29 OCTOBER 1977, page 22

Vicereine

Simon Blow Mary Curzon Nigel Nicolson (Weidenfeld and Nicolson E5.95) One of the ironies of this age that strives for equality is its fascination for its opposite and......

Bittersweet

Angela Huth The Women We Wanted to Look Like Brigid Keenan (Macmillan £7.95) The Changing World of Fashion Ernestine Carter (Weidenfeld and Nicolson £8.50) There is undying......