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Show TMAliRICD NUNB. "Sister Marie Magdalen, nun of the Dominican Order," who formed the aubject ot a book recently published In Franco by the religious press. Is no other (halt the late Duchess ot Alen-con, Alen-con, sister of the Empress of Austria, and who perished In the flamei of tho charity bazaar at I'arls about two yoora ago, says the Marquise do Fon-tenoy Fon-tenoy In the Washington I'osL Fow people aro aware of the fact that this duchess, who at one time of her life bad been nfllanred to tho lato King Louis of Ilararla, was a nun throughout through-out tho last ten or fifteen year of her life, although married and living with her husband I am perfectly awaro ymt this may sound extraordinary Hut the Dominican Domin-ican order haa sereral branches and 'dlvlsloni. Ono of these la known as the "Third Order of Dominicans," and wWlo It Imposes certain vows ot the ordor upon Its members. It n,erertbe-less n,erertbe-less admits of their remaining men and women ot tho world, and at the heads ot their respectlre families. They wear the scapula ot the order, hut not outwardly, and the only sumptuary obligation ob-ligation Imposed upon Jho women of this Third Order Is the avoidance ot auy undue luxury as regards dress. They are supposed to make a public profession of their connection with the1 order, aa long as they remain la the world., tlui ,underatandlnr being that they utinnl t iln .tl.thi.ltTrr?y nmm ble, and that on becoming free from BISTER MAUIB MAQDALENn. family obligations, they should become full-fledged nuns, or monks, aa the cose may be. Large numbers of royal personages and of the old world nobility nobil-ity are thus affiliated to the? order. HHIHHHHHBHH |