The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-01-01
SEVEN SISTERS.
Who arc Creating Seine stir IN Kew
York show CiFCIes-A Bsvy of
LOns.Haircd Beaaties Who
Trace Their Descent all
the way from Prince
Rupert.
New York Star.

of high decent, being diitsntly rslAted to
the duke Of Switzerland sad 10 Prince Ru-
pert, who one time was quite psrsenfge in
England, He would BE- brave man, how
ey9r, who would marry iuto the family, for
there arc seven sisters, and tho idea Of six
sisters dropping in at luRch, or costing to
stsy week Or two, would DO perfectly APP
pailing to . Benedict Of slender means.
The girls arc oil, moro or less, prodi-
giss in their way, sud their fortunes consi
chiefly in the wealth Of hair and their rich
and tuueiul voices. The seven sstors or. IS
they sra called, "tho t1yau wondep," are Al
present stopping at No. 46 West Ninth ,treas.
and ara daily en- exhibition at BunuelPs new
museum. Their father ksen-eyed, dark.
haired msn Of intelligent features, accoai-
panies the grla." The youngest ia fourteen
aud the oldest tWeuty-ono years of age, sad
they Sll possess hair of the coler Of the
rAv9n's wing, AID Of tho most marvellous
length and thickRoss.
Tho girls are named respectively Sarah N.
Sutherland, Victoria, Isabella c. Grace.
Naomi Dora aud Mary. When they stand
side by side thay look like etrpa of stairs.
Sarah sings Scotch and English septimoptsl
ballads exQuisitely, while her hsir tins tbe
ground Mt her heels, Victoria has mszzo-
feprano, and her hair measured over seven
feet in lerglh. isabella G. has high aonraro
voice. Her hair is iust six feet and balfin
length. Grace reioices in cOntrAlto aal a
proluion Of bar. she is also piani,t
Naomi has marvellous bas;o voice and ia
looked on IS g musical prodigy Her hair
grows 90 thick that when she lots it down Il
completely covera her person irlm head to
foot, no part Of har being visible. Dora sings
contyslto and her hair is already lya and q
half feet long. Mary the youngest, has an
immqago growth Of hair, and whom let down
II envelopes h,r Ike On ulster, They are all
highly cultured girls, aud some Of them are
OF religious turs ormind.
Tho ia.hr of the family, Mr., De Ia Flot-
cher sutherland, whO seen by Star reporter,
consented to give n few particulars about
his strange bus happy family. tie said that
his father was born at SntherIsnds Falb,
Nerm al, but removed TO Niagara county,
New York, and in 1872 joined the war and
Lost great desl Of bls property.
"lwas educated to be q cegyman, ha con-
tiuued, cat Inns, Tennessee md ! WIS
always opposed to tho sbohtioDst policy.
During tue cmpsige Of Mr. Blu hanan l
stumpQd the state Of Now York for him and
ut one meeting wa' attacked by gargof
Border Rutans' and bcs en- with clubs so
that | WAS left for dead. A'egwsrd | At
ioud8d the Inauguration Of BucbAnhn spd
wss ~ dinaer in the National hotel in
Warrington. That WA the dinner at which
some fry guests were poisoned and think
am tho only survivor troa that banquet
of death. | was poisoned as well as tie
others, aud that and the beating by tho border
rulIisss impaired my health greatly. [ wal
offered conuhtip but had to decline m
account of i'll health. l suffered greatly
from pccuniary embarragammt also ut tb,t
time. was ri ono time Malh,dst nir
ter at GQnssoa, but got into . difficulty on
acoouat Of being Mason. | iJiped
tho Episcopal church. but did not
tako otdors, / remonstratel varv
strongly against tho deposition of B'shon
Andrews for his stand on tho slavery cues
ton, which caused the split hoswoah tho
McthoaiR. church north and s,uth ! am
ported Breckenridge very warmly during Bis
campaign, AMI wrote many campaign songs
and rpstcAes."
Have you ever had any spiritual maniCes.
tat.enS during your lifslime?" Mr.. Suther.
land was asked.
"Y5a, certainly hkyo had some remaTka.
bic experiences ia thnt way."
Are you Aspirituslis,?"
"No | an not; but ct different times dur
inE nv life hsvS seen things in my mind
l1v,.s b. e. k,u
SCcount for 1t except on the theory that the
mind Of man psrtakos of tho nature of tho
Creator; here is, in fact, . sort Of telerrepbic
communication betwash them"
"What do you mpan?'
"Nell, can't exactly say. excant thst tbs
Greater sometimes CONVEYS 10 the mind of
man in vague nlsuntr what hs nronosgs
DOING
Anything else"
eyes, bellows that tina nisd az man eop-
trsls ether minds, evsn at distsnc- ssrt
"Oh, psychologist force: that ia what
George Francis Train reyslt in. what do
Won think about a dat Of peSnuts and oold
waterp
"Yes, I've heard of Mr.. Train. hut hsva
not much faith in peanuts"
I"Can you rive me An instance of any &C.
eurrsncs which has been msaa mspifs.t IN
you before it eccurrsd!"
"Ob, res; several. well rsmember that
in 1886 / wa at the Wessysn seminary. in
Gsys,,s loo MILES ,v,v frSn, bow. ani =, ~ ~
night | saw 4 vision, and wa, ipformeS Thai
nv father had aisl al aeenlaxy. tod NV
brother ssminsrisps and tbe masters tbat 7
knew NV father YVES dead. They isu,bed at
me; told me was luRatic. had A fs1 slst.s
of, or eat rnors than my ,hara of tho evoning
meal. Two asy, afterwsri lattsr arrivoI
informing no thai nav father had disa of
ssnolexy at the very momont tina Vision an
peated 10 MAJ ~