Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1849-10-01
MISCELLANEOUS.
Ernn the l.nndnn Olnerynr.

From the London Observer.
LOLA MONrES-lllE HELEN OF TIE AGE.
Tho Helen Of the age ia mos, assurcdly I"la Minutes
alas Betsy James. alias tho Gfmfinn van l.andsf.li. aha,
MIS-. Head. A far as can be gathered from her dark
history. her first public act was alleged adultery, as hrI
last is alleged bigamy. In the interim. what a variety
1T phases did she not witness in l,fei Lola Monlos wa
a perfect beauty son,o SIX or seven years since; indeed,
when she came out n, her Majesty y Theatre, in 1912
her loyelinrss was surprising; hut This ~ IL anticipate hcI
history. AZ tho present moment she may he ,ont thirty
years old, or 'hereahouts; and as regards her p.I.annl ~,
pearancr. though she IL still handsome, she can no longer
lay claim To the title oi lovely. -.
The career Of Lola Monies. or rather Mrs, James or
Mrs. Head. has been rmantic aud extraordinary. In
all human probability. sho il mn Irish woman. She " M
married in ireland to an lrshman; nnd statements have
been NJ various times made. 10 The III, ct that she " a na
two Of tho sister country. The family Of James Ia a 10.
spectacle one In tho county Meath aud II seems that
IN July, 1887, so was married to Lieutenant James Of
tho Fast India c%onpany's sarvice, ,mc of that family
Tier maiden Damo was Rose Anna t;illrrt, and Inc mar
riago took place At Meath. in Ireland. She ACCOMPANIED
her husband To India. and Returned IL ireland in lSil or
l0ll. From thence s,o came 10 ihis country and n legal
separation took place between her and her husband. 1'he
cause OF that separation was an allegation o~fadnltcry with
a Captain Le0nox, n member # the Drvons,irc faulty.
Judgment went against her IN the CoDsisi"iy Court, by
default. She did not appear IN person. or by proctor. 10
the sun instituted by hor husband and the judgment, was
a divorce a incnsa nj ihor0, which was pfnyed on tho
par, Of tho plaintiff. Shortly after this. sho appeared a,
her Aales'y's theatre, under the name Of Lola Alontos-
a Spanish b~aLdyrina. Her incompe,ency Ms n public dan
Ger, however, was evident IN her frs, appearance bu,
added to this, she was recognised ~ The notorious Mrs
James by n prince of the blood and his companions If thu
omnibus box. The result vas, that nor beauty could no,
save her from insult.
10 avenge themselves on the director, Mr.. Lunlcy 60,
some piquo conceived against him. these chivnlrons En-
9liShmen Of The higher classes l,@ted a woman from the
Stage. Lola Montos appeared only once after that aha
never came on tho mimic scene again. From ENGLAND
where she tangled the virtuous Earl Of Nlnlmeslmry in a
delicate kind Of newspaper correspondence IN assertion
having heen made in public TINT sho visited thai
piOls nobleman At his own house-fvm ENGLAND sl,e
proceeded To Paris, where her beauty and har
daring son introduced her 10 n circle more disiin.
guisled for its intellectual mw,r than for its sell dc.
NAL or integrity, viz tho journalists in the pay u the
late monarchy in that country tho Girardins, the Beau.
vallons, the Alexandra Dunns's tho AIachnel Crcvuljots,
Of hoe genus onne. With one of those individual. she
formed n close conneo,ion. wbie,, was severed bv his
death in a duel. DujarJin. II rccollec,ipn serves nriyli
was his name, and thai of his SLAYER il Bouyallon, The
iual that ensucd, upon which tia, .block lellow' Dnmos
was examined, disclosed n tissue Of iuf,u,ies n, surprisipu
az il was horIiblc 10 contemplate. The man was actual,
ly i~nveiglcd into this encounter for the purpose Of being
murdered and murdered he was accordingly. Lola
Monies inherited all his pfoperty. iucludinu n chief share
ia a Paris newsmper. which he edited himself. She
wa. present "A q v witness Al the trial in oucs,ioo. which,
took place at Rouen: bat uo,bing transv,red d, impliostv
her mediately or Immediately in the c,usc If hin death.
II il presumed that sle had r,r,.J viii, Ia, aI,,,cs 81 m.
atisjoumal.E for she anon amer onlurd PARIS. and ,ho
mex, place in which sl,. w. heard of WAS :, Rr,Iin-
Here she came in con,,c, with the n,l,ce IN : ch,,,c,.,.
istic manner. - -.
Al n mili,,rv rcv;ev ma, po,.a.,r Oh. .,,.m,,.a N
break the lnc If geud,,,nos ut" ha", a '' -" ....,, y. ~
spec,a,ors fr,m the k,n" ~do,h,,o.s sb. L.J , tss,0r m
the maudlio monar,hE,pd annie , nnLcc,n,n w,sh ha,
riding wbip. The pros.iao ,y,,., c,nId nn, with ,nv
show of decencv imnriso, ho, e., 6so yo.n l., a.,
tross-tbe neu,I,v of ,b,a ,T,,c, a bo ,rJo,.J no, an,
of Prussia. She vns nex, he,,d If in V,v,,;, WHARF
she ran , care,r f., ma y,.,s md ,n,,rJs II ,.wr;
mated. howcv,, in ,io o,,c,;.aI Ja,hrnnonon, If m.
,gcd nn,r,h IF ,h., .urn, 49, LA iaa,..a ;,c.,n.
led win Lor oI,ra. II.y' ."I ,as .naaJJ,
follow,d INA IL -. III, |. wv" a ,"; r ..L"
and n naleni or noh;I;,. b,, sh. , nM "nSo ,.,,ihl.
tricks with, his people-surh ns honndinp her net bull dog
against aged priests. coming to issue with the jesuits and
generally carrying all before her with n high hand. To