Her cousin, Mme de Créqui (who was jealous of Émilie and claimed she was four years older than she was, so is almost certainly unduly cruel in her description) wrote this description of the teenage Émilie (see for example):
Ang kanyang mga pinsan, Mme de Créqui (na noon ay naninibugho ng Émilie at inaangkin siya ay mas matanda kaysa sa apat na taon na siya, sa gayon ay halos tiyak masyado ng malupit sa kanyang mga paglalarawan) wrote ito paglalarawan ng malabata Émilie (tingnan ang halimbawa):