The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-10-28
Celebrated Foreign Artistss I'm the Unitsd

Celebrated Foreign ArtIstss In the Unissd
states.
IN another part Of this days HERALD viii befound
an article translated fiom the Paris Constitutional,
in which the writer makes merry at the expense Of
the citizens Of the United States, and particularly
those Of New York. He satirises their fckleness,
in keen, but good humored vein, because, about
year ago, they crowned the Swedish Nightingale,
and now, having dethroned her, give the magic
sceptre to the Irish Swan, haipg the idol with
even greater homage than the old, Jenny Lind hav-
ing been at best only the Queen of Song" where
as Catherine Hayes il "the Soul of Song"-the
quinteses nee osinspred melody-the very divinity
Of music
The French journals do not understand rs. We
must have our amusements and fun, if the heavens
should fall. We are happy and prosperous, and
free. We have plenty Of money and We are able
and willing, notwithstanding a few broken banks
dafew failures in Wall sire et to pay for new star
=" bright particular one," of the first magnitude,
every six months, or even every six weeks, i. it so
pleases as. We must have excitement in Gotham,
come whence it may.
Jenny Lind was fetea and worshipped as an angel
She exhibited by the Prince of showmen as a
greater curiosity than the Feee merm aid, the white
negro, the woody horse or Gen. To n Thumb himself
Ia return for her notes he and she received large
number Of the notes of various banks Jenny Lind
has had her day. Catherine Hayes takes her place,
ard without the advantage Of any exhibitor to set off
her projections, captivates all hearts.
The Constitutional ridicules New Workers because
they have transferred their affections in twelve
months from one woman to another longer time
than IL takes for many widow to doff her mourn
i1g for the bridal veil and wreath of orange flow
eIs But what will he say if another remarkable
change should take place in far shorter time than
that formidable rival for popularity, though
0. 4 rather different kind, Will soon be on her way
across the Atlantic to the United States 1t is Lola
Montez This notorious, far-famed European
Bloomer is said to be Of Irish birth and paren.age.
though there some mystery hanging over her natal
hour. She has led kings captive in chains, has
shaken some Oh the crazy governments of the Old
World to their foundation; in a word, she has
startled ali Europe by her holiness and originality
"a Napoleon in pettieoats-a second Joan Of Arc.
For the time being she will absorb the public at
tention here to the exclusion of everything else.
Like Ledru Rollin, she is exile (he from France
snd she from Bavaria) Like him, she is red re
publican, and hates all kings, because, having tried
them, she found the wanting.
Having conceived platonic affection for the
King Of Bavaria, which turned out to be mutual,
she was created Countess of Landsfeldt, and usei
her influence in overthrowng despotic ministry,
and in having a liberal one-a very liberal
one-aIpointed in their stead. She was not
content with this. Having obtained seat
in the cabinet, and being privileged to take
part in its councils, she proposed host of sweeping
reforms that amazed even the most liberal of the
ministers. She entertained the bold idea of having
al things in common throughout Bavaria, men,
women, property, and and pantaloons, and making
that kingdom great Fourier phalanx, or Wo-
mans Rights order Of society on a large scale-(see
Philosopher Greeleys reveries.) A CONSERVATION
was spread, revolution was got up by the despot,
party, the very crown Of the King was threatened,
ard tie expulsion of Lola Monies became neces-
sity. But she now proposes to revolutioaze Eu-
rope, and the means by which she operates are as
Iue the end is vast and comprehensive. II Is
nothing less than dance, invented by herself, and
which seems to have most wonderful effect in turn
lag mems heads. She calls it Socialist dance Like
the dance Of the Indians, the armed Pyrrhic
Dance CT the ancient Greeks, introduced by the son
of Alexander the Great, or the modern dance
OF the ects Of christians called Shakers and Jumpers
il is the expression Of sentiment, the emb obi nent
Of principle. II is the poetry of motion reduced
'opoical philosophy That il is not mere abstrac-
ton, but susceptible Of practical application evil
dent from the fact that, arriving ut Antwerp on the
very cay OF the election, the dancing philosopher
kicked up tremendous commotion, the liberal
party trumphed for the first time within the memo
~ Of the oldest inhsbitant, and n revolution on a
sn ali scale was almost the consequence At Bo-
logre, as will be by reference TO our Paris cor
resIondence, she made apalpable hit At Brussels,
hirpodrone lad the auiacity to ask her to ride
one Of his horses a couple Of turns in his circus Of
fering handsome remuneration for her services
The indignation Of the high-heeled woman could
not contain itself She for her pistols, and pur-
sued the unfortunate circus man all over the Bel
gian ca pital, TO shoot him down for the insult lie
had very narrow escape for his life, AMI had he
been winged" by her fire, no would have been
served right for HE objectionable blundsr in mis-
taking the mission Of the fair danseuse, bora, as
she was, to trip up the thrones Of kings, and to so
cialise the institutions Of the world with her heels
Such terror has she inspired in the Pruasian
government, that, after the bills had announced
her appearance at Frankfort, Cologne, Coblentz,
ami ether cities, despatch came to her from
the Minister Of the Interior, informing her that
sic would no longer be permitted to dance In
Germany. The reason assigned is the fear Of
revelation. she became III in consequence Of this
prohibition, and returned to Paris.
1t seems the French government have also clugh.
the contagious alarm, and that it is probable an
interdet will be placed her dancing in the cities
Of the provinces which she had intended to visit,
particularly Lyons, where the socialists abound.
She knows tss. the French republic is only re-
publican In name, tina; is the shallow without the
iubstance-the body without. the soul-and that it
has less Of real liberty than the old British monar-
chy at The other side Of the channel Lola Montez
knows this, and so does Louis Napoleon. She pro.
bstly les gins 70 excite the country by the mtzcs Of
her dance into genuine republic inism, and perhaps
iontthirg more. Another Madlm Maintenon,
she watts 0 ref I'M AMI RUE France by her india
U,,t a l. IL. d.. 4 III