The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1911-09-22

/ turess. In most OF them the
| scandal has been repeated
time and again. Thrones have
iottered and monarchs have fallen be-
cause of these women who had infatu-
ated kings and SO been raised to rank
and riches. But you will search the
history OF Europe vainly TO find a
more balefully brilliant career than
| that OF Lola Montez--the Spanish
dancer-who lost to Ludwig his king
dom OF Bavaria and finally herself.
old. disgraced and forgotten, went TO
America to die She IL buried In
Greenwood cemetery. New York
Lola Montez came OF that rare ra-
cial combination. an Irish father and
Spanish mother. She was born I'm
Limerick in 1918 and named Marie
Dolores Eliza Rosanna Gilbert But
the Gilbert family cast of her father
at her birth and he started the childs
adventures by hurrying TO an army
post in India.
II was Lola's mother who thrust
upon her her first step into the road.
way that was going TO lead so crook
eddy. but so brilliantly. all over Eu-
rope.
The mother found one Sir Abraham
Lumley. and Indian Judge OF great
wealth. whom she aimed to marry 10
Lola. The girl. hearing OF IL. rebelled
and showed the spirit that was TO
characterize all the later years OF her
career when she eioped with Capt.
Thomas Jefferson.
BY this time Lola had become really
one OF the most beautiful girls on the
peninsular continent. II was recog-
nized at the viceregal court where she
was petted SO willingly that her hus-
band carried her away.
In 1912, at the height OF her beauty
and wit. the girl started back for Lon
don. seeking q divorce from Captain
James. with whom she was already
bored to death, In order that she
might be free to wed a Captain Lenox
she had met on shipboard.
But the courts weren't quite as sus-
ceptible to her raving beauty as Lola
had expected. for, while they gave her
a divorce. they forbade her marrying
again.
Up to this time. probably. the girl
had given small thought OF becoming
a dancer. She had known that her
mother Hola oliver had followed
that profession with indifferent sue
cess for a time. but Lola's ambition
was far more bent along the line OF
n wealthy match. Even thus early she
had boosted some day. you'll see. I'll
hook a crown"
But the divorce from James left her
almost penniIess. Her family In India
already had sheltered her unwillingly
twice and the handsome girl figured
on the way OF a livelihood all In vain.
Finally at the suggestion OF an Ameri-
can woman Lola decided TO try dane
ing. She studied in Spain and Italy
a little and then with superb sssur-
ance, but without one atom Of profes-
sional experience, she essayed trt-
umph at His Majesty's theater In
London.
Dona Lola Montez was the head
liner on the card. for Lumley, the
manager-whoss name balefully coin
cides in her history with that Of the
Indian judge-had advertised her de-
but In q perfect fanfare OF praise. The
appearance OF the star In her first
dance was greeted at first with cheers
and Lumley was counting his fortune
when suddenly a shrill hiss arose
from a side stall, mans finger point
ed at the dancer and a mans voice
cried loudly. why, it's Betty James"
The man was Lord Ranelagh. the
leader of the smart set. and his quick
bon mot at the expense OF the divor-
Gee who had come back In disguise
ruined Lola's chances on the London
stage.
But though Lumley was forced TO
ring down his curtain on her first per
Torrance Lola was In no whit dis-
mayed. She made a tour OF Europe.
seeking to win fortune through Ter
eccentricities- She went to Paris
with not much money. but with the
reputation for the most beauty and
impudence In Europe. There she
danced and there her beauty--not her
dancing-fascinafed the journalist.
Dujarrter. who fell madiy I'm love with
her only to be slain In a duel on the
day that they pledged themselves TO
marry.
There II some reason TO believe
that Lola Montez loved this man whom