The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-02-18
OFFENSE And FENCE.
A Duel Between Two of the
VienneSe Lady Fencers.
PHE BLOOD OF THE BEAUTIFUL
Louisa-They Kiss and are Friends Mrs.
Burke ROch will Sue her Lord
for Divorce.

Especial to THE HERALD-Examiner Dispatch
New YORK. Feb 17-When the female
fencers from Vienna, who are playing with
eacH other in ''The Kings Fool'' COM
pany hate each other, they do it with in
tensity and yesterday afternoon, in tho
parlors of the Metropolitan, on Broadway,
there was thrilling scene Amelia Bell
and Louisa Hillar became jealous over the
attentions paid by a young man on the
stage. They showed intense dislike for
each other and on more than one occasion
the rival sham lighters lost their temper
and slashed at one another regardless of
the music to which they were supposed to
keep time. Louisa imagined that favorit
ism was shown her rival by the manager Of
the company and this professional envy
famed the flame of revenge that fired her
bosom. After smouldering for awhile it
burst forth into blaze that only AmeGa's
blood could extinguish. This state of affairs
existed for some time to the ANNOYANCE
OF everybody In the company and
at last Manager Conreid Informed Miss
Engelhardt, VINO looked after the welfare
of the troupe, that he would discharge the
entire party if the daily explosions of bad
feeling between the pair were not stopped.
Miss Engelhardt admonished them, but it
did no good, and she then arranged to set
tie the quarrel by combat of skill, the
loser of which should consider herself
barred forever from complaining against
the other. This motion the beIligerents
agreed between themselves to convert into
genuine duel after the French fashion.
Yesterday at IL the contestants, each
with her two seconds, went into the lower
mar no
cts. Not in the least abashed by the pres
ence OF the gentlemen, they let the fluffy
folds of their delicate lace dress loosely
down, displaying splendid shoulders and
pink white beauty. The seconds carefully
tied the principals spotless garments under
their arms, exposing such loneliness as
would have made man an easy victim had
he been an opponent of either. Louisa,
though anxious for revenge, seemed a trif1a
nervous as she stood gazing at her expect
ant adversary. Come on" was the in
wiling announcement of the fearless Amelia
glazing at Louisa without vince
They poised like graceful tigresses, alert
to spring at each other No sooner had the
referee drawn her foil away than the
revals flew at each other, the foils glittered,
struck and flashed fire as the two taught.
The bell guard On the handle sounded in
quick succession as taps were rained upon
It by the opposing foils retreating and pur-
suing each other by turns. As the girls car
ried on the conflict, their faces flashed
and their eyes glittered. They were evenly
matched and their skill provoked adm1ra-
ton and even cries of applause. At last
the keen point of Amelia's foil pierced
the white shoulder of Louisa. 1t was done
SO quickly that the spectators hardly knew
she was cut until blood ran from the
wound.
Herr Conried sprang in front of Amelia
and the entire party interfered. Miss En-
gelhardt insisted On the contestants putting
on their masks before the duel proceeded.
Louisa's wound was dressed at once and
the crimson flow stopped. Then the con.
test was renewed. The second round re-
suited in three taps for Miss Bell. ''Only
a few minutes to fnlsh," said the time
keeper, and the girls flew at each other
with renewed ferocity. For eleven seconds
they struck and plunged at each other with
renewed ferocity. Miss Bell was declared
the winner Both girls fell upon each
others necks and kissed each other forgiv-
ingly, lust like women remarked one Of
the critical males