The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-13

1t was to cut herself from them IN
why that she called herself Marie du Pies
slls lrstold " Alphonsinc l'loss $ chaa &c
she made at the tine of her nrst intrigue
How many lovers she had between that
time. late in 1872, when she first became
fam War sight In Paris on the arm or
her t!lled lover ami the day when she
was carried TO the cemetery ut MontmAr-
tire. where she Ees today IN one OF inc
most visited graves IN the world, no one
knows They were Uon of position. aud,
although she was so f,lmf ar a sight and
h.r h story never allowed to ihie' we
very men who celebrated her t"lt som"
reluctance IN handing 70 posterlty ne
rames of men Of their own rank IN ne
who had been associated intimately VAIN
Long after her death some one discov-
cred In a registrars office In I.oadon the
proof tina, IN 1915 In that cty a woman or
her name was married 70 a French nonl,-
man. who appears on the re,oW merely
as "Elward de Perre.' that ~ NC. now
ever, but part Of his name. From ms
legitimate husband she was spartan ny
IN q family, and 81 is said That from the
cruelt!es she suffered at his ha IDS after.
ward she really died as Marguerite OF
The play does. ,.o.
Dumas had learned OF this udrrinlf lnte
IN .fe ard was anxious to alter h-s pay
acccrdt1Rly, hut those VINO know pulhan
work his roint of view. the color az ms
nind reject that ualo al once. ii i' "a. AZ
mar,1 n-arr,ed Camille the play would nave
b.,eu peifectly proper from the Saxon
ncint OF Y ew. ami no oae would over nave
Ca IA that IT had carried more women 10
d'saaiar than ANYTHING that had ever been
vrittnr. St'i, It would never have hVen
to its iiriteth year as II now Will
THE MORAL TAINT
Arropos Of the amount that hm Gee"
written of this woman since Dumas taF-
ing advantage OF the sympathy and IN
terest felt about her In Paris, ana pro-
duced his !ongest-lved play, Conhl - ne
,'ontades took the trouble SOME tWciFe
vo.rs ago TO trace out her origin, ana
nroved that the elder Dumas was quite
right when he fancied mat fhe moral
faint in the blood of Marguerite was as
pronounced and reSstlcss as the phys
Teal,
nv tho way, however, this lazy was
mover known as IA Dame aux camel
l,.s" until after her death. That desiS'
nation dates from the presentation OF the
ulav An her life OF no'orelY IA Pari'
sbo had worn at ceriGin seasons Of me
year white Camelias. but IL remained Tor
1un4s to use the :act 20 describe her'
Al the time he did 80 he mos win some
oppos;'io,tn iron, from o, NJ ,gen In Pafs g
tbn DAYS of A!phons'ne flessis, ana VINO
nd long been known 60 .homne ue
re n illia." from inc Siuk' WIN fAil.''t -
which summer aad winter adorne h.H
but.orhole. THIS geuucmun,s insignia
ante1ared Nile Pleuis' ,oYc of the oior-
les white flower. because a. FAR back
as Is9l before she camc to Phr.s. ne had
firs, affected H. IT was computed by
one of his contemporaries that during his
life he must have spent 5000 francs on
these flowers, which in thor1 days never
cos less than 3 francs apiece. ana ne Of
Ten had 10 have TWO . day. To NJ. Lhu-
nr.Mezerai the camell.a was more ihln
an ornament II was taiisman, ard 10
falr lady ever ceeicd IN winning thc
dover from hts buttonhole for he was
surc that II he went home without II
some disaster would befgA min !, va
snail wonder. then thai he teli that "a
Dame aux Csmeaas" brought mo some
Undesirable notorioiy The name by when
he was known. -, 80.
II was under her own, name TIA, ms
fstmous cour;eaaa WAX buried 81 Mont
( matre. and the square monument above
bsr u,sNc which bars sir1py the WORKS
/ "Ici 7rcpose Alphous!nc Piesr'g. nee en
1874 morle on 1871: De nr1f1nd,'," Which
an directly nearly obiNcn9r D. in sur
,no,,nted with q carved vase fu!l OF ca
r1ellias ana to this day Il Is rare ina
I viss.ors do not find fresh MOVERS on th'
| grave.