Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-10

forecaster of coming events" who accord
ing to her advertised statement, is in
dorsed by the press, clergy and public in
general" Countess Habeba, Persian trance
and business medium, who is associated
with the wonderful clairvoyant and mag
netic healer" Prof Tasco, and Prof. Clay,
the clairvoyant who has told everything to
everybody for the last twelve years. From
Madam Dreamer, the only astrologer in
town. 1 have learned that casting hoyo-
scopes is not all of astrology.
An hour before ! visited DIR. Irving
dispatched her special delivery letter
which would ma terially. assist her in telling
my fortune in case she depended on any,
thing but spirits to do hef business. The
letter ran as follows:
DR.. Irving: A lady will come to see you
this afternoon disguised in her maid
clothes, black walking hat, black astrakhan
cape, brown dress She Is very much in
love with married man, and will want to
know If he is faithful to her. Tell her
that he Is not; that he has given her rival
a locket marked lad finem," which she
gave to him. 1t Is best that she should
know this. because her passion for this
man is likely to ruin the happiness of her
whole family A FRIEND.
p. ,S.-You can impress her greatly with
your ability by telling her that she went
to the horse show at Baltimore Monday
night instead of visiting her sister in
Georgetown, as she said. This Is known
only to myself and the man with whom she
went. A FRIEND.
Visit to the Fortune Teller.
The young girl who answered the door when
1 rang the bell at DIR. 1rvings struggled to
conceal a smile as 1 asked II the doctor
was in. j waited a few moments in tidy.
though fusslly furnished parlor. when
woman of about forty, fat, not fair, but
very dark, with swapping black eyes. wear
ing a scarlet tea gown and a belligerent
ali, entered and demanded to know. did you
want TO see me?'' | replied somewhat hest
tatingly that l did. / wondered if the Egyp-
tian magnetic charm, she advertises, was al
ready at work disclosing my plot. How
ever. ! followed her into the back room,
and we sat down with small table be-
tween us
Now" said she. in a more seductive
tone of voice, what can do for your
That's precisely what l want to know
i answered What can you do for me?'
oh" she said, II can do everything
In the two-dollar reading l go into trance
and tell your past, present and future, and
advise you what to do
Have you nothing cheaper than that?'
1 asked.
YES" she said For a dollar 1 answer
clairvoyantIy any direct question
And how about your Egyptian magnetic
charm?" L asked.
THAT comes from ten dollars up" she
assured. 1T is a magnetic influence with
which invest you to give you good luck"
Well" l said, that is pretty expensive
/ guess the dollar sitting is all 1 need.
want you to give me system to play the
races"
The doctor did not seem to be up on the
races. She was visibly confused, and, hav-
ing compassion on her. L spoke less tech
nically. That is to say, am going down
to the races tomorrow and l would like to
have you pick the winners for me-
All" she responded with soulful smile,
getting hold of my hand and squeezing it
affectiDnately what m
Egyptian charm. If you wear this you are
bound to win anything you play. But you
better take the 81 reading first that you
can act on the advice of my spirit controls
In everything you do"
VERY well.' l said, go ahead"
Some borrowed Facts.
There was painful pause, however, dur
ing which the doctor conveyed to me the
impression that the spirits wouldn't work
without the fee in advance. 1 handed her
81, which she held in the hand that she
placed on mine. after ordering me to put
my muff containing my purse on the table.
Then she proceeded to go into a trance,
and proceeded to glue one eye on my muff
No convulsive effort brought her in COM
munication with the spirit world She SIM
ply closed her eyes and began talking in
soft sympathe tic voice "Ah, my dear, your
magnetsms are all broken. / see bad condi-
lions all about you. There Is mana set
He seems TO be separated from you by
cloud Yes. yes, see another woman. She
pretends 70 be your friend. but she is not.
1 see a blond"
Hasn't she black hair and black eyes %
/ interrupted.
That's it," said the doctor, black hair,
black eyes and blond skin. She is work
ing against you. You love this man; he is
a married man. He has thought the world
and all OF You, but your own actions have
turned him from you. You have broken
Your magnetism by doing little indiscreet
things that you are obliged to keep secret.
/ get the impression of something unnat-
ural about you. Voluptuous-a sudden i'm
pulse-yOu very lately went off on a sudden
impulse somewhere. Didn't you?''
She snapped her black eyes open on me-
but preserved the mute calm of cigar
store Indian.
Don't be afraid to talk freely to me,
dear, she resumed. open your heart to
me as you would to sister. Everything is
perfectly confidential. You sit so quiet you
are unnatural" 1 laughed and said I
usually talked too much.
She Saw the Locket.
Yes she said, quickly taking up this
cue; that's your great difficulty. You talk
too much. You must be more careful. Be
on your guard against this blond woman;
snd there's u man intriguing against you too
He's in possession of your secrets and using
.hem against you. You win go on journey
soon. You've just taken a short one. 1 see
railroad station; a great many people;
great hilarity. You're there and you're
afraid you will be seen. Don't do these
things. my dear. Go steady. and keep away
from the blond woman and the man you
love BE pleasant If you happen to meet
them, but you can't do anything with them
Tor your magnetism's all gone What you
need Is one Of my Egyptian magnetic
charms. These come ten, twenty-five, fifty
and hundred dollars Pay me what you
have with you, and the rest as you can
see something in the hand OF this married
man, and he's giving II to the blond woman,
something round, gilt"
"A locket." 1 calculated
1T looks like it," she said 81 see some
thing written on II. Annie? No, 1t isn't
name. Ad-everlasting, to the end-What is
Z see? All! Ad finem."
With this / sprang to my feet That's
enough. ] said. II think can settle those
people myself"
"Ah my dear" she said with a sigh, hold
Ing my hard, your magnetism Is all brok-
en- You can do nothing without my Egyp-
tiGn charm. This Is IT." pouring black pow
der which looked like charcoal from tin
box. This comes from EgyPt / rub you
with II, and then my magnetic influence Is
always at work for you. II works while
you're asleep. and people ScparatsT from
you fuss and fuss until they So. &. . &.