12 AUGUST 1989, page 33

Alice Thomas Ellis Has Contributed Her Last Home Life...

She will continue to write for The Spectator from time to time, returning to the paper in the autumn. A new column at the back of the magazine will be appearing shortly.......

High Life

Mixed up in politics Taki Gstaad The Eagle Club is shut during the summer, and a good thing too, as many of the members are not exactly presentable in shorts and shirtsleeves.......

Low Life

Snakes and ladders Jeffrey Bernard antas got me out of bed at 5 a.m. yesterday to go to Heathrow to meet my daughter who was arriving from Sydney potless, baggageless and......