Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-01-05
YOUR FORTUNE
RI, = WITH CARDS BY CLEVER AND
,MAclNATIvE SOCIETY LADIES.
r., AZ True ~ Professional AstroIo-
slst Could Do roo-what the Cards
mcan-A "Layout " and How
90 Manipulate II.
ror ,ne ptspatch-conrrIrhs, 1901

rortnne-telling with cards is becoming q
VOW popular amusement among New YORK
sociatv people. especially the young ladies'.
600 ~ them are even ablet TO discount the
.,'orderful revelations of clairvoyants, as
troiocers. and seventh daughters born
,,,;th = veil A pack of cards and VIVID
Fascination are the chief requisites for the
work. There was a time when such things
,vere relegated wholly to the gypsy women
,vhsedlipe the rural youth out of his hard
earned shekels by promising to reveal 10
him the mysteries of the future; or to some
occult astrologer who reveals past ana
,,resenti in gaudily-furnished apartments on
Some great thoroughfare of the city.
There has always been degree OF mys-
tsrv about the lives and habits OF these
neople who knew so much. They were not
reoarded as common individuals, but az
beings supernatural. The enterprise ana
andacity of the present day have dispelled
,nnch III the illusion. The tricks of the
tradep have been largely fashioned. and
fine clairyoyants, astrologers, and seventh
dauchters" have been shorn OF much OF
their glory. To be sure they still live and
flourish. but they are not now the only
opes who hold the secrets or the past.
nresert. and future in their grasp. our
society bellies who are possessed OF tnct
and imagination can tell the fortunes OF
their friends with as much accuracy as any
linesl descendant of the famous woman
who abode in the mountains OF Endo.
have been making thorough inyesti-
cation into the methods of forecastlng the
future and recalling the past and Fave
ascertained variety OF facts which may
he of use to those who would like TO FUR
nish their friends with knowledge of what
is in store for them. Everything from the
nlacinp of the cards to the meaning OF eacn
4 stated on the authority of an expert, and
therefore the fortune-teller who follows
this method NAV be perfectly sure that she
is Giving absolute facts unless the cards lie,
which of course they never do.
In the first place the wouid-be. seeress
must always assume q very mysterious ar.
and sort over her cards with as much care
ne n diamond-dealer does his stock in trade.
Then. too. she must know something about
the character of her subject, If she wants
Ia he interesting, for il she comes near the
truth in some few things her reputation
for the possession OF occult powers will be
increased many fold. The person whose
fortune is being told is ALWAYS ready to
imagine that he is hearing something re-
Inarkable, so that the task OF the astrologer
is a comparatively easy one.
The queens of diamonds and hearts are
hearts is valuable in love and matrimonial
affairs and the queen Of diamonds suggests
an heiress. The queens Of spades and
clubs are handsome brunette ladies who
should be treated with the courtly blonde
gentlemen represented by tho kings OF
hearts and diamonds. The Jack OF dia-
monds il mercenary, fortune-hunting
dandy. and is of great use where the seer
ess and the girl whose fortune IS being
told are not on good terms. The other
Jacks all pass for villains of one type or
another, according TO the requirements OF
the fortune, while the four kings-two
blondes and two brunettes-will give men
enough for almost any woman to weave
romance out Of.
row of rich, warm red cards shows that
the person for whom they are dealt has be-
fore her period of comfort, ease, and eie-
gance. If broken here and there by black
card it only means that sorrow - TO be
mixed with the sunshine, in order that ex.
cessiye ioy NAV not lead TO calamity. II
the sombre black cards follow the subject,
then look out for squalls and trouble. A
deuce stands for a carriage ride, and o
four-spot clinging close to the subject
means an ocean voyage. The eight spot
means n letter. II may come IN the future.
or il may have been received in the past.
This is according to what the seeress
knows of her subjects history, and 1t may
contain good news or bad by its proximity
to the cards representing the various
phases of life. The six spot is an odd card
and can be made to do duty in variety OF
WAYS. II can be a peace-maker or cross
eyed mother-in-law at the caprice OF the
seeress. Most astonishing results may be
obtained by the proper manipulation OF
this card.
The ace of hearts in close proximity to
the heroine OF the fortune and the absence
Of men means maidenhood. But ii there
are one or two gentlemen round about she
may be considered on the sunny side OF
thirty and still eligible. The ace of dia-
monds is suggestive Of money aud the ACC
of clubs OF obstacles. But q 9 ten OF clubs
or the eight OF spades near by suggests
that the subject is brave an' energetic and
will be able to surmount tao difficulties.
The tray is a mischievous little card and
always intimates that the other man or
woman who appears in the layout IL q
rival and is there for the purpose OF making
trouble.
Now that we know all about what the
cards mean, tho next step is to get the lay
out, and this the seeress must do by shut-
ling the cards very carefully, remembering
alwaysto look wise and mysterious. When
she has them arranged to suit her fancy she
hands them TO the subject, who cuts them
into three piles which the seeress places IN
row, face downward. She then proceeds
to deal five cards of the first pile. which
she places side by side. then the second,
then the last, till she has three rows. II
the result is a real good fortune the cards
will appear something like this: