The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-10-27
sUPERsT1T1oUs GOTHAM WOMEN.
Ugly Fetiches Upon Which Some OF
Them Depend for Good Luck.
From The Louisville Courter-JoltrndI.

Ugly FeuicheS Upon Wbfch some Oh
Them Depend for Good Luck.
| From, the Louisville Cotrier-JOundL
A New York woman, remarkable for her
unique literary gifts and her social charms,
carefully preserves a square chunk OF the
great Chinese wall, which she is convinced
is imbued with some occult power. why
| or wherefore she could not tell you to save
her soul.
Another, when she rises in the morning,
and before she begins her toilet, tells her
fortune with PACK of cards, and in accord
ance with their cabalistic significance she Is
guided il her actions throughout the day.
She has unfsilingly kept up this habit for
years, and believes firmly in its Importance.
An old fetch is kept by well-known
young married woman. 1t is a japanese
porce ain, representing an IDOL of remarka-
bic anatomical proportions. The face is of
repulsive ugliness, the expression at once
sensual and diabolicaL Yet such is the
veneration in which this monstrosity is held
that It's owner never undertakes final step
of any kind without closely studying the
features of the image in whose leerlng eyes
she thinks to read encouragement or dis
suasion.
Fortune tellers do a thriving business
among our first families" 1t is no uncom-
mon t ing to see an elegant carriage stand
ing before the humble reside &c of Prof.
Sheol or Nine Beelz club. An aged astrolo-
glst, who lives not far from Washington
square, lately gave me list of his aristo-
cratlc patrons whose horoscopes he mad fire.
quently cast. Among the number were
many names of note AID high social stand
ing.
AN amusing incident occurred at a sum-
mer watering place several Sc asOns ago
young lady of means and position, accom-
panied by her family, occupied one of row
OF cottages attached to a large hotel. 1t
had so happened that all her life long this
girl had cherished a superstitious dread
that sooner or later wben she turned the
light out at night and was on the point of
getting into bed an unknown something
would spring from beneath the couch and
catch her by the foot. Ever since her earliest
childhood she had waited for this fTightful
catastrophe to take place, but up to the
time of her summer soj)urn in the above
mentioned cottage she had waited in vain.
One night she went to her room as usual
and prepared for her rest. The apartment
was situated on the ground floor, opening
upon narrow lane Leading to the hotel
proper. The young lady described. blew out
the lamp, and, nervously impressed as usual
with the certainty that something would
seize her by the heel, made quick
rush for the bed Just as she got her
right foot securely lifted, however, to her
unspeakaole horror something did catch
hold of the left one. The awful presence
held her instep in grip of iron, and, ut
tering yell of terror, she tumbled in a
heap on the bed in dead faint. Her
mother and sister, who had adjoining
rooms, rushed in with lights, startled beyond
measure to find Miss Edith in a state of col
lapse, with a long-legged, jet black pig polk
ing his nose from beneath the bedstead.
The animal had walked in during the day,
the front door being always open, and had
secreted himself under the bed until Miss
Edith's running high jump had reused him
to activity
very pretty ard clever girl of my ac-
quaintance constantly carries in ter pocket
small Limoge enamel of exquisite work
manship and great value. She is under the
impression that this talisman will preserve
her from harm, and if by chance she leaves
It on her dressing table before going out she
is restless and uneasy, unable to rid herself
of the thought that some imminent danger
threatens her happiness.