The examiner., 1886-03-27
GAY LOLA MONTH";.
Tho Career of n Reautirul. Brilliant.
 but WaYWard Woman.

Tho Career of n Beautiful. Brilliant
 but WayWard Woman.
 The grave of the ill-fated Charlotte Temple, in Trinity Ghurchyard,s New York; is visited and noticed yearly by thousands of curious sightseers. In Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn, is the grave of another famous woman, at one time said to be the most beautiful in the world; but it is comparatively neglected. Indeed, few people know of its existence, andsthere are many who deem Lola Mon- tez to have been an altogether mythical parsonage. She was an Irishwoman. The beautiful city of Limerick was her birth place. Her mother was a Creole of Spanish blood, and her father was an Irish army officer. The two were married when she was only 15 and he 20 years old, and Lola was born about two years later, their only child. She was christened Maria Dolores Eliza Rosanna Gilbert, and Lola was merely diminutiye of Dolores. Her parents removed to England and kept her there until she was about 6 years old, when they separated. Lola's mother married Captain Craig, and went to India. leaving the child with the father of Craig, at Montrose, Scotland. After ward Lola was sent to London and lived for some years in the family of Sir Jasper Nichols, commander-in-chief of the Ben gal army. She was sent to Paris and to Bath to be educated with Sir Jasper's daughters, and grew to be girl of singu- lar beauty and rare accomplishments.
 Up to the age of IA years, all was thus plain sailing. But now Lola's mother came back from India, and the romance began. The mother told Lola that she was going to take her to India to live. Accordingly preparation for travel were made. Dresses were purchased and trunks were packed. One day Lola noticed that portion of the outfit looked very much like brides trousseau. She asked her mother what 1t meant, but re- ceiyed an equivocal reply. Then she went to a Captain James, with whom her mother had travelled home from India, and asked him. He told her the truth. Her mother had bargained for large sum of money to make her the wife of Sir Abraham Lumly, 8 Judge of the Supreme Court in India. He was 50 years old, and having exhausted the Splensures sof the world, hoped to renew his youth by mar riage with the young aud beautiful girl.
 That night Lola made rope of bed- clothes and escaped by way of the win- dow She fled to Captain J aInes and told him he might have her if he would save her from her mother and old Lumly. Captain James did not hesitate to take her at her word. He gave her shelter for, the night and next day fled with her to Ireland, where his family lived, and there, after good deal of trouble and annoy ance, they were finally married.
 Captain James and Lola presently went to the East Indies, where he had the bad taste to desert her and elope with a Mrs Lomer. Lola did not grieve. but engaged passage home on the uext vessel, and on the voyage madesa complete conquest of a young man named Lennox. 8 member of the illustrious Scotch family.
 Reaching London she began a pretty gay life. Her fayorite lover at first, was foreign affairs; but noblemen by the score, and not a few royal princes. paid court to her and lavished their wealth upon her. She made her home mostly in London, .aDut frequently made romantic excursions with her lpyers to Spain and other conti-. mental Countries Aeyerywhere exciting ad- imitation, as well for her remarkable in- tellectual powers as for. her beauty.
 Louis Philippe was now king of France. Lola visited his court, bnt was unable to make 0 conquest of his affections. Then she went on the stage as dancer at the Porte St. Martin Theatre. Here she led the writers for the press captive in her train. Upon two of them, Beauyallon and Dugarrier, she bestowed her favors pretty freely, with the result of arousing jealousy between them. A duel was fought in Lola's presence, and Dugarrier was killed. Lola was witness at Beauvallon's trial, where she dressed in deep mourning and looked so interesting that she made a complete conquest gof the judge on the bench. Such notoriety did this tragedy give her that theatrical managers offered her fabulous sums to appear on the stage again. But she refused. and when Beau vallon was sent to prison for ten years she went to Munich.
 Louis L was then king of Bavaria. He fell in love with her at once, and she be- came the real sovereign of Bavaria, Abel, the devout~ Roman Catholic statesman, was then prime minister of Bavaria, and he bitterly opposed Lola and her influence over the king; but in vain. She had him removed from office and for time she made and unmade cabinets at will. Munich, and, indeed, all Bavaria, became divided into two factions termed Lolaists and anti-LOlaists. Riots broke out, and civil war at one tiDae seemed imminent. For a~time Lola held her ground. She had herself created Countess of Lansfeld, and then retired to 8 villa on Lake Con- stance, Switzerland. x
 Lola next returned to England, more famous and more admired than ever. After a brilliant social career she was married to MT. Heald. a rich young gentlemen of good family. But soon the first husband, the runaway Captain James, put in an appearance and began to annoy her systematically. To escape him she and Heald went to France and thence to Spain, her fayorite home. James died soon after, in 1850, and little later Heald also died. Then, in 1859, Lola came to America.
 Naturally, she took to featuring. She narrated, with great power of expression, the most dramatic incidents of her own career, and had crowded houses wherever she went She also appeared on the stage as an actress and travelled as far as Califor- mia. Her business manager was 8 married man with two children. When they got out to the Pacific coast Lola noticed that he seemed unhappy, and, questioning him, found that he was longing to be with his family again, but had not the money to bring them on with. At once she gave him the sum required to bring his wife and children on. A few months later he died. Lola then settled fine pension on the widow for life, and sent the children to be educated at a seminary at Troy, N. Y. They were two girls. Some years later one of them fell in love with a United States navy officer. Lola, acting as the gnps guardian, approved his suit and they were married. They went to England and Lola did not see them again for rssome years. Of their final meeting more anon.