Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-07-15

On Saturday afternoon last the funeral rites
were observed on the remains of q woman who
was remarkable for her age and eccentricity of
manner which time instead of abating, only
made the more extravagant. Her name was
Caroline Makau, and her age nnety-seven She
was known to all Southwark and MOyamensing
as "Mommy Mazare" "Mommy Smith" and
"Mommy Makau," having been married three
times. Her long life was seasoned by some
spicy events, the knowledge of which served TO
heighten the interest with which she was
regarded by all the denizens of the sections we
have mentioned, and TO give publicity to that
extravagant humor which characterized her.
When about twenty years Of age Madame Ma
zare and her husband came TO this city from
France, and having considerable of this worlds
goods, settled in Third street, above Spruce, and
Kept up what was then thought very fashion
able establishment, in consonance with their
French manners and tastes.
In the year 1907 Mazare, who it seems was
the agent Of Emanuel Count Grouchy, the French
marshal, who was Chiefly memorable" as his
tory says, for the faulty which seemed to rule
his conduct at the battle of Waterloo" was com.
missioned by that person to build him a man
sion near the Delaware. Mazare complied. and
erected the large brick edifice which stands on
the south side of Christian street, near the cor
ner of Eighth, and bought and laid out the
spacious grounds which are now bounded by
Christian, Eighth, Seventh and Carpenter
streets. By the time the marshal was expected
in 1903 this place had become, under the skillful
management of Mazare, one of the most charm
ing country seats to be found in the vicinity of
our city. Political complications detained
Grouchy in France, and he authorized his agent
to dispose of his property, which Mazare did, be-
coming himself the possessor. The Third street
mansion was abandoned for the more attractive
villa, which, until the death of Mazare, was the
scene OF many luxurious entertainment; and
the lady OF the house, who was endowed by ma
ture with unusual personal charms, caused many
a nutter III the heart of the susceptible gallants
that made the mansion of the Mazare their re-
sort.
Just before his demise Mazare employed a
cOachmaD, named John b. Smith, who was the
fortunate possessor of that much priced boom a
handsome face and figure. He soon ngratiated
himself into the affections of his mistress, who
regretted but one fact-a stubborn one-Smith
was married. Soon after the death of Mazare,
and much TO the horror of the aristocracy that
was wont to assemble at the villa Smith was ex-
allied from the mental office of coachman TO the
head of the establishment, and Madame Mazare
became Madame Smith. The arrangement by
which this change was arrived at was purely a
business affair. Mrs. Smith accepted a draft
for $4,000 to break her allegiance to her spouse
and to return to her home in Switzerland
| Smith, unlike those who become intoxicated
with good fortune, applied himself industrious
| ly to the improvement of the country seat, and
| in a few years it had the reputation of produc
| ing the finest fruits and the most fragrant o.
flowers. II was just a few years before this
event that Jean Victor Moreau, the celebrated
frenchman, who was banished to North Ameri
] "a ior peing concerned In plot against the con