The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-28
bERNHARDT STILL LIVES IN HEARTS IF HER FRIENDS
Persons in All Walks of Life Pay Tribute to Noted
 Star

PARIS, March 27. - Persons and personages-from tho little girl who placed a sous worth of flowers on her doorstep and then, frightened ran away. to the mightiest in liter ature, drama and muslc-are paying homage to Sarah Bernhardt in death.
 Tuesday perhaps brought to the great tragedienne realization ot those words she uttered hundreds of times in the death scene of Camille" An, but shall live, after all"
 The Paris municipal council voted that she shall have public funeral at the city's expense. It is understood that the body will be placed in the cas- ket Wednesday morning and that the funeral Is to. be held Thursday noon at St. Francis De Sales church.
 Shortly thereafter, Bernhardt's re- mains will be conveyed to the tiny uninhabited island off the coast of Brittanny as she had wished. Obtain New Casket.
 It seems impossible to grant one of the last requests of the famous &C., tress-that her body be placed in the rosewood coffin she bought years ago and placed on the third floor of her home. The casket has deteri- orated and it will be necessary to obtain another.
 Only intimates were allowed to pass up Tuesday to the second floor of her home where Bernhardt, Ma donna-l like, reclined on bed of lace, banked with white roses, lilies and H. lacs. She was dressed In white silk lobe anu her hlte natt U.-s .~o&~-5 -.anging about her throat.
 A crucifiX surmounted the bed is the death chamber and the carmlne cross of the Legion of Honor Frances tribute to the immortal adorned her breast.
 Crowd. Throns About House.
 Only the intimates of Bernhardt were allowed to view her. They tip toed as if not to awaken her. so lifelike did she appear. With a prayer for the repose Of her soui' the celebrities passed out into the Boulevard Pereire where cosmo- politan crowd, including many wide eyed babies and nurse maids watched the house, commenting in awestruck undertones.
 Rubinstein, the dancer; Cleo De Me rode, the famous dancing instructor; the Marquis of Deflers, Max Dearly, Sacha Guitry, in whose play "Un Suiet dc Roman" she was to appear. and Georges Carpenter.
 In compliance with her requests. the last TlleS ONci oSi ut oio " be simple. There will be no funeral orations, but just simple service.
 The hundreds of personal souvenirs. photographs, statues and works or art that were showered on her dur ing the career of 50 years on the stage are to be given to her closest friends and associates.
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 Showed FcndnesS For Pets.
 The death of Bernhardt, who passed Monday night victim of uremla, has revived hundreds of stories concern ing her life.
 Those in the boulevards recall her great publicity stunt of 2o years ago, when she had her picture taken in coffin and broadcasted them through out the world.
 Then there was her affection for Itsts. Once, while playing in London, Eernhardt bought tiger and lion cub, and carried them about the world with the rest of the small menagerie she ossessed-leopards. dogs and cats and several birds.
 During the Franco -Prussian war Bernhardt started to raise geese. which she intended to be used as food for the poilus. But she developed such an affection for the strange pets that she refused to allow them to De killed
 Bernhardt, woman of many loves. was very sensitive about her affairs of heart. She never disclosed the identity of the father of her son Mau- rice, out spoke, on one occasion, ot Maurice as her little mistake"