The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-08-22
FINE ST OF GYPsY WAGONS.
Baron Stanley's Palace on Wheels in
V h!ca ne Will ' isit Chicago
From the A lbduU Ar0us

Baron Stanley's Palace on Wheels in
V h!ca he VIII. Visit Chicsgo.'
From the Albany ArQus.
The gypsy baron, Thomas Stanley, will
exhibit himself and his people In brilliant
style at Chicago during the worlds fair.
AS BETTING his recognized position among
the Rommauy children, the highoockalo-
rum of the wanderers will reside with his
family In a van, the like Of which has never
before heard of amoug these people. 1t has
been specially built for him in this city.
Stanley resides in Providence, and looks
about as much like gypsy as diamond
does like a charcoal He has accumulated
considerable money, much of which is rep
resented in a diamond pin as large as 25-
cent piece, being cluster Of twelve superb
diamonds, and gold watch, whose case is
incrusted with diamonds, rubies and sap
phires; also, diamond rings. His wife is a
perfect brunette of pure Rommany type.
The wagon was built to excel anything
existing among the gypsies, and to accom-
plish this 81 200 was expended. The exte-
rior is brilliant in color. designing and paint
ing. 1t has silver trimmings and graceful
proportions, quaint little windows and hand
some furnishings. The exterior is a COM
Portable and interesting little house. The
body Of the wagon is IL feet long by 7 feet
wide. The interior Is finished in choice
quarbered oak. The ceiling is paneled oak,
with cherry holdings, aud the floor is of
stained maple. Somewhat less than half of
the interior is bracketed off as a bed. In
the front part OF the wagon ID table hinged
to the wall and with folding legs. There
are three windows on each side and three In
the back of the wagon. These are
French plate, 18x24 inches, with walnut
frames and brass clasps. The folding
doors behind the drivers seat are
elaborate. Within, white wood grained in
imitation of oak makes presty effeoe aud
about the four French plate Windows in
the door ls some fine designing The front
of the door is bright with yellow aud blue
panels set off with oermine and the whole
is faced with golden brown. Particular
care was taken with the drivers seat. 1t
can be folded out of sight within the wagon.
There is q heavy brown cushion The
| dashboard is very high and CORES 7ond-
ingly low is the hood of the wagon. There
is silver-plated dash rail. light silver
plated scroll irons on the sides of the body
of the wagon, silver-plated hub bands, axle
| nuts, brake rod and handles and spring
supports. The four corner posts of the
wagon are made of ash, hand carved, with
grapevine designing.
The rear of the wagon is dazzling. There
is some fine wood carving above the win
| dows Tim belt panel is carmine, hand
painted in oil colors. The lower back panel
contains an oil painting of the steamer Pill
grim. There is the same artistic and brill
| liant display Of color on either side Of the
wagon. On the lower right side panel is an
oil painting of the worlds fair government
! building, the whole surrounded by gold
scroll work. The panels between the win
! dows contain oil paintings Of a Spanish
soldier and lady, a dancing gypsy girl, a
| Spanish dancer and a hunter. On the other
side the lower panel has a scene in the
! Highlands in oil and the window panels
above a deer, Spanish lady and gentle
man, landscape and a scout on horse-
| back.
The brake locks are each capped with a
| turtle carved out OF wood, On the circle
are SIX nickeled brass Dutchmen upholding
/ the body of a wagon. Fifty gilt eagles
heads peering from all parts of the wagon
| add to its beauty.