The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-02-09
Lola Mentez On the wits md Women Of
Paris.

Hope Chapel was Overlooking last night 10 hear Tire
bewitchlng lola lecture the " Vita and Women OF
Paris hear and to acc, FOR lola lectures mach
with her eyes and her with her subject matter.
Lola commenced by relating asecdose OF English.
man, who, on LANDING at Calais received by suky
red beaded French woman, and instantly set down bs
note book that ''si French women are susy and red
headed" She did not know whether he had corrected
that record likely he had not, for nothing dfcuh
~ for un,raveiicd EngiRhman got his inst
prcssons. Especially this the with relation 10
anything French though perhaps the smicabc rotations
brought about by Louis Napoleon had brought sbou,
great change in this respect An Englshmsu might live
for years In Paris and not know anything sbou lie
went perhaps with a letter Of introduction 10 the haul
the fossil remains Of the the s,sgnsn, remains
Of dad France--pot the living idea OF progressive
France. There nothing unlcss IL n three
thousand years old mummy. grim. sun and
shTiyelled the poor old French nobility. IL France
there three nobscs-Grst, the noblesi uobiltY,
fcuneed on military and civil genus ADD worth. second
she orl'sns nobility the family Of the Old Louis Philippe,
repre- eDtea At present ey the young Count de PAIRS and
third ths legitimate old Bourbon sieck representa- the
p,rson of Henry ", sometimes known A. the Coun, de
.,ie IN r,.y The ,,Iesns sod sSs Issi,ms., ssnss
both hated each other and the Bnaparte family. Yet
bo,h wnksd at the coup dcat ~ temporary evil II
by their consent that Louis Napoleon otsa,ed his
power an by the tenure that he held u and when
The nisrets Of these opposing families became
LOUIS NspoeOD would have work sharply
POSER When the old Duke died the last Of the Bourbon
faniy would have disappeared and the Count DE Paris
voud become the sole legitimate heir " the throne, aud
TIM consolidate The ar-ceracy Louis Napoleon well
this aud or, aiding that he shoud probably he sba
Ken his throne by the Death OF the Duke Lad probably
been his most potent resson FOR couctaanr Fngknd He
knew thar " gland Owed the sur Ron family no god will
Tho Dourhon the real pohiliiy-hai 0f the old his.
torioa uamesot ffsnce Thy regarded France
state Of anarchy and patiently awaited The time sben the
estimate heir should In the conpecraiod char ~ the
Bcurbors They never married cut q their rank The
tneish nooh.y mtm marty uadesmah's daughter
bat the French would rather rcnounec their e9cn than
DO that They rarely srps~red in pnbir. However poor
they might be, they still at prosdly ard quietly. and
wrapped themselves in the dignity their brts and shu,
their eyes and To all progressive France There was
one lady Of this nobility whom she knew who had made
a mealliance With celebrated painter, and ~as there
upon banshed from her former society but being most
nable woman, she obtained the respect, sas roa OF
many % The nobility. She great aimrcr Of genus
ana talent, In whatever profession might appear She
had gone with her tc see an old sray headed Mar
cAnncss OF the legitimate nobility and found her sur
rounded with poverty yet there she sa in her miserable
poor chair. with al the air Of M1rchloness receivn
the most distinguished names OF all France-st the ora
Gle Of the ancient legitimate nobility. With that nobility
wealth and poverty were nothng-all was birth
Much was believed about intrgues among the different
classes OF the French but nearly all of these grew Of
their inteleotuasm was nothing unusual 10 sce Ia
dies OF hfty years OF age the idols Of young OF
Twenty ave. She knew 81 an instance of an actress
yearsoDe OF the celebrated in france who
her Ike spring laying his head Of flowers on the lap Of
winter tappiause); and when she was robbed Of her
jewels her lover replaced them at cos Of i've hundred
ihousaad dollars Ancher. at the age Of forty, had
the hearts Of bali the young In Paris. including toe
of the great Bertrand who shared with Napoleon his
exile in e. Helena. This celebrated woman had
anecdote related Of her which illustrates the devotion
well az the freedom OF conversation in Paris She bad
been visited by number OF ladies', who, 90 leaving
said IL indeed the most beautiful collection u WORKS
OF art and curiosties that we have seen Al y.
replied the actress ID Is the story OF thousand aud
nights The same actress had nobetnan who was 70
the habit CT bringing her costly present every dav
One Gay he informed Der IN the presence of her com
rspy that he should bring the preseur In future bat
every other Jay. Sir RESPONDED toe actress, "thsn
Cumt yourself every Cih-s "a 70 EhVrS o. ciI Pa