londen, he composed 18 verses in ten minutes about the local citizens for the enter

tainment of a reporter.

Example:

verj

The people here are hospitable, they welcome visitors and they help them.

They are always on the go, they move like electricity, they never stand and stare. -When at home Mr C. once used

this method to make a personal attack on a political opponent in Ceylon's parliamentary, chamber. mill the Speaker stopped him.

He hopes to demonstrate his Mr Morrison says he would act in the House of Commons. Wke to see more British tourists for the day when British M.P.s If he doce, I can hardly wait in Russia. So would

If you saw che group of our follow hs example and chant hikers, rangy, scraggy, toothy, insulting calypros across the Blote muttering incessantly about food, of the honourable gentle-

eating neything you like to givé them without a whimper, and could sill think of us` 'ns im- perialistle warmongers, you must be crazy.

Tea for two

Instead of quarrelling, the piet I am going to many "taker it out of me in front of a third- party."--Young man writing to a columnist.

How aloe of you to ask us to

tea. This is my Dance, Pleased to meet you, I'm sure.

May I offer you some bread and butter?

Oh, no. Don't give him bread and butter.

Not

White bread makes him fat and pasty. I see.

He's only 27 and his tummy's sticking out already

I didn't notice it. diet of pure storeh malces rats Berides, I read somewhere that.

go. bold

Really? And he's a bit thin on the top now.

Tight

men

15 malther opposite honourable nor a gentleman.

Nor is he ever sight, but is alway

wrong, because he is a

"He is also a gr¿eestipe and uses the language of the gutter, where he was brought up.

What's more, he wants to get the Cabinet bicause he thinks it's easy money, with plenty of

of pickings

for

ar

મન cheat like himself.

But his wife, who looks liko

a washerwoman, wantd him do to the House of Lords to that she can become Lady Guttersnipe

So do he two ugly daugh- fers, because they want to be the Hon. Ivy Gutter pipe and the Hon. Queeniz Guttermipe. But, as their father is a end crock, he will

up in prison, and they will eat.....up where. they began, én the gutter. And is 1 am out of

order, I will leave before I am thrown out and hope the dishonour- able gulerenipe opposite will ært at least den: "ycora" - bard labour, which he deserves.

London Express Service)

DEMOCRAT

With respect, affection

Orderly and practical

Models of democracy

Decadent, and

tion; Je was het nearest point to HONEST JOHN' PERON

STIRS THE HATE

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At this juncture another 'com-] plication arose.

"Some doubt has existed in the

whether,Princess Elizabeth's

(By A Correspondent)

Buenos Aires, ustless Britain, is drowning be-

made-up too, but in a butwell; she really felt the mother in 1947. She was then minds of constitutional lawyers

Princess wouldn't like it. Was it 16, highly strung and not very right of succession to the Throno THE Argentine simmers she clings to imperialisin and essential to an encyclopaedia? strong, and many people doubled was not shared with her alster, T

Apparently not.

Yes, she put on lipstick powder, but, there was a fouch of the sixth form about 11.

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DRESSES: The Princess was blooming away in a crushed strawberry and white patterned silk freck under a coat to match.. I was crisy, very pretty, end sulted her perfectly. Miss Devan wore a modest black-and-white-

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JEWELLERY: The Brand

wore two rings of pearl

an impazivo antique, diamond. brooch. Mist Bevan were coo string of real pearls.

privately do themselves, her fitends cefer to her as "P.2"

the

wisdom of

of including

Iver in

question

das-

behind a Glass Curtain and foolish party politics. Princess Margaret Rose," "re" this strentious undertaking.

The official Democracia have often thought she would ported the Daily Express in The glass is strictly the

***** January 19377

patent of President Juan cribed British capifakam as Have been better left at home.

"enderly and practical in the be But she too was growing up. The

Was finally "Honest John") Peron.

ginning, ineficient und unjus and becoming more and maro settled in the Regency Bill, L.

On the Inside, looking out later finally unacceptable and determined not to be left out of brought before Parliament by the

anachronistic."/ things. She usually got her own Prime Minister at the King's he can distort the world. way In the and, MS8 perronal requés.. MARION CRAWFORD, for 17 years royal governtes.

Also for Ogilvy

Despite those attacks, the Now that Prinerss Elizabeth is On the outside looking in Peran Government above married, and has two children, he believes he can show a uning Brilah democracy an

example when it who each dake precedence in the powerful and prosperous

After a smart požilcat men- Ilno.of succession, Princess Mar-country.. garet moves back to where whe

ceuvre of changing the electoral started,

Come inuide and look at the law from proportional represen

kimple", majorky.. | British through the Periscope tation- When the King is ill or oirt of the country and unable to A decade ago the Argentines explain: "This is the avalem ayalam, Democracia bartened to attend to Biate business himself, shed to speak of a dogo with practised in those lands con

Coumell of State acts on his respect and afection. Now there didered models of democracy. It behalf, This Council normally in little respect and lese areotion, is used in attain and is lauded of the Bovereign and the next in 1943, marked

DAVID OGILVY, 1 dhe 25- year-old son and heir of the Earl Also for Notepaper Arlie, and are of the Feins cess favourite North of the ISN'T IT odd the way the Border friends. least among im- use the longes. She is erien stayed at his › letterheads on our stationery); beautiful home, Cortachy." "Castle" Romists" of the wife or husband). The arrival of General Peroning garlandy tho, most Ges You know, the length of wards and on her last visit there visited tour adults over 31 in succession from the Argentiniaditkorti S It takes to fad,, Mr. Brown, the Perth Hunt Races ahb in the Torone

twoids and sousible, shoes, and sub (Foxholmr, Acasa-roid, New-plooking at a Scokish: This month, therefore, Princess boddle, near Bitchton, East Findowner, should in, national Margaret will be qualified: for:

BRAL, on the Council and Jake her blamed pact in the--signing, cineftate NGẞyour ch3nyi napaiy

15dBut the writing-paper used by What triends sky he does beat- curlong, and the the

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All the Argentine' adj

up

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