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Lucie Delarue Mardrus once inspired a perfume mixed just for her, while a millionaire had a fortune’s worth of rose essence dumped in the wake of her ship one time she left port. Despite touring, lecturing, and meeting royalty, she is best known today for one line: “In the smell of an apple I held my native land”.
Sources (Used/Consulted/Read Along the Way)
Lucie Delarue-Mardrus: Une Femme de Lettres des Années Folles by Hélène Plat
Wild Heart: A Life by Suzanne Rodriguez