25 DECEMBER 1953, Page 15

Slx,—Enough of this male chivalry, and let us for a

change hear a little of feminine modesty. These women have taken almost everything we possess, without a blush; even our very trousers. And now they want to march ahead of us on our Christmas Greetings while we poor nitwits are simple enough to remain in the outskirts.—Yours faithfully,