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Porcupine Advance, 18 Mar 1937, 3, p. 2

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Are you ; Coronation? If you are, pack up these tips on how to get the most out of your trip, what vyou do, see and buy while you‘re there. If you aren‘t planning to go, you‘ll pro«â€" bably change your mind and sail anyâ€" wayâ€"even if you go steerageâ€"when you hear what glamour and excitement England will offer you this May. London is already on tip tces with anticipation. The stands are rapidly goâ€" ing up all along the procvession rouie}. the restaurants are enlarging their premises; Westminster Atbey is closed for five months preparation ard alteraâ€" tion. The houses in Mayfair and St. James‘ are being lavishly repainted and reâ€"decorated; the decorating commitâ€" tees are removing quantitiecs of "island refuges" from the certres cf the main thoroughfares and putting up hundreds of standards which will i:je festconed with garlands of gay flowers. The May Day of the Merrie England of Good Queen Bess will nct be able to compete with the wonderful pageant raw being prepared for the Coronation of George VI and Queen Elizabeth. Al the shop fronts are to be ablaze with flowers:; the streets and offices covered with flags, bunting in the Royal cclours will drape the lampâ€"posts; and all the famous buildings will be floodlitâ€"as will be St. James‘ Park and other parks that will be left open all night to those patriots unable to secure lodgings. Sight Seeing Sightâ€"seeinz will be rather neglected on such a gayâ€"making occasion. but if it‘s your fi;‘s‘c,_;v}ilsit don‘t ‘miss seeing the placesyou‘ve always : heard about. Yeu will want; to‘see the ‘National ‘and Tate Galleries, Kengington Palace and the Garderis|(the Péter Pan statue and Round Pond made by Barrie), Kew, Hampton Court, St. Paul‘s Caâ€" thedral, St, Martinâ€"inâ€"theâ€"Fields which, despite its nameé, ‘stands right at Traâ€" falgar Squaré. amid Londor‘s noisiest, busiest trafiic; and just the Naâ€" tional Portrait Gallery. But you will probably skim by Whitehall and Westâ€" Seeing the Coronation is Biggest Style Event But There Are Plenty of Other Things in England Well Worth Seeing and Doing This or any Other Year us P e e En 00 t minster on tsp cf‘ a busâ€"â€"ren route to the shops of Mayfair and Piccadiliy. Inexpensive shopping can be done in Oxiford Street ‘and Regent Street; stunâ€" nirng woollens and tweeds and jerseysâ€" all the "very" English things are found at Jaegers and Nicholl ‘sâ€"both on Reâ€" gent!StAeef ‘The exclusive shopping area . 1§ concentrated + around Bond Street, Bruton Street,: ; Berkeley Square sand Grosvenor Street. Here you will find the impressive members of the British couture . . . the Hartnelis and the Molyneux‘ and dream hat shops. Knightsbridge is famecus for small exclusive dress shcops. Delightful eveâ€" ning things in the windows lure you inside before you have time to think.. Harords and Harvey Nicholl‘s both have rew and inviting cocktail and sardwich barsâ€"gcod places to remémber â€" and write down on your shepping list. You won‘t be able to resist the quaint antique shops in Church Street, Kenâ€" sington, or the ones in Chelsea and off the side streets of Scho. And if you‘re looking for really Olde. Englisch souâ€" venirs that no one else has, ard tha t vyouâ€"can gloat over back in the States, go on a tour of discovery to Berwick Market and the Caledonian. You‘ll pick up old pewter mugs and plates dated way back and aristocratically crested, old petit point bellâ€"pulls and such things. not to mention rare old calfâ€" bound volumes that will add a century of interest to your library booksheives. Tips on ELavng ; Having given you the most vital part of your programme (shopping, â€" of course), here are important tips on eatâ€" ingâ€"wW If you have been lucky enough to seâ€" cure accommedations at a West End hotel. be on the safe side and arrange to have all your meals there. If you are in a small private hotel in the cenâ€" tre of town or farther cut, or in lodgâ€" ings, take sandwiches with you in your handbag. During the Jubilee Celebraâ€" gions so many thousands of wvisitors poured into London that not only was every restaurant packed, but sold out! The blocking and actually â€" complete By Bettie Cameron Smaii you going to London for the whether snacking or expensive Bond Square u will of the lis and stopping of traffic prevented hundreds from getting home until the next mornâ€" inzâ€"and then on fcot. For those who prefer a more English atmosphere than that provided by the large hotels (ranging from the Savoy, the Dorchester. the Regent and Strand Palaces and the Cumberland), there are many small oldâ€"fashioned hotels tuckâ€" ed away in Belgravia and Kensington, where the possible lack of central heatâ€" ingâ€"which always appalls an American â€"goes unnoticed in May. Here the anâ€" tiquated bathroom has a flavour of Old England and becomes more of an asset than an anroyante . . . Incidentally. any introductions to clubs are ivaluâ€" atle both for beds and refreshments. Night Clubs, Too Mayfair provides the sophisticated restaurants and night clubs: the Mayâ€" fair. the Ritz, the Berkeley (which has a famous Buttery for cocktails and srnacks). Quaglino‘s, the San Marco and always the Savoyâ€"where everyone goes some time during a London visit . Coming down from the sublime. there are places that serve in place of America‘s drug stores and cafeterias: Lyon‘s Corner Houses reminiscent of Child‘s or Schrafft‘s, Sandy‘s Sandwich Bar off Coventry Street at Piccadilly, and many comfortable small restaurâ€" ants in Soho . . . This is London‘s Inâ€" ternational Quarter and famous for very inexpensive cooking: French (Le Diner Francais, Moulin d4‘Or, Chanticâ€" ler, Florence» Itahan Hungauan etc., [»Here there‘ is no‘texpenditure for upâ€" Keep ;and "front‘"â€"which accounts for' the excellent fare (with wine "compris‘ in French fashicn) at such a low cost. Soho is conveniently situated in the heart of theatreâ€"land, behind Piccadilly, Shaftesbury Avenrue and neal Chalg.w }* Cross Road. 6 . gf ~There are over 50 theatres to choose from. but of course you will want to see Diana Wyrward, Jack Buchanan, Leslie Henscn, Edith Evans or some equally famous English star. One thing you can be sure ‘of in Longdon:js that any play that‘s running is bound to, be good, for it comes joff in three days 1f it is below style inspiration for men insofar as the North American ©onlinâ€" the Coronation is affecting men‘s styles in Canada and the Unitâ€" ed States. Coronation fashions for men are running the gamut of accessories from cuff links to robes. Necktic clasps become miniatures of the British royal sceptre; neckties feature a small heraldic shield emblazoned with the British lion rampant; suspetiders and garters display small coronets woven into the pattern; and even paJamas have gone Coronation. Some have printed patterns of famous London scenes, while others are made up in Coronation colours. The Cororation takes place on May 12th, but the sale of accessories and other Coronation features will contin ue for several months. England has always been the source of ent is concerned, and it is interesting how !Tic clasp styled as sceptre h t S i e e en PORCUPINE ADVANCE. TIMMINS, ONTARIO Smart New Accessories For Men Reflect Coronation Influence ‘Bright New Handbags For Overnight Travel standard. There are oinemas sprinkled everywhereâ€"the onceâ€"famous Cochrane revue theatre, the London Pavilion at Piccadilly Circus, is now a cinema, The Empire Leicester Square, the Tivoli on the Strand and the Regal Marble Arch all have good shows. Tickets for theaâ€" tres and cinemas can be booked at Keith Prowse offices at no extra cost and with a good deal less trouble than buying them direct. An Oxford Weekâ€"end Time spent out of London should inâ€" clude a weekâ€"end in Oxford and the Stratford districtâ€"all of it Shakespeare country and unbelievacly picturesque and unspoiled. Spend at least a day in Cambridge; a visit to Windsor; a pilâ€" grimage to Canterbury Cathedral; a tour of Surrey villagesâ€"old. quaint, and restfully different from the small vilâ€" lages of any other country. (The pretâ€" tiest {nclude Holmbury St. Mary, Friday Street and Abinger Hatch.) If there is still time to motor into Sussex and cver the Downs, don‘t miss it. Go by a luxuricus Green Line bus if you haven‘t 2 car available. For the Coronation Provsession on May 12th, seatâ€"holders will have to be in their places about nine a.m. Thereâ€" fore, these plarning to take good standâ€" ing positions along the Mall, Whitehall or at the Marble Arch should be in their places (with camp stools AND sandâ€" wiches in hand) as early as eight o‘clock. Acting the early bird on that day will be well worth the effort. In the procession there will be cther kings and gqueens, eastern potentates, princes and princesses, dukes and duchesses from every country, peers of the realm and their peeresses in magnificent velvets and ermine, lords and ladies andâ€"countâ€" less other notable subjects of the Crown â€"{sack from the east, the west, the colâ€" cniesâ€"from the remotest corners of the Empre. For the woman who does a lot of cvernight traveling, or for the longâ€" distarce tripper who wants overnight things conveniently at hand, there are jars and bottles, with room for a nightle ard a toothbrush. These bagsâ€"which serve also as daytime pursesâ€"are mostâ€" lvy satchel shaped, and can be locked. They are finished with chiffon co leather that is shiny and has a fine natural grain" The fwo small jars and two bottles are mcunted on removabte Accessories reflecting coronation inRuence Colour Features the Fashions This Year panels inside. The black or brown. © beigeo grosgrain silk ns leather®s. Owing to the Coronation Many New Shades Are to the Front Colsur and more colour is the theme somng of fashion this spring. Not only have the hues that proved so popuiatr last spring been retained in new modes but, owing chiefly to the coronation, many new colours dhave ‘been advied. Exaggerations and unnecessaty accents have ‘zeen eliminated. 4 "In the style picture this spring will be seen short, fitted boleros and. i00se Mexican versions," said Earl Severud, advertising manager at Sam Bucovelâ€" sky‘s in an interview this week. "An absence cf revers is noticed and a new emphasis on pockels, dezcorative as well as useful but always an integral pari of the line. "Necklines are shorn of their collars bu. remain as high as ever. Tailored Blouses Important "Since suits have become styie imâ€" portant, blcuses have become an interâ€" esting part of a woman‘s wardrobe. The fact that suits are worn the year ‘round is stimulating. Tailored blouses are econsidered extremely imporiant this vear on account of the tailored suit trend. Yellow ‘silk : is gala ‘for afternoon. It‘s lovely‘ in, a «dress whose bodice and skirt are draped tow ard the back, where a row . of fabrlg bows add the fimshmy aetail. j "The ifabric like quality of the new straw hats makes them very wearable early in the season. Veils are definiteâ€" ly a part of the trimming this season. They are feminine and flattering too." "Gabardine plays an important part this spring and will be found in a wide varieiy of colours in patent leather trl fnmlng '.I‘he many new styles in gloves go hand m-hand with the new spring en- ge:mbleza b as the North American continâ€" CUTs. . *# "And fhmsugh the whole spring style story you‘ll find the coronation col,;â€" bags come in red, are lined with . other in contrastâ€"

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