Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-01

she told her story. If they heed it. If at least
of them do, have not suffered in vain"
The story of her downfall senseless extrava-
gance, which was also accompanied by great gener
osity to all about her. When came to London from
Italy she had an engagement at 81 900 week. She
had, however earned this money but a few weeks when
she became seriously ill again and again taken
a hospital
She recovered in few weeks and went back to her
hotel But the doctors would not let her dance and
earn money In spite of this she bought expensive
car and lived in hotel facing Hyde Park, and kept
villa up the Thames.
She keeping besides herself, a secretary
dresser, two maids keeper of the dancing snakes
When the money getting low, everything going
out nothing coming in, and earning more prohibited
by the medical authorities Odette fell victim 10
quacks, undergoing expensive cure" after an
other but thinking of retrenchng expenses Sh.
had not only herself and her large to keep but
the Countess Basiliarde, her mother and tribe n
brothers and sisters. The Countess Basiliarde was
at time, maid of honor Queen Olga Of C,ree..
When King George made violent love to the beautiful
woman, the Queen dismissed her and she became On
opera singer. She successful for time bu.
when her daughter who took the name of Odet,.
Valery, became famous, she gave her mother hand
pension.
Odette Vaery's appearance on the stage wa. -.
umph from the start She was the embodtrn.4 =.
beauty, youth and grace One day the Khedive -
Egypts cousin brought her a silver gilt aasket obot
hVe feet long set with turquoise and other pracons
e'oheS' "hen she opened it, big Egyptian desert
asp with poison fangs removed wrggled out 7.
wound itself around Odette's neck and arm ard a.
Whlm seized her to dance with the strange rentuo -
partner This the inception of the sernert
which she afterward conducted with cobras as my,
Gus other kinds of snakes VAR
She met her supposed father the Kro n, Co..,
various European watering places He was mos. az
erous to her, and she occupied for years +;n,,
IN the neighborhood of the Bots de Boulopne - ~,
winch ne owned. But the love he bore his d.,
suddenly Waned when the newspapers got boId 20 40
sIory OF Odettes birth and her royal connections -,
mad misunderstanding and for this reason Coy
uIuht appeal to the King when she was s+aT:
The late King Leopold of Belgium's bounty ,I,.' e
odette to set new fashion in jewelry rnps tbnt ~
cred half of the finger, bracelets SO big and bo
10 tire the arm. The late King Humbert of TtaIT
another royal friend of Odette. Prince Victor ~ 1.
Count of Turin, well known in New York sociot, '
also one Of her most enthusiastic admirers
"hen she danced in New York Odette vsIarv h..
trunks luu OF royal souvenirs in the shape y, TT.
oiaeeiets' nnger rings, ankle rings chains I.r,,
rams ana unset precious stones The Kift sbe IT.,
noS' ""9 portrait Of the King of Greece noiniat
on ivory, in gold frame set with d,aa s
ruDles' she mad letters from King Humber+ IT.;
Leopold and Prince Henry OF Orleans She had e.
automobiles, friendly public at her feet '
IL all went in this twevemonth of llness with o,
DensiYe operations and reckless living