25 NOVEMBER 1955, Page 17

ENGLISH AS SHE IS WROTE

SIR,—May I add to the notices for foreign visitors to Italy, recorded by Mr. Betjeman in 'City and Suburban,' the following: 'Dames are requested to keep their heads vested to con- firm with the norm of Christian morality,' out- side a church in Assissi.—Yours faithfully,

Wilton Crescent, SW 1

JOHN GUEST