7 MAY 1965, Page 12

Meat and Drink

SIR,—Since Quoodle seems to have been perplexed by the Virginia drink laws, he might consider the casuistry of the Sunday drinking laws in Washing- ton. One of the best (or most expensive) restaurants there has recently ruled that you can have sweet sherry but not dry sherry. DENIS BROGAN

Reform Club, Pall Mall, SW I