Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-05-09
THE COLLECTING FAD.
To Be Highly Artistic It Must Run t.
Dresden China.

To Re Highly Artistic It Must Run to
Dresden China.
1t has always been fashionable to DO a
collector whether of old china, rare prints
or paintings, stamps, manuscripts etc,
but tho fashionable woman OF today finds
an Immense resource in getting together
ell sorts Of odds and ends. There are two
things in particular, however, which are
OF general interest and promote no end Of
rivalry, not to say hard feeling. One is
the collection of Dresden china figures of
all sizes, preferably tho small ones, and
there nro three or four collections in New
York Which are of great value as we'll MS
of beauty.
Miss Remsen's collection is widely
Known and comprises an astonishing mum
Der OF these small figures 1t has been the
work OF years to gather them together
and sho has some marvellous spcci;ucus
This style of collection is really much
more. interesting than almost any ether,
TOR it does not have to be put away in cab
incts or cases, but does duty to orna:r ont
Il room.
One fad Is to have nothing but these lit
tie statuettcs on Il wido mnntelpieco, and
of course, with careful grouping the effect
OF each figure is not in tho least injured
tut, on tho contrary, greatly enhanced by
being with tho othors. When there arc not
enough to cover the mantelpicce, small
table Is devoted to their use, or II thry arc
in a cabinet it is u cabinet made expressly
to show them OFT to the best possible nd !.
vantage.
Like collection Of souvenir spoons
many or these pieces of Dresden have somo
especial association aud represent the gift
OF some friend or mark some visit to some
interesting foreign city. Mono of the Zig
q 1Itrt
and every one is perfect In its way ana a
work of art
The silver collections are extremely in
teresting. 1t is the fad to have lots OF
small pieces of old silver. Bits of old
English and old Dutch Workmanship are
greatly priced, and many OF the small and
apparently embarrassing pieces have II
largo intrinsic value At least ons table
In every fashionable drawing room is sot
aside for these small silver pieces, and it is
astonishing what lot of different objects
are represented and what exquisite work
manship Is to be seen.
There are small sedan chairs, different
musical instruments md every conceivable
anu lnconceivable sizo and shape Of box
A few spoons are added, but these arc all
rnrc ones, and besides tho articles already
mentioned there are always to DO seen the
most minute pieces Of silver furniture, SO
dainty and fairyliko it seems impossible it
could have been manufactured out Of sill
verware.
Tho children of fashionable folk now be-
gin to collect silver ut u tender age For
baby OF or years it is quito the thing
to have already u number Of silver articles,
VI course cnch one of these represents
money value, but 1t must be IL little aggra-
waiting to the child, because it generally is
furniture or something Of that sort that is
bestowed upon tho infant, and yet baby is
taught not to touch them, but simply to
look and admire. In tho meantime the
things arc kept in mammals drawing
room.
There are different shaped tables made
60 hold these, with plush tops and rail-
ing around, and of course the silver nrti
Giles show to great advantage against the
dark plush. They are rarely put into tho
glass tables wherein rcposc proudly family
miniatures and odds and ends that have
been picked up In foreign travol.-New
York Press