The western sentinel., 1898-05-12
BULLFlGHTING BEAUTIES.
They Come From Barcelona and VIII
Amuse the Greasers.

They Come From Barcelona and VIII
Amuse the Greasers.
The lady bullf1ghters are in the city.
All of them are young and some are
pretty. Lolita, the espada. is particu-
larly SO. Her full name is Dolores Pretel,
and she only counts Is 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;
a mouth like Cupid's bow; teeth small,
white and regular. Her conversation is
very agreea bic, and she is well educated
and possesses a great fund of lnforma-
ton 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 23, 1880.
Her first appearance in the bull ring
was at Barcelona March 3, 1896, when
she was only 15 years OF age. Since
then she has appeared with her quadril-
la at the rate of so bullfghts per year.
| She has been "caught" once, the bull s
horn having entered her mouth, leaving
a scar on her left cheek. The accident
| took place in the bull ring Of Oviedo,
Asturias, July 1S, 1897. She was inca
pacitated for fortnight only. Her next
appearance was il the bull ring OF
Huelya Her style of fighting is light.
playful and full of grace. She does very
pretty work with the capa. With the
muleta her performance is so neat and
/ courageous that many bullfghters of
the sterner sex might envy her.
| Oft fn
accomplishments. She sings and plays
the piano. She also cultivates literature
and is proud of her excellent penman-
ship. Altogether she is an interesting
personality.
Angelita, the second espada, is a ma
tive of Barcelona and is 19 years of age,
having been born Oct. 10, 1879. Her
first appearance was at Jerez Oct. 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 the bull having bucked against the
| sword which Struck in hard place, sc
that in consequence it and the little fist
| which held 1t were showed back into
the fair wielder S right eye. She is SIM
patica both in appearance and manners.
She is above the medium height OF
Spanish girls and is of slightly stouter
build than Lolita; eyes and hair black;
rosy cheeks; small mouth, and well
shaped chin Her bullfighting is less
playful than that of Lolita, but it is
sober and patterned on the best rules OF
the art. She handles the banderillas
with skill and grace, and in this suerte
it is seldom that she does not win ap.
piause. She is Angelita Pacez.-Mex-
lean Herald
| "A Diplomats Imprudence.
Baron Magnus, whose cleverness was
such that Prince Bismarck selected him
for duty as German envoy at Copen
hagen, most difficult post during the
reign of the late czar, by reason of the
influence exercised by Queen Louise
against the Berlin government, lost his
place in the diplomatic service, as well
as all the laurels of long and other
| wise successful diplomatic career, by
imprudently attending dinner at which
Sarah Bernhardt was present. He had
no idea that he was going to meet her,
otherwise he might have staid away.
While he was engaged in conversation
with his next neighbor at table she gave
a toast in which all united, and II
which he instinctively joined with much
gusto. 1t was only afterward. when be
sat down, that he learned too late that
he had been drinking the health OF
France and to the latter's recovery OF
Alsace-Lorraine.- New York Tribune.