The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Sunday, December 24, 1995              TAG: 9512230029
SECTION: COMMENTARY               PAGE: J4   EDITION: FINAL 
TYPE: Letter 
                                             LENGTH: Short :   20 lines

ENJOY THIS GIFT

Hampton Roads has a great Christmas present this year. It's the loan from The National Gallery of London of the enormous, magnificent painting by Veronese, ``St. Nicholas,'' to the Chrysler Museum of Art. It is reunited with the Chrysler's own beautiful Veronese after 200 years. These masterpieces awe and inspire. What a treat!

MILDRED S. CLARKSON

Virginia Beach, Dec. 20, 1995 by CNB