30 SEPTEMBER 1995, page 56

Half Life

Important speeches Carole Morin T here's nothing like a good funeral. The sight of all those black backs reminds me of my wedding. Dangerous Donald's old girl- friends turned up......

Low Life

Name it Mezzo Jeffrey Bernard T here has been a little storm in my teacup these past two weeks — well, not really a storm but some choppy weather over Sir Terence Conran's use......

High Life

Totally defeated Taki Gstaad T he Black Forest lies in the highest plateau of Germany, shaped like a giant raindrop, its western edge forming a steep precipice above the Rhine......