The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-02-11
Lola Monies on GaIial,try.

As many the building could contain crowded into
Hope Chspe last evening TO hear what the be atchng
Lola had To say about "gallantry and Judging by toe
in which the lecture received, her views on
that subject quito satisfactory. SIZE commenced by
observing that the history of galantry would carry
back TO the creation for she believed tho first thing tina.
attempted TO do after he created to make
love The life of the great Jupiter little else
than history of his gaantrics and in the service be
succes7ively turned into shepherd, bull, swan,
and golden shower: and he was not wanting in millions
Of disciples amopg Christian In the lives OF the
greatest philosophers ard generals-of Aloibades De
mosthenes, Cicero, Alexander, Nopoleontheir gal
lantry formed nconsidcrabe item. The eighth and
ninth centuries were the DAYS chvalry and true gs
sntry, when the knight to uphold the nan 8
right ana not SEQ the widow wropged (Applause) lie
Who could break auce aud could not win fair lady
thcr would be considered but half man. (Applause)
The love tor women in thosc days consi
dered riaiculousy earnest hchlcssness would then
have been . stccss OF iurptety. Ii in those
days that dernsei bad said OF her knight who
hae survived his honor 81 would have loved him better
dead ,han alive' while another had said in reply to
remark that her knight ugly " lilo so valiant
noble, and brave, have never had tin TO look
al his face" Appiause) The history OF this noble, de
love, the air lecturer proceeded to illustrate by
the stories and scpPs OF the toubadorby the tragic
story of CabcstTa Mazue, the story Of Madame de
Tourais the devotion OF Periz Roget for Emrni Garie
the daughter ct the Niscount EneIic. The poetry that
chaI the court Of Charles H. she considered
cxempty he decline OF ssllan,ry and quoted fion Sir
Thomas CsIew the Zines criDmencpg:
/" In her fair cheeks the dnpcs lie
in SUPPORT OF her position. Louis XIV sbs considered to
be eallsht without being ropeihe most gallant mo
march hat ever lived aud briefly posced some Of the
prominent ladies' OF HIS court. In Spayn, she said, there
s, fingered of tho ancient feelings OF tr
gsIen'ry she had the students throw down their
coaks for the ladies' g. walk There sucn
thing genuine gaantry either France England.
In Trance il too tickle variable and insinccre, while
England Il too much mere Irritation. She thought
thu Jobn Bud beng walked up Icy tbc sudden fortunes
mace on this eide o the Atlantic was 10 fact gro sing
d,tlr lnpkce IauChprD
A business people lad time for galantTy; they
bnildn rsirosds teerraphs steamship and construct
inr sohemes sin had galaniry which,
pcfhap. deserved no higher than coquetry rta
ton; nede follow woman with attentions ~hch
hollow, ncklo and nsinccro (App'auso) The
modern gnllart would fly 10 procure for his lady her
sis htest visible world discover Whenever she hat
new dr.ss--be Ia tell her az IT, and whisper her
;ba; be knew all the other women Ia the room
Jealous of her (augher) " she not strong mind
I'd woman a, least instructed In the arts OF the world
and especially IN the arts Of men, this would do the bust
for hcr Great laughter, especially among the gen
,lcmcn) But there excuse for her SEX when they
taught that beauty the sole capital 10 begin life
With (ipplauso) she know that the Al seeing Eye
would lock down pyingiy upon the scenes OF
sequeDt this species Of gnilaniry placed In tho path
81 poor fooh woman. Lord Chosier1' ID had shameless
~ ard inpcrtDenty once written 81 will own TO you, IN
all secrecy, the confession that my vanity has
women in love WITH me, n could, for whose per.
ron would not really give pinch Of smut" aneborD
hut TINS was fame at shch women couia play al soout
IS vol a. men Qanehter and applause she knew Of
eoseus of Who believed they had made conquest Of
soue beauty who would give n pinch Of snuff for
three acres % such men daughter Thee modern
gaebs would swear thst they loved you 10 'sractin
loved tho very ground you walked ca dreamed OF you
At night thought Of you by day that your eyes we're
the tsrs IN their SKY your ioe the ouy sosoe o. their
life. Now this was oil very fine; ladies', but u
aoomiaabo le. pAusbter) twas trap to catch fools
in. (i.enowcd laughter No man who loved would 90
after that fashion augbtcr 10 true love there Il
dindencc a natural cocsy prudcnos and respect,
vhch could assume Ibis bold, impatient language
81 asoiy. (AppsUscl Iaaos nee, inot have any tear
u,i man no made love 10 hat f. bon was going 10 do
him.eh any harm, or blow out his braas (Appaase
snd laughter In Poland they were galiact that la
dy 8 snOc Often passed down The table Tor the
ucmtn to drn out Of bot they always selected lady
~iih pretty foot Osughtcr) She knew Of another
stance where PARTY ~ gentlemen rode two bours
IN storm that their coats could be used t0 shield
lady. sho hoped the time was no, FAR dislsnl when
loisnd would receive her rights, for &c the justice Of
Gcdbai rot dcpared tue earth vrorgc ant oppressed
people would ono Gay again take their place among tho
natons OF they earth tAprausc) of the late Emperor
Nrholas and his wife snc spoke, commenting hs love
Tor her ard rcmafkirg thst nowith TIN ling hs gallant
rec she had wisdom enough 20 annoy him with
rcproaches or iealousies. (Iaurhter) Bu Poland
safassed by hungary, in that Iterhsly has pcusooed
hundreds OF women. ~ King Louis Of Bavaria, she
SPOKE at some length, extong his love OF art, and His
patono love- remarkiDg t4at those which
too to experience the latter could not realize how
could be experienced by others His negligence dress
be noiced remarkrg that in the matter Of old
would rival a celebrated American editor. daughter
lie worshipped beauty like one of the old troubeors
(Appausc) The United states practical a ma, on
70 entertain spirit Of raliantry. required much
eture. She did not mean that there plenty oC
cJurtng but the love Of the United states seemed -
her too much a business. Gsnghier) The gentlemen
mace love ina truly business like manner daughter
They would manage the heart of pretty woman easily
they did The stocks on Chan land the
psnics which they created in the social markets beat the
rcvusons Of stocks IN the regions of baaness. TIE
n,wcd lsuRhter.) She believed that the American was
regarded dull fellow whe could no, win the heart OF
lady, make thousand dollars and start bank with
million dollars capital before breakfast, daughter and
lose his lady, hs money and bis bank before supper
(Roers Of laughter But FOR all this there was grcs
deal OF honest love of woman and our gslants could dive
deeper and come mp dry or than other tho world
naughter she related tho rely Of Franklin 10 Madame
Helvetus, sben she wsi" hif 10 postpone his Journey
tor her sske-that he npd postpone his cntran e. u
Paradise from O'Clock IN the morning GIL I IN the
afternoon, Tor the privic " Of an hour with such
ady and remarked that this could be cxtfavant,
for there wa no tNtrayagsnce love and sho had
met Frenchman who would not POSTPONE apv idea OF
Paradise altogether Tor The sake OF pretty woman.