The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-14
VUid Vanps of History
 Vamp5 Madame Pompadour, Who Set Style Hardressing By
 Jordan

advertising name, he has a flock of filthy | iucre and he amounts to something in l city politics. An old woman once told me that one day I would hold all France in my hands, and I mean to carry out her prophecy"
 As Madame Etioles, Jeanne Marie soon ] became a queen of fashion in the world of finance. But the court world and the world of finance were entirely separate planets in those days. The space inter vening could be surmounted by a little vamping. but Jeanne Marie had no chance until in 17i4 the city gave a ball to the King Till then Madame de Mailly had held sway over the affections of Louis KY and wouldn't even let a whisper of La Petite Btioles' seep through the keyholes at Versailles.
 At the ball that night Jeanne Marie was dancing the minuet, and each time she passed where Louis could see her the minuet took on jazz.
 Louis called a page to him.
 Find out who the jazz baby in the pink dress is,' he desired with kingly dignity.
 ''Find out. sir?" exclaimed the page with his mouth wide open. "Ye gods, King I thought you knew every chicken in Parisi Why, there's not another mas in the room that could not tell you that that is Madame Etioles, the queen of fashion in Paris She's got more money than a burglar"
 Why has she not met me?' frowned the King.
 Madame de Mailly, sir, she wouldn't let us tell you about her. quaked the page.
 Madame your foot" exclaimed the King. with suggestion of a snort "Pre- sent her at once"
 When the music stopped in the midst of the dance, Jeanne Marie gazed around. big eyed, as if she didn't know what was coming. As the page bowed before her partner and led Jeanne Marie off on his arm the partner looked like the little boy the calf ran over. but he couldn't help himself. It was the last time he danced with La Petite Etioles." She had vamped her way across the space.
 The next day porter called at her house for her trinkets and carried note to her loving husband which read slike this:
 50 long. Small Change, really en- joyed knowing you. If you ever need handout can round at Versailles and I'll see that they don't sick the dogs on you.'
 Louis established her at Versailles as Mattress en titre''-French for the whole cheese-and bought her the estate of Pompadour. She was now the Maruuise de PofnpadoHr, and went around hum- ming under her breath, Remember when I first blew in town? Oh, Lord, take look at me now.''
 Just being a vamp didn't suit Jeanne Marie. She had studied history as well as French dialect at the convent and knew the story of Louis XIV and Mad anne de Maintenon by heart. She want ed to meddle in politics, too. So she tried arching her brows and pulling a Mona Lisa smile on the Kings minis ters. When one minister didn't fall for the baby vamp stuff she would go to Louis and kid him along these lines:
 booie. sugar foots, you've got the fun niest old man for minister. I don't like him. I wish you would get somebody else''
 Why, Cherie. what possible objection could you have to him?'' asked the King. watching the way she pouted her lips.
 Tell you the truth, dear. now. Louis you're going to laugh, but the ministers s bedroom is directly over mine And he snores in his sleep so that it keeps me awake. Let's get a young man who doesn't sleep with his mouth open"