27 FEBRUARY 1993, page 23

Not A Bang But A Whimper

Sir: Veronica Lodge (`Unforgivably well- connected', 20 February) writes that cham- pagne, allegedly seen in Darius Guppy's hotel room in New York, 'was actually a quite......

Good Clean Fun

Sir: Brian Masters (`Strange death of the English euphemism', 13 February) would have revelled in the contribution to this subject made by Sir Noel Goldie QC, for many years......

Soft Soap And Patience

Sir: After working in the clock and antique restoration trade for nearly half a century, I read Bruce Boucher's excellent article (Arts, 9 January) on conservation with fas-......

Invitation To Disapprove

Sir: The notion of a Nick Serota-Charles Saatchi-Goldsmiths' College plot to take control of modern art is absurd. Some debunking is in order. Of course some over-promoted young......

Wrong Man

Sir: I apologise for the typing bloomer in my review last week (Books, 20 February) in which I wrote 'Grew' instead of `Craigie'. Craigie was the British Ambassador in Tokyo and......