28 JUNE 1986, Page 26

Tell a lady

Sir: The value of good deportment (De- borah Devonshire, Diary, 14 June) cannot be overestimated. I can still hear my old headmistress saying: 'Gels, sit up, never mind the size of your bust, you can always tell a lady by the narrowness of her back.'

Thelma Chadwick

7 Elm Road, Didsbury, Manchester