The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-09-02
Lola sIontes-Ths Helen OF the Age.


The Helen Of the age is mot sssuredy Lola Msn.cs,
slias Betsy James aiiss the Grrnnn Won Landsfolt
onIk history, her nrst public alleged adultery
her last Ia alleged bigEmy In the interim. what
yuri'ty CT phases did the not witness In life Lola
hostss was perfect beauty some SIX or seven years
since; indeed, when rhe came out at her haiesty's
Theatre in lste her loyrin-ss Vas surprising; bot
this So to anticipate her history, M tn, present
u.nt fhr may b. stme thirty years Old, Their, abous;
ard a rsgrOs her rcrsoSal aPpsstancc though she
siil hsudttms she cen no longer Icy claim " srt te
Of Lovely.
Tie career q Lois Monies or rathep Mrs James or
Brs. Itsid, hss le,n romantic End extraordinary. In
all human probability sbe Is m lrisbTonln. sbo vas
married IN Ireland to en- lrith1au; and fatements
have been it various time made, 10 the eject
ttst ~. l. native Of The sister country. The
faulty ~ James W. respectable one In The county
of M,aih; and It ems thai IN July, 1891, sh-
marii'd to lieutenant James, Of the Ea,t india
CtmrEuy's Ftrrice one 81 that famiy. Tier maiden
ham, va. Rosc Anna Gilbert end the marriage took
place Ut N,ath in Ireland she ACCOMPANIED her hus-
hand "a india und rctururd To ireland in l. or 1872
frcn th,nre she came 10 this country. arI a loyal
seJsIatirn toos place between her aud her hu- baud
The sRUse 81 that srsrason was an allegation Il adult
try win Captain l,n"N. q mrmber of DevOngnire
family. Judgment vent against hor in the Consist0ry
touft BY default SHE did rat tfpsnr IN person Dy
proctor 10 the suit insutei by her husband and TIC
iudpmt Mt vas a ciyrrce ufniG 81 hrro which was
prayed ca The part az thn plsinn Shortly aftr this
rhe aTP.srsd at her Msieiys 1haire. under thc name
Of LUia hont'f-s epgBlsb ieiayrtpa. Tier inccBpe-
t.rry public dancer however, vas evident on her
LTSt snct. bot addri to this shn reeognIsri
q notorious MEs Jsuts ny prince Of the III pod
ard his ccngsrions ofihc omuinus box The vas
that het beauty could net ave her from in cit To
aycngc thcm-tiyts 81 the director, Mr. Lumiry. for
nt hotivri AGAINST him these alrJns Eng
nshm,n q tho higher cinssss hsotfd eOman from the
"a go. lta Ncrtss appeared only once more after
that shs never csmn On tho nitric scene ysin IRON
tnFlhud pere she tangled the 'irtuous Earl of Mai
M,rtury in dsicatc kind - uewarap.r correspond.
sncs- au assertion having been msde IN pchle That
tie rfitrt tbat rieu7 nobnen 10 hi owu house fr'
Ing ana she preceded O. Trrf where her beauty and
her daring soon Introduced h,r o. circle distb
rui ~ fvr D. val power than Tor To- self denial
rtegiity sx the Journalists in The rag OF the late
hierarchy a NJ country the Siraf Jins the Beam
tsilorf the Alexandra Dumaas the Michael chew
hers - Ser -vs with q these individuals
Fhe foIuti - rlCfr connection. which severed by
ms ttath IN duh Duiarlln, II recollection serves
Ytion The trial that cnsusd upon which ths, baea
iuiio1 Dumas examined dLClosed tissue ~ in-
fanir- surprising % 10 sas horrible 10 contemplate
Thu actually invsgled into this encounter ir
The Iuty.sc a being murj red. ADD murdered he was
0rgy Lof Sont,a iuneriioi a nj property in-
cluang nshis' bare Ia luris n'si pr hich he udit
% ma eli SIZE wac Ir.,ent ~itnass a. The trial iva
qutsti,n. which took place at ltoucn; bat nothing
ianspftd o. iuriieate her nodiatoy or g. nrdiatrv
Ia ibs cause q his d,ath h :. presumed That ,he
ftftcd with her share n the sts journal for ehe soon
afterwards quilted Parts and thr uoIt place " rbieh
sbs htnIi a wre 40 Berlin. Here she came ia
tart With The police ~ a chRrH"tCtisic manner At
ibtsry ftlirW rCttnsi, thr attempted u break
The lne 10 gsndArmts aho Kept "a tbe crowd " srec-
tnttia frsr The Nng- doubtless he hal "A oesien on
flat mtudiin nttnrth-ppd frn0tr y policeman Nt'h
her iid'rg Vim Jhc irnasiip tyrsnt could not sith
ery enc" 81 dccsncy mrrison her Tor Eve ysst' ~
foiirtsethc rtnaty ct this ccnce 20 he oTdcrc5 her
'ht ~ iIu.siI. she Vas neat hcRci " in Dlysris,
wh.iatte Fan career q splendid guilt for two years
end upwards 10 terminated. hoEeycr, In lho Tiao-
teal dethfcntment ~ the aged monarch - that
country, who lad btcofnc Infatuated With her
charms Hu osn ezio and ruin speedily f,lloved.
The kirg % Bavaria bult splendid, palace for
her IN AuTich, era bestowed upon her large es-
fafes and patent "a nobility; but ,he played some
terrible TRICKS with tis pcupeFuch hopuding bcT
prt iul dcg against agsd priests coming issue with
The Jtfuts, and generally carrying all before her With
high hand. To the Epelish who courtci her favoss
sbC very attentive and she knO~n 20 BE- heof
and glove With 81 least one corrcpondent q London
mtrnirg journal, resident at NuDlch. when Muximi-
Ian was dctbronvd. II was with great dinculiy Lola
escaped The mob would have torn her 10 pieces "
they had laid hands on her As u wae, they wrecked
her palace She vas ultimately dcpoItcd % s~itser.
lapd hy g nmand of the new hipg, where she Joined
her ancient lover. Why and wherefore they again
ssraiRisd mystery at thi moment, bat 10 she sur
prime SUD amaI. msnt n the London public, ais sas
announces IN the icugDsls FSsiicnt IN Thu metro