New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-25
MYSTERIES OF THE OCCULT.
AN INTERESTING ENTERTAINMENT IN
BEHALF OF A FREE KINDERGARTEN.
THE REV. c. W. DE LYON NICHOLS ARRANGES
ONE OF THE MOST ARTISTIC AFFAIRS OF


THE Seasonal CONFERENCE
AND MUSICAL
The parIors OF Mrs Efingham H. Nichos's home.
at No. 500 Fifth-ave.. filed yesterday morning
with women interested both in the investigation OF
the occult and in the welfare of the New-forK home
for Convaescents the Sunday Kindergarten
The entertainment was arranged by the Rev. DR..
c. w. de Lyon Nichols. chairman or the ADVISORY
Board OF the Home and one OF the most artistic
affairs OF the season. The programmes announce
ments and tickets all in the newes; ana most
approved color comb!na tIons-whc. green and gold
and the same scheme carried out in the flowers
with which the rooms were adorned well "a in the
candles which lighted them and which are to be used
again at the Easter celebration Of the Sunday Kin
dergarten
The matinee was a combined conference and must
cal. and opened with the "Carnavai de Nenise,
violin and piano duo by Michael Banner and Mrs
Clermont Livingston Best Then DR.. Nichols gave
a talk char acter reading.
DR.. Nichols said that student OF character must
above all things be able 10 detect shams. and that
one OF the greatest shams that afflicted the American
people the craze for ancestry and lineage. He
knew who claimed descent from five
kings but HAD not mastered the English OF one queen.
He added however. that there was one great Amer
lean family. that had been very kind TO his
charities. that had fired OFF any fuslade OF this
kind and nevertheless descended from family
d
OF Connecticut. This was the family OF the late Jay
Gould.
The third number of the programme was a selec-
ton from the "Stabat Mater" ."Cujus Amman
by Thomas Evans Greene, lately OF the Inerna-
tiona Opera. and just chosen tenor solost Of the
Casino.
Miss Alice Blake was to have been his accompa-
mist but as she was unable to be present DIR.
Nichols acted in that capacity. Mrs. Best and Mr.
Banner played again. and then appeared the hero
of the morning. Crichon-C Campbell, the wizard Of
Wall Street"
After a little Introductory talk on the inadvisa-
bility of ever saying anything was impossible Mr.
Crichton- Campbell said he would retire from the
room a few minutes. and Or. Nichols would col
lect such small articles the ladies were willing
TO part with for few minutes and place them to-
gether on a table. From these, his return, he
would tell the fortunes of the owners. varied
collection OF handkerchief hatpns. purses and
jewelry was laid the table. but even the hat
pins not without meaning for the wizard
clos he said that she was nervous from want of
sleep. and must 10 bed earlier or she would be
III before long. He thought she was drinking too
much and coffee. and advised her TO limit her-
self in the morning to one cup of coffee; and TO DO
commended that she drink the expressed juice OF
would please herself ABOUT this. but his predictions
had a way of coming true. AS an example. Il"
mentioned that he had recently advised MISS Annie
Reaston the lecturer. to provide herself with a
lotion for burns. as she was going TO nave a IRE
The owner of the hatpn remarked to her neigh
the recommended was worse than the diseaS"
wizard seemed to know all about them. Some Of
the fortunes were only told in part and the wizard
little room at the back Ct the parors. which Mrs.
Nichols had placed at his disposal Here ne Was
consulted by the greater part of the audience. while
TWO Young ladies' who would not allow their names
to be put on the programme PLAYED some harp
loan collection Of portraits in water-color by
Miss Katherine Chapman was added TO me othr.
attractions. and these served to entertain the audi
ence after the music ceased. While waiting Tor an
Opportunity to see The e., wiza ,nir rn Mrs coorgo
Gould Mrs ]. Muhlenbcrg Bailey Mrs. Jordan l..
Se I' MRS MsS Rradfoid Rhode Mr. cicimont L. sst
Mrs Charles +. MacLean. Mrs Dunlap Hopkins
Biodgett Mrs. Donald Mclean. Mrs James Nc
Nance. Miss Van Buren, Nanderroel ana MIS-.
The patrons were Colone. Fred D. Grant. Chaun-
iandt Schuyler Van Rensselaer,: the Rev. c. "; d.,
k kYoG N ise Rev T DR. R"nsoG spenDrG
stewart John vnton Dahgren; James De ". Gut
All but three or four Of the patronesses were pre-
on rd f%S RI Rho ode ooed in for few
Others noticed in the audience were me KtY; ON
selaer Mrs. James H. Parker. Miss Anna NIL d, Gl
BonneIl carroll. Mrs J. g. Singleton. Mrs. Richard
Hoffman Benson Mrs. Carlos Warner. of Brooklyn
The Home for Convalescents. which Is TO be on"
OF the benchciares Of the entertainment' is az NO,
s2 East One hundred thrteenth-st., and Il an
absolutely free temporary home for Protestant
women convalescent from the hospitals rs well as
for WOrn-out seamstressos and shop girls II was
established fifteen years ago and. though a small
Institution. has card for more than ZOO women III
that time. - ~.
The Sunday Kindergarten is an idea OF Dr. Men
OILS and will he started I'm Lent the East SIDE the
object being impart religious ideas 10y means on
art and SYMBOLISM one of the features VIII be inc
celebration OF all the church feasts In as elaborate
and a