Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-12-11
Ghosts with Warm Fiss.

SplrltuGAlsm hGa elaborated itsaf greatly
within few years in New YORK, and be-
come decidedly interesting il some Of lis
features. The latest style Of p,atsrializa.
tioa promises to be popular and disastrous.
a medium gives seances on Broadway, IN
the neghborhood of the hotels and !heaters,
went TO see the performance which was
quite different from the old style Of spools
show. About fifteen of Us met il the par.
lor and listened to a short discourse en- rein.
carnation. delivered by pretty blonde.
who didn't look at I'll ghostIy. Sho said
that, while in q trance condition, her own
spirit left her body ard 1oated about at
large, and its fieshIy tabernacle was omen to
presumption by any disembodied spirit that
might happen TO be in the vicinity. IN short.
she wes possessed by the stranger sririt, ana.
therefore, became for the l;na y reincarna.
tion in thought, feeling, emotion, speech
and action, Of the dead Then she went in.
TO curtained cabinet, somebody PLAYED
softly on violin, and We all waited in the
darkened room for something 10 happen.
The old style materializlng medium produces
shadowy figures, that glide around and
shake hands, but they are cold and cammy
""" unFieoodHl. ChephcS say tGat the
operators put Il chemical preparation
on their hands 10 produce = cold
moist touch. There is no fun in
shaking hands with folks in that condi
tion and one would as soon be kissed bv q
ghost of dead fish. Our new medium
worked more agreeable scheme. After a
few minutes CT silence amd darkness, blush
light Was seen in the cabinet, the curtains
parted, and o;st stepped q white robed form
that WAS greeted with eXc!smatious Of sup
pressed admiration. 1t was Just the nsatest-
looking ghost imaginable. 1t was clad in
white drapecy, worn 50 SIS 10 eIDosa both
arms Long golden hair fell OVER The shoui-
ders and breast and doGn the back. 4 bare
white foot peeped out from unde; the gar
ment IS the form slowly approached the
spectators. 1t was not terrifying appari.
ton, for not man III the room s0rank from
il. All Of us seemed 10 be filled with scien.
tilic enthusiasm, and anxious TO Investigate
the phenomenon OF reincaruatnn.
The re-embodied spirit rurrored L. lie
the first wife OF q good-loobimE gentleman in
one CT the front seats, whose sac0a! wife 3oa
with him, and ii entered into conversation
with him. He said that ha recognized the
late lamented spouse distinctly. Thereupoa
she put her arms abou: bis ueck, and gave
him long, lingering l;ias :h4t seemed to
agitate him some. 1t also affected the lady
by bis side. She smiled Indignantly. and
said she didn't believe Ii word oi such non
sense. Then the figure slowly retired bach
ward, waving aiiectionato farewell3 10 hub.
by. Again it appeared, ard three gentle.
men recognized il simultaneously as long
lost cousin, sister and dear friend.
There was some animated discussion
Qs To nh
ghost settled it hy announcing herself 10 be
the cousin, and aestowing some cousinly eli.
denrments upon Cne Of the disputants. She
took his face between her hands, spoke 10
him Of old times, gazsd lovingly into his
eyes, and kissed him good bye Then She
retired and the seance was at an end TO the
disappointment Of the two other claimants.
When the gas was turned up the medium
came out OF the cabinet, lookingly innocent.
ly bewildered, and inquired if any reincar
mated spirits of friends had appeared while
she was asleep. The first gentleman's wife
tartIy guessed the medium know well
enough what had been going on, but tho
blonde opened her large, blue eyes in inno-
cent surprise, and said she hoped nothing
unpleasant had occurred The gentleman
hastily assured her that nothing in the least
disagreeable had happened, but that the
seance had been singularly Interesting. The
medium calmly told the company that she
was utterly oblivious to ell that went on
while she was in the trance, and manifest
ed much interest in 6 description of the two
rciucarnations. The two disappointed gen.
tlemen were encouraged to come again !;
they might SEQ their friends next time if the
conditions were favorable. No doubt they
will attend the next seance, because ghosts
that kiss with warm lips are not met every
day. The new medium is making u great
success of the reincarnaticn scheme, bat
there will be fuss in thaE establishment
some fine evening. And such is the newest
swindle of upper Broadway.