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CITY ITEMS.
We Mean Rt,SineSs

We can saue you money on Staple and Fancy
Groceries, Fine Coffees and Teas
Our CoFFESS are the finest skill and money
can procure and always fresh
We INVITE you to inspect them and mote prices,
feeling convinced you viii at once pronounc g
them the cleanest, freshest and cheapest Cof-
fees in the city.
OLD MANDAHLINd JAVA royal drink. Csc: Old
Cow Java. finest quality. 33c: Java and Mocha.
fresh aud tine. SOC. Excelsior Brand, 2sc. ;
best Coffee for the money in Washing on
Cofees fresh ground by aid of an electric mo-
tor while you wait
Gran. Sugar, 10 lbs. with orders. SIC.
Teas. Teas!! Teas!m Absolutely pure and
without equal for strength and flavor. Extra
Fine Gun Powder and Oolong Teas 81 per lib.
SUN RISE Chop Tea, soc. h.; best soc. Tea
in America. Try it.
Gran. Sugar, with orders, exc
Samples of Sun Rise Chop" Tea given away
Best L. p. Flour, Sl.75 a; $3.50 Dbl
Extra Fine Burbank Potatoes: low price.
HoDtny Flakes. the new breakfast dish, &C.
h.; delightful. easily cooked. Try them.
Saratoga Chips. fresh and crisp.
Splendid Florida Oranges; reasonable prices
Sherry Vine. butts (l50 gallons each). di-
rect importation from Spain. Table Sherry,
5Oc pint; Private Stock Sherry, 65c. pint; by
the gallon, 50 and "a respectively.
CIGARS by the box at great saving in price.
Ask for price list
We are live grocery men.
NJ. Il z. MErZGER, All It'll st. NV.
Branch Store: 21OS 18th St. NV, bet va W. 1
For Bargains in Groceries of all Kinds
call on +. NJ. WALKER. 922 Louisiana avenue
northwest. Everything New and Fresh.
Prompt delivery to all parts OF the city. f2l-lw
Clearing Sale. Clearing Sale.
Wonderful Bargains now being offered at
The STAR SHOE HOUSE,:
$1.25 Mems Genuine Calf Lace and Congress-
Soc. Ladies' Kid Common Sense Shoes.
75c. Misses Pebble Goat Spring Heels.
S5c. Boys and Youths Button Shoes.
CSC. Children's Kid Spring Heels.
33c. Infants Shoes. worked button holes.
Soc Mems Embroidered Slippers.
S5c. Ladies' Kid slippers.
Ladies Fine Shoes reduced to S1.98 All of
our Ladies' Best French Dongola Kid Shoes,
hand-sewed, extention edge, opera or common
sense; actual value %. 80.
Mems Hand-sewed Welt Shoes reduced to
S2.25; made of fine calf, opera or plain toe;
worth fully $3.50.
The STAR SHOE HOUSE,
1t 726 7th street.
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Ii You ARE looking for bargains read W. II.
Hoeke's ad. in 4th page.
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GRASULATED SUGAR. 611c.
Best California ham. &c.
Best pork roasts. SC.
Look for regular advertisement under family
supplies. n. A. POOLE,
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BITTER.
All grades of creamery
At reduced prices.
GEO. VI. OYSTER. JR.,
Stands us, 176. Ia Center market
No. 70
Riggs market.
Telephone 1890.
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Over 10, 600 Fine Hats, half usual prices
New styles. fine Derbys, SOC. to Sl.50. Best
Hat made, 81 Winter Caps 25-45c. Fur Caps
I5c.-S Wool Underwear, best make. So 75c
AMERICAN Hat Co.. 209 Pa. ave-. opp. Botanical
Garden. Plain Figures. One Price.
fits ,m&w2w*
For Cheap, Quick Fire
Buy Washington Gas Company's Coke
d7-3m JOHNSON Bros, Agents.
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ADJUSTMENTS.

ADJUSTMENTS.
l0ARLoR ENTEKTAINMENT
l. For the Benefit of
NEWSBOYS AND CHILDRENS AID SOCIETY
At the Residence of
MRS. HUGH McCULLOCH,
9l2 18th ST.,
SATURDAY FEB ~. 1890.
ITO 4 PM
Tickets 81. For sale at Me.zerott's.
The following artists will assist:
MISS MAEIL pECCA.
MISS KATE FIELD.
MSS ALDRICa,
MISS BERTHA LINCOLN.
ME. OSKAR KEUTZSCH.
NIX. RICHARD HOVEY
AND OTHERS.
At the close of Program the PHoNC GRAPH will be
exhibited. flS-4t
NEW NAII0NAL THEATRE MKT WEEK.
SIN NiGhI S-Fwo MATINE..S.
Sale of eats THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20.
ENGAGEMENT OF THE FAMOUS
A gBHs sBgs 90 TIT TIT
! III I III I'll HuS 9 90 9 ! +
GLiAND OPGRA COMPANY
In the following Briiiiau; Repertoire:
MoNDAi. ERNANl
TUESDAY ................ CROW y DIAMONDS.
WED. MAE, 75c.. soc, PC. BOHEMIAN Gill.
WEI N SDAI.. MAETllA.
1hURsDAi.............. I'LL TROVATJRE.
FRIDAY. .NOU4aA.
sATURDAY-ABBOTT MATINEE, 81, rs. 30 and
Doe. ........................ROM ROMEO AND JULIET.
60 lama iaDBaO0ii i isiiiNGis; n.vEnI SidnI.
A LBAUeBs HOLIDAY ST. THEATER.
"A BALTIMORE.
ENGAGEMENT OF
EDWIN BOOTH.
NOTICE The continu,d illness of NINE. MOD
IL kA may prevent her Appearance with booth.
10 alnouLce Ler until they nave assurance Of
MISS MINNA X GALE,
Now successfully supporting Mr. Booth IN Philadcl-
pIia, will perform the characters assigned Mime.
SPECIAL WASHINGTON NIGHTS.
Tuesday, Feb. 20.
MUCH ADO About NOTHING.
Thursday. Feb. 27-Double Bill
FOOLS REVENGE and ci KATHERINE and Pc
Saturday Night, March 1-MACBEfH.
Monday, March 3-HAMLLT.
Wednesday, March 5-RICHELlEU.
Friday. March 7-MERCHANT OF VENICE.
Mr. Booth shylock Mime. Modjeska as Portia.
Orche ira, 81: Balcony. &l.50; which will include
On TUESDAY, THURSDAY and Saturday, Feb. %
and ~ and March l. SPECIAL 1 rains win leave b o.
s 81 o. Tier n perior 0''H ''A"'n
on Monday. WeGines day and Friday, March 3, and
z, Special i rains viii leave 9th street DEPOT VIA
fenn. II. r. a. y. returning after the perform
snce ir.in Caivert st. t,ou, feana. a: X.
l RIFF y Mi I'll l BON 80 STORE. $40 18th ST. o
SE, iAL isssts pnreaass S in amy otheT
hot b; entitled to transportation to ana from bati
air. H. c. Fisk of AibAush's Opera House will .c-
Company each train III
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Another Great Reduction In Sugar

The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company
sol and sos It'll street, corner 7th and Z north
west. Best Granulated Sugar, 81 cents, in 10
10. lots only, to any one buying tea or coffee
from us.
If you want a perfect Coffee or Tea use A. Il
p. Condensed Milk.
Our SOC. Java and Mocha Coffee can't be
beat
Check given with every Csc. worth of Tea,
Coffee Baking Powder and Condensed Milk
fl7-6t n. II. BOWMAN, Manager
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Examine our New High Arm No. and mott; 20
how its rotary notion silent and positive, con.
trasts with the rasping, heavy, uncertain action
of shuttle machines. Office 437 9Th NV.
fl9-lm WHEELER & WILSON MF'G. Co,
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Foreign and Colonial Government Trust.
Mercantile Investment and General
trust ................-......
Foreign, American and GeDeral Trust. -.
American Investment Trust.
Army and Navy Investment Trust.
Bankers Investment Trust.
Investment Trust Corroration.........
British Investment Trust.
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ENGLAND.
ARCBIBALb BhLFoUR
! J. 4 4 B n4SAESahla
j jIf i br 81: 1: H. BRIGHAM
CHAS, FRASER MACINTOSH. MP.
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aGSRGE BALLOON HuLME
ihFf s EORE EES, rSEEsTNrSr AND
SIR A ASE fSr E S2 RSISHf A'A'tlD
hRksaS T nKSSHf fRMfANf' LIMITED
iSoff j t HiS SHIsHr MORGAN.
+ / H4 + $i S SSs I GERMAN
SIX E fhIi3f ROSE. Bart.
SoDFkER SAMUEL SAUNDERS.
T1 I. h atbsSst EfLBRoueH.
BARRON, wapt. GUTHRIE CO
akNgatsTfk TRUST. LIMITED
f TBSSsb S S5bEai agEsh at. CO.
SCOTLAND
REV, JOIN BAIRD;
HENRI he kS0X DICK.
aESki NJ NckIEFF HoRsBuRoH
6; MacflIt KsoN GRANT.
q PHRESTuRr CORPORATION
PStSSkS SHAW Ssxs
TRUSTEES, ASSETS AND INVESTMENT NsUR-
JAS. Thomson WILSON.
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For Bargains in Groceries of all Kinds
call on f. NJ. WALKER, 922 Louisiana avenue
northwest Everything New and Fresh
Prompt delivery to all parts of the city. f2l-lv
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So Say We All of Us! Salvation Oil is the
greatest cure on earth tor pain. Only 25 cts. 5
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HUMAN artificial eyes. HEMPLER, cor. AZ st.
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ADJUSTMENTS.

A LBAUGH's GRAND OPERA HOUSE
wv II Y e. e. !: 4 III l.. { /.
OPERA COMPANY,
JNo. A. McCAUIL.
roM f2NlGR3 ;s. ,F1id1y, r Matinee
i LAST FHs F FSiRsMss! s-t OF
sUPPE'S MASTERPIECE.
CLOVER.
SATURDAY NIGHT FIRST TINE HERE.
DELLINGER'S OPERA CCMIQUE
CAPTAIN rRACASSA.
s fs . Efs. asassF kS Rpsses r.,
RERLrTz SCHOOL OF LANGUAGES, 7e3 4TH
ID st. n.w.-Free French Lecture THIS LFridayp
door from Hamilton, b. Prof H. Tournier. subject:
Les femmes auteurs Franchises 1t
STEREoPTICoN EXHIBITION AT THE YMc..
O'CLOCK. Free to members, lady friends and young
I INCoLN MUSIC HALL,
MONDAY. FEBRUARY "a
ONE WEEK ONLY.
MATINEEs WEDNESDAY
AND SATURDAY.
First production here Of
GILBERT AND sULLIvAN's
NEW COMIC OPERA
THE GoND LIERs.
THE GoND OILERS
THE COM LIERS
Authorized performance, by an arrangement with r.
DOYLi CARTE. Presented by an
AMERICAN COMPANY
Under the management Of
MR. JOHN STETSON
OF the Globe Theater, Boston.
The costumes, scenery and appointments from orig
inal designs, a. presented at the Savoy Theater,
London, under the personal supervision
OF the author and composer.
RESERVED SEATS NOW ON SALE
At Droop's Music Store e25 Penna ave-
Prices: $3.50, 81 and soc, according to location
Box 80 and S12. Matinees 81. 75c and soc.
fl7-l2t
Il ERNAN'S NEW WASHINGTON TH"ATER,
N Eleventh st. south of Pennsylvania avenue
THIS WEEK ONLY
GRAND MATINEE wAsHINGToN's BIRTHDAY.
Pc T Err CKSON,
BENNETT BROS
ALL-AMERICAN STAR SPECIALITY CO.
800 TO any whom JACKSON fails to best in four
rounds, Marquis OF Queensbury rules.
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PERSONAL.

A sBEsTOs LINING, PAINT AND CEMENT
a Patent I. G. Chimneys, nrc proof.
coal. J. 7. WALKER SONS. 204 10Th q n.W.
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Of the buildings are used now for the two hun
dred relets of the dear departed, who live IN
gorgeous luxury, known only to the orientals.
There are, however. few of the outer build
fngs in use for government purposes.
As we are well out of the country now We dare
10 speak aloud of the horrible bit of despotism
which was whispered to Us among the Franks
while We breathed the air of the empire. The
present sultan has no right to the throne. His
older brother, Murad '. succeeded his uncle in
1876, but was deposed in three months i'll favor
OF the present sultan on account of his showing
disposition to institute reforms. Conse-
quently he was pronounced insane and not fit
to rule. Such actions as Murad's being con-
vincing evidence to the mind of Turk of in
sanity, Murad was educated outside the harem.
Consequently, IN addition to his natural abili-
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Presumably because of its great cost this style
OF ghost show" has never been exhibited in
this country, although a modification, and. in a
sense. an improvement of the idea has been
used in other illusions.
Following the various kinds Of ghost show
came Colonel Stodar's living head or the
sphinx" His was the first illusion that dis
pensed with parts of the body and opened a new
system OF illusions and necromancy, and then
In rapid succession came the Mysterious Cabi-
net, "Fatima," "Romah," the Three Headed
Girl and the "Decapitation," all of which are
explained further on. 1T is a significant fact
that the famous Sphinx was evolved from the
kaleidoscope. toy that almost every child has
at some time or other had and found delight in
Its ever changing colors. diamonds, circles.
prlsms and squares. The Sphinx speedily be-
came famous in London and afterward in this
city for the cleverness by which the body was
concealed and its oracular utterances and re-
plies to questions.
remember well in 1866. at Barnum's
Museum. Broadway and Spring street, one day
gentleman asked Sphinx chow many bricks
1t would take to build a house of certain
dimensions" giving height, depth and width
Quick as flash came the reply. in tones that
suggested o'clock in the morning in a grave
yard:
1T depends on the size Of the brick" The
answer made hit and was thereafter con-
tinued.
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party to visit it. for this is the one place where
no men are allowed. But the day for the ap-
pointment was when We would be far on our
way to Italy, and we were obliged to give il
up. We were fortunate. however, i'll getting
pictures of some of the ladies'
One never meets ladies OF this class on the
streets. Whenever they leave their seraglios il
Is III close carriages with the curtains drawn.
However. the women We do encounter on our
daily walks are closely yelled, but beneath their
extremely slOuchy, but picturesque dresses. worn
like a bag over their trousers, we found too
much OF their native element to make us feel
otherwise than distance lends enchantment ~
We left all the beautiful women in Greece
save what may be in the harems Even the
peeps behind the wells have not proved the y
are women to hide handsome faces
The custom here, which Is rigidly enforced
whereby at 10 o'clock at night every street is
deserted, Is very strange. The police and dogs
are the only living creatures visible and were
person to look from his window on the empty
serted city. IM.D-C
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they looked as though they suffered. He rolled
his eyes as though We had proposed to commit
murder and replied: 'Ah, one would be heay-
lily founded to kill dog." and 80 they live
and nearly killed US.
Far AWAY Moses has Il most generously sized
shop and filled to overlooking with the richness
of the land-silver, rugs. shawls, embrOideres.
everything on the most superb scale. and he
has become so much of person in his own
sight and of his fellow-men one dares not sug-
gest the possibility of deducting a para from
the price asked. In other shops one usually
pays from half to third of what's originally
asked. Far Away saws: ''You buy everything
III my shop. take off not one piaster-my price
Is just one"
THE BAZARs OF CoNsTANTINoPLE
are like booths at fair-the largest one here
Is enormous, covering acres Of ground all
rooted over and lighted by little port holes in
the ceiling. This half light is better for the
seller than the buyer. Still the wares are very
attractive, and though marvelously cheap
were one able to go there without guide, a
double price has to be paid inasmuch as each
merchant Is bound TO pay the guide COM
mission from 20 10 so per cent.
THE CEMETERIES
are wonderfully crowded places, the stones ar
ranged IN no order, neither do they stand up
right in many cases. We knew when we were
by the grave of man. for a fez or turban in
marble would be placed on top of the stones
while for woman. the marble drapery of q
shawl or veil wOuld be thrown across.
WOMEN OF THE HAREM.
Arrangements we're made through the dress
maker of harem belonging to celebrated
man Of high standing for the ladies of GU,
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The SULTAN'S REALM.
A Washingtonian's Visit to Famous
Constantinople.
AMONG HAREMS AND DOGS.
The Sultan's Palace PrisOn-W0sques
and Ninarets-among the People of
StambOuIETurkish Women and Tn cir
Dress-FIrst Impressions DispeIIed.
Jurisprudence Of The EVENING STAR.
MILAN, April z

MILAN, April "a.
~ he approach to Constantinople via
TGthe sea of Marmors and Golden Horn
is like nothing in the world but itself
~ 1t can be compared to nothing.
neither can it be properly described.
As we stood on the upper deck of the steamer
on a glorious day the city set upon q
hill rising like a revelation from the deep
water-not gradually, but direct from the
fathomless depths, for there is no shore. no
beach, just nothing but the wonderful blue
water from which it ascends
Once when the immense dome Of st. Sophia
was gilded SO lofty was its position it could be
seen one hundred miles at sea. Now the gild-
ing is worn off, but the dome and the hundreds
OF other domes of the many other mosques
each surrounded by the tall. graceful minarets
oil stand there, forming only part of a most
magnificent picture.
Prominent among the many buildings. each
OF which seemed TO stand out separately and
Independently of all others. was the old Sc
rsglio once occupied by the late sultan. Many
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The body is hidden in sphinx" by two mir
rors, joined in the center with beveled edges
leaning toward the floor at an angle and re-
flecting the floor, painted or draped, in man
ner exactly similar to the background and
sides. even fourth table leg being sometimes
reproduced.
Col. Stodar, who invented the Sphinx, in his
efforts to keep to himself all the profits of the
head without a body" patented it and thereby
gave the construction of the secret away, and
set busy showmen to work devising other il
lusions on the same order. Had he not done
so it is more than probable that the secret
would have remained such until the present
day.
''PRoTEUs" OR ''MYsTERIoUs CABINET"
The next is the "Proteus" or mysterious
cabinet" constructed first by Mr.. Tobin of
London, and again Prof. Peppers name was
connected with it without other justification
than his connection a lecturer. That cabinet
is still used by all the noted prestidigitatOrs of
the present day and is just as successful now in
fooling the audience and giving pleasure as
when first brought out.
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orchestra was founded in 1926 bv Johann
Strauss, the elder, then twenty two years OF
age. He was the son OF an inn-keeper, bound
out to a bookbinder, from whom he took
French leave" to devote himself to music
After experience gained as q viola player in a
string quartet he organized a little band Of
fourteen pieces and gave concerts in a suburb
of Vienna, introducing his own waltzes, which
soon became very popular and were played
throughout Europe. AS result OF this success
he was induced to give concerts in the "Sperl,"
in the heart of Vienna. During the following
twenty years the demand for the Strauss
orchestra became SO great that it increased to
zoo musicians. smaller band travelled
throughout Europe, welcomed everywhere
Johann, the elder, was conductor until his
death, in lS49 when he was succeeded by his
eldest son, Johann. the famous waltz king
who, it will be RENE mbered, came to America To
the international peace jubilee, held in Boston
IN 1872. Edward Strauss, the youngest son of
the elder Johann, followed his brother as di-
rector, being appointed in 1870 director Of the
Vienna court balls, so that for the last twenty
years the orchestra has been IN charge Of
the leader under whose direction its first
American tour is made. The orchestra was en-
gagged TO give a series OF concerts in the re-
modelled Madison Square Garden, New York
beginning May Is, but owing to the delay in the
WORK on the garden preliminary tour has
been arranged, the orchestra ap-
pearing IN Boston. Philadelphia, Balti-
more and Washington. Here a special
occasion has been planned p. s. Gilmore
welcomed Johann Strauss 10 America in 1919
and desiring to extend a like welcome to his
brother and successor has arranged for a COM
bined concert Of the orchestra and his famous
military band, the two organizations playing
alternate numbers. The concerts in Washing
ton will be given May "a and rs. The sale Of
tickets begins at = am. next Wednesday at
WeIzerotts, lilo street northwest
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Do you remember Mark Twain has immor.
talized him? We wink at ouce to see the IA
nous man patronized by the Astors, Wander
bilts and other Americans who have given to
the dealers over here a reputation to all Ameri-
cans having an inexhaus.ible amount OF
filthy lucre. We crossed the narrow. crowde
streets. stepping over the horrible diseased
dogs which lie in the paths of men and beasts
and never move. save for kick or the food
which is given to them at legal times. for these
dogs are the city scavengers and it's against
the law to kill one. We asked our guide one
day why the poor creatures were not shot,
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"a, auditorium: BIB, hidden figures &C. mirror D. the
supposed floating island Z, the reflected hesdD
The second fixture shows how the illusion
looks when completed, and if the measurements
and fittings are made with accuracy the head of
the figure lying on top of the shelf B will APP
pear to the audience as if 1t were really behind
the floating head. and the more movements
made by the clown the more complete the illu-
sion and the greater the fun evoked.
THE TRApEZIsT.
Among the Barnum illusions the most popu-
lar one is "Thauma." This is a pretty young
woman who has apparently been cut in half
The figure from the waist up is shown swing
ing on dainty little trapeze. BY grasping
the ropes at either side the lady at times lifts
her half body clear of the trapeze. The lee
turer. to show that there are no concealed mir.
rows or supports, puts his arm or cane under
the trapeZe and some distance back of the
bright lights at the base OF the stage.
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THE THAUNA ILLUSION.

This illusion is not produced by mirrors
The whole woman is before your eyes, but on
account Of the brightness of the lights in front
the darkness back of the curtains is intensified
The human portion of the figure ends at the
dotted line in our picture. The waist portion
is dummy, which is attached to the real girl
under the perfectly fitted dress waist. The
body of the girl, draped in somber black rests
on an inclined board, also draped in black,
running back into the curtaned recess. 1t is
impossible for the spectator to see the faintest
outline of this black-draped portion of the fig
ure, no matter how positive he may be that it is
near him and therefore ought to be discern
ihla
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Apropos OF illusions, the old pill box toy sold
by vendors some years ago should be men,
toned. In a common pastebord box little
silvered glass was placed at an angle Of forty
five degrees, and by peering through a little
hole the people behind you could be seen and
called off very much to their surprise.
Out Of the pill box" idea was evolved
"Romah," or the floating head an illusion that
at once puzzled and delighted people at Bun
nells Museum, corner of 9th street and Broad
way. for two years.
Roman was a head apparently floating in a
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This illusion is SO simple that it requires but
little explanation.
The subject is reclining on . dark-covered
background at an angle of forty-five degrees
and the strong light thrown causes her to be
reflected on polished glass above tilted at
the same angle. To heighten the effect fig
ures are introduced by the management from
the stage level behind the polished glass. The
light below, when turned on or off, causes the
reflected figure to appear or disappear in the
midst of those actually moving about the
stage.
OF course being primitive, it was not com.
plete, and Profs. Feggetter and Drckes set to
work and evolved type OF ghost show that
the illustrations show to be an improvement
and here il is:
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"a. auditorium, BE- rehectors: D, Tenth street win
dow: f. outside objectsD
window, and through the window could be
seen all the doings of people in the neighbor-
hood. This illusion was made by Prof Feg-
getter, and 80 cleverly did he work it that Mr..
Bunnell himself was deceived and went behind
the cabinet to clean the supposed window
Of cobwebs placed there by Prof. Feggetter.
A glance at the picture will solve for the first
time how that head got on the window pane, B
and both being mirrors.