Royal Poinciana Author:Thea Coy Douglass SHE LIVED TWO LIVES AT ONCE — BY DAY she was "Mrs." Madeleine Memory, head housekeeper at the fabulous Royal Poincinana in Palm Beach, the largest resort htoel the world had ever seen. Dressed in black, in deep mourning for her "husband," Madeleine was the non-nonsense picture of chastity and virtue. — BY NIGHT, in peacock feathers and silver silk... more », she sipped champagne from her slipper as flamboyant, French-speaking "Madame Memphis" -- toast of the nightclubs and gambling parlors and consort of charming professional gambler and con man Harrison St. John Loring.