Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1857-10-15
from ire boston Bee
Lola Montez on the RostruEn
MOST INTERESTING LECTURE on
BEAUTIFUL WOMEN.

Tho world renowned Madame Lola MonteL
r,,ve a lecture last evening Mt the Mclo'tenF, on
:. Plentiful JTomea'' The fame Of the lecture
ess, the novelty Of The Subject, and a great de-
sire on the part Of the public to see ana near one
whose name is household word in the two
hemispheres, drew together an audience ming
every part of the spacious hall. Among the
multitude present We noticed some Of our best
known citizens and their ladies. An air OF an
ticipa;ed delight seemed TO be depicted on every
countenance; and this was fully realized by the
entertainment which followed.
As Madame Lola entered the hall and gallS
trippeci up the platform, she was greeted Win
applauSe-a compliment she gracefully acknoW-
lodged. and then retired to arrange her toilette
for the lecture. On returning to the platform
and taking her place in the desk, she was again
greeted with enthusiastic applause. On iS sub
sidencc she proceeded to her lecture.
In commencing she remarked that the last
anCi most difficult office imposed on Psyche was
to descend to the lower regions and bring BACK
portion of Psoscrpine's beauty IN box. ne
too curious GODDESS, impeiled by curiosity raised
the lid, and behold there issued forth vaPor'
which was all there was Of that wonderful beau.
tv. To define what was beauty was matter Of
no little difficulty, for if she selected beauty IN
Paris. when Shc reached CnnStantinople the
standard would fail. That which was beauty
in New York was leforinity at Pckin. In
China, painted faces and piucked eyebrows
were considered traits of beauty; aud If the foot
was large large enough TO walk upon. it was
looked upon as a great icfJrinity. Said Noltaire,
task the toad what is beauty, and lie Will tell
YOU it was his female, with too large eyes pro
iecting out Of a small hcac." With the modern
Greeks, corpulcncy vas the perfection OF female
beauty. Hair is a beautiful ornament Of wo-
man, hut it ISIS disputed point what color 1t
should be- Most people look upon red hair as
not to be endured, but in the time OF Queen
Elizabeth it was fashionable, and many who had
black hair were in the habit Of wearing red
fronts so as to be in fashion. Cleopatra, that
great beauty, had red hair, and the Venetian Ia
dies 20 the present day counterfeit yellow bar;
so it would be seen that beauty was iicklc
subject to deal with, anl she was sure all TIC
lovers of the present dag would have their owi
views concerning it, in spite Of her. In China
to he beauty, a woman must have thin lips, Sc
thin that they were no lips at nil. In CircaSSla
/ Hat noses, tawny Skin, and eyes three inche'
| apart, were the very acme to settle upon ONT
| uniform standard of beauty, yet there could h'
no doubt about its influences upon the inStltu
/ tons of mankind. 1t has settled the disputes
! of nations, when both tile sword and diplomacy
have failed. Beauty and grace, it Is said, arr
! the arms of woman. But where are we To de
tect 1t, lrv.i"I'~ in little dimplc, smile, or
/ fantastic little curl Many ullres -; ~" ,%:vr
life. when in the company Of kings and mobiles
She had been forced to reflect upon the words
the sublime Milton: