The Washington times., 1906-06-24
HIS VENGEANCE
QUICK AND SURE
Outraged Husband. in Garb
Of Beggar, Traps Faithless
Wife at Church Door.
THEATER HATS ARE DOOMED
Tattooing No Longer Fad of Society.
French Courts Decide Strange
Case.

PARIS, June pa dramatic vengeance
was taken by a deceived husband at
Beliville. the industrial quarter of Paris.
Disguised as an aged beggar, with
long gray beard. he took up a position
outside a church and opposite the house
where he thought his wife was carry
ing on an intrigue with another man
For two days he remained there. kneel-
ing ia a supplcatory attitude and ask
ing for aims.
One morning a man and a woman
came out of the house, and the woman
threw coin to the pathetic figure in
the chuIch porch.
Instantly the supposed beggar leaped
to his feet and drew a revolver from
his rags. He fired and the bullet enter
ed the woman's neck. She fell to the
ground and was taken to a hospital,
where her life is despaired Of.
Theater Hats Are Doomed.
The theater hat has been doomed by
an overwhelming vote IN favor OF It's
abolishment. On one evening last week
blanks were distributed among the aud
fences Of all theaters In Paris. upon
which the following questions appeared:
do you favor the abolIshment OF hats
at the theaters? Do you favor the
you pg!sh the present style in evening
hats 20 be maintained?
Out Of 10000 voters, 10000 pronounced
themselves in favor Of the abolition OF
hats at the theater. 3s,OOO-odd pro
nOunced for the small hat. and the re-
mainder voted for the maintenance of
the status quo.
A meeting of the theatrical managers
of Paris has taken place and an agree
ment has been come TO according TO
which no hats will be admitted to the
parQuet and first balcony OF any of
the first-class playhOuses. This rule al
ways existed with regard to the opera
and Theatre Francais
The French courts have lust decided a
curious viii case, in which q bay horse
has become the principal legatee of a
wealthy peasant. who died at his home
near Toulouse. According TO the will
the horse was to inherit the old mans
entire property. but the animal itself
he willed 10 his nephew. Relatives of
the deceased tried to break the will. but
1t has been upheld by the court.
Tattooing Tabooed.
Tattooing having gone entirely out Of
fashion, notwithstanding that many Eu-
ropean sovereigns are decorated IN this
oeHterating the Undesired marks. For
removing tattoo marks, proceed as fol-
lows, say the beauty doctors: Battle
the mark with solution Of tannin, and
then prick the design all over In pre-
cisely the same dots as those made by
the ink with a special set OF needles.
When this Is done stick of nitrate of
silver should - rubbed over the de-
sign, and finally 1t should be covered
with a coat OF tannin prepared with
ether.
Veteran Duelist
NJ Rochefort. the f1re-eating veteran
Journalist, now past seventy, has a late
antagonist IN NJ. Bunau-Varilla, son
OF the engineer who has figured so
prominently in the Panama Canal nego-
tations. NJ. Bunau-Vartlla Is also a
Journalist. and NJ. Rochafort took ex-
ception to an article Of his and sent his
seconds TO NJ. VariIla's house. They
told him that monsieur was "out of
town" and would not return for a week.
At the expiration CT that time thew
called again, but were told that mon
sieur had not returned. Then they left
a letter saying they would await a re-
Dlr' until noon the next day; but as no
answer came to It the incident has been
considered closed. and the redoubtable
Marquis Communard Henri Rochefort
counts one more to the list Of his blood
less victories