15 FEBRUARY 1992, Page 28

Still more balls

Sir: I too enjoyed balls near Athens 30 years ago (Letters, 8 February). They mas- queraded under the name of `ameletita', or 'unmentionables' (`carnations' was an alter- native, more attractive euphemism). The degree of their unmentionability was only revealed at the coffee stage.

Rodney Milnes

la Mountgrove Road, London N5