Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1861-02-20
{ Whole Number, 436,
heath OF Lola MOnlcs.


Tine al the most famous women ?
Tho age l., dead, Lola MonteS, Jhy
hosewhippcr of offending edit s.
VIII punish those who write disug
cradle article about her no more.
She was born oi Irish parents,
but connected with some ycrr ,..-
pcctable Scotch families. a.
her early liio little is known, IS,
with she married nm officer In
English army aud went with i|.
to India, She was 'scduccd A.
from him, and went the road tra
cd before her by SO many v" d.
and beautiful aud clever won
that sometimes leads them tu ..a
stage, Lola became II P;ri'
ballet dancer, and by her attract
of person and mind soon oblai
crown of the dcmimondc, wl..
wits, and play -wrights and ne,
actresses, and others, whose tai,
or charms are more remark;
than their characters or writ
live q life in some respects ~ b
lat rs the more aristOcratic one ..
protcsscdly y respectable circles. I!u'
Lola WAS bad dancer, and was
hissod from the stage, She kicl .b
her slippers literally into the ia ,,s
Of the critics who sat in the pit, en-
then became tho mistress of onr ~
them, who was enchanted with his
piece Of characteristic insolcncc.
Next we hear of her in Muni,h
where she fascinated the old king,
the famous nation of arts. So cpl.,
pletc was her sway over Louis -
Bavaria, that she overturned min.
istrics, inauguratcd n new rcgim, i.
the administration of tho govr;n.
ment, got her sclfcrcatcd II coun 90
and was for while one Of the No.
important women in Europe i'rs
behavior at this time WAS cnti>viy
free from the .scandalous outbu','f
which marked it during most OF her
life. She ruled well; but the p.o.
pie were melted by the Jcsuits e.
put her down, and, after Il lnD
struggle between love and religl.N
or fear, in the mind of the k lg,
love succumbcd-Lola was ban %.
ed. She married afterwards tw or
three timcs-if report be true, not
always waiting for the death of ho
previous husband. Some years oco
she came to America, and it "hs
supposed Il great sensation woul ho
produced by her appearance, n u
dancer, on the boards Of the Bro'.l
way theatre. This was not sno
case she failed, and attributed it
to the fact that there We're Jcsuits
in the orchestra. Afterwards, she
acted with various success, .w'~to
plays, lccturcd in public, gave Inc
world her autobiography, married,
whipped people, shot them, slap
ped their faces, smoked, went to Cal
ifornia and to Europc. and camo
back hithcr-bccamc cligious, turn.
cd tract distributor and last sum nor
was attacked with paralysis, tr"'H
Willcn Slc never IcCoNcIcu w
attack was brought on by her IN
tense modification and anguish at
receiving Il rebuff from one whom
she had loved and cherished and
cared for with the most unsclish
soIicituhe. Despite all the extra
aeancies of her mad career, Lola
Monies is said to have had many
cstimabIc traits the complete chan
&c inI Ihcr life and character that took
place within the last year or tw' is
not doubted by those who had ths
opportunities for Judging. Her tall
cnts were, Of course. conspici n..
Her real name is said to have lucu
Maria Dolores LorrisSy Monies, ia
dicating what her appearance also
suggested Il partly Spanish origjA,
She was remarkable in early years
for personal beauty.-N. J. Ec-
press, 10Th.