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Show I "VAMPS" WHO I MADE HISTORY X By JAMES C. YOUNG. ( by McClure Newspaper Syndicate.) ' THE QUEEN OF GEW-GAWS. WHEN Napoleon returned from Italy It-aly after the campaign of 1707, which made him famous, a group of the prettiest women in Paris gathered around the new conqueror. None of them were more bewitching than his own sister, Paillette. When many women were striving to reach high station, Paulette had just one mission fine clothes and a gay time. She turned so many heads that the account has been lost. Then Napoleon forced General Leclere to marry her; The little Paulette continued to be her same bad self. Leclere failed in a campaign against Portugal. Napoleon saw his chance and packed both of them off to Santo Domingo, although Paulette rolled at his feet and tore her hair. Leclere died In Santo Domingo, and hack came Paulette to Paris. Napoleon Napole-on provided her with a husband by force a second time. He was Prince Camilla Borghcse of Rome. But she and the prince did not get on well. In Home Paulette met the great sculptor Canova, and posed for his reclining statue of Venus. Napoleon had himself proclaimed emperor and Paulette hastened back to take her place near him. The prince had become insufferable to her. Napoleon Na-poleon kindly sent him off to a distant dis-tant army command. And Paulette threw herself into a succession of love affairs. Generals, actors, musicians, even a valet, were numbered among her Intimates; This conduct caused so much talk that she and Napoleon constantly were at outs. On one occasion oc-casion he dressed her down with a cane. She was said to have originated the idea of milk baths, and her bathroom bath-room became familiarly known as "Paillette's dairy." But the tragedy of ISti cut short her gay ways and she accompanied Napoleon to Elba. Paulctle bad one stanch love In Her life for Napoleon. When be fled from Elba In 1815 she insisted that he take her jewels, and even sold her dresses to help raise funds. The jewels were In Napoleon's carriage at Waterloo. Water-loo. Then he went to Helena, Paulette lived until 182"), dying at forty-four. When the end came she called for a mirror, looked at herself, and said, "I am ready to die. I am still beautiful." |