24 DECEMBER 1954, Page 6

Love From a Stranger

Less florid than the reproduction of a convivial oil-painti which your wine-meirchant sent you, less tasteful than t,,11, woodcut which you received from your book-seller, less bul'el, than the seedsman's calendar, less ghastly than the huger glossy greetings card from the local garage, this small rectangle of black and white is nevertheless intended to serve the sane purpose: which is to wish my long-suffering clientele a haPP' Christmas.