The New York herald., 1922-04-30

When she went out with her nurse
public admiration was the usual
accompaniment" of her walks. At
she was the center figure in a
series of tableaus at Caen, welcom-
ing Marie Louise. The Empress was
SO impressed with her beauty that
she presented her with a gold chain
and blue enameled watch set with
pearls. In 1871 she wrote of this
gift: "A charming watch with the
imperial monogram. i have kept it
carefully and it is better preserved
now than 1 am"
She remembered. the Due de j. arry,
IAN ugly, stout, heavy, cor mon
looking person." who. perhaps, k.,ow-
ing the story of her parentage and
marking her resemblance to Ma
poleon complimented her to her
mother. but added. "She will never
be as beautiful as Madame Il long
ago forgave the poor Duke for his
awkward prediction" she wrote,
(which did not even crafty my
mother"
She rejoiced in her troop OF ad-
mirers and her many proposals. but
added that the fact of the dot she
would have as the only heir of rich
NJ. de Pellapra may have had some
thing to do with the matter. On
her first honeymoon she says, I'VE
kept ourselves apart, so that the
glimpse of the lovely Corntesse de
Brigode, who was much talked about
"a fact of which she herself hal
some suspicion" Again, there was
keen pleasure when dressing in her
best she saw the admiring glances
of the crowd and the exclamation of
There's the beautiful Mademoiselle
de Pellapra," as she drove with her
mother through the Bois de Bou-
logne.
The two pictures of Madame de
Pellapra which accompany the me
moirs show fascinatingly attractive
woman. A reproduction of portrait
painted about the time she met Ma
poleon depicts her in an empire
dress of white silk gauze richly en-
broidered: through the light, almost
transparent material the eye can
easily follow the lines of her plant.
elastic young figure; the face is that
of a pretty French bourgeois. rather
dark skinned and with blue eyes and
mocking smile.
She must have been delightful
company from the stories told by
those who enjoyed her confidence.
The Emperor was as dainty as a
woman. particularly in his scrupu-
lous cleanliness, she said, and he
practiced in the utmost details all
the rites of the toilet and liked the
same refinements in others. in the
care which my mother-in-law took
of her person." writes Princess
Bibesco. Il could trace the influence
of Nine. de Pellapra, who taught her
these observances from a child"
what were Napoleon's eyes?
Blue said my mother-i -in-law. who
was sure of this because her own
were blue" quoting again from
Princess Bibesco's introduction. Re
ferring to her daughters oldest son.
Madame Pellapra. tapping the boys
cheek, would say: Henry is not
good looking. but his leg is like the
Emperoris."
She carefully kept all the gifts she
received from Napoleon. They were
hidden for long years in drawers or
secret chests by Nine. de Pellapra
and guarded by her from the angry
eyes of her dreaded husband" Among
these treasures were cockade worn
by the Emperor at the battle of Aus
terlitz, locket with his portrait, a
miniature for which he sat. brace
let with rubies, brilliants and emer-
aids and a diamond solitaire. Be
sides there were a crystal smelling
bottle with his warlike coat of arms
and a handkerchief, a big snuff
takers handkerchief of such fine
lawn that it might have gone into
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