The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-09-29
Need More
Coin Than
Imagination
By JULIA BLANSHARD
NEA. Service Writer

AOI THOSE VINO are, ana JnOSe VINO
world be smart.
If you are literary or arty, and
make for the Left Bank just to gaze
across a sea Of saucers at the great
and near-great, slipping coffee and
beer at the Dome or the Select, you
never touch this smart" routine.
Or, If you are a school teacher,
social worker, student or other tour
ist, out for culture, your museum
trips, your foot expeditions through
the Colonial exposition, Mont
martre. the Eiffel tower and the de-
partment stores never take you
within seeing distance of it.
But, If you are an American with
more money than imagination, and
come to stay season, then you get
nowhere unless you learn this rou-
tine and follow it:
Cocktail Smart Thing"
First of all, your day revolves
around lunch at the Ritz. One
thirty is the hour. 1t will cost you
around 81 with wine. You may go
the first few times in a figured silk
suit.
But you will get into black with
only touches of white eventually,
and stay there. Moreover, you will
find that your gloves, purse, hat
and silver fox scarf are more i'm
portant than your suit.
After you have lunched there at
least four times a week, you'll dis
cover that the smart thing is to
have a champagne cocktail or or
ange juice at the bar, Familiarity
called 1.-THE steamroom."
This bar is the club of smart
Americans, the first place to go
when you have been here before
and have just arrived off the boat,
the last place to go before leaving
for the Riviera.
Be ObIivious to Trees
After two or three-hour lunch
you go for a fitting or to see COL
lections. Never both the same day,
for you mustn't hurry. This is
American Paris!
After your fitting, back to the
Ritz for tea, and if it is warm day,
by all means sit out in the court
under a plaid umbrella and be per-
fectly oblivious to the huge chest
nut trees, old vines, fountain and
lion statues with women's heads.
Then home to groom yourself and
dress and dine at Ciro's or the
Ambassador. After a few weeks
Of this you will discover that there
are three outStandingly smart res
taurantS in the Bots where the rest
of the crowd has been going, the
Madrid, Pre- Catelan and the Ar
menonville.
Must Have a Dog
You might try the new Rus
sian restaurant, but unless you are
in the crowd, you had better wait.
After dinner there are the Folies
Bergeres, Casino de Paris or other
music halls, then on to Monmartre
TO dance at the place of the mo-
ment, ScheheraZade's
When you have been here a
month, you find you must have
Cog. 1t can be one of two kinds this
year, Scotty or a Peke, preferably
the former. You must not buy it
here, dear no! Send to one of two
smart London places and have it
delivered by airplane 1.-The poor
little thing would be sick if it came
by boat!"
The first day you take your dog to
the Ritz for lunch you will notice
change. Olivier, the maitre
d'hotel, who is an institution there,
may even come up himself and
place a chair for your pet. Or he
might even bring it a plate.
Contract for a Stake
You will realize that you have
we'll spent the cost of your dog, even
if you hate the brutes. Moreover,
. other dog owners may speak to you,
and life looks up.
When you get your first invita-
ton to bridge at some ones home,
it means contract, and for no mean
stakes. But bridge is the sesame
to several magic circles of smart
ness. and your game had better be
good.
Playing bridge, you may discover
that some of the others ride morn
ings. You should have your togs
made by London tailor, unless you
want to appear French then have
French riding habit, made for side
saddle.
1t will cost you SIS an hour to get
a horse, but your ride through the
Bots is worth it! After riding from
10 to II, some morning, you will
-tvp with several dozen other riders
at the Porte Dauphine for an aperi-
tif--order porto.
my at Blue Book Shops
Sitting at a little table outside,
you will notice that dozens of
women are giving their pets exer-
else in the Bots. From IL to l is
the hour.
Takes from all over Paris drive
up and disgorge women with pets
on leashes. They walk or sit in
the chairs while their pets scamper
about unclaimed.
Chattering with other smart wom-
en- in smart places, you will find
that there is a blue book of places
to buy this or that. You must have
one Patou frock. The rest of your
gowns you can buy in small houses.
You should be booted by Perugia,
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