The Constitutional. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1860-1861, 1861-02-02
Death OF i.o;a MOnGes.

One o. the most ii;nOus women Of the
age is dead. Lola Moutea, the ho.sr-wl!iu-
per OF offending editors, will punish those
who write disagree die articles abont her
no more. She was born of Irish parcntagc,
but connected with some very respectable
Scotch families. About hercarly life little
Is known, except that she married an Off
Ger IN the English army, and went with
him TO India. She was scduccd away
from him, and went the road travelled b..
lore tier by so many young and beautiful
ana clever women, that sometim es leads
them TO the Stage. lola became n Parish
an ballet-dancer, and by her attra ctions of
person and mind soon obtained the crown
OF the dcnimonile, where wits, and play
wrights, and actors, and actresses, and
others, whose talents and charms are more
remarkable than tlsuir characters or
virtues, live a life in soinc res poets az brill.
liant as the more aristocratic one of proses-
aedly respectable circles. But Lola was u
bad dancer, aud was Missed from the stage.
She kicked her slipper literally TITO tho
faces of the critics who sat in the pit, and
then became the mistress Of one of them.
who was enchanted with this piece of
characteristic ins0i.nce.
Next we hear OF her in Munich, whcr,
she fascinated rhc old king, the famous ia.
iron Of arts. 50 complete was her sway
over Louis Of Bavaria that she overturned
ministries; iaauSura;ed new regime ~
the administration OF the government, got
herself crcgtcJ Il countess, and was for 4,
while one of The most important women in
Europe. Her behavior at tins time was
entirely free from the scandaous outburst,
which marked it during most of her life.
She ruled we'll; but the people were incit-
| ed by the JeSuila 20 put her down, and
after long struSSl2 between love and re-
| ligion or fear, il The mind ef the king, love
succumbcd Lola was bauishcd. She mar
ricd afterwards two or three times; if rc
port he true, not always waiting for the
death Of her previous husband. some wears
! ago she came 10 AinrIicl, and ID was sHt,-
| posed great sensation would bc rroduc
ed by her app cmaGcc, as dancer, n the
boards Of the Broadway Theatre. Til,
WIS not the ease she futcd, and at;Iibu.-
ed II 10 the fact that there were .Jcsui.s in
the orch, stra. Afterwards, she acted with
vari0us success, v.otc phys, lccturrd ia
public, gave tie world her ant. biography,
married, whipped people, SHOT them, s.arr
ped their faces, smoked, went TO California
and Europe, and came back luthcr; became
religious, turned track distributor, and las;
summer was attacked with paralysis, from
which she never recovered. The attaci;
was brought on by Ecr intense nnortiica.
tion and anglisi ~ receiving rebuff from
one whom she bad loy,a and cherished
and cared for with the most unsclfirlf So
licitude. Despite all the cx;ravagancics
of her mad career, Lola Monies is said 20
have had many cstiulablc trait, the COM
pl"te change in her life and character that
took place within the last year or two Is
not doubted by those who had the best op-
ppr;unitics iorjudSinS. lirtalcnts were,
| Of course, coIspituj,ts. Her READ name is
said to have been Maria Dolores I.prris V
Montc., indicating what h,r appearance.
also suggested, = rr!y Spanish originS
She Was r'nark"hl' ia curly years for per-
-olIl bc,uIy-N =. E,ore,s.