The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-05
Now the New York Girl
Makes a Fad of the occult

( touch Of bright color In the room.
/ The pictures were mostly Phots5ST phe
! one a fragment of the ancient city OF 1hebes,
with carving OF wise gods with knocking
! smiles. Under this picture was type.
writing machine, and under the winged
| Victory a telephone,
/ Then the destiny door opened and q
! pleasant short stout woman with frank
| smile. q crisp tailor dress and cheerful hand
| clasp greeted her, and the New York girl
| heard the sound Of her Illusion as 1t fell 10
the ground.
In brisk. alert manner her age was
recorded, az she had seen MargueTite's, IN
| tho centre Of the wheel. and many compute
lions and mystic signs made. The lines in
her hands were read, the story OF her lie
told few warnings given, few hints OF
future success or sorrow, ana the seanoe
was over.
II was a terrible disappointment TO find
truth 80 practical and the, mys!eries, OF life
40 cheerful and businesslike. But she had
the color scheme, and tighter hold on fate,
and so she went home to send out invitations
to destiny tea with palmlst from Eng
land az the piece de resistance.
Her rooms were all green, bower or palms
and ferns with no color but lotus six flowers
to hide the electric lights. smaller room
ourtained off was arranged for the palmlst
that no secrets should be revealed, Ana
between cups of orange Pekoe and sake and
tiny glasses of arrao, the fashionable Syrian
cordial-very dreadful TO taste and deadly
intoxicating-the women took turns spread
ing out pink palms for the English fortune
teller 10 tell them Of lovers and treachery,
Of success and sorrow. OF matrimonial
ventures and the final routing OF their
enemies.
No woman was surprised to be told that
che was attractive, or sensitive, or deep.
or unappreciated. They accepted with
good nature statements that they were
fiery tempered and would brook no control,
TIE possibilities Of eellishness or vanity
or being self-centred were put coldly from
them.
Following the destiny tea was fate
Summing party. and groups OF girls sought
out the basement Of a negro prophecies
and sat in a maroon and skyblue plush
front room awaiting their turn. one at
time they we're admitted TO the prophetess's
bedroom, where her ciairvoyant powers
were revealed.
The audacity Of the New York girl took
her in first, and she was greeted with
social apology:
-p'haps | mahn't do mnbself justice,
said the prophecies. fob l been SO gay
lately Onlay yestahday ] been out 10 tie
theatre with nah gentleman fien' the
undertaken. He's right srnaht, gay person
and maxim money at his profeshun
Then she seated her guest, spread pink
hands out on the table, and lookt with
girl. seemingly through her, and far be-
You'd az though seeking for n solution
to the tangles OF Fate. After several minutes
she spoke with voice that had followed
her eyes.
de lines on yo' little hands, and yo' purity
face too, A rich mans comm down yet
street some day, but yo' amt gwine to be
very happy. yo' amt nevah very happy
yo' wants too much and 20 wants II diff
ferent every day. Yo' wants TO be the onlieSf
girl whats loved the onliest girl whats glnd
the onLeet girl what's proud, ard some cay
yose gwIne to glt mighty nurt I. ougn yo'e
pride No man won't stand it for always
20 mark my words and beware.
Her voice grew deep and vibrant as she
proceeded and. ht the word beware tho girl
actually thrilled and started IA though
some prophetic voice had sounded doom
for her.
As the negress's eyes came back her
voice thlnged and her society manner
returned. and she said fatteringy:
-Yo don't need no prophecy fob luck
with that air flower y rdin in yore face
If she was not clairvoyant she was surely
very clever, with her remote, opaque eyes,
her ghostly voice and disembodied man
ner. And what matter If insight did the
work of necromancy2
For n week or more the New York girl
will go about dressed in mysterious greens.
a delicate Nile shade for the house, green
browns for the street, and in the evening
her love lest frock will be made to suggest
so far a. the modiste's art can achieve IL.
the lotus in full bloom.
Her hair viii be done in the old Egyptian
fashion as Cabanel paints 1t, with bands
of fiat gold and jewel ornaments. And
gorgeous old rings and braceles will be
worn. Old Egyptian ornaments are rare
and interesting, an ever present help in
times of conversational trouble And il
seerns more reasonable to be interested
in the unknown when IL II combined with
strange jewels from the tombs Of Eeyptii
princesses In your hair.