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Show 1 v tt 1 . . O i i T.LLS AT FiiZTjD.3 j; Paris Cablegram in Philadelphia North American. , Paris la belle Paris capricious and volatile as she always has been, is even marveling' at herself over the swift change of feeling: that has come about concerning: the Humbert case. ' "Only a few days, ago the sentiment against the woman who is charged with perpetrating one of the greatest swindles swin-dles of modern times waa so ferocious and unrelenting that It was hardihood for her to appear in the streets. She was the head of the family that Is" charged with; wringing millions out of the shrewdest financiers in France by a tale of & mythical fortune that She was one day to inherit, and upon which she Is said to have raised "loans" of enormous sums. In .reality, she had nothing, and when the revelation came indignation against her and her accomplices accom-plices was bitter. Today Paris is almost at her feet, ad-miring, ad-miring, praising. If the spell grows any stronger and it seems to be growing stronger with each passing hour the admiration will become adoration. The phenomenon is a strange one, even In this frivolous place. But the cause of it is not far to seek. Paris Emotional.. Paris is emotional because it is, first of all. artistic. It admires beauty and skill, even though they be superflciaL It is content with the appearance and cares nothing for the underlying motive. It demand only that what you do you must do well, whether the act be good or bad. Therefore, when tt beheld a woman who, up to the moment, had been an object of universal execration, utilise the magnetism of her personality to discomfit dis-comfit her accusers and win sympathy for herself. It first pitied, then applauded, applaud-ed, then idolized. Remarkable Exhibition. Certainly H was a remarkable exhibition exhibi-tion that Madame Humbert gave when testifying in the courtroom, and it is no wonder that Parts Is enraptured. Her finesse and adroitness, ' her unfearlng tranquillity, her convincing frankness, were delightful to see. As the situation stands. It does not matter to Paris whether Madame Humbert Hum-bert is guilty or innocent. If a vote, were to be taken, no doubt a majority would declare her innocent. v But that does not really enter into the consideration. The one thing is that she extricated herself from a delicate and trying position so cleverly that her enemies became her friends. She was looked upon as a victim of circumstances, circum-stances, and all Paris went mad with applause. But, of course, it is not hard for Paris to go mad. The question is, how long is this particular madness going to last, and what will be its ultimate effect? |