New-York tribune., 1908-04-02
THROUGH CLOSED EYES
Is IT 4 PINK WAVE ?
La Fiesta Says That Means Lore-
If Blue. Harm0ny.

Persons with hyphenated names ard advanced
ideas were there last night; also persons whose
regular and ideas staid: hut these !aS'
represented the press and for lack Of c1airs stood
up. Unless you believe in things occult. that
dreams can he accurately and for trih"' eN-
planned: unless vol, are willing to study ho~ trips
other planets may he taken If only the eyes are
closed and escape music played. or nave no
original plan Of your own as I" how the humane
burdens AID limitations bo sidetrackad for the
Measures of the r1nin1priSoned soul i Is improh
able that YOU could he elected member of the
new Gotham Club. which pet and spoke IN cos
tune last night the Prince George Hotel IN
East 2sth street.
II was announced that April Fools night NouId
he occult evening" and that in addition TO table
rappings crystal readings, explanation of dreams
and general exhibition Of occult powers there
would be numerous addresses on the subjects of
most interest to the club. and also that Nesta La
viesta would appear lin costume" She did Her
costume vas that Of Greek slave. in white. II
was cut and draped that way. But it was of rich
quality It gave the slave the appearance Of
being in touch with & constant and unnecessarily
large income. Nesta Ia Niesta was 1ntrocuced rE
the president Mrs Arthur Alfred Brooks, as
''cosmologst. planetary explorer and writer Of the
words Of the song The Soul Kiss.
we may all free the spirit from the oody 1T
will she said. we may all take trips to the
planets when the soul is away from the body its
prison. open the minds eye. the third eye. on
the foTene1G. ana you VIII bcgH lU see more Great
ly- We all have the N-ray quality if We would but
develop it. The language of the soul is in coors-
Use your H-ray quality and you wilt begin 70 see
these colors. In thinking any individual he will
think of you But you must see in colors before
you can recognize the faces Of your friends and
sWeethearts that you may then bring before you in
a coudiike atmosphere"
She said she would prove there and then that
what she had been saying actually if only
the members present would CLOSE their eyes and
put themselves under her spell" The eyes of the
half dozen men present were alre ady closed and
the women's eyes did as La Viesta bid.
Il a pink wave" said 4 voice.
"Ah! you represent love said La Niesta.
Blue" said another.
THAT means that physically you harmoni-
GUS the assured
What do you mean by that asked
1t means the has blue cloud
wave that has come of its own free will before
her minds eye and that she represents fine physi-
cal harmony" said the speaker.
The woman who had seen blue said didn't
understand IF the cloud that comes before YOU
is muddy il you haven't sent your message
with cearness and force The spirit must he clean
and clear to permit you 10 receive pure color
wave
The object of the club said to be art. music,
literature and hygiene Mrs. Brooks. president,
satin Japanese kimono embroidered in silk
birds of Paradise She said she bought it in San
Francisco before the fire from Won Lung, China
nan with finger nails two inches long, which he
used to write out Cor her his bill for the costume.
She said he al ways made his finger nails do the
work Of pen Mrs. Brooks took first prize at the
Palace Hotel in San Francisco, two years ago Tor
being the most handsomely gowned woman at a
masquerade ball. Upon that occasion she was
called the ''Melican Queen and the Spanish
dance named Monterey which she composed,
was played her honor by the orchestra.
Miss Bonnie Maud. young girl about fifteen
years old member of David Warfeld's Grand
Army Man" company, recited two or three selec-
tfons from James Whitcomb Riley and Eugene
Field GLADYS Fairbanks Murray vigorously
a pplauded when in a brilliant red silk dress. she
-ecited tremoIo piano music Praed's Red Fish
ernan' Dialect stories were told by Alfred Jack
SON introduced comic poster artist after which
Withers played the flute. and Miss Irene Acker- i
man dressed as an Egyptian queen, told fortunes
by the palm route.