4 DECEMBER 1976, Page 18

Sock it and see

Sir: I refer to James Hughes-Onslow's article on the Miss World contest (20 November), and the revelation that he always keeps his cigars (or cigar) in his sock. Surely there may have been an occasion where he has had to take his socks off in a hurry. This can have a very damaging effect on the cigar. Metal cylinders are the only answer—you can take them anywhere.

G. N. Mande/son Cavalry and Guards Club, 127, Piccadilly, London W1