The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-08-04
Lola Montez on Beautiful Women.

1t has been stated that Lola Montez-the charm.
Ing iola-was Iecturing in Hamilton, Canada, ON
beautiful women" The Spectator says Lola has
lost none of her attractions, and appeared on the
platf,rm as interesting as she used to appear with
her skirts at half mast on the stage. 1t says:
Lola considered the English, Irish and Scotch
women to be the handsomest. Speaking of beau
ties She gave the palm to the well known Duchess
of sutherland. who moved natural queen. and
was a paragon among the beautiful arlstoCraCy Of
England.
and mobiles were at her feet. In Italy they called
her La Divc-the goddess. She was Valuptuou4
with a neck that sat on her shoulders like the most
charming Greek models. She had a wonderfully
beautiful hand and an eye that when it smiled.
captivated all hearts. She far more intel
lectual style OF beauty than even the Duchess Of
Sutherland
The present Duchess of Wellington iwhen Lola
saw her, Narchoness of Donro.) was an admirably
beautiful woman, withlittle intellect or animation
She hne piece Of sculpture, and as cold as a
piece of sculpture.
The most famousiy beautiful family in England
was the great sheridan family. There were two
sons, both, said Lola, known to herself, who were
considered the handsomest men Of their iay There
were three daughters-rNr Hon Mrs Norton well
known on this side of the Atlantic through her DO
etry and her misfortunes Lady Backwood aud La
dy Seymour, the latter of whom was the Queen of
Beauty at the famous Eglinton tournament. These
three were called the three Graccs Of England.
Speaking of French beauties Lola first praised
the Marlulse de Ii Grange, and afterwards the En-
press EuGenia
When Lola last saw Eugcnia she (Euceuia) wa.
certainly one of the most viyacious. witty and
rprightly women in all Paris. All the portraits in
this country greatly exaggerated her size, for Eu
gena really small woman. Before her mar
riage with the Emperor and when she was the
belle of Madrid, She evinccd high admiration for
Louis Gottschall, the pianist who by the way. had
carried OFF. unwittngly half million hearts from
the United States. Eugeuia caused him to be re-
Ceived into the most arst0cratiC families of Ma
drid.
Lola then passed on to sketch the various charac-
terstics of the beauties of various countries and
took occasion to hit Lord Brougham (aIthough we
have heard the conccit befOre) Tho Constantine
politan ladies'. with whom corpueucy WAS beauty
would. she said have elected from that Dolished
gallant, the exclamation, - lCItat q,SqRtitv"
Lola decried all cosmetics She recommended
three things-tempcrance exercise and cleanliness
preseryatiyes of beauty. The bath. she said
which was universal everywhere but in Britain AMI
America, the best wash" that could be- de-
sired, although indeed, it was mentioned that fin
ture Of benzoine, prccptated by water was ,l,ra
by the beauties of Charles IL reign and really
brought blood to the surface. Bran might he aj
yantageously used In connection with the h,tl ~.
well cultivated mind was that which gave nor n,i,
eloquence to the tongue. hut lustre To the ev, va
million to the check. and lighted un the whole No.
son As though the very body thought Lola mnrai
lied mnch and well, and when in This yein IL
forth the heartiest applause VIZ"