The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-02-04

Lecture Of Lola NIo.tez on Beautiful Womca.
The announcement TIA, Lola MoDtez Otherwise known
as the Countess Of Lansedt would deliver lecture at
Hope Chapel, last evening" attracted one Of the largest
audiences that have assembled wthin the walls Of
tba, building All the seats occupied, both ia the
body the and IN the gallery, and hose ho could
not GO, further than the door content with
siona glance the far lecturer the shoulders Of
the more fortunate spectators The larger par; Of the
deuce was mace up Of the steiner sex but there
verv considerable number II ladies present 10 pou, Of
respec,abIlty seemed be In way inferior to auy
that have assembled Il public buicirgs during the
present season.
lit after the appointed time the lecturer made her
APPEARANCE and without introduction Of any Kind pro
ded to the delivery Of her discourse. Sic vas dressed
altogether wbe, with very little jswelry or ornameus
Of any KIND 1t appeared to lie composed o. satin, with
deep lace berthe and flowers Of the same material.
How ever we are judge of ladies' dress, sud ~e
our readers must be content with knowing that Il
composed of satn and lace ard presume was made
In tho --latest aha best 81! To-
Her pcrsopo appearance has been made familiar 10 all
readers by the portraits which have been
Gps Cd 10 the print shops since her arrival Ia thus
country but there expression OF yiyacily In her
smile TO which no painting car DO justice, and
sore more for Leila Montez than mere unaided
beauty could accomplish. He' eyes are dark
gruy unusually large, and frDged with leng black eye
lashes and her cy ebrows beautifully archcd, but
rather heavily marked Her hair Of which sho has
profussn, perfectly black and hangs in nnumerable
curs from her well shaped read. Her .octA perhaps
tie most expressive feature her face and she has
never To the most OF w In size she 3 about
the medium height and her ugurc rather slight, shat
ever 0Ineonpoini ma! baye possessed. Her
lecturer Is pleasant and her has peculiar
sveetoess Altogether she promises to he Of the
mos. sueccss@s OF female lecturers She began her
us ty spcakng OF the great difficulty that had been found
fixing Eetod standard OF beauty Tho6iylc that was
admired IN America or England would not answer China
or smol the Turks In Greece tad She fancss con
sicered mark Of beauty and the great painter, Rubens
bad idea Of beauty Under three hundred POUNDS weight
Ills very rraces were always painted fat In days.
continued the lecturer I'D BAR generally looked upon
with els'a'or but Ia the times OF sN queen Less was
la hkn and Mary Queen Of scots thOuh sai possessed
pment 70 the fashion and 10 the red headed Queen o.
Epgrrd Cleopatra was also red haired, and the vcue
ian ladies' even at The present day. counterfeit yellow
Migratory and feeble standard Of its lover c. An
goa sighs for lips inch and hall hics while Chinese
lover beauty but Ia lips thin that they Ups
at all In Crcasss siragh, the only OF beauty
while In Tarary, fat tawny skins ard eyes three
inches asunder are considered beautiful Ny experience
has led me to personal ledge Of many " the
types OF beauty in other parts Of the world ard free
10 confess find II very difficult settle upon any
ard OF beautiful and perfect woman Canoya himself
was obliged TO have sixy different females for staIy OF
his NobGs. But though there may be this difference ABOUT
beauty there IL no difference about its over the
constitutions and institutions 81 mankind daughter and
appausc The beauy OF woman has ed the fate Of
empires and Kingdoms, and even republics The lecturer
present century among whom she placed the Duchess Of
Sutherland, the Counters of Bessngon the Empress Eu
genie, and others The French Empress SHE conadeTod
the most beautiful Of all the beautiful women Of the
present day. Al the portraits, said she, Of Eugene
which are presented 70 the public greatly exsggerae
her size, for ! should call her rather short than
otherwise. Before her marriage she evinced great
admir- alton for Got,schalk, who has,
RIGA, carried on the hearts OF about a million OF girls.
Egenie caused him 10 lie received into the rt society
OF Madrid The ladies' OF the royal family Russia pro
ceeded tho lecturer amoug the most beautiful women
Of nrc hczs ras sO eve ling
handsome that when she appeared in the theatre sta
gsrdt The whole audience rose and greeted her beauty
not her rank. When ] was In Turkey I very few
beautiful women. Their style Of beauty s q most un-
wedy fat The Oriental criterion Of q womans beauty
that she must be good heavy load for Gamers back
That they may attain the requisite standard they are fed
upon pounded leaves butter The lords OF the
creation IN that part of the world stuff their women for
Gaming, the British Minister a, constas tnopie
cured view Of what were called there rhc Lights Of
the World, and which found consisted Of Owe or
SIX hundred beauties OF the most unwiedy atnes Your
American Plato, Ralph Waldo Emerson would certainly |
have said. on scoing such sight, what quantity -
uaughier) Tho iast India woman very beautiful, par
Fuarly the Dengacse, from about eleven sixteen but
that country they soon fade, twenty they
old nd hsegsrd as Old ladies' 10 This country
sixty nay has type OF beauty mark led and cha
raccrisuc. True Italian women are all life gesucustou
an love lnoeed there j. no fe for them without love
ard'peny Of intrigue. In old agc they continue in the
course with The cxcr thai intrigue becomes
plaionic. They have, hovvrr one rcason--thcy have
the excuse that their o~n husbands pay very slight
attcnton--and the con cqucnce ia that they look
ehroad Tor what should satisfy their affections at
home. Gentleman f you would have your homes hold
hearts but yours tina, your hearts he always found
at home
The lecturer here into brief historical review Of
The changes which had tai On place IN wonans dycs and
then proceeded To consideration OF the various means
proposed for the prescrva o. female Beauty Tho only
te mesns said she, Ter The accomplishment OF this end
are temperance, exercise and ceanlnes5 Temperance
hides moderation at table and Ia the enjoyment Il whs'
the world pleases 20 call pleasures. lady we're she a.
lair as Hcbe herself, would lose her charms by
course Of inprdnae eating aud drinking aud keeping late
hours The next specific for the preservation Of beauty
il that of gentle and daily exercise in the open air
don't that Kind q exercise which the beauties ~
New YORK take tctWc@n four aud FIVE in the afternoon in
proadvay. Ne J mean a regular snld walk IN nc \
country such tie Eng sh hdiesake, putting on
strolg shoes sud good substantial shawl cloak. his