Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1882-05-13
LOLA MONTEZ.
Some RecOllectiOns of n Remarkable
Woman.

Some RecOllectiOns of n Remarkable
Woman.
A writer in a Paris newspaper has
given the following sketch of remark
able woman, one not yet forgotten in
America "In these days, as now, Paris
allowed itself to be taken in by adventur-
esses. There was one of the latter who
appeared one day and turned the heads
were so hard to please. / allude to Lola
Montez She was indeed a curious char
acter. She was born in Seville, and was
% years of age when, in 1841, she came.
to dance in Paris. Lola Montez was
charming person. There was about her
an indescribable, attractive volupta-
BUSINESS. She had white skin, flow
ing hair like shoots of honeysuckle, clear
and mild-looking eyes. and a mouth that
can only be compared to budding
pomegranate. Add to these q slender
waist, charming feet and perfect grace
but as dancer she had no talent. When
she was very young she married an En-
glish officer, who took her to Calcutta.
Becoming tired of that place, she ran
away, returned to England and after
wards to Spain, and after many esca-
pade came to Paris, guided by her star,
which told her that she would make
fortune if she did so. She secured an
engagement at the Porte Saint Martin,
where she danced the cach1ca. The
people went to see her, not on
account of her talents, but because of
her original style Of beauty. She lived
in grand style, and, having many
friends among the journalists, was often
mentioned in the daily press. She used
to appear in places of public resort in
the most eccentric toilets, which she
wore with style that was peculiar to
herself. She was by no means an ordi:
nary parsonage. About l845 the writer
of these lines saw great deal Of her.
She proposed to him to write her me-
moirs, and furnished him with notes for
that purpose. She was born in 1923 at
Seville, having a French army officer
for her godfather and the city Of Seville
for her godmother. She related to me
that one evening at a ball in Calcutta
she refused to waltz with gentleman
who was thickly covered over with dia-
monds. On the individual asking her
the reason for her refusal, she replied:
+ cannot dance with you because You
hurt my foot this evening" He was
her chiropodist or corn doctor. Every
one remembers the abrupt manner in
which she left Paris to go and turn the
head OF the King of Bavaria, to have
herself created Countess Lansfield and
to overturn the Bavarian Ministry. She
was the cause of revolution. Mounted
on horse she made head against the ri
oters and horsewhipped the gendarmes.
Finally right triumphcd, and the King
forced the too-tiery Spanish woman to
leave his kingdom.
ss.She was mixed up in the unfortu-
nate duel in which Dujarier, the bust
ness manager Of the fsesse, was killed.
This duel took place the 4th Of March,
1845. Dujarier fought with M. de
Beauvallon, received ball in his face,
and died in few hours. When he was
brought home to his apartment in the
Rue Lafitte woman threw herself on
the dend body and covered it with
kisses. It was Lola Montez. The fu-
neral took place from Notre Dame de
Lorette. The pail bearers were Alexan-
Dire Dumas, Balzac; Merry and Emile dc
Girardin. The last-named pronounced
quite catholic, apostolic and romantic
discourse at the grave. / do not pre-
tend to give the exact carse Of this duel.
It was asserted that it originated in .
quarrel over cards which took place be-
tween Dujarier and Beauvallon after
supper at the restaurant Of the Trois
Freres- Provenceaux, over which Mile.
Lieven, an actress at the Vaudeville,
presided. The cause Of the duel was