Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-01

resist the termination of wishing for a
ducal title for a tavOrIte daugn er. MISS
I LangdOn mas Der ambitions. che was
once engaged to Mr.. Perry Belmont, and
( imagined that he was abnut 10 soar hlgu
in The political world. Finding herself,
! il is said. mistaken In this, she broke the
| engagement.
FROM GAY TO GRAVE.
From cluDs and tOp-lOtty society's love
making to Greenwood cemetery, Brook
lyn. is turning from gay to grave, with al
most objectionable aOruptness, out in
this instance the turn is incident TO flood
of recO lecti0ns set IN motion by thoughts
OF the beautiful women who have ruled
men. An JnpretentiOus little head-t0 ne
IN an out-o-the-way corner Of the GENE
terry mentioned, bears only the words:
LOLA MONTEz.
Only a small traction OF the peo-
pie who glance at the words
nave any acquaintance whatever
with the unfortunate Woman's history.
yet II is true that she was more beautiful.
lnestimably more brilliant in literary
way, and Of tar more widespread notoriety
than Miss LangdOn or any other of the
so-ca led beauty bellies OF the present day,
and, but for waywardnees, which made
her an outcast socially, Lola Montez
would undoubtedly have become one Of
the most famous women in history. she
was born al Limerick, Ireland, was Of
Spanish Creole blood on her mothers side,
and her father was an Irish army officer.
Lola's parents separated when she was q
years old, her mother marrying again and
going to India, while she was LETT in Eng
land with the parents OF her step-father.
She was subsequently sent 10 France and
gwen a magnificent education When
Lola was IA her mOrther returned to Erg-
land, and the child learned that she
was to be taken back TO India,
where the mother bad obtained large
sum Of money on an agreement that Lola
was TO be forced TO marry Sir Abraham
Lumly, libidinous Judge of the Supreme
Court OF India, go years old. To save
herself from this fate Lola elOped with
Captain in the British army, and was
married in Ireland. subsequently he de-
serted ner in India. Lola did not grieve,
but engaged passage home on the next
vessel, and on the voyage made a CON-
plete conquest OF young man named
LennoX, member of the illustrious Scotch
family OF that name. Reaching London
she began pretty gay life. Her tayorite
lover at first was Lord Halmesbury, Brit
ism Minister for Foreign Affairs; out noble
men by the score, and not few royal
princes, paid court to her, and lavished
their wealth upon her. She aspired to the
love Of Louis PHILIPPE, King Of France,
but being unable to enamour him, be-
came premiere danseuse at Paris. Du-
ring her stage triumphs two of her rival
lovers, each OF whom was an editor,
fought a duel, and one was killed
and the other sent to PRISON.
Lola was next heard of as the favOrite Of
Louis L., King OF Bavaria, over whom she
gained such control that for a time she
made and unmade Cabinets at Will.
Munich, and indeed all Bavaria, became
diverted into two factions, termed
Lolaists and anti-Lolaists. Riots broke
out, and civil war at one time seemed i'm
minent. For q time Lola held her ground.
She had herself created Countess of Lans-
teld, and then retired to villa on Lake
Constance, Switzerland. In 1852 she
began career a. lecturer and author
in this country, and WAS successful in the
highest degree, making three tours,
which included nearly every prominent
city in this country. She then went to
Australia and gave the proceeds OF her
leoturing to the sufferers in the English
army in the Crimean war. In 1859 she
settled down to live in this city. Here
she wrote and published her books, and
she devoted herself largely to works of
charity. She protested repentance for the
biIOlb VI nCl me- anu wac ISCSANcu iuJO
the communion of the Protestant EpiscO-
pal church.
Although she was now recognized and
cordially greeted by people of the best
society, many still denounced her for her
former erratic course. She was buried
Jan. 10. 1851, in Greenwood and her fun
eral was attended by a host of the best
people of New York. Her death, like her
life, was romantic. The demise was the
result of broken heart. During one of
her tours in this country her manager
died, leaving his family, a wife and two
daughters, penniless. Lola pensiOned the
widow and educated the daughters. Some
years later one OF them fell in love with a
United States navy officer. Lola, acting
as the girls guardian. approved his suit
and they were married. They went to
England, and Lola did not see them again
tor some years. One day as she was
walking on Broadway she Unexpectedly
met the girl. In her usual impulsive
way Lola rushed up to embrace
her, but was rudely repused,
Lola was surprised and heart broken at
the conduct OF the ungrateful girl she had
betriended, who even went so far as to
deny ever having known her, and threat
ened to call policeman il she persisted
in talking. Lola never recovered from
the shock which her sympathetic nature
had sustained, and few weeks later
died, as already stated, OF a broken heart.
The story is particularly interesting as
showing the uncertainty OF the career
and death of bellies and professional
beauties. NJ.
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