The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-02-03

f Kirk a hoistcr0us. cheerful. even jolly
fellow. M the commencement OF The
piece The original intention Wa.
F that lac should be played a-
a morose old man all through
. I deemed IS better that cv nts should de
vcion that DISPOSITION a. foreign 10 h.s
nature. and 40 the same time introduced
whenever DO was practicable, all lhIoaS !
thc piece, little tendernesses OF tone ana
manner. remembmuces of bis past, eYi'
ienccs of % soft and softer heart beneath
1.-The hard crust of his exterior shell Tins
gave variety Othc character, and evoked
if0m audiences some sympathy for him.
instead of leaving him hard, unsympa.
,letic personality. Tor whom little but
aversion could Doe felt
PLAYED Dunsian Kirke two hundred
and scvcniy-lye times ln the Madison
square Theatre. By that time as The
piece bad reached tne utmost limit of Dos
anticipated popularity, the time had ar'
.itel when tAc management was com
pcllel to keep is contracts with other
managers. by sending oat the leaders oi
,hc original company for production oil
luc piece iu other cities Miss El9lcr
ma myself playing Che principal roles.
lll t0 go travelling bat others were pun
30 our places, and the piece went ODD
steadily Tor year longer ON lhc
.iago, where 10 wa, FIRST played Mean
NH4e it WAS Ci0wIng every theatre lu
which 30 was produced all over the land.
lld even yct though have now been
playing Do uyc wears / find That 1T con-
uues lo draw well. and is received hl
I. audiences with % much enthusiasm
as when IS was originally done
uos,yAsEs. sc.
Ivcry young lady who has rich papa
na. Whai She calls her collection OF
u-s and vases Fine yOnng man who IS
invited 20 look at 30 is expected to con-
tribute some article that viii make me
collection more attractive. / SASS a coli
.ecI0n Yesterday which included q little
Dresden snuff box, am inch square,
yhich cost $50. and Two of crazy King
.uawigs vases 10 $1,000 piece. These
asses are 1--WE ieci aii ana as heavy as
saratoga trunks. while tho sn0b box
weighs scarcely two ounces, ana
would 20 into your smallest
pocket A Copeland vase four and
-lat inches high was worth $50 70
GOOD deal nor. than Dos weight iu gold.
i Howcr-ur iu.t twice as tain Is marked
>3aj TbrI4.v also had "a fine collection
II ROYAL Worcester. rhere WAS "a tny
rcsu-iur of pierced ware. less than
.nrre and a-half inches high. which cost
ffj. and there was vase Ot me same
yare. not cXta0minarily large valued
IfsIjUO Scattered about ON various
able, were l1fle tea sells in hoyai M0r-
.c,,er-a tray. small pot and two,
lrce. on four Tiny cups-which cost
rom one to three hundred dollars
These are not the highest prices that are
paid for small tea sets livery cup was
gem. and each piece bone picture,
.crMn. "a cupid perhaps chcrub. or
uarnau lord. lady OF landscape. that is
prrnetusl delight I'D tbe bch0ider.
ra-,e now !. onam0rl of neither
lrD..I,p .nnn- boxes nor kim Ludwirs
.a.r- n rather turns toward article,
% MEDIUM size Dinner sets are
bought 40 great figures --. up
into lhe thousands. Sometimes such Is
set is purchased 0v @ millionaire 90 give
.JIeul0r tO great occasion bat tine
,arcnase is NOT repeated The following
tcck. Mint0n H. perhaps the cOstlcsl
.,.rs (which whole dinner sets aremadc
.t IL you could induce the setrcs pot-
.ers toium so. Out full dinner Sc, in
..eir highest stylo of decoration. it
Ao4ld COST neat little fortune, but
1cf cannot De puI-uadci % DO DC. But
81 1ou cannot have tAc luxury OF "a DIM
4el SET Iu c0slucst ccyres, you may pay
ID .UlG a dozen for desert plates. some go
.l-ler anu SeOO. s0UU, siOO, and sJOJ
dozen are everyday prices.
but There is no more cAtrayagant taste
hm Jlat Tor alter dinner "c0lecs For
,eJ You may buy q set tuat no one need
Je ashamed Of a thousand people who
ave Well are content with something less
costly. Dut 50 Is not, as things co.
msu puce iOr single cup and saucer
Isopie with passion i0i this sort OF
Mug patiently watch and wait until
Dey have completed set 10 their
lhlug Mmiou, Crown Derby
Ho}m Vienna oeyIes Dresden ana
"ol" W oIces'eI may an
represented "' 7"'n id se, 7o'i'. '. -'','
.ue Whole oo/tn costs AS hl5H ID - ''0''
'"i inc "oIN ol co4l'o' ioH may ''''
a@eA months OBJ years. III anyone $3.50"
,At "uuaclll 10 use rear "u'.l JUGS a..
modern onner table, nm ai'oi ''ii'i'''
colec see might represent " fortune loI
antiques "io We'll nl-h pilceiess. so"
an example recently ihal goes lo p'9l' q
tN'7 IL Was iofe4Y Quo Vase wa "
picture, IeHieI s'lig '"l'f
oi lhe famous 9efie7 su'P ''s,.
b1l three OK tAe Originals que
uoN i1 De ln existence ana ll is NOT many
years since one OF iheM WIN TWO s1""!'e'
vases companion pieces s0ldai auction
i0r $4,000
English ware is now the iay0ute.
once 10 was FRENCH and perhaps the
Paris Exposition of This year may bring
,nc latter again into vogue. The richest
auu c0stle-i thing .n pottery: OF course
are not attempted n ihis country ihousH
iu some wares American manufacturers
excel
A ohJLs0hL SPOT.
There sadinrv old building on pier
THAI nuns ogt into tbe East river at Tie
FOOT of Twentvsixth street which is the