Images Dated 22nd October 2015

Bernina Express train at Lake Bianco Switzerland

Bernina Express train in the snowy valley surrounded by Lake Bianco Bernina Pass Canton of GraubAOEnden Engadin Switzerland Europe

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A Day in the Life of the Debutante - Miss Margaret Whigham

A scene from a number of tableaux staged at the London Hippodrome in May 1931 in aid of the Highway Club for Boys and Girls in the east end of London - it was attended by the Duchess of York. The theme in this scene was A Day in the Life of a Debutante. On the left, Miss Cynthia Pratt wears the crinoline of the Victorian deb whereas on the right, Miss Margaret Whigham played the modern deb. Margaret Whigham was hailed deb of the year in 1930 and was the darling of the society columns both before and after her marriage when she became Mrs Charles Sweeney. She subsequently married the 11th Duke of Argyll and gained notoriety during their scandalous 1963 divorce case. Date: 1931

© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans

Nellie Wallaces party at Warwick Square

A large group of guests gathered on the stairs at the engagement party of comedienne, Nellie Wallace and Mr. J. Selwyn Smithurst at Warwick Square, London. The party lasted from 11pm to 5am and included many of the most famous names from the London stage. In the front row is Mr Horace Sheldon (absolute foreground) and then, from left to right, Mr Selwyn Smithurst, Mrs Marcus, Mr Frank Lawton, Miss Renee Houston, Miss Nellie Wallace, Miss Evelyn Laye, Mr Billy Marshall, Mr Lea Leveson, Miss Nora Delaney and Mr Lackay, Miss Sophie Tucker's husband. Date: 1931

© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans