12 AUGUST 1995, page 39

High Life

Halcyon days Taki Gstaad T hirty-five years ago, spending the sum- mer in Gstaad was like committing social seppuku. (This is the samurai suicide of slashing one's stomach.)......

Not Motoring

Delicious steamy smells Gavin Stamp T wo surprises in last week's Spectator: one welcome, one not so. It was cheering to find that, despite starting a 'Motoring' col- umn, this......