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Everybody Lends Hand to Defense of Australia There is no city in Australia that can quietly sit back with the assurance that it will not be bombed by Japs. In the picture at the left, Melbourne city employees are doing their Australia-day task, erecting an ARP sandbag barricade outside of their working premises. Right: Members of the anti-aircraft battery man a height and range-finder at an action station in Darwin, Australia. The men work stripped to their waists. Mississippi Digs Out of Tornado’s Wreckage Homes were leveled and rolled together as so much paper by a tornado which swept through Missis sippi and laid low farm buildings and towns in its wake. In the upper picture convicts from a nearby prison remove a great store of hay which fell upon livestock when the wind played havoc with it, at Ber clair, Miss. Lower picture was taken at Grenada, Miss. The wind that caused this damage just missed a hospital which stood near by. Note the spectators, standing about in dazed wonder. As Convoy Plowed Through S. W. Pacific This photo was made during the Australian convoy, and shows men of the anti-aircraft battery putting a gun into condition aboard a troop transport. Much of their spare time was used in cleaning and condi tioning their equipment. Guarding Great Britain's Coastline cnriiv- fhiV^‘«'’afDS! ^ possibilit>' of a Nazi invasion of England this reld. The forf i/l. ’ f°mewhere in the “Northern Command,” stands row sea mwarL r V,ly 1(3 b* point out over the uar | jua S urope' The picture shows men of the garrison during Another Sea Fighter The 1,700-ton destroyer Frazier, shown as it was launched at the Bethlehem Shipbuilding company yards in San Francisco. It is the fifth of the present series, and was christened by Mrs. R. P. McCul lough, wife of a naval intelligence officer. Mac Arthur Trophy Francis B. Sayre, commissioner of i the Philippines, shown on arrival in San Francisco with sword which General MncArihur piei.ed from body of a Jap general—a gift to the President. Ingenious New Prints Are as Refreshing as Spring Itself By CHERIE NICHOLAS □5 GLORIOUSLY fresh as spring time itself are the lovely print styles in frocks and costumes now being shown for wear in the Easter parade and on through the season. There is no shortage of beauty in their styling, colors or fabrics. A noticeable trend toward emphasis on good lines and restraint in trimming adds extra grace to these new offer ings to winter-weary wardrobes. According to those engaged in fashion industries we are definitely on our way toward an era of fem ininity in dress. Not extravagant, frivolous garb, mind you, but win some, becoming clothes such as our men in war service want us to wear when they come home on leave, or seek diversion in recreation cen ters that offset the grimness of war. It is just such charm that is ex pressed in the pretty dresses and hats pictured in the above illustra tion. As ideal an Easter costume as ever ventured forth on a sun drenched spring morning is the very good-looking jacket costume of fine rayon print crepe shown to the right, below, in the above picture. To wear this slender one-piece frock and trim ly fitted jacket effectively a proper foundation garment, smooth of line through hips and midriff is impera tive. Then, too, snowy white ac cents to give the final endearing touch of femininity must be added, just as you see them pictured here. Try to find anything more ladylike, more expressive of good taste, to wear on a fair Easter mom. If there is one thing that is con tributing more than another to the glory of the new fashions, it is the ingenuity with which designers are combining prints with plain fabrics. The current handling of cutout print designs appliqued on a monotone fabric is developing into a technique of high artistry and amazing origi nality. Print and plain are artfully combined in the stunning frock shown to the left in the above pic ture. Here a pretentious apple de sign is ingeniously applied to sooty black smooth-draping rayon crepe at one side of the softly flared skirt and on the opposite shoulder. The attractive motif is repeated on the wide patent leather belt. Special attention is called to the matching lacy woven pyroxilin hat and bag twosome. The entry of plastics into millinery design is one of the important fashion high lights this season. Here is a very convincing demonstration of the em phasis that is being placed on fetch ing accessories. An exotic south sea island pattern printed on fine textured rayon crepe makes the attractive daytime frock centered in the above group. Soft draping through the bodice front and an all-around pleated skirt combine to create an effect of ease and grace. , Note the wide brim of the hat. The wide brims are going to breath-tak ing dimensions, according to the new millinery for spring and summer. Contrasting with the wide-brim vogue are the prettily feminine little hats that are as capricious as perky ribbon bows and color-bright flow ers and whimsical veils can make them. Such a hat is the lovely pink rose-laden one shown in the inset above. Wee sailors, not much big ger than the palm of your hand, are chic this season, their style vying for supremacy with sailors of enormous brim. i (Released by Western Newspaper Union.* Suit Hats Fashion is placing great emphasis this spring on perky little headgear, which milliners call “suit” hats. As the name implies, these chic headpieces are designed to wear with suits and with casual tailored town jacket dresses. Typical are the two models pictured in the above il lustration. The little sailor done in the “suit” hat manner is very popu lar. As the picture at the top shows, the rolled coiffure is particularly adaptable for the girl who favors the sailor type. The other hat is a clever new tricorne of black felt faced with mustard yellow bag heera. This spring, more than ever, you can change your suit by chang ing your accessories, especially your hat. Colors Are Matched For Busy Shoppers The calendar has us thinking about our spring wardrobes again, but this year we Americans are putting more serious thought into this sub ject than we ever have before. We are thinking earnestly in terms of efficiency in planning new clothes and right here is where the new color-related fashions fit in. The plan is one whereby you can have a complete wardrobe, every thin? from your dress or suit to your lipstick in beautiful basic colors which match and mix perfectly. Any of us who want or need color-com bination advice, or who must be strict with our budgets, or who have only a lunch hour to shop for a complete outfit, will find everything available in the same place in the new color-related fashions now be ing shown in leading stores. Play Shoes Are Colorful With Mexican Embroidery Play shoes are a riot of color and design, with bright red shoes among the favorites. There are also many red and navy combinations, and there are in teresting novelty shoes fashioned of natural colored or multicolored straw. The fancy suedes are enlivened with colorful Mexican embroidery. — Navy-and-White There will be an overwhelming number of navy blue suits, coats and ensembles making their debut this spring. Especially in the spotlight are sheer navy bolero costumes that are bewitchingly frilled with snowy white accents. Necklaces Coffee beans, shellacked cereal, watermelon seeds, painted and un painted nuts, corks, leather peach pits or what-have-you are strung into the most eye-catching necklaces imaginable. Smart with sports clothes! Tips Picked Up in World Fashion Centers The outlook for prints is decidedly rosy, for it is the rose motif that is being played up in every conceivable way. Even white stockings for defense workers are fashion triumphs. Of lisle, they are full-fashioned and of medium weight The greatest innovation in slacks suits is the pair made like a man’s overall—with bib, shoulder straps and everything. With your tweed suit a matching tweed hat is the all-important mes sage to style sophisticates. Many women are wearing their hair parted in the middle, a la Gloria Vanderbilt This styling is very becoming to many. Who's afraid of big, bold, splashy print? Certainly not “Dame Fash ion,” for the new prints are eye dazzling both in color and in size of motif. Buddies Hit the Coal Pile in Ireland The nights in Ireland are a little dampish and chilly at this season of the year, and Uncle Sam’s doughboys’ll be wanting a bit of a fire to take the chill off the place. This photograph, taken somewhere in North ern Ireland, shows U. S. soldiers at the coal pile awaiting their turn to fill up their buckets. U. S. Army’s Most Modern Field Piece ~~‘"T This soundphoto shows tractors dragging a string of 155-mm. field rifles through a pine woods on the way to target practice, at Fort Bragg, N. C. The gun and tractor weigh 30 tons together. The 155’s mobility and 17-mile range make it the biggest field gun in the C. S. army’s locker. W atchdogs on the Spanish Main These two pictures are typical scenes along the coasts and in the interior of Puerto Rico, where the United States has established a base to guard the approaches to the Caribbean sea and the Panama canal. At the top a coast defense gun points its snout over a sandbagged em placement. Below a sentry paces his post in the interior. U. S. Battle Dress—in Any Clime Ready to fight anywhere in the wide world, these U. S. soldiers *re dressed in the uniforms adopted by the army for action under various conditions. The uniforms are, left to right: snow shoe troop er; summer or tropical field; winter field; armored force; ski trooper; paratrooper and summer mounted mmwm 'Highboy' Tires were rationed and gas was hard to get, but Gilbert Roney, shown above, is sitting pretty. He goes to his job at an aircraft plant in Santa Monica, Calif., on his “uni cycle.” When Gilbert was 15 he was one of three partners in a bicycle store, and built the strange vehicle out of spare parts when he had time on his hands. Vows to Smash Japs ’.twr i Gen. Douglas MacArthur, now su preme United Nations commander in the Australian offensive, and who reached that continent with his fam ily after a harrowing seven-day trip by sea and air. While Men Fight These “quotation girls” in the em ploy of the New York curb exchange are working at the board with chalk and eraser, filling the shoes of young men who have gone forth to fight the Japs. This is just another instance of how women are taking over men’s work. Awarded D.S.M. President Roosevelt pins Distin guished Service medal on Rear Ad miral William Standley, on eve of his departure for Moscow as V. S, ambassador. The award was for “meritorious service.”