Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-05-31
A BEAUTIFUL FlEND
The True story of the Fascinating,
but Infamous Lola MOntez.
The Miserable Ending OF a Miserable
Life.
New York Journal

woman of the lower classes, her father a
Spanish nobleman.
She was girl of rare beauty and charm
and was married at an early age to Cap
tain James, an English officer, who took
his wife to India. Here he treated her
like a dog and after turning whatever Of
worthy possibilities the beautiful crea-
ture possessed into those Of a fiend he
deserted her in the strange land.
B-oken-hearted and devilish she return
ed to London. There she met can
Francois MCntez, 2 wealthy man born in
Pau. This man had an immense fortune
and spent it lavishly in fitting the girl
to be en- associate OF his GLASS. II made
Lola Monte what she was.
In addition TO splendid education and
al the other accomf lishments, he had her
instructed in dancing, in which she be-
came, if not frst-class one, an srti5t
capable of provoking much comment and
attracting attention.
She was noted for her beautiful feet and
the grace and passion OF her movements.
She had hut one recognized rival in
this regard, the great Nine. Yestris, who,
though but BARRIERS daughter, was an
immense fayorite as a danseuse, and was
SO PROUD of her beautiful feet that she
had her dainty boots sewed on every
morning.
But Lola Monte triunphed and was
the danseuse of the day.
Among other thing she was the origina
tor in London of that exquisite motion
poem LA Iarantelle."
Montez spared no exertion or money
in introducing her into good society and
making a lady of position OF her. They
lived much in Paris. After turning tho
heart Of the French people she went to
Russia where she also made great i'm
preston.
She next drifted TO Bavaria and liter
ally danced her way into the heart of old
King Louis. She sought position as court
danseuse out was denied by the royal
director of dancing, who deemed her
not quite up TO the standard as sololst'
Within an hour from her rejection an
order came from the king for her accept
ance.
On her fir & appearance the royal mon.
arch himself led the applause. Then as
now the audience followed suit. The gal
lery gods, however were not appeased by
this summary forcing of something down
their threats which was not to their lk.
ing, and many times Kissed her. as her
terpsichorean manipulations fell short of
their ideal.
She soon thereafter gained an aecend-
ency over the king which made him q per.
feet tool in her hands. She got posses
sion not only of the kingly jewels but of
the Jewels OF the crown, which were not
his to give.
The students became divided in their
sympathies in regard 10 this usurper Of
royal power, and the majority of them be-
came her fierce enemies.
TO escape being shot Lola Montez was
obliged to fly to the country in male at
tire.
She went back to London ana in very
truth appeared at one of the English
court balls arrayed III the royal Bavarian
Jewels. 1t is needless TO say the audacity
was not repCD-ed.
She next married love-strioben young
dude by the name of hawthorn. Their
marital happiness vas of short duration,
however. After a little more than a
honey moon they were divorced.
During the proceedings in the court
room this beautiful fieud sat and smiled
her wept bitterly.
She next travelled TO Australia and here
became very reckless in her behavior, in
curing immense debts and raising trou
bile generally.
Men rayed OYER her there as elsewhere.
song entitled "IIaye You Seen Lola
Montez of the Rolling Black Eye went
the roprds of KANGAROO land
Her creditors becoming troublesome,
however She concluded to leave them all
and succeeded one day ia reaching the
deck of vessel bound for America
She repaired TO her cabin where she
sat calmly smoking in q state OF utter
nudity Ia this condition, of course,
the men could not approach to arrest her,
and this way sac escaped.
She came to New York, where she lee
ture& and danced with success, and finally
started on travelling tour, bringing up
at San Francisco,
Here she again met J can Francois Mon
tez, now married and having one son.
The family, never very united, soon went
to flinders before the presence of the
beautiful archhend, and Montez, in his
DllNu luthlQNLlbDt III ~ltu lNth bA4bS 00Ab tlt
TO put his son 60 death or account of the
boys interference in his mothers be-
half.
1t is told of Lola Moutez at this tim
that when out riding one day she en-
sountered a teamster who was over slow
in removing his wagon from her path.
She descended from her coach and struck
him furious blow. To her intense as
constituent the mana powerful brute
turned upon her and gave her good
thrashing.
Arising dusty and wounded, from he
encounter, She shook hands with her as
salient, saying;
You are the first man in all my life
time who vanquished me-
Strange to ssy, from tsat very dag her
fortune turned and life after shat was one
series OF misfortune.
She married. Mr. Hull, then editor Of
the Alta. She soon tired Of him, how
ever. ana selling her jewels to a queen of
the demimoude for $4,000, she took q
steamer for New Norb.
Two nights after she had gone the
woman who had bought the diamonds was