The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-05-10

SORT She IS. however, an incesssnt
smoker. Her fingers are stained with to-
baccc. and il is with the greatest difficulty
that she can refrain from the habit long
enough TO preside at the meetings. As
shown in her photograph she has a
whether writing. reading, receiving or
resting the Turkish tobacco. is either
between her lips or within easy reach OF
her beautiful hands On the little smok-
ing tray. which is carried wherever she
goes by one of her numerous profexes. IS
package of tobacco, book of rice paper
and spirit lamp that burns night and
day She rolls all her cigarettes herself,
and no harpist ever manipulated the re-
sponsiye strings of her instrument with
more bewitehing grace than this MARVEL
lous woman wraps about the delicate
white cases.
One forgets the enormous proportions,
the graceiess style of her attire and the
physical infirmities watching the exquisite
motions of her fingers as they play with
the delicate tissue paper and the rich
brown Filings" in the tobacco box. Like
George Eliot, her hands are her vanity.
They are superb-small rs = child's. deli
cateiy formed. dimpled at every joint.
white and smooth a. satin, with long
tapering almost transparent fingers that
turn back like. q pianiste's. To add to
their length she allows her nails to grow
them. nor was the gifted an0 beautiful
Lady Mary Montague more indifferent
about the neatness of her much caresscd
hands than she.
Another. polite vice is her profanity,
which at times is heroic. She swears BY
somehow there is a polish and certain
individuality of construction about her
oaths that rob them of the common vaI-
garity of oaths.
In general she wears the conveutiona7
dress. but her fancy runs to the costume
wardrobe of magnificent India stuffs, Of
camels' hair. in those rich, time-meilow
tints 50 dear to the artist in which she d.
lights TO array herself
since the conversion and allegiance Of
Annie Besant large assembly hall has
been erected adjoining the house and dcd-
icated TO theosophy- Here the lectures
are helds here are gathered brilliant people
from London quarters and visitors from
various sections of the theosorhical
world. here Annie Besant and
Herbert Burroughs another lead
ing socialist. lecture and lead
discussions, and here the high priestess re-
ceives two evenings every week, seated on
raised platform. dressed in her splendid
India fabrics and surrounded by the en-
thusiasts by whom she is fiattered, wor-
SHIPPED and supported
AtthouSu regular Contributor 10 the
Thesophical Publishing society. editor
and publisher of Lscifr, journal devoted
to the interests of the movement. and
writer of occult works. Nine. Blayatskv =
an esoteric pauper, and has absoIufelv
nothing and no income. excepf a. the
friends Of the cause and promoters Of its
success contribute to her support. Her
enthusiasm is really her only source OF
wealth. Personally she is most faSciuat-
ing; brilliant eonversationalist: : lin.
guist of the highest attainment, STARTLING
at repartee and familiar with the social
and political news of the whole civil
lied world Ii is not possible 10 listen
TO her without slrrenderinu Il,
her superior mental charm. To the dexo-
tee she is an infailihle oracle. Her cs,m-
mands are law and her influences Il irre-
sistible. Her books are written in Enr-
lish and translated for the Indian p,sblics-
ton. On back OF photograph is this sref-
linen of esoteric composition, inscribed IN
Is line hand rs copperplate:
To Mrs. Fl. B.. With the kiuS1exf rn~~pvs.
and sincere friendly love of poor Bu16hise
York NJ p. BIAvxf~rw
'-Neisher naked nor clothed. hsr.sn - -.
shod." knock thrice for admission Il the fnner
door OF the temple Let yonr heart b Jornin
and allow poor candidate with the Icft ~ n u
knee and foot naked pass through. TIRE ~
unity added to the binary miKht rro<Iucn ~
sacred Friend or Trinity, but shut tfrhf v,..,
heart against the rest OF the cunning crsfr
Amen $3.50
Thou, o wise, good vrans. Lord ! ~ =
heaven aud earth, listen on thy way. =
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