Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 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

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 dog and after turning whatever of
worthy possibilities the beautiful crea-
ture possessed into those of fiend he
deserted her in the strange land.
Broken-hearted and devilish she return
ed to London. There she met Jean
Francois Montez, wealthy man born in
Pau. This man had an immense fortune
and spent it lavishly in fitting the girl
to be an associate of his class. H. made
Lola Montez what she was.
In addition to splendid education and
all the other accom- plishments, he had her
instructed in dancing, in which she be-
came, if not frst-ciass one, an artist
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 Mime. Vestris, who,
though but BARRIERS daughter, was an
immense favorite as danseuse, and was
SO PROUD of her beautiful feet that she
had her dainty boots sewed on every
morning.
But Lola Montez triunphed and was
the danseuse of the day.
Among other thing she was the Origina
tor in London of that exquisite motion.
poem "La TarantelIe."
M0nteZ spared no exertion or money
IL introducing her into good society and
making lady of position OF her. They
lived much in Paris. After turning the
heart of the French people she went to
Russia where she also made a great i'm
preston.
She next drifted TO Bavaria and liter
ally danced her way into the heart of old
King Louis. She soight position as court
dams eu6e but was denied by the royal
director of dancing, who deemed her
not quite up to the standard as solo1st
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
Iery gods, however, were not appeased by
this summary forcing of something down
their throats which was not to their lik-
ing, and many times Kissed her as har
terpsichorean mani pulations fell short of
their ideal.
She soon thereafter gained an aecend-
ency over the king which male him 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 to 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 and in very
truth appeared at one of the English
court balls arrayed in the royal Bavarian
jewels. It is needless TO say the audacity
was not repeated.
She next married q Iove-stricken young
dude by the name of Hawthorn. Their
marital happiness was of short duration,
however. After a little more than q
honeymoon they we're divorced.
During the proceedings in the court
room this beautiful fend sat and smiled
while the man who would have died for
her wept bitterly.
She next travelled to Australia and here
became very reckless IN her behavior, in
curing immense debts and raising trou
bic generally.
Men raved o7er her there as elsewhere.
A song entitled "Have You Seen Lola
Montez of the Rolling Black Eye went
the rounds of Kangaroo land.
Her creditors becoming troublesome,
however, she concluded to leave them all
and succeeded one day in reaching the
deck of vessel bound for America.
She repaired to her cabin where she
sat calmly smoking in a state of utter
nudity. In this condition, OF course,
the men could not approach to arrest her,
and this way she escaped.
She came to New York, where she lee
tured and danced with success, and finally
started on travelling tour, bringing up
at San Francisco.
Here she again met Jean Francois Mon
tez, now married and having one son.
The family, never very united, soon went
to flinders before the presence of the
beautiful archfiend, and Montez, in his
blind 1nfatuatioD, more then once sought
to put his son to death on account of the
boys interference in his mothers be-
half.
that when out riding one day she en-
eountered 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
the mana powerful brute
turned upon her and gave her good
thrashing.
Arising dusty and wounded, from the
encounter, she shook hands with her as
salient, saying:
"You are the first man in all my life
time who vanquished me-"
Strange TO say, from that very day her
series of misfortune.
She married Mr.. Hull, then editor of
the Alta. She soon tired of him, how
ever, and selling her jewels TO queen of
the demimonde for $4,000, she. took a
steamer for New York.
Two nights after she had gone the
woman who had bought the diamonds was
found murdered and every one Of the
jewels had disappeared.
Arriving in New York, the downward
road of this remarkable woman took a
short turn toward the end. She became
addicted TO the use of stimulauts, opiates
of all kinds and quantities and became
total wreck.
Some charitable friends had her con-
veyed to RandaIi's island, where her
death occurred surrounded by circum-
stances of great mystery.
1t was rumored that the once famous
woman was one night dragged from her
bed and her head pounded upon the floor
of her room until she died.