The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1857-08-27
Lola MOntcz on Beautiful Women.

Lola considered the English, Irsh and
Scotch womru to be the handsomest Speak.
ing oi beauties she gave the palm 10 the
well Known Duchess Of Sutherland, who
moved IA natural queen and was the para.
goh among the leanlitnl aristocracy of
England. Lfdy Bless'nglon was marvel
lous beauty; kings and mobiles were at her
feet. In Italy they called her La Dive
The goddess. She WAS voiuptuous, with a
neck that sat on her shoulders like the
most charming Greek models. She had a
wonderfully beautiful hand, aud an eye that
when II smiled captivated all beholders.
Hers was far more intellectual styls OF
beauty than that of the Duchess Of Suther.
land. The present Duchess Of Wellington
(~hen Lola saw her, Murchioness of Douro)
was an admirably beautiful woman, with
little intellect or animation. She was a fine
piece OF sculpture, and as cold as piece OF
sculpture
The most famously beautiful family in
England was the great Sheridan family.
There were two sous. both, said Lola, known
10 herself, who were considered the hand.
soonest men of their day. There were three
daushters-Mrs. Norton, well known on
tl's side Of the Atlantic through her poetry
and mistortunes; Lady BIackwood and La.
dy Seymour the latter of whom WAS the
Queen of Beauty at the famous Eclinton
tuurnanent. These three were called the
three Gaces Of England. -
Speaking of French beauties, Lola first
praised the Marquise dc la Granite, and af
terwards the Empress Eugenia. When
Lola last saw Eugenia, she (Eugenia) was
certainly one of the most vivacious, witty
and sprighily women in Paris. All the
portraits in this country greatly exaggerated
her size, for Eugenia was really small
woman. Before iirr narriao. with the Em
peror, and when she was the belle Of Mad
rid, she evinced high admiration for
Louis Gottschalk, the pianist, who, 10y the
way, had carried of, unwittingly, half a
million hearts from the United States Eu
genia caused him TO he received into the
most aristocratic families in Madrid
Lola then passed on TO sketch the various
characteristics of the beauties Of various
countries, and took occasion to hit Lord
Brougham (although we fancy we have
heard the conceit before. The CONSTANT.
nopolitan ladies,) with whom corpuIency
was beauty, would, she said, have ELECTED
from that polished gallant, the exclamation
''sctat quantity"
Lola decriea cosmetics. She recommend
ed three things-temperance, exercise and
cleanliness, as preservatives Of beauty. The
bath, she said which was universal every
where except in Britain and America, was
the best wash that could be desired, al.
though indeed it was mentioned that tine.
ture OF benzoine, precipi,ated by water, was
used by the beauties OF Charles lis reign,
and really brought blood TO the surface,
Bran might be advantageously usedin con-
neciion with the bath. A we'll cultivated
mind was that which gave not only elo.
quenoe to the tongue. but lustre to the eyes,
verniiIion TO the cheek. and lighted up the
Whole personals though the very body
thought. Lola moralised much and well,
and, when in this vein, drew forth the
hesrtiest applause.
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