24 OCTOBER 1992, Page 29

Greenmantle

Sir: Even if Victorian pianos never sported trousers (Letters, 5 September), all is not lost on the musical clothing front. Benen- den School's grand piano wears a green quilted nylon husky to keep it warm; it blends in unobtrusively with similarly clad parents at the Carol Service.

Mary Davidson

The White House, Hook Lane, Shere, Nr Guildford, Surrey