The Washington times., 1895-06-23
Shams and HoIIoWness
on the Human Form
Washington Has a Young Seeress Who Claims to
Read the Souls Secrets of Love
and Life.

AS men have been taught TO read music
at sight, so it is on the psychological
cards that men may read each other at
sight. In the oIden time the gypsy by the
wayside read your character and life from
the lines of your band-proyiding Of
course. that you crossed" her own palm
with silver.
Palmistry was once recognized as an
exact science, and is stiIl believed in
by some people Astrology and horo-
scopes settled many love destiny and
the fate OF nations. Modern science has
progressed a step farther in the respect
that the whole body is the mirror into
which the magicians look and readsthe
characteristics of men and women.
It is a fascinating cult-this bold as
sumption that man may read man, in his
spiritual nature, through the prison of the
soul, the body. One of the high priestesses
of this beautiful thought and studyis now
in the city. The lady has given lectures
here already under the auspices OF some OF
the leaders Of society, including the ladies'
of the Cabinet.
She is a woman Of rare intellectual
culture, which shines through Il person
ality OF striking grace and attractiyeneSs.
She is the daughter of New York mu-
sician and a Virginia mother, who has
evolved her own novel and effective plan
of self-control, culture, concentration and
repose.
The secret OF her progranda is contained
in the following statement i'll her own
language:
Through the training Of the mental and
physical powers the soul is able to ex-
press itself consciously and is then un-
derstood by those who are on the same
plane of purity: this is q law that you
are never misunderstood by your superiors
or those equal TO you in morality"
1t does not folio W from this that those W no
can read can be read by those unskilled in
the art
She says that she does not place this special
reading OF this special branch of arriving at
just conclusions as to individual human ma
ture above other possibilities of the art. She
regards as infinitely higher as science the
evolution of correct ideas as to national men
tality by a similar process.
For instance the seeress reads the ancient
Egyptian characteristics or those of the
Ancient Greeks or Roman by the peculiar
elements of their national music. She con-
tends that had all historical evidence of
these nations been lost except that OF their
national music it would be possible to as
sign their true places in history by a care
full study, comparative study, Of theiI
music
This assignment is baced on the prevalence
of the major or minor scale in the national
music. IN a recent lecture the lady de-
veloped this idea by a comparison of the
musical construction with reference to the
major or minor scale of such songs as these:
Germany, a lullaby by Brahms: England,
Ben Bolt:' Ireland, Robin Adair'' Ameri-
ca, 'Suwanee River:i Bosnia, Mountains
Bathed in Sunlight Hindoostan, a lullaby,
a n.rs.z
Home"
ANALYSIS OF FCHARACTER.
Specializing this great study she has
proceeded to the analysis of character by
the corporeal as well as the spiritual nature
as expressed in music. For this departure
there is scriptural warrant, for in the Bible
there are expressions to the fact that man
may Misunderstood blythe mannerof speech
and walk
1ayater and Delsarte have given attention
to this fact, but only with reference to
somedepartmentofp physical study ,orrather
science. The whole harmony and SYM
metry of the body is the basis of the de-
dUctions made by the lady in question.
The concrete proposition of this science,
as derived from talk with her, is that a
business man may know with whom he is
dealing should he be Well informed in this
interesting propaganda. The trained bus
iness understanding, it is claimed, should
be able to divine by sight the characteristics
OF the man or woman with whom it is in
direct CORES po ndeHce
This is the practical side OF the study.
Suppose, for instance, q business man
desires to ''size up" customer with
whom be is not familiar
Take, for instance, a banker Ordinarily
1T is desired TO have references In this
case the man who wants loan, or who
presents himself for letter of credit, will
produce his references from his pocket.
Modern achievement says: "I don't want
your written references other than / see
in your face and FORM
That you are rascal, or that you are an