The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-20
BONAPARTE IS
 BACK IN PARIS Return of Crinoline Has
 Been Postponed GIRL WAS BEWITCHED French Socialist Factions Fight Each Other With Different Instruments Than Words-German Lieu-
 tenant Is Imprisoned
GIRL WAS BEWITCHED
By PAUL vILLIERs

gOOu 0edf IO lflt StdSOHdpic AoShioAo uiiea the fashionable danes. He has invited Prince and Princess George of Greece to Epend a few weeks at his pretty maison slose to Clichy, and others of the party will be the Countess of Amnesty and James B. and Mrs. Duke. Mrs. Duke is fond of Paris, and Paris is exceedingly partial to the wife of the rich tobacco king. The last time she was here she de- lighted everybody with her sparkling dia- nonds, her sparkling wit and her gen. timely ducal good taste and good humor
 The return of the crinoline has been postponed. No one seriously thinks of trying to revive them. A ridiculous fash lon like that nous nen voulons pas Robespierre modes are the order of the day. The short-fronted coats with brandebourge and long tab tails, in dark blue shade of cloth over black satin pleated skirts, are almost exact repro auctions of the uniform coat of that fla nous individual.
 Fur is to be omnipresent, from the morning tailor-made to the evening gown and bedroom sandal. It will be an ex- pensive season, but fashions promise to become as becoming as costly.
 A stronge case of superstition and craft comes from Issy-le-Mans. a small hamlet In the valley of the Loire. rumor circulated throughout the village that a pretty young girl, Therese Culver, had become the victim of the envy of an old woman who had succeeded in bewitching her. Teresa's father confided his fears and suspicious to his family and to inti- mate friends; and subsequent observa- tions seemed to confirm the suspicious of withcraft.
 The beautiful Teresa was undoubtedly the victim of some spell. She was be- witohed, suffered hallucinations, and had strange attacks of ''ecstasies,'' during which phantasmagoric visions and de- moniacal sarabands filed before her dis tracted imagination Teresa pronounced inooherent words, and invoked imaginary legendary beings, which she saw depicted upon the walls of the houses.
 Poor Teresa, who's bewitched and epellbound,' said the neghbors.
 Near the village dwelt the old woman credited with the exercise of powers of witchcraft upon whom fell suspicion. The entire village decided to visit the woman, conducting Teresa into her presence. The latter prostrated herself before the witch" demanding, in suppliant fashion, release from the spell.
 The story relates that the witch" was deeply affected, and shed tears. but with astute prudence promised solemnly to un- do the results of the wtchcraft. This oath pronounced, the inhabitants, with guileless ignorance, returned home satis- fled.
 French socialism is divided against It. self into six or seven different factions which fight each other with lurid words Recently two of these factions came to blows and revolver shots at down with war meeting called by the fat and jolly little anti-militarist, M Gustave Hervt, an ex-schoolmaster. who has just spent two years in gaol for down with the army propaganda.
 When M. Nerve stood up to repeat from the platform what he had laid down on paper he found the task a difficult one. The meeting was announced to be 'contradictory" Cafcals, yells and revo- iutionary choruses drowned Herves first words. His "body-guard of young stall warts made for the disturbers and were received with revolver shots. Women Tainted, chairs were overturned, and win dows broken. A moments truce was called to pick up the dead and wounded, but none was found, blank cartridges having been fired.
 Nerve reassured began again. The row instantly began again also and more revolver shots were fired, this time with ball cartridge without, however. ap-
 
 damage was the throwing of chairs and tables. Non-com ba tants fled in wild panic and left Herve's bodyguard and op- ponents to fight it out in the middle of the floor. where they lay in a kicking and scratching mass, from which every now and then a chair flew up, often hitting the chandeliers A second truce was called, and several men were re- moved with blood pouring from their faces.
 Lieutenant Alfred Sewelch, a young German artillery officer, has been con 6erpned by the Tenth correctional cham Der to a fine of f2 and six months im- prisonment for attempt to obtain money by false pretenses year ago Lieutenant Sewelcfl, who is of good fam fly, left Germany with young actress with whom he was infatuated, and settled At Nice
 His extradition was asked for but re- ] fused by the French authorities on the legal grounds that the crime had been committed in France During the period which elapsed between his arrest and trial the lieutenant wrote a long letter to the procurator of the republic. in which, after complaining that he had not been allowed to see the young actress who was the cause of his downfall and of whom he wrote as his betrothed, he expatiated long, -windedly and with char acteristic Teutohic sentiment on the cir cumstances of what might appear to an unsylnpathetic eye a somewhat banal love affair. T was a young artillery of ficer, careless and gay, proud of my position. loved my profession above all hunted and rode in steeplechase. In a word, was the happest man in the world. Then one day 1 made the &C., quaintance of my betrothed, who was a dancer at a music hall in Hanover, near my garrison. It was love at first sight Yes, she was dancer. but you must know that she was not like other dan cers- She was a great and noble char acter. who had resisted all temptations, and temptations are many. Our love. ardent as it was. was not altogether of the senses and shows rather an ideal passion. Confronted by the impossibilIty for German officer of marrying an actress. had no choice. I handed in my resignation and renounced all the splen- dor of my official position for her sake' Finally, the lieutenant asked permission to marry his betrothed. because. not hav- ing heard of her for F years. he was Somewhat perturbed." and possibly not without cause. seeing that the object of his ideal love is at present dancing in a cafe chantant at Montmartre. His letter. howevef. must have had some effect for his sentence-six months Imprisonment >nd a} fine of uO-was not excessive.