25^th October 1914 (Sunday)

A good deal of wine is drunk in the Cafes also Cognac etc. Most of the wines are light and most of the Cafes have crowds of people sitting outside around small round tables. Visited one in company of, Sgt Major Steele 1st Dorset Rgt and we sat in the kitchen and had toasted chestnuts. One of the boys brought his violin.

Amusing to watch the people buying hats and the working girls through the window of a bonnet shop.