Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-10

Of the average girl Her customers
range from high school misses to wives
of members of Congress and all go away
loud in her praises.
"See Mis- the reporter was told
everywhere he went. She is a true
psychic" He didn't see her because
the maid slammed the door in his face
when he insisted on speaking with her
mistress. One member of The Star staff
saws that his wife and two daughters
consult with her on their difficulties.
Possibly the clairvoyant is an ex-
ception who produces phenomena which
cannot be explained on the frame
work of events" theory. From all re-
uortS. however, she is deserving
woman for she gives her patrons good.
practical advice. When high Schoo!
girl wants to know whether she should
elope to Rockville, Mrs - goes into
an impressive trance and then tells her
patron to go home, say her prayers, ana
nut such foolishnesS out of her head.
She appears to be a SORT OF myStical
Dorothy Dix.
one of the latest of the occult fads
to have run in Washington is tea-leaf
reading. Up-to-date tea rooms now
have professional fortune tellers on their
stairs and a reading of tea leaves IS
thrown in with q meal. This childish
practice seems to have gripped the i'm
agination Of part of the feminine pub
lie. It probably was not at nrst m
tended to be taken seriously, nut the
fact remains that many patrons IN ex-
pensive fur coats do take 1t seriously
and go back again and again.
a. &1@af IA HuihrQt1nnS"
the patron's hand in holding the tea
c,,n serve to arrange the leaves in SYM
boiic designs which, interpreted py q
specialist. are significant OF the past ana
fiItIlre The tea-leaf reader usually Is
a clairvoyant and if the curiosity OF
the customer is sufficiently whetted by
the revelations of the leaves she VIII
reveal more Of the designs OF the inflnlte
at O private sitting.
one tea-leaf reader explained to q
star representative that, while she was
SIRE the symbols had real meanings
she did, not thing much OF the meenou;
She herself, she said. never depenoeo
entirely on the leaves but threw IN q
little clairvoyancy free OF cnarse \.
rather thar, make an error. Possibly IL
VIDE the mixture of these two ancient
methods of proving the infinite which
led her to assure the reporter that the
nerfect circle in his cup foretold that
he would be married before the year
was out His wife. sitting close to the
table. pricked up her ears. OtnerWlSe
the prediction was rather accurate.
Outlined In Tea Leaves.
The reporter was assured that during
the wear he would meet gentleman
older than himself, wearing the EN-
blern of a well known fraternal organi-
zation, who would do him favor.
The emblem, she said, was outlined In
the tea leaves. It would be very
curious. indeed, If the customer did not
benefit in some way from favor OF
member Of that particular organization
In the course of year. Moreover, she
predicted that he would be in posi-
ton where he could take ride In an
airplane IL he wanted to. Most mar
velous of all was the prediction that
he would take several short automobile
trims this Summer perhaps for
oniv a few miles," the seeress added
wisely
Coffee grounds are just as good as
tea leaves If you understand the SYM
boIs. the lady explained. 1t isn't the
material Of the symbols that matters,
but the vibrations that create them
She is also an adept at predicting the
| future with cards.
Let two persons each cut pack OF
cards 10 times, she explains. They will
| not hit upon the same combination
which proves conclusive1y that there Is
| something individual about it. 1t Is
best, she saws, If the card symbols are
interpreted by a c]airvoyant who Is In
close touch with the infinite. Others
| may read up on the symbols but can
| only interpret them mechanically. One
must have background for such seri-
GUS business.