The Washington herald., 1913-09-27
Court Gossip of Interesting
Epents on Two Continents

the Palace there is a great hall with
marble floors, walls and columns. and
leading from II, is the magnificent main
staircase, presented by the city OF The
Hague. This staircase Is lighted by a
number OF beautiful stained-glass win
dows. They represent various phases or
peace and war, and were presented BY
the Dutch government. The American
Congress has given $4,000. which will be
spent on a marble group. Peace through
Justice" to be placed on the first land
ing Of the great staircase. on the right
of the entrance hall Is the Great Hall OF
Justice, for which Britain furnished the
stained-glass windows. The window fac
ing TO the front is particularly beautiful;
on II are magnificent figures OF Truth
and Justice. The French government
has provided for this hall an extremely
fine panel by Besnard. Floor, ceiling, and
panels are of oak. This Is the largest
hall in the Palace, and Is capable of
holding about 800 people. At the left
side of the entrance hall Is the way into
the small court hall This will be adorn-
ed by one of the gifts Of France-a tap
estry, at present being made in the
French State factory. the design being
one by NJ. olivier Merson. The gifts OF
Japan are TO be found in the committee
room of the Court Of Arbitration. They
take the form of woven and embroid-
cred panels of exquisite beauty and
workmanship.
These 1t took three years to make. The
panels are hung on the walls Of satin
wood and rosewood with beautiful effect.
This is the Peace Cabinet" The repre-
sentatives of the various nations at The
Hague are the Feace Ministers, and the
Dutch Premier is the Prime Minister of
Peace. In this room they will hold their
cabinet meetings.
Not far away. and above the small
Court Hall, is the Boil Zaal.a so called on
account OF the fact that masterpieces by
the Dutch painter, Ferdinand Bol, deco
rated the walls. A Dutch family pre-
scented them to the government, which
placed them in the Palace. They rep
resent Achilles and Thetis," the Find
ing of Moses" and "Benjsmin's False
Accusation" The ceiling panels. three
in number, in this magnificent room are
the work OF Gerard de Lairesse, sew
enteenth century painter. Perhaps the
next most important room is the Library.
shut of by itself in two floors on the
Il
rooms-a lecture room, reading room.
committee rooms. and so on. Russia has
sent a splendid jasper vase nearly twelve
feet high: Denmark. the fountain in the
inner court: the wrought iron gates at
the entrance come from Germany; the
clock i'm the tower is the gift Of Switzer-
land: Norway and Sweden have pro-
vided marble for the arcade and the
drive; Belgium's donation is the bronze
doors at the main entrance. The can
delabra in the entrance hall have been
given by Austria; Hungary has presented
the fine porcelain vases; the marble for
the columns here was sent by the Italian
government: the carpet in the "Peac''
Cabinet" is from Turkey; Brazil has
contributed cedar wood and rosewood;
China has sent four priceless vases in
cloisonne enamel
-Four apostles OF peace will be hOnored
hy having their busts in marble placed
in the Palace-King Edward. the Peace
maker. the gift OF the Peace Society;
Hugo Grotius, from the Dutch Society.
.'Vrede door i.echt'' peace through
Right: W. T. Stead, from the journal
lists of Holland, and Sir Randall Cremer,
given by the International Arbitration
League. FLANEIh.