29 JANUARY 1921, Page 15

THE " TOUR DE BEURRE."

[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR."] Sui,—Is the writer of the recent article in your columns, "Money Matters," correct in saying that the Tour de Beurre arose from the giving up of butter? I have always understood that the tower took its name from having been built out of indulgences for the eating of butter in Lent. The latter seems the more probable explanation.—I am, Sir, &c.,

84 Skakspeure Road, Worthing. C. M. Humor".