10 JANUARY 1987, page 33

Home Life

Glittering occasion Alice Thomas Ellis W ell, after all the mutterings of 'hum- bug' and worse, the festivities passed off almost painlessly and a glittering occasion was......

Low Life

Down by the riverside Jeffrey Bernard I went back to Lambourn last weekend and it still possesses characteristics that are really heartwarming. Apart from the race - horses and......