The record-union., 1898-03-20
LADY BULL FIGHTERS.
Intrepid Young Women Who Have
Become Butchers.

The lady bull fighters are in the city
and have been interviewed singly and
collectively by a Herald" reporter.
All OF them are young and some are
pretty.
Lolita, the escapad, is particularly so.
Her full name is Dolores Pretel, ana
she only counts eighteen springs, the
sweet age of romantic illusions.
She is of slight stature and graceful
figure. Her eyes are large, dark and
lustrous. Her abundant tresses are
purplish black, her complexion smooth,
soft and white; mouth like Cupid's
bow; teeth small, white and regular.
Her conversation is very agreeable, and
she is we'll educated and possesses d
great fund of information on all topics.
Her manners are very sweet and her
smile most gracious and sunny. Such
is the Captain of the band. She was
born in Barcelona March %, 1880. Her
first appearance in the bull ring was at
Barcelona March g. 1885 when she was
| only fifteen years of age. Since then
She has appeared with her cuadrilla at
the rate of fifty bull fights year She
has been caught once, the buiIs
horn having entered her mouth, leav-
cident took place in the bull ring of
Oviedo, Asturias, July Is, 1897 She
was incapacitated for a fortnight Her
next appearance was in the bull ring
of HIelva. Her style of lighting is
light, playful and full of grace. Sne
does very pretty work with the capa
With the muleta her performance is
SO neat and courageous that many bull
cr1ot Of IA
her.
She pays great attention to feminine
ccomphshments. She sings and plays
the oianO. She also cultivates litera-
ture and is proud of her excellent pen
manship. Altogether she is an inter
esting personality.
Angelita, the second espada is a ma
tive Of Barcelona, and is nineteen years
of age, having been born October u.
1879. Her first appearance was at Je-
rez. October 8, 1895 Since then she
has fought side by side with her friend.
Lolita The only accidents which she
has suffered are a wound from the
bulls horn in the right thigh. three
centimeters deep and two centimeters
long. and a black eye, due to a bull
having bucked against the sword,
which struck in a hard place, so that
in consequence it and the little fist
which held it We're showed back into the
fair Wielder's right eye. She is sym
patica, both in appearance ana man
ners. She is above the medium hight
Of Spanish girls. and is slightly stouter
of build than Lolita; eyes and hair
black, rosy cheeks. small mouth and
we'll shaped chin. Her bull fighting is
less playful than that of Lolita, but it
is sober, and patterned on the best
rules of the art. She handles the ban
derillas with great skill and grace, and
in this suerta it is seldom that she
does not win applause. Her name is
Angela Pages.
They feel confident Of being able to
secure a license from Governor Rebol-
lar 20 appear in the Buereli ring week
from Sunday. 1t appears that there is
no clause in the present bull fighting
reglamento which forbids ladies to ap-
pear in the ring. And if there is no
legal prohibition there is certainly no
objection to be urged $50 most people
of the city think on any other ground.
The spectacle promises to be highly in
teresting and diverting.
In the ring the girls appear III reg
ulation bull fighting costume, with
short Jackets, heavily adorned with
gold, and knickerbockers. The cuadrilla
is highly disciplined and obeys the III
rections Of Lolita like clockwork -
Mexican Herald