New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-08
HYPNOTIZES BUTTERFLIES.
MRS. JULIA MEYERS GAY INSECT PETS
UNDER PERFECT CONTROL.
THEY NEVER TRY TO GET AWAY, AND EXHIBIT
SOMETHING LIKE AFFECrIoN-Do NOT
ANSWER TO THEIR NAMES YET
CURIOUS POWER.


CURIOUS POWER.
Mrs Julia Meyer who lives at No. 800 West Sew
enty-eghth-st., has succeeded In tanning num-
Der Of butterflies. and tho bright. gauze-winged
creatures futter about her alighting on her shou-
s4rs and hair producing an ornamentaton such
as the designers OF rare jewels seek TO Initiate
81 discovered my ability to attract butterfies
this summer, while at my country home al sea
Gate" said Mrs Meyer TO Tribune reporter
These really belong to my country mousse oul
couldn't leave them there 10 Ole. 80 Transported
ttem TO my city home.
'They will not live long" she added regretfuliy
''They only last three weeks at the best ana these
I have now are about ten days old. The country
about Sea Gate is a butterfly field and had con-
stantly as many two dozen on hand. As they
passed away from old age. l renewed constantly
the number Of my pets.
AN UNSUSPECTED POWER.
"uov did I discover that l could tame them !?
One day two alighted me at one time. as though
there were some special attractive force TOOK
one OF them at time, and as breathed gently
upon it 1 stroked the tiny vevet-coYered, 6sck o.
when j did this the wings were spread out and
closed again. as though with satisfaction. re-
peated the operation several times; ana TO my
surprise. the butterflies refused 70 ieaTe me- a ,d
them. Their diet is sweetened water ana lettuce
Here Mrs Meyer took plate. dainty Dresden
china affair decorated in tints as deicaie as Inc
eugar in the centre Of the plate. she poured h'''e
" Il viii show you how feed them" she said
FEAST OF THE BUTTERFLIES
Here she began TO gather them from muslin win
Sow draperios Taking them up gently by the
A,nqs that were folded together as though to
facilitate her effort she breathed on each one
s,ow,y as though TO hypnotic it. and then placed
a. on the rim Of the plate She continued to do this
until sixteen Of the pets We're ranged about me
oIrc,,lar Mate moving deliberately and saying NOT
q word Slowly each butterfly uncuried i,S long,
headke aTf he ess Of the
Ia sted about fifteen minutes, curing "nIcn nm I'M
their tanner silent When the p PROPOSES 90 e b,
was curied up again Mrs Meyer removed me nui,
tae,ee from, The plate and placed them on the neck
Of the gown che wore. This was also done Win
great deliberation, at me sen nv Oh '''"e '''"''
from her nostrils upon edch
BEAUTY THAT IS UTILITY.
ct think" she said that my discovery may
eventuate IN some ono wearing the beautiful Great
,rAe a. ornaments for evening dress, as Brazilian
beetles have been worn. The jeweller fashions goid
and silver lacework butterflies and sets them with
precious stones and then attaches them to spiral
nire &c An ornament for the hair; but how much
more beautiful ig the natural live butterny tha'
cngs to the 0mR R beaues ar they pass
and my case OF mounted butterflies Will possess an
interest never ,ny9ked by s 0ne Tana and ONE
Juliet and another Carissma. This lovely whi'e
snd-yeow one is Nareissa have no reason S, DO 10
my have always been able to influence birds and
dogs in fact many to- peffo a ali sorts Of
tricks. This requires great patience ana "'e"'a
concentration. .,,,o.. .,o,,hor q, the
Ladies' Health Protective Association She is also
a member OF the Womans suffrage League, ana ana IS
we'll known for her philanthropies IN various direc-