The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-02-07
DARLING DUELISTS.
The Fair Sex 10 "Grass Before BEcak-
fast"
Famous Feminine French rencers
without foils or Fear.
Events OF Thrilling Nature.

II women, M n general thing, do not
countenance, and hava never coun,rnnnc-
ed, modors oueling, aud are naturally
averte to Nil systcns OF individual combat
for varied and sometimes heroic reasons
still they have their womaniy sympHthler
Ut play, either upon one tide or the DINER
la all encounters A. Il controversies where
they may be Interested, however trivial or
majestic the difficulty or ito cause. Dur
ing tho existelca OF judicial dueling in
European countries ladies oi rank we're
always TO be found among tho respectable
spectators, aud there nave BEEN Instances
OF the presence OF women upon the hostile
fields since the prohibition OF Judicial duels,
particularly In Italy and France. There
tween women--cons picnous amoHg them
was the duel with pistols between the Lady
dc Nesle ana the Countess Poliguac,
In 1921, In tho gardens OF Versailles
(Frsnce.) Toe lanics had INDUCED In u
most disgracelul quarrel two evenings be.
fore, Ut grand fele at the palace, over the
Duke de Richelieu-that wunderous char.
acter OF France-durins which Lady do
Nesle, losing all control OF herself, had
sprung like n tigfess upon her rival, anu
attempted TO tear diamond necklace from
the countess neck. Failing IN this. how
ever, she snatched the blush roses from
their nest in the snowy bosom and flung
time, says some English writer, the Coun.
tess de Poignao had Eept down, by pow
eriul effort, he mighty rage which was in
wardly consuming her. but this last indig.
nifty destroyed even outward chimes,
aud, casting aside all further reserve, she
attacked Lady de Nssle Ia tho same way
she herself had been assaulted. In a mo.
ment jewels and tllwers ana ribbons aud
laces strewed the floor, add there is no
telling TO what extent the cxtTa5rdi nary
exhibition would have gone had not the en- /.
ragged Amaz1ns been separated by the Mar
outs de Albuisson and Nile. Nathalie de
Copdacet. Out OF this grew Tho dusI, aud
the Countess dc Poignsc being the chGl-
longing party. The ladies met at q O'Clock
in the morning in July, l72l, and fired one
shot AZ each other without effect. Their
seconds (the Marquis de Malbulson and
the Count de Penihi vre for Poignac aud
NJ. de Remusic anu ViscOunt d'Alagne Tor
DE Nese) then rushed in 10 prevent further
hostilities; the fair demons, however, would
not be appeased, but cnllel for change of
pistols and again blezed away-this sec.
Ond time with satisfactory effect. for the
marchioness fell dangerously wounded by
bullet In her left side, while the countess
was just quietly touched in AN ear.
A duel took place at Paris January 81,
l772, between Mile. de Guignss and Mile.
d'Aiguillon two ladies' of quality, who had
retired to a garden adj accent to the scene of
disturbance and fought with knives until
both were wounded. he former il. tho arm
and the latter In the neck. IL Is recorded
OF Mile. MoIssin, q French prima donna,
that, after killing three men in duels III the
woods near Paris, by the sword, she fatally
wounded her fencing master, berane, and
fed to Brussels, where she domiciled with
the elector OF Bavaria for . brie fperiod. Lola
Montez was also skillful with both pistol
and rapier, but it dues not appear that che
ever engaged in anything OF u hostile char
acter above the dignity of street fight
She once challenged n journalist at Grass
Valley. California, to meet her with pisto 8
according to prevailing rules governing
such meetings, and, upon his refusal to do
go, thrashed hun with Il cowhide upon u
public street. In 1915 she was witness in
the trial of NJ. Bouvallon TOR killing NJ.
Dujarier, at Paris, and said in her tesi.
mopy: ~ was a better shot than rujarer;
and, II Bouvalion only wanted satisfaction,
would have tonight him myself" Duia-
rier was the friend OF Lola Montez, aud in
his will. written the evening before his
death, he beQueathed the (afterward)
Countess de Lansieldt 100000 francs.-tA Alta
Californian.