The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-11-02
Anna Eva Fay.
The Renowned Spirituallstic Medium
Interviewed by Reporter, who
Cleaned Interesting Facts
About the Spirit and
Spiritualists Generally.

AS Anna Eva Fay, the Spiritualist
who appears at the Opera House Sunday
night, is lodged at the Mankato House,
u FREE PRESS reporter climbed the
stars in quest OF Miss Fay's quarters
in the hotel, and when he handed
his card to small, fair piece of
humanity, who he was told was the
lnvOker of departed friends, he was
well out of breath, The newspaper
man had come primed fol an interview
with the fair Eva, and with trembling
limbs tumbled into chair which the
lady had kindly pushed towards him.
Then she settled down in another chair
at the opposite end of the room and the
reporter opened the ball with the direct
question. "Miss Fay, do you really be-
lIeve in Spiritualism!" at the same
time hitching little towards the door
grasping tightly his loaded cane. Fas-
tenlng her bright eyes on her interrog-
atOr, Miss Fay replied. II know it is
true the spirits are visible to me, and
hold direct communion with them.
Last night while | was sleeping very
quietly was conscious that friend,
recently dead, was outside the window,
why don't you come in, ElizaH said,
and so she came to my bedside. She
was in trouble about her daughter re-
Gently married.
"Ilow are spirits clothed when they
appear to you!
Just rs people are on earth. My
friend last night wore an ordinary cali
co wrapper, one | have often seen her
wear. You see | believe our apparel
has a spiritual existence along with our
lives. am much attached to some OF
my clothing and should net tor any
thing part with it.
"Can you name some prcmlnent per-
son who derives any benefii- from Spirit
ualism?"
Eyes, there are Gould and Wander
bilt, who never transact any business
withou. consulting medium. The
late Judge Edmunds, OF New YORK
was firm believer in Spirituaiism. l
could name hundreds of your most
prominent men in the social rs we'll as
political world who are firm believers
in Splritualism?'
"Then you consider Spiritualism p
religiOn?"
"Msst assuredly. 1t is my religion
and will be the religion of the world
eventually. Thinking people must
either come to that or intidelity; the
latter IL too dreadful, while the former
bears its own comforts"
The conversation with Miss Fay
then drifted into general topics. The
lady spoke of her recent travels in for
eign lands, and also of her very sue.
cessful tour of the United States. In
speaking of the stage, etc. the reporter
accidently mentioned style in some
way or other, when Miss Fay, with a
native expression of feminine enthusi
asm, directed the reporters attention
to a magnificent dress just received
from the firm of Ballers 81 Moore, Of
Kansas City, the worth" of the west
1t was truly marvel of beauty in its
artistic design and make up. 1t is
composed of prune, or perhaps verging
more on seal brown, velvet br0cade and
grOs-grain silk. The jupe, cut en- train
Is made of the silk aud is finished with
deep fan plating. The overdress is
of the velvet brocade, il an exquisite
design of full blow roses and peacock
plumage. The back is princess, loop
ed high with large silk cord of cxqui-
site hanging bells of chenille. 1t is
edged with caterpillar trimming made
also of chenille. The front is in full
cascades of the chenille trimming. The
sleeves are finished with the ornament
OF silk cord and chenille designed ex
pressly for that purpose. The right
side has sash of gros-grain, while the
left is simply Topped with the elegant
chenille balls. The entire dress is lined
with cream sateen, and is without doubt
a thing of beauty.
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