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tracts in Jude every remark about her own
personality that appears in tho diary They
nre classci undcr appropriate headings, show
ing Marie's ideas q religion. tho superstitious
sido Of her character. her fondness for deep
theorisirGs. and conclu 10 with a miscellaneous
assortment OF quotations.
The general idea that Maric's diary was
faithfully reproduced in its entirety is wrong.
All that she said about herself is loft intact. but
certain savage attacks on prominent people.
with uuprntable scandal about certain women
and men prominent in raris society, have been
omitted. Ten copies only OF the complete work.
scandals and all were struck or for private
distribution. Certain pages from one Of those
copies would afford very interesting reading.
Every young girl In America wants to know
everything about Marie BashkirtseT, but there
arc several things that she wants to know
more than others. An atemrt has been made
to string this information along in the order OF
IMPORTANCE
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sol, might have sung IT very we'll had shs been

Maric,s ambition in entertaining her friends
shc frequently succeeded. For INSTANCE, ono
nirht Shp Enve dinnCr and invited "a lot OF hor
artistic and other ncluninthnres. rs thCy came
they were shown TO "A dressing room, where n
professional cOstumer awaited them and ar
roycd caoh guest in lar CIV costume which
Marie supnied for the OcCns ion. They had not
tho least idea that they We q in for a fancy
dress dinner such q thing icing unknown. put
toggery and put on the costumes supplied.
Whom they met In the drawing room ana nj
tcrwnrd Mt the table II wn~ in these costumes:
j., Marie was Nine. RcCamttr' as usual; las
brgAnd: Tony Rohcrt-fleury was an Arab
sheik, all In nuro white: Mile. NillcvieIle was
DECORATED in Louis Ounzc style; Mnrir 3 Cous-
in Dinah Ms Charlotte t9rlay, Ic The nnHr
that an Arab sheik was not comfortably arrayod
for dining.
.Cnroius Duran. Alphonse Daudet, md other
distinguished men were, frequent guess at
Princess Doi2orouki. the morGanatic wife OF
the late Car OF luSsin. and mother OF rome OF
the late Cars children This Is the princess
who. ut home always oats of Of solid gold
pretty and surprised everybody By winning
tho Cars affect ms.
ToMaric hersefhas been credited the author
ship OF the story now rreity well known hat
rrtncess because Of Tho Fact that sl" could eat
more tnan any woman he had ever seen.
Mario enjoyed having nristocrattc friends
very much, always feeling her own social lo.i-
especially in the condcscendinG friendship ~
tho Duchess de fitZ-JumCs. This lady. though
her nnmo doesn't sound like il. is n, French IA
possible. aud from the glorious l,anb0urg
something ike Iir-'nil pronounced rapid
~. She helped Marie socially great deal.
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importanc,

Marie was really Of good family. ms she says.
Her father vas q maricha! de nobesse in Eus-
STA near roltava. The difficulty which Marie
experienced in getting on in society was due
10 a mysterious scandal about her aunt. This
kindhca!ted woman. Nine. Romanon by
name. had something wrong about her past.
Paris even WHISPERED that there had been
some sort OF an unexplained death in her fam
ily, and that through this death she had be-
come possessed o! her enormous fortune. 1t
is certain shat Nine. EomanoF could not so
ia 10 Russia. and that when Marie and her
mother. Aunt RomauoTs sister. won't TO tho
Russian emf assy. Aunt Romanof did not 20
along because she would not be receiN ed the!c.
In SPITE however OF her dIsA lvantaEns. 500
cially. tho aunt could not lie DISPENSED with.
for it was her great fortune. wnich WAS abso-
luteiy at Marie Disposition, that enabled he
young woman 10 Srat!iy her wAims, pay her
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not quito so knowing as herself by asking
Bastlen,s brother, Emile. in a spirit OF philo-
sophical research. why Bastien Lepago want.
ed to keep u mistress and III women OF that
sort didn't bother him?
Personally Mario thought II her duty to ap-
pear to hate this mistress violently and to
flash scornful lightnings nj her whom shc met
her at the salon, for tho mistress also used TO
works OF art
At ono time before she met nasten, Mario
thought herself In love with Gamhetta
All the lovinL was not on hor sidc, however,
for nlcutv OF mon were fond Of hor. Even the
aged and venerable Victor Hugo icll avict IN.
She met Hugo Mt tinmbcttas house, whittier
she went on pilgrimage after Gamhettas
death, and wns proud OF the TACT that he held
her hanI In n fhtherly way oil the way hack
from rassy. rnving about hCr complexion and
inteiGenco with great enthusiasm.
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ties would not allow her to do so In Paris, no
man IN the family who rides, means that no girl
with servant. or with servant aud young
man. They cant even ride with a Young
brother; some man O. their own blood must be
on hind to prevent the Wild performances TO
imagination. horseback riding lends itself
Marie BashkirtseI also danced very little
which as her sliprers Ike her boots we're
She didn't dance much because she hardly
ever wore corsets with evening dress. and un-
irlcnd., disliked having mans arm around
her waist.
BESIDES. dancing gave her palpitation OF the
In this article two photographs, are shown in
which Marie appears with her beautiful and
stockings. But she WAS not satisfied merely
with having her feet photographed.
became intercsied ted in nay q young artist Who was
scho9l. His work was praised. he was poor.
for him (, rant her feet She meyer saw his
lace; and he never saw her face. He saw only
curtain. beneath which hor feet and ankles
alone, were visible. Both feet were resting on
nda,k red velvet cushion, Beneath one vas
n very elective rnir Of feet.
Tho III tue was u success. No skirt OF any
sort was visible. only tho limplcd feet and the
ankIes halfway up tn tho knees. Tho picture
NiSll NFlp. lhHSUklTlSel y mousse.
Ibis incident 81 the feet painting no doubt
Lodi to an UNPLEASANT and unjust story which
was cirSmla,ed IN I f s!uiiG nboGt MaTie
rich vourG Russians main idea in coming TO
the studio where great professors taught was
to got upon such footing with one, or several
uf those ~ ofessors as wCull allow her TO real
iio the dream Of hor life: to DO painted nude
by q great artist.
This thing Is not unknown among society
women III Paris. or. for that matter. out of
lars For Instance. the painter GeryeN has
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in which she saw only evidence Of their belle;
that she was in n bad way.
Her big and biG.heartei Aunt Romanof Of
Tended hor particularly in this way. After
Marie's illness took on 81 grave form she
would allow no one. nurse or otherwise. in her
bedroom AZ night Her aunt, therefore. mnde
IN her mind tha: she would not so to bed her
sell. and for weeHs u; Il tirlo every night she
stretched herself out on n mat in front OF
Nar;e's door and spent The night.
II was auitc pathetic to think OF this enormous
tender hearted woman stretched out on her
back smoking cigarettes through tho night
hours and listening carefully 10 hcr b-!o;ed
nieces brea;hin-. ready a: the least sound OF
coughing TO so in AMI cover her w IN ser pre-
tence OF having herself Just risen from bed.
Under these Conditions i woGlI mt do for
the Old aunt TO be all dressed, as that would
excite Naries suspicious. Consequently she
slert on the door mat in her nicht dress. Ore
NiSht however. NM. HoMa.o"'s /. eat crime
O. s!eepluc oU : Dc Tie cco was discovered )
Marie ami then here wa~ 4 tremcn ious time
Mari" lew into u terrible rage she had 3
peculiar capacity Tor rL-inG terribly, and
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domestic affairs and that mamma may live

domestic affairs. and that mamma may live q
long timew
one thing is certain; Marie Bashkirtseff was
q girl who needed spanking probably more
than any girl who ever lived, and sho was
never spanked at all. Ind she been spanked
ono.half us thoroughly MS she was petted and
spoiled sho would have taken proper care Of
her health. would have thought healthier
thoughts. aud. perhaps, have been alive to-day.
brilliant. normal, and useful woman.
At tho end OF this article such OK tracts from
tho diary are printed ms will sufllce TO give an
idea o! tho whole book and do away with tho
difficult task Of reading 800 pages. These ex-
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thro gh it. Il was thu, ac". NJ! = ', "Erur-
ais curry, and Not veg .nAi" ..'.' r. X a.
ways in loose lot, sometimes Jos, ON l..h neck.
sometimes E'ch. rut atWa IN lie; isru; ash =.
nature - ito her crmplnE: she never used
Ia he Wy o. detail her comn'eyon WAS be.
youi al question 90: hest lo.&' A.iEou:t II o
hrrsc took more c,per!H r '!e n t.r i,e'.
lore4 Her l!Is were Eed, lie: "a, . III !, and
Her noso wa, 10; 5000. which cnpsel her
deep sorrow ard eNi si@S WY II !, never
once mentioned in, her diary Sic used
~ say thaI Il was hGss1aA leAsaai nose
She particularly q'sdked ARE rosir,s. IN Ter
scorn . Young man VIII fE n still but re
herset mad big 9oNlriis. Every ody knew Q, her
from ner beauty and her POINTS were cons rnily
discussed among the artists and o'herS WHO
vsf,a..T agreed that Hef chief detec; was her
upper lip, i was TOO iCES decidedly 100 !onG.
They were really beautiful. as well rre-
served ana oat'y cared I.r as nm ordinary
young woman hands Her toe nails were care
fully maihtalned, ,man,ppla,eG, and Go!isaed.
she was ,oId OF h1vilE photoGgaphei and
81 eN4ir'uHG were rlgmr and Waite, and din,
Ned Ike a tAfys trN wtTr very small. and
81 q was Ike ~ or girls in the fact that she
wore shoes smaller han hey were, In sTite 81
o. . ON. She hated . rns hated them vi0-
leu,N. an ske uset 10 Tel! TIE girls the
very de,o,ei { her, she iounl herself prelu-
9" J ~ ins; l. n ~ lie election on YOU
VERY aSe'y have cons" Tn. curious fact tina:
5 IL tnRGed 10 combine l'-ht 5 .oH> Rnf 'rac-
:. NJ irom co y, worried her g,Ti rEieHds who
had tiE"I ~, e. a. 'uTas - =. Tie secret OF
Il was tina; she never walk when she could
Possibly heip dulCg 80 and IN lAct never took
eHtTise OF any sort. except ri4inG early in
In Der later years she gave IN tnat form, Of
exercise also. She never rode IN iSrls. Simply
for the reason that the French Law Of PROFILE
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seon Illustrated in the Salon. visited By Jup,-
ter in n golden shower
Asa matter ~ fact. though abe would hav.
been horriicd 10 know II. she was Just then
more Ike n certain Hmpus l.uGi-h booemakrr
who weighs So pounds, and Is appropriately
called Bull.
Bull is tho intimate friend OF John I. SulII.
vnn Bull used to be n e'Cher lie gu,o in
TINS profession. however, rs oOOu as he could
afford TO begin honest bOuN inIking
Once no made an emo rNOu- winning on A
certain Dcrby day and II wa then that hc ia.
Nrlorcd the Bnshkirtscff instinct. lilo nut all
his winnings, Lnglish bank notes nnl gold
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the honor q setting tho fashions in Paris in

the honor Of setting tho fashions in Paris in
several instances.
She wore then tho long flowing lines. drared
bodcca. fun sleeves and very plnin. scHnty
skirts, which showed the outlines Of the figure
which oil women arc now wearing whether or
not they are becoming
Mario's hints wcto almost universally Of the
big Rembrandt STYLE simple black with os-
tricu plumes NirOt he most eNtraNaGant
laris hatmakeT ana OF course n Rue de Ia
paiN man,was her halter.
She never wore bonnes, Of course. for un-
married women under 80 in Paris never wear
them. The bonnet is rs much a sign OF mar
rnge in France rs having your two middle up-
per front teeth knocked out ia a sign Of mntri-
mony H. some savage places. like Patagonia
Maries favorite dress was u plain white
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hL:N Lonls Qu!nze heels -tor Manic wanted 70

high Louis Quinze s-tor Marie wanted to
be taller.
Marie'S mothc- has in her drawing room
three Snpn, ate glass bells which arc shown
tendcrly 10 visitors. under each o, which
T. kept n pair OF sHpucr, worn by NHrie-une
green. one red q! one white-the latter the
last she ,er had on
Marie never 'added out her figure in any way.
She was nature ir~er She never used powder
or paint, or auythin.; OF that sort. a thing very
rare in Paris.
She did lace occasionally. because in Paris
girls do that almost universally. II = not
fashionable or even permi-s b e in arist0crailc
society there 10 have waist us big as life size.
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Naries idea always WAS 10 have everything
rs simple younG and or! sh aS possible. Her
bedroom was furnished in the most simple AMI
severe style. all white. with small iron bed
steal. painted white. in ono corner. and q
white ermin" ru. oyu- Il tpr oOLnt"rI4n".
nut white !Ur rugs on h" harn noor Her
I lied with H!rrurS T. HlOri her al op.ur-
tun!tY 20 admra tho lines AMI c rves a her
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In the first place ehc was q very pretty girl,
ana in hor diary did not In auy way OK
hggerate her personal charms so long as
she confined herself to actual description.
Occasionally. when sho wont into gcner-
aitics saying That she was the most
beautiful being that was. ever had been.
or ever would DO upon this earth, she went TO-
yond tho facts. There Is ono act. however.
not mentioned In her diary, and which Mario
probably never rcnlihed-sho outlived her
beauty. 1t fadoi away rs hcr fatal disease
progressed. and shc got thin. aud old, and
plain. Maric's beauty was that OF youth
and freshness. not u beauty OF feature, but
what the French, for some unknown reason.
call the beauty Of tho devil" Sho was rink,
and round and soft. Nho was o! medium
hciGh, and of beautiful figure. Her figure. be-
yond all question. was her greatest attraction:
she looked Us well without stays as with them.
Her curves and lines wero marvcl,usy beau
tiul, as she herself frequently tells us. Her
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Mo-ic'S FoOtEenr.

AS has been sail. Marie was devoted to her
feet. AMI spared no pains to dress thcm we'll.
In tho evening she usually wore white satin
slippers. also occasionally green and red satin
ones. with her white dresses. They were the
only bits o! color about her.
They We're always rs small As sho could have
them made. with very pointed toes and very
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professors, buy her extravnGant clothes and

professors, buy her eXtravnGant clothes. and
sc orally 10 make her way.
II was very difficult for those who knew
Aunt EOmanor to believe the taos TINT
Paris Eossips told OF her. She was so kind
heRr'ed. so drIoted 10 Marie. and so big. size
must have weighed rrarly 3ll pounds and she
only cared for two thinG-. leaving aside her
W;or. hin OF Marie 'iE"rette smoking, and Gam
Though Russian did not smoke. She knew
how. hut didn't believe in il.
When Marie died II is laid that her mother
and her aunt could not even crv for q whole
week. they were so "rushcd But they have
cried almos a thu time 'ince, and havA worn
deeres; mourning constantly. 10Th were zen
ny tho writer NJ Monte Carlo n year RgN. Thew
visited the gambling rooms icgularly. and
while one PLACED the bets on the tnhIes, hcr
sisters suIpel the money from n sold
leather bag ful OF II. Mrr. RomanoF old
friend who feared that she, would weaken
her lnances ~ GaTeiinG that there was
thirty, thousand francs from. her income 10
gamble with. and mover exceeded that amount.
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SiOrIc4 .Ahnmt Her.

Mario objected to being thought III even when
she knew herself to be so. She herself never
realized how serious her Illness really WAS or
that it would end fatally: and in s. tie of her
frc luent predictions about an early death,
never tAou.:ht that she was going 10 die
She hated any illusions to her state OF health,
md could not endure the little cares and atten-
ton which her family showcTeI upon her. and
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Her Month.

Marie Tashkirtseffs was very pretty mouth,
well >hapei and expressive. The upper lip was
tAio the lower lin full. 1t was not TOO small or
TOO big. and showed pIen'y OF character. 1t
G. rtain.y WAS not spoi.ed by that famous kiss
from ieiro the Cardinals son. which she SO
Violently reErettel
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PHOTOGRAPH OF MARIE SHOWING HEE PRETTY
UASrS
last few days now English tran Station of the
diary. better than its PREDECESSORS. has been
published in London. and almost rs extensively
reviewed as though it had never been touched
upon. Even in France Gladstone's interest in
the book produced Il great effect. and to-day in
the Palace OF the Luxembourg. the guide who
points out TO YOU The Mcc,nE.' NarIe's
great picture. also points ont With pride tire
erot on which Glads;on" stood as he looked at
the picture for Tho first time.
This in ,rcnsinG interest il the Russian crl
maGos It unnecessary 20 apO!u-Io for the
amount OF space now devoted 10 telling about
her. In addition TO ius;ructinE the public
this publication o! Lows about Mario Bash
krtsefT will provo u great relief 10 various
American girls who knew her ono Of these
lives in Buffalo. one in Newark. one in Omaha.
and one in South America.
These girls have grown very tired o; telling
over and over what they Know about Mario
BAshkirtseN Now that i; is all tuld where
everybody may read it. they will he relieved
from further responsibility.
The statements which follow are those OF
Marie Bashkirtseff's most intimate friends.
OF the diary little need be said. itis COM
Dlicated monument OF vanity. ambition. and
Ogottsm: interesting 10 the student OF human
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try in the world. Sho was liberal and was
always ready TO divide This very Tue lunch with
any OF The hard working EIr.S who were not SO
fortunate as 20 have CEe' ~ home.
There were other girls OF wealth and social
Position in the studio even greater than
Mares. but these dii not attract 50 much al
teUtlon as The young Russ an II s;rac=e char.
Rcter and great tae-t. The Ateller was divided
regarding her. She was the leader OF one half
Of Il, and the other bar was composed OF her
enemies. beaded by Nile. 4mele Baudry-Sor.
rel called NJ le. A. in The diary. the same girl
who accused Marie Of \ desire 10 be painted
nude by some great MAJ.
Al work Marie wor" /! lIUe workingnane
blouse. bun always viii very ne linen lawn
rut',es falling over her la, d i Ia Van Dyke
There Were several Pu.!sh -iT!s In the studio.
Most 81 these Eel; IL ;her duty TO hate Marie,
she being Russian. one OF these girls how"
ever. was an execution that WAS Anna Bo.in-
ska, who now TankS AS one Of JUIien's very
best pupils I'D is stl. studying with him.
She wa devo.ed - Marie always. and she WAS
a. the more pra!sewor;Ey II thus 'orCiving tho
Russians nat Quality. rs her father and her
lover. 10th ardent Polish patriots. had teel exc
lied - siberia AM d!et here IN the mines.
The punch which Marie speaks Of having
offered 20 the girls upon setting her medal at
TIE tvncours wHS q Regular Institution. Zach
girl when she got medal. or had her first
picture admitted To tie So or, was expected to
order th- regulation pun, 3pd invite all tho
girls 10 grow syCpathc'!c a! hilarious at her
expense, The punch was always made by tho
same wine man a,ound the corner always
came W h.sZ!0G IN the same big COPPER bowl
and was very powerful. Two small ladies' OF IL
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was a v"rv Eo,i allowance for zig 81. T. that
~. inter al % 60 a2y NOTE wCrk.
lEc sAy e!nH 9 wnlfh Marie al les WAS enc
o'ta- GA~I ~'T KING .rA. res OF! the a'e.. -. II
was n" -kt."icn az y an PIT there. tea
tEH G,T!s q, atom, mud OH 81 r. 'u-"G "A
way - I16' any rlese otfcaG.i - .". or
wt4out .!s,nro,r= he rs,;. ~ saE.- ,5a,!
ttAe Tie skeletons hard ~ H.
sec / u, ot u 81 ina, cu.Gr r. ami. ~ II
across trF yhsA!. Graw Il. I'D - sc; he "'e-.
s.E Sea II ;Le carpenter Wa go: .-.-s ~
ifa 'esA 'hA artists yainl
. sHe'el y WAS very : rutA-. l. was 80
loIaA 70 Aio give 70 All n hum 5 way
o. te,r'l NJ Iar' g: hlr. ans e eNpre-' Z q.
com n; crtii &c OF r';u ai,E e ar; !; EAss
" "A vn 'esi g aNnain IN O. al"G rl' -
wef~ !. decorate ne s>".", ~ "a :.
SIAN : ~. at d!.nE % : heat. $500" -
IN 10 The ,siuil2wns usuN! ytg SAT- az
l"rAu-a tr!rE ihr q. nr.a-. -. b.. -.Ar no
Esa The SG,4e.ou = E..,...
IL 'hs nhH WI 1Afre' ia'>s, o. ~ W
IN II" "sSh had known Wa; .r-' Ger
lie WIS s5iIE 10 e! after teai.
man. LoW"T'r. ls..:Ei be Ne-y :'..r a'A 80
sASleLon succeed tie oLr uw ..
, 30 lar a. bis OoEes arc GO eE-r~.., e. eA'E
Wogli DO away w!lh tie feel. : . .- leg
9aa denrssslon which associates i;se: WEI
There were and are very May i~teresiilss
CH!s IN thIs Interesting studio. ssns :! 1Ss~
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1AhIE PHOTOGRAPHED IN RUSSIAN PEASANT S
COSTUME. wTH RARE FEET
nature. but useless otherwise excer. as warn
ing TO parents not - spo.l their chi lren.
tits pro baby safe 70 say that Marie's diary
10 decide !ly truthful narrative so fac Rs
statements ofiact are con oerned. As 10 the tLeo-
ries and profound sentiments pug into few
words, OF which she was SO fond II is not I'M
charitable TO say tha. many Of iLoM were pr, b.
ably less original Khan she though, them. She
lived In an a,musuheG" Of c.eyeguess. AMI men
and women. suparilSia!,y clever NJ !cas' sur
rounded her con -laa;.y In addition. she WAS
q tremendous yelder Halfar, Homer, Io'a,
ChAhrs Fourier. Thecphi,e Gauicr. Ar.s-
tophnnes, F,utarch Ncn0pLon, Iny. Epic,e-
tus Herodotus IlAtO Liyy. Nol'aiIe. Alfred d.
Musset, and Victor Hugo are among the curl
ously diversified gentlemen whose wogks
Marc read constantly. With her W n
Gertu! meuo.y and power o. assini-
lRiiun Il l. cyiGcn' that some OF
the phi'osorhi.inE and rhTasinG OF these
worthless have come & Is IN Ma.ie's diary.
strained through MagIes brain As 10 Maries
character, almost NIL 81! her friends have forGed
dlGove. oIinlNps Oft. The was 4 good girl.
and n dc : one. tlS' Is ceEtalN-as pure q
Eirl, really rs Any " b. Fever wrote diary or
loved an artist, SIZE was Tremendous eGoIist
Such as philosophers Ike Aristotle and
me-" she says, ca.u,'y ana with conviction.
She WAS ais marvel ~ rre, o'.ousness.
Al 'hreo Years %: 6se" size SAYS, I lopEod
for in!escTlNHyle E'auleurs"
she was D.: wpaue5. a. She tc.s US. until she
was g. years Old The lec,ac,c q. . Young
woman iScalas 81 '"orils o! heHS weaEel
ami lunGInE !5r in tes,r.taale GraGteurs IS AZ
least pathetic,
Her nightly prayer when ten years Old was:
oh God grant that l may never haya the
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WOOL en- EOWn. VIII m Tmnro tram, Snort
waist, 4 In Madame Rccamier.
Madame koCnmier Wa her ideal Of n bcauti-
full woman. she always tried TO look Ike her.
and believed firmly that shN did resemble her
very much. although the likeness is really not
SO very stirling.
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even though tha' hn small one. But Mario,
on few ocoasiCus when she was 50 .og.isi AS
70 tie horsslt W, did not lock well: i: threw
her out OF ba.anse.