The morning call., 1890-05-19

Walters has everything in his house, and
every room OF 1t is museum. For his
friends the whole house was thrown open,
and the Marie Antoinette room, the old
Flemish room, the room of embroideries,
the room filled with Barye's bronZes, and
the room filled with the exquisite water
c6iorS OF that rare genius, Leon BOuvin,
were enough to occupy one, without the
drawlng-room and its cases of old silver
Dresden, Sevres and crystal. At the back
OF the house are the great galleries, one
hlled with oriental porcelains. one filed with
paintings of the modern school, and two
smaller galleries Of
BRONZE AND WATER CoLoRs.
No one would dream that such wonders
lay behind the plain front of the regular
city house, with its two windows and broad
door; but one goes from enc gallery to an
other, crossing an alley-way aud ends in
the large gallery, whose blank walls face
on another street, without realizing it at
all. MIR. Walters oriental porcelains are
the most valuable and beautiful of any such
C objection in America. and whatever he
might acquire hereafter there are none to
be weeded out. Other collectors may we'll
despair at sight of his collections and real
ize the hopelessness of eQuaiing him
or acquiring anything at all worthy
alter such things had been gathered in.
Common report has had it that Mr.. Walters
was the purchaser of Mrs. Morgan's famous
peach-Dl0W vase at some unheard-0f price.
de dld not buy Mrs. MOrgan's vase, although
ne mad an opportunity to do SO before it was
offered to her. Two peach-blows were i'm
poried al the same time and submitted to
Mr.. Walters. He bought the best one and
placed 1t In cabinet containing a dozen or
twenty other samples of peach-blows The
rejected vase was bought by Mrs Morgan.
and at the sale of her effects became the OBJ
lect OF more discussion and comment than
any other single piece of baked CLAW since
the world hogan Mr. WaItarcJ
are bewildering with every great master Of
THE MODERN SCHOOL
Represented there-two Meissoniers, two
Milletts, four Alma Fad emas. three Corots,
and so on through the list, each master rep
resented not by his name only, but by the
Dest eX amples OF his work. One wanders
almost III despair from canvas to canvas,
udlng 1t Impossible 10 realize or take it in,
and dazed by the infinite richness of it all.
MIR. Walters has been collecting works of
art for thirty years, beginning when he had
few rivals in this country. He is first of
American cOnnoisSeurs in the esteem of
artists and connoisseurs abroad, and in
Europe and the Orient the Walters cOllec-
tions are well known, quoted and referred
to as authority. MIR. Walters is past 90
years of age, and of late has been great
sufferer from rheumatism, but he mas son
who is equally appreciative of and inter-
ested in these same things with his father,
so that the collection need not be scattered
nor disturbed for another generation.
Senator Beck's sudden death at the Penn
Sylyania railroad station Saturday after
noon was great shock to all who knew
him. While he had been known to be in
Ill health for some years back. he locked
the picture of health and few believed the
reports. The doctors here had warned
him against exertion aud excitement, and
he went on to New York
TO GET AN OPINION
From a doctor there. He was even repeat
Ing that doctors opinion when lie fell, and
almost instantly expired.
The death of Mrs. Dwight K. Tripp, the
daughter Of General James A. Williamson,
President of the Atlantic and Pacific Rail-
road, was another of the sad events of the
week. Mrs. Trip, while an invalid for
some years, had quite regained her health
She came East year ago, spent the sum-
mer at the Watering places with her father
and sisters, aud passed the winter with
them here. 1t was a charming family of
i've daughters that General Williamson
stood in the midst of last fall, when Miss
Annette was married to Lieutenant Bayley
of the navy. The two youngest daughters
are twins and made their debut i'll society
this last winter. One of these twins is
brunette, greatly resembling Mrs. Trip,
and the other blonde, with browniSh
hair and the purest and most exquisite
colorlng imaginable.
TIE BLONDE SISTER,
Miss Pauline Williamson, is quite generally
accepted as the most beautiful young girl
of this season, and Mrs. Tripp took the
greatest pride and pleasure in her young
sisters success. Mrs. Trip had severe
attack of la grippe in January and never
really recovered from it. 1t left her with
cough, hemorrhages followed. and six
weeks ago the doctors had to declare that
quick consumption had set in. From that
time she slowly weakened and faded, al
though by sheer wili-pOwer she kept up a
wonderful appearance of strength, and only
two days before her death was able to take
a half-hour drive. Mr.. Trip and General
Williamson gave I'D every other claim for
the past month to be constantly with her,
and the family was devoted. Friends
about her flower-heaped casket in the home
and follow her TO the beautiful cemetery
where her mother and sister are buried.