Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1897-10-04
THE COCKADE.


the dogesr Did Tamagno's acting affect
you so seriously?
ut Is true, the Republican candidate
won In the Eighth reimbursement, but
how could that possibly interest your"
How, NJ. Pompon9 You ask how II
could possibly interest l.e, who have lived
on terms of intimacy with princes and
barons. who cherish the tender recollec-
tons that the Emperor Napoleon III
pinched my chin when was playing 'Gi.
sela! would have given my most valued
mementos to have elected the Conserva-
tive, ard II he was not elected IL is the
fault of my daughter, Judith, and her in
ferDal cockadep'
1.-The import of your words is somewba
nebulous, worthy lady. Tell me the story
Of the Internal cockade."
"Well, last year Judith, put out Mt not
being able to find her carriage at the con-
clusion Of the races, wrote to M. Lepine,
the prefeot of the police, for one of those
green tickets, called cut the lines which
allow carriages to take up their position
near the grand stand M. Lepine sent no
answer 'n
"You must excuse him, Nine. Mancha.
belle. He Is very busy"
"But coming home she had an idea."
"Ah, she had an idea! Reallyp'
"She had noticed that ut the II O'Clock
mass ut st. Philippedu Roule a certain
carriage took precedence of all others and
stood wherever It pleased. simply bceau use
the coachman wore n tricolored cockade in
his hat. Upon inquiry she learned It was
the coupe Of the wife of the president,
Nine. Felix Faure. 'Goodnessl This is
easyp said Judith to herself. Il will dec.
crate my coachman, Baptiste with tri-
colored cockade'"
st was flash Of genius!"
1--WE sent Baptiste's hat to tho presi-
dents halter In the Faubourg st. Honoee,
and 1t came buck with a superb tricolored
cockade on 1t at tho price of 9 francs"
IA mere trifle!'
1T proved q cheap Investment from the
very first. We went wherever we wanted.
People were always taking Off their hats
to us. graciously bowed back in return.
! am accustomed to It, / was born 10
close to throne that was just as much
at my ease as though l was sitting in my
armchair In the Rue de Provence. Tho
police, the soldiers-eyery body-made way
for us, and Judith's coupe stopped even
before the gate ut tho races, which ID pro-
hibited to everybody else. Unfortunately
there Is always jealousy to be reckoned
with. Little Chignon, the third cory
phee, who came in q cab, said one day:
i would like to know why that old
thing can go where VIC Gan't!
Why, said the policeman. that Is the
wife of the minister of public works with
her daughter
The devil 1t is! 1t is old woman
Manchabelle Of the opera and her offspring.
know her well. We live in the same
house.
~ don't know what the guardian Of the
peace responded, but some days later Ju.
dith was sent for by the commissaire of
police Of the Rue d'Astorg, who told her
she would have to suppress the tricolorcd
cookade or suffer administrative penalty"
"Did Judith yield?'
"Yield, NJ. Pompon! You do not know
US. We have a cOmbative temperament!
said to my daughter, go and see the Gel.
ebrated advocate of the court of appeals,
Caesar Marius, and he will advise you
what to do Then Judith put on blue
serge gown, the body trimmed with Pul.
pure; for hat, a tOque trimmed with
black lace and two gray feathers, quite
fashionable costume, matching well with
the coupe and Baptiste's cockade. In u
short time she Tas in the Rue Partalis a
the distinguished lawyers. She entered
his private office and laid bare
"This is becoming interesting"
"She laid bare the facts, NJ Pompon.
Maitre Caesar Marius, very much amused
at the recital, consulted the code, tho po-
lice ordinances and tho old revolutionary
DEGREES, then said
"Mademoiselle, there exists in Paris u
custom according to which, up to tho
present, the tricolored cockade has been
reserved for the chief Of the state minis
ters, marshals of France and few high
administrative officials, but In truth 1t Is
only custom. The tricolored cOckade is
the national cockade, and there Is no good
reason why it should not DO worn by all
Frenchmen. However, will look into
the matter further. Come to see me again
--often, very often. We will talk about
your cockado."
Sand did Judith go often to sec Maitre
Cesar Mariusy"
"To be sure. She was obliged to follow
his advice, was she nOty During these
periods of consultation, sometimes quite
protracted, tho coupe remained In front Of
the distinguished advocates door, exciting
the curiosity of the street loungers, per-
suaded that a moment later they were 60
ing to see the minister Of foreign affairs or
the president himself, but their disappoint-
ment was not so great when they saw
Judith come out, and they generally greet
ed the Conservative play actress with looks
Of approval.
"On the day before the election all the
walls were covered with this red poster:
Warning! Citizens, you are deceived
Maitre Cesar Marius, who covets the herit
age Of tho honorable Nj. Riunt and who
wants to ro-establish himself with the
Conservative party, has sold out to the
government. 1t is notorious that for the
last month no has been receiving minis
terial visits, and the minister is shameless
enough to leave his carriage stand In from,
of the candidates door. Let him deny II