Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-02-07
LOLA M0NTEZ HOME.
RECOlUECTloNS OF THE FAMOUS
pANSEUSE AND HER BEAR.
In Retirement in California-Tired Spirit
uaIiy and PhysicaIly-A Hermit In the
Hilis-How She Made the Most of
Her Opportanities for Rest
Especial Correspondence.l

the Countess Of Landsfeldt while in retire
ment in California, and few Californians
knew much Of It at the time, either. She
had fallen over some cumbersome properties
after leaving the stage one night, On her
way to her dressing room, and fractured
the knee pan, compelling long retirement
from public work. 1t was in 1857 that
made pioneer visit to the little foothiI
town Of Grass Valley, that caught on" to
the spurs Of the Sierrss under its snow tops
and sunlight like the verisst little patch Of
civilization possible To reach It at that
early day was an experience known only to
the pioneer travellers of the 40 illG 1t was
nearly day sride by stage from Sacramento
valley.
Nature never does anything by halves in
the Golden State, and when the rain fell
it flooded "all creation" in Sacramento val
ley. And when 'the sun shone hot" It was
just the hottest sunshine ever made. At the
close of one of those hot days, after wading
through the finest, deepest, yellowest dust
that ever stage wheels rolled through /
reached Grass Valley, radiant in Califor-
mia sunset The fresh mountain air kissed
ones parched lips with a fragrance and zeal
given only to those foothill breezss Be.
lore munger was SATISFIED was informed
tnat tne town neid celebrity In tne person OF
Loia Montez, tne countess OF Landsfeidt, the
famous danseuse, etc. Among the aurifer-
Gus hills of Grass Valley she had lived nearly
TWO years "hle hstening 70 tine newsy
gossip of the people the card Of the towns
ceisority was iaio oerore me, Win an invita-
uon 10 spend tne next gay aS ner cottage.
arriving eariy as poheene@ cooid possibly
allow at her rustic gate, even oefore the sun
had oinsned at tns IL O'Clock chalk marx on
nuge oowider, tine LADY herself opensd the
oroad gaze ana oane US weicofne. iaii, ma
Jesrc, In PLAIN white camoric wrapper
ner m asses oil oiackes' hair knot'ed loosely
al tns BACK OF her head, the Countess was as
handsome woman as an ARTIST might Vish
iof study
Come In at once and have glass OF An
genoa sne SAID, iinklng ner arm under tnat
OF hef guest with that pretty miormahty
some very graceful women always extend to
another 1t Is not often can entertain
one OF my own profession here In my noun
tain retreat
win ner own hands she laid on hat,
gloves and parasoL thrust Q palm leaf fan
INTO our hands, drew together couple OF
easy rockers and sat down Tor good long
Gay OF womans chat her one servant
promptly spread fruit and Angelica before
es' ior TINS native WINE OF lower Caiifornia
vas then tne standard drunk ali over the
toast
Inc nome Oh tne danseuse was two-s'ory'
Drown frame, percned on siignt elevation
ABOUT tnirty feet oack from tne street; its
largest SIDE laced the street, with its one
door In the middle OF the house opening into
q nail tnas ran or ra'nsr cut tne house
through 70 tne garden oeyono Two long
WINDOWS eecn siae Oh tne doorway and ruds
ueilises, on eacn, aiso forming Porcn 70
ne ooor. AT tne time OF our VISIT these tre+
Uses "ere covered Win Wud noneysucxies'
Every root Oh "nicn aug up In tne MUS
ana set out myself, SAID our fAir hostess
IN ine yaro ou'siae s'oo1 .nree iargs OAK
reeS anu TWO ~ioesPre@ains' unusuahy
iarge HonLani ita uees-e naaVe snruI, very
iainous oeoSuse 'nere nAs neSer yes oeen
iound . straisnt hmo On ils magnincens
slo" nen INC uAy AoSAnoeo ano tne
ai'ernoon oreeNss s"ePeo'er ene po~n tne
countess proposal si'uns uhder tne erees as
sne USUALLY spent nef Afternoons .nsrs. ana
gave oraers .na' pc. Dear Do aAo~eo ms
noerty ana oaiiy Irohc'
Loia MoneeI oeAr was aready celeb
rity IN tne acinc prin@ was given 70
nor "nen euo' ano sne mao framed II ana
.,a'eAeo WIN H. Aeps :, " aer s' n"'ss ano
tneaues' unsi sne LOOK up ner Grass 'aley
lesioence. No sooner was 'uo ooor Oh nis
kennei openeo IMAM ne maoe q vigorous
leap ana tore througn tne open nail Oh me
cottage. oounoihg tnrougn tne grass actually
mao WIKI JOY At nus reiease' ne could not
even run INC ui''ance 70 nis mistress sioe,
out In tne very e1coss Oh ms excisement
eurned TWO clumsy sonersaui's IN ene mower
oeas, ~ihcihg up WIN oouna ano' tnfow-
ing ms paws around ner neck gave ner
GEAR mug haeoo' tnen, pinngins across
ner zap essayeo 70 give tne same compl-
ment 70 lne geoss Wnen sns iaugningy
cahed OUT:
here' nru'uN you rascal oo"n' sr
Dru'us as once se' MN en- 10 performing
1ns inoss asne ieo's Ia 'uinoiins, lna' "ouio
nave as'ohisnea even 'ne Do'e'e's man Oh
present museum iAms. A'er soofs run
>no 'u"o'e, In WHICH INC ooun'es 'ook an
sctiSe par" ne No" up one On eno uees ana
oeeaa snoWerins oA sno isaves upon Us
"acnns penino . nmo 10 SO II
VIC unooseeu n
A' mere every oey' sa'a sne' WIN my
VI my oooAS' ano oiu'us aehen's