The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-07

They Wear ROwdy Clothes, Drink
and Shock Their Trainers.


and Shock Their Trainers.
London Truth.
We hear of a dukes daughter who lives
on ground floor to go in and out without
troubling the concierge. Before cycling
came in she used to wear blouse in her
liberator and so is the cycling costume. 1t
was Faubourg-St. German ducheSS-one
of the first-who few years ago set the
fashion of keeping an American secretary.
A countess skilled dams Fart d'accomoder
les restes and rich as Croesus, followed the
fashion. We do not mind this, nor did the
walters at those restaurants a la mode
where fashionable people entertain their
friends. But what walters do object to is
duchess overcome by sacrificing to Bacchus.
Three duchesses who set up to be queens of
fashion scandaliZed, short time ago, the
attendants at one of these restaurants. They
did not form the entire company; far from
it. But they especially distinguished them
selves under the inspiration of champagne,
In vino veritas The telnpers that femmes
bands only knew of previously then came
out. Their graces forgot to be gracious,
sIoR 20 aacb otSer i1 The wateTs are nsed
TO nearly every variety of the demi-morde.
But they said they never saw those demol-
selles behave anything like so badly. Inc
restaurant is not one of those outer boule-
ward ones where grandees used to go Few
years ago and enjoy themselves like bour-
geois. che Prince of Wales often lunches
and dimes at it. saw there last spring an
eminent Q. e. and his stepdaughter, sur
rounded by a brilliant party of English
guests. 1t is said 10 be the Cars dream to
go en- garcon to this restaurant. In some
respects it would remind him of Les Isles
at st. Petersburg.
May not cycling account for this grow
ing indifference to appearances? A short
time ago L went into a wayside cafe near
St. Cloud. There were in corner three
jeunes femmes-all OF good social standing
and fortune, and their cycling trainers
They had made spin from Charities that
morning and We're tired to death. The
French word abrutieS would better describe
their state. AT first they drank coffee, and
then. wanting a further spur, they took
petite verres, which were followed by many
others. The dust OF the road had made
them thirsty, and they gulped down beer
after the petite verres. One of them asked
her trainer in quiet, companionable way
to drink out of her book and let her head
drop against his shoulder. He was a very
dirty fellow, but he was not so abruti as his
The advertisement of stupefcation caused
by the fatigue of cycling is constantly re-
peated. The jeune femme abrutie becomes
Indifferent to all the proprieties. She tum-
bles into seat; she sticks her elbows on
the table: she eats gluttonshly when not
too tired 10 eat. and she drinks like a young
duchess. She unties her cravat, unbuckles
her belt. and is the image of sans-gene at
the table d'hote. Ellie Sc tehe de tout
the trainer He is required to push ii when
She dismounts to walk, and to attend to ac-
cdental injures , It Is very fs,h hard to DO
gentlemen are not helpful and are easily
bored The dirty fellow is always cheerful
He does not mind rain, or mud, can use his
hands. and has muscles like iron. While
cycling himself he can hold his pupil on her
bike. should her strength give way. OF
course. he likes good tips. but otherwise he
is deycue Those cycle trainers have good
tirnc In France They are fast democratic
ms tho feminine side of the aristocracy At
any rate. they are bringing them 10 live in
the truth Of their characters May not this
g, nj. long RIM he a service to the world?