A history of the art of magic : containing anecdotes, explanation of tricks and a sketch of the life of Alexander Hermann (1887)
Timayenis, T. T. (Telemachus Thomas), b. 1853 · New York : J.J. Little · leaf 132
While receiving their congratu- J THE ART OF MAGIC. 121 lation, she suddenly discovered that his watch was gone, andthat his chain had gone with it. His purse, too, had dis-appeared, and the thief had also appropriated his eyeglassand his pocket-handkerchief. Half an hour afterward thechief of the… … We saw Herrmann perform, at his residence, the follow-ing extraordinary feats. He placed a beautiful orange tree on a table ; he nextborrowed a ladys ring and handkerchief, and putting theminto a box, gave this to the lady to hold. Next he wavedhis wand over the orange tree, and immediately it…
