13 SEPTEMBER 2008, page 71

Spectator Sport

R emember the Wightman Cup? For anyone under 40, this was the annual women’s tennis tournament between Britain and the US, which eventually passed away, largely unmourned, at......

Q. When My Husband Retired Two Years Ago I Was

pleased that I would no longer be obliged to be polite to his colleague, Bob. Now my husband says the reason he’s so restless at night is that he keeps having hectic......

Q. Further To Your Letter From J.w. In Phnom Penh

who asked where, in the absence of a mantelpiece, he should display invitations, you may tell him that many ambassadors without fireplaces use their windowsills. P.W., East......

Q. I Am One Of A Group Of Six Young

women who have known each other since college and we plan much of our social calendars around each other. In recent years, however, one of our group has fallen by the wayside......

Q. My Boyfriend Is Great In All Respects But He

has a habit of eating with his mouth open. He stops when asked but it is a problem when we have guests to dinner as I am obviously unable to remind him that he is doing it......