Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-11-25


as IL is, thai has not been cured Of some malady.
But you must remember that ] have not this
power; God 10 the power; am only In instru-
ment."
"Have Won any recent cases9-
Several striking ones within the last two
weeks. woman was cured the other day
who came to this city from England TO he
treated for chronic disease OF long standing.
The physicians pronounced her incurable. This
was only last week. She called upon God to
heal her and she Is In perfect health to-day.
Men and women have been cured instanta-
neonsly OF rheumatism, epilepsy hesrt-disease,
of every description. There have been several
cases of consumption cured"
Can IL not be that these persons hare
imagined themselves benefited when they were
not?"
physicians have had TO acknowledge the
change. There are q number OF cases Of
structural nature which cannot be classed a.
nervous cases where the cure has been CON-
plete."
Are these cures all instantaneous"
Not ALL The healing power does not come
until the applicant is In the proper spirit Of
humility, and is able TO offer the prayer OF faith
There Is no H;nitation. i take every case TO
God that comes to me. No record Of these
cases has been kept, but there are hundreds Of
them, and scores of witnesses testify at every
meeting that is held"
why do you annoint the forehead with oil,s
Because the Scriptures speak OF the annoint-
IN. II
1t as the completion OF the act of faith for per-
son to submit to this ordinance. The oil may he
compared to the Holy Ghost, which seems TO
enter into the body and give 1t renewed
vitality"
Mr. Simpson carries this theory TO the ex-
IRENE of not having physician in his family;
and he recltes several Instances in which his
children were healed by supernatural agencies
There Is no doubt that he Is sincere and believes
everything he SAYS to be true. The witnesses
nnar To h.alf lara hot hav fast L.
these reasons, these faith cures are a great
mystery; but the scientist merely laughs and
classes 1t all. from first to last, as nervous
phenomena kindred TO that found in spiritual
decisions.
AN AMERICAN ACTRESS ABROAD.
Fanny Davenport is much more prominent
when away from New York than when here
apparently. She found it difficult to get into
the papers while at home, though she lost her
diamonds with methodcal persistency, was
robbed frequently, and patronized poor artists
nobly. But in London she excites Increasing
comment, and has turned newspaper men quite
tOpsy-turvy. They seem to be impressed by
Miss Davenport's avordupois. and flutter be-
tween analyses Of quality and quantity Her
diamonds created great stir and were written
up extensively, but her figure in Gamble has
proved just as big dose for the Londoners as
1t did for New Workers. 1t is at once a beautiful
and amazing thing to see Miss Davenport fade
away and shrink when she dies of consumption
In Candle. mean TO see her try to fade away
and shrink. 1t was rather cruel thing TO saw
but the critic commanded large following who
remarked that lin some instances IL would he
permissible to alter a play, and we are sure
Dumas would be willing to have Miss Daven-
ports Camille die of dropsy after he had viewed
her attempt to fade away as a consumptive."
hear from London that she has Just
paid $500 Of the purchase money for the Eng
lsh version OF Sardous new play. She will pay
SI5, 600 in all, and expects to make IL the hit OF
her life. The great French dramatist has oflate
been giving some attention to the TRANSACTIONS
of his plays now on the English speaking stage,
and has gradually worked himself into a Gallo
rage quite horrible to contemplate Therefore
has he stipulated that Miss Dayenports version
must be submitted To him before il is produced,
ana only played after he has pronounced IL good.
such course has its draw backs. because the
French can never understand that the elements
which make play success in Paris will in nine
cases out of ten damn it in England or America.
However, there is no satisfaction I'm being
great dramatist If one cannot also be dogmatio
and autocratic. At least, SO thinks Mr.. Sardou.
DRESSING FOR THE STAGE.
''Who makes Edwin Booths costumesa" I
asked well-known costumer yesterday.
He shrugged his shoulders
sis 1t q secret2" said /.
''No; he has not had any made for q long
time" Inns '-' - 80
'why"
HE does not think it necessary to have fne
stage clothes; he is attractive enough himselfs
WHO makes what he does use ?"
"His dresser-a man who travels with him
everywhere and helps him to make up for the
stage"
'.How does Barrett dress2"
"He is very particular about his rags-thats
what We call 'em in the trade-and is better
dressed for his parts than any tragedian on the
American stage"
Lester wailack is terror to costumers, isn't
her" l.;ngI SIS +, 80. 1879
she would be II we had him to dress-he IL
such dandy. man whom we call Miss Flan-
merry has made his costumes for years, and at
tends HIM in the green-room. Waack Is lust
as finical about his hair and moustachios as he
Is about his trousers, so that, altogether Miss
Flannery has as much as one man can do with
out going mad"
"Are not some Of the younger actors extrav-
agant?"
Eyes, Frederick spalding spent a small for
tune on his wardrobe His Claude Melnone
costume cost two or three hundred dollars He
had great confidence in his genius, and his
mother had money: but the youth soon found
out that fine forgery does not make fine
actor" - 49,. ...-...-..4 g..
"what actress has the finest wartirobe7"
"The most elaborate costumes 1 have ever
seen are those made for Margaret Mather, who
was recently brought out at Chicago. Her
Juliet dress was made for a Spanish princess, b
who was to have been married. but her lover
died before the wedding day. She went into o
convent, and the dress was sold and found its
way to America. 1t was literally covered with
pearls"
Ibid she know how to wear her magnificent
petticoats?"
NO. she has some dramatic talent, but no
knowledge of manners whatever She does
not know how to give you her hand properly"
HAS Mary Anderson good faster"
"Well, she dresses much better now than she
did before her visit to Paris, where she was the
guest you know, of Sara Bernhard. Sara
without doubt, gave her few points Before
that her costumes were knocked together in the
family Her step-father carried out his extreme
ideas In economy by buying up remnants when he
could find a bargain. The result was bad Of
course. AS Mary grew older she rebelled. and
now she dresses quite handsomely"
"Are actors good paw"
This question threw the costumer into wild
state Of excitement.
1.-THE very worst people to trust In the world"
he said, with sweeping gesture. "You would
be astonshed to see our black list; IL contains
names which you would never dream Of Some
managers are no better. We have several suits
In the courts all the time / cant 90 to the
thpAtQr without sQpipp vilaipa ha a-opf