Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-11-11
FAD OF A RICH COUNTESS
she Has Embraced spirituaiisin and
Fancien Herself q Queen.

she Has Embraced spirituatistn and
Fanries Herself u Queen.
PARIS. oct. 2a.--The French capital Is
now experiencing a revival In splrituallsm
and kindred mbjecta. such AZ Theosophy
and Buddhism. Seances are the order o;
the day. and while chariataninn Is prac.
tlccd on every hand. stili this phase OF the
matter IL but a concomtant OF the more
serious and earnest movement. fostared
chiefly by tho Countess Of caithness. BE-
lieverA In spiritualism discountenance thls
mongrel horde OF irresponAibcs. and assert
that their cheap and clumsy receptions
only throw tho dust OF disbelief In the eyes
OF belief and preludiced minds 80 that they
cannot receive the new and beautiful truths.
Marie. Duchess DO pomar or the Countess
Of Caithness. as she prcfera 10 call her
self since the death OF her second husband.
tho Duke OF Modcns, unitea more closely
in her peraon than does any one else Theos-
ophy and splritnallam, hitherto antagonists
and each diseiaiming truth IN the other. TO
the lay observer there Is little differcncs
In the Hpiritallailc manifestations Of the
two sects. Theosophy seems to be. In one
aspect, merely an advanced Splrltuallsm.
spirltualism denies relncarnatlon; Theoac-
ply claim to have accomplished wonderful
things through tho discovery and applica-
ton OF spiritual lava. but II denies the
maicrlalixatlons OF tho splri,ualists.
Tho Countess OF calthness. who has start
cd tho revival In Paris, Ia both splr-
itualist and Theosophlnt She believes In
reincarnntlon and Rhc believes ip spirit ma
terializatlon. II ia not long since nho
startled the fashionAblca of Paris by an
Nat ~. hnl lN,a ls, Aat
part OF the spirit OF Mary Queen OF Scots.
Her tendencies In this direction had been
known for long time, and the purely
worldly parislans said that she was going
crazy. They think that recent events have
subEtantiated their Judgment OF her. Hut
Of oouree, being immensely wealthy, aho
can indulge In any whlms or eaprlccs Or
belief that ahe aces Mt. aud she naturally
has a large following. believing or profess
ing TO bolieye all that aho says and claims.
Tho Countess OF caithnoss 10 large.
blondlned woman, approaching middle life
In keeping with hor profession. that the
nrlrit or Mary Queen OF Scots Ia incar-
mated in hor, abe surrounds herself with tho
Insignia OF royalty, She woara jewels
which rival thuno OF the Queen Of Eng
land In value, aud they arc worn In tho
most conspicuous and ostentatloua manner.
In hor house In Paris she han salon
aplrltuolle," at tho end Of which is
full length portrait OF Mary Queen Of
scotn in tho days OF her youth. The light
L 10 arranged that II appears TO be more
that of ngure stepping out into tho
sunlight than mere painting. AZ the
opposite ond Of the salon Is throne. and
nitting on the throne, dressed In royal
purple. the spirit OF Mary Queen OF Scots.
rclncarnatod In the body OF tho Countess
NJ Caithnesa. receives her oourtlera. Her
largo following among the spirtuallnts and
rheosophnta OF Paris pay her most humble
court
II Is a fad Of hers whom she appears at
court balls In London. or at the Queens
drawing room. TO dress az tho unfortunate
Mary IN supposed to have dressed, except
that fho blnges In moro jewels than that
Highland Queen ever dreamed had an
| exintonec
The CouutcsA wealth comes chiefly from
| CUBA. where Immense eatatoA were LOFT
her by her husband Hut, besides her
landed and other Interests there, ahc has
a hotel In Paris. yila at Nice, castle
In Scotland and a magnificent Residence
~ London, She Is supposed 10 be one VI
| tho rlohest women In Europe
While IN Scotland reccntly she visited
| Holyrou1, where. Eho clalma, wonderful
manifestation took place. which she caila
"a Midnight at iolyrood" and thua do
Hcrlbea;
~ left tho carriage. saying goodby TO my
irlendn. as desired TO pass an hour alone
ana 70 recount my impressions. stepped
over tho graves on my ancestors and lnelt
with claeped hands In prayer. Around mo
lay tho dfeamlnAa slcepers whose eyes had
opened 10 glory not horn OF thls world. while
above mo ahope tho moon, whose soft rays
rested Ike mantle Of lirht over tho sea-
u ralaod my eyes invoking the preAann~
OF tho sweet spirit. and as ] looked lntcntly
there nfuoe vhlta vRpor iust IN front o.
mo. II seemed TO gather force from tho
atmosphere until II assumed the drnpery Of
| woman, the outlines OF whose figure be-
came clearly defined There was the Same
sweet expression, deep, beautiful eyes, and
tho graceful muyeinent, and instinctivoly
know Mary Queen Of Scots. i5he placed ono
hand on my head. and pointing upward
with tho othor uttered such words OF In
etruction aud rg.dance as ! had never heard
from mortal llps, and which viii mover be
forgotten. Then hho slowly fadad--fadcd
Into the air from whence she came, aud
after few momonts arose TO my feet and
nOlselegBly parsed out from tho place and re-
Joined my friends"
The counioas Of caithneHa irsL became IN
tefosted 10 Spiriluallam IN 1875. whom visit
Ing .h0 Centennial Exposition IN Phlladol-
phia. Since then she has had at her hou1s
an Of the great mediums. such as Daniel
Hume, John W. Fletcher aud DR.. alade,
Mrn. W. u. Williams Of New York has just
arrived at her house hero and Will give
scanceh 10 the elite Of Paris In the Salon
sprltuollo" hut the Counters hna with hsr
permanently tho medium Mrs. Anna KIM
ball, formerly 81 the United States. the story
OF whose life would read like fable.
Victorian sSrdou - a great friend OF the
Countess and attends many OF the Beanc1s
at her houses IN Paris and Nice. Al tho
latter place she has many Of she alleged
personal effects Of Queen Mary, for which
rhe has paid enormous sums OF money. Che
proposes, this winter, by means OF tho AZ
ances she has outlined. to put splrituaiiam
on G flfmor bsfls In Paris than Il has ever
been before. II " certain that the eiits of
the city are taking great Interest In her en-
doAvora, but whether al fad or not u 10