The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-02-17
THE PHANTOM PRINCESS.
A Herald Reporter Interviews Anna
Eva Fay,
Tho Medium Who Appears at the
Opers>liouse Tonight.
A Petite Lady with Blue Eyes and
Blonde Hair
And MOhlIe neuth -"fair 10 See."
And Noble nsuth -"fair TO See."

please excuse my fingers. they have
some paint marks on tn m" sad petite
| lady witu "a mass OF b Dude nair isl INK over
| her shoulders, Us she riond NJ the DIOR OF
her 70 IN Ia "a. Grand Windsor hoiol, and
invited q HERALD t,ptTtsf - enter. II
have besn palniiug," aud she pointed to an
easv chair. Report rs have u natural
| weakness Tor Easy Cbaus, aud the HthAiD
scribe dropped Into Que without luf her lu-
vitalion. lie hast l. 81 need about the
room, and { ced several productions from
| the mediums brushes, which prove that
she could have been an ertlrt, had not the
spirits drawn her TO another career.
81 came to ask you some questions about
yourself aud about spifituolsm, the an
swefs 10 which Won iDterest the readers
OF The HERALD
Ivory we'll; will answer what questions
you ask me. | am accustomed 20 have
newspaper mon ask me questions, aud nm
always glud 20 sec them, 10 us q rule / IND
them yc y pleasant gentionen."
Tho HERALD reporter began by asking
for some personal incidents Ia the lady's
history.
81 was born and reared ia Kentucky, but
at an early age wont 90 London to study
art. IL VAS here l made my first appear
aucs gs a medium
"Whon did you frat receive communicG-
tons from The spirit world2
when 1 was three years old ! received
clearer communications than those
do now, except 10 inteiyals.p
what do you believe about spiritual
iUn?'
Il believe that spirituallsm is fact
cannot make myself believe that this lie
| ends all
what kind of heaven or he'll do you
/ believe in2"
believe that ours 10 continuous ex-
istence, independent Of The phys.c ], and
that there Ia n constant growth IN perlec-
| ton. | can conceive OF nothing that mehn8
| DEATH
"Does Il require special conditions of the
4 body 30 receive communications tfGm the
other wOildPp
ut does. never take supper on the even
| ingi 10 which 1 am 20 put myself into com
muuicatious with the spirits, and there are
other conditions OF body NOT neces airy TO
mention. Just As man cannot perform GER
! tain intellectual works under uuiayonble
pms sicnl conditions, so 10 IS "a. b med 'ums"
! "H0w do these communication com 2'
81 know OF no better way a describing
/ them than by comparing them t' tAe
| iiclunRs oi telegraph Instrument, Tue
tDirit Comuu' ic4tiOls sluud iu tle brllu
| In a similar manner ana with equal rapid
iIy.1p observation-disclosures,
/ "OA, no, am merely medium. Vhey
"
communicates with thC visible"
When did 20 make your iirst personal
upyaarancs?'
dIu 1915, before the royal 'ocieiy Of Lon
don"
How did the scientists explain tho phe-
uOmena?n
"rhey dill not explain them but at'ribu-
| ted them 10 unknown forces Ol nature"
| The reporter thought he had asked the
lady enough questions to elicit her tHeorles
on VIVA; she demonstrates religion, aud
turned his attention from the medium to
1 the woman. Mics Fay I've call her by stage
uame) III still very young, OF an intense
Gervous temperament, slight figure, With
pale blue eyes, very bright, aud full OF
what the nsthetics would cIIl soul" She
Is Drumming oil over with energy, aud
spaaka with force, clearly and distinct y
and with slight English accent She ID u
good Conversationalist and toe subjects Of
her talk range from spiritualism to hunt
ing, OF the latter OF which she 10 very fond.
II an very much astonished at your city.
| II Is full OF life. I've noticed the aDergy
displayed by every one as look 'rom the
window"
Her original Intention was to become an
ar. list, bat her peculiar gift, or whatever IL
| IL, forced her 70 submit 10 another career
All her spare moments, however, are given
TO painting. She Is fond of animal, and
| plants, delights ia nature generally
Miss Fay then permitted the examination
Of costume. IL WAS truly marvel OF
beauty in its makeup. IT, is composed OF
cresm white velvet brocade ADD gros- grain
silk. The jupe, cut Ell train, Is made OF
silk and finished with deep fan-plaiting.
The overdress Is OF the velvet brocade,
in an exquisite design OF iull-
blown roses aud peacock plumage.
The back is princess, looped high with
large silk cord OF exquisite hanging balls
of chenille. II is edged with Caterpillar
! trimming, made also of chenille The front
Ia IN tull cascades OF the chenille trimming.
The sleeves were finished with the orna-
! ments Of silk cord and chenille, designed
expressly for the purpose. The right side
has a sash OF plain satin, while the left Is
| simply looped with the elegant chenille
! balls. The entire dress 10 lined with cream
satteen, and is without doubt q thing OF
| beauty that to the arti tic eye will not go
| unsppreciated. 1t was designed In Paris
| by Yrs. Craig, its total cost being $3.50. TIE
| lsdy al 10 have one OF the most elegant
war 4ver worn before tn audience,
ano @ wear at one time $4,000 worth OF
gem