The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-04
TOGETHER
IN LIT L LIE PALACE

slderod MT for public exhibition. they
! arc carefully collected and hidden away
in some unused palace or chateau
TIE ant galleries OF the former Kings
/ at Prussia were particularly rich in
masterpieces OF paintings and OF
sculpture OF this order, and Emperor
/ William, soon after his accession TO
the throne. caused them TO be gather
/ cd together from all his ,hrce-score or
moro palaces and chatcauX, and to be
carefully housed in the so-callcd Little
Palace, in the George Garden at Ham
over There, most artisticauy ar
ranged, they are accessible. 10y means
or special order TO scuiptors and to
men painters, but not to women ar
lists or TO the general public Tho
palace stands In garden OF It's own,
OF the great avenue leading to the
big palace OF liorrcnhauscn. H. cs-
capes the attention OF the ordinary
tourist. has It's entrance adorned with
the royal arms Of England and was
Luilt by Sovereign Elector Erncs, .Au-
sustus. OF Hanover. IN tho end Of tho
seventeenth century, for his favorilo
Countess Plateu.
Tho latter may be regarded as hay
ing been the founder Of the fortunes Of
h"r house. and II to day tho Counts of
pIatcn- IEallcrmund ngurc in Part H.
az the Almanach de Gotha. among
those mcdiatiZcd families WHO former
Is exercised pcttcy sovereign sway hi
Germany ana arc now entitled TO mate
ON footing Of equality with tho
r"iEninS dynasttes of Europe il is
owing to tho frailty Of this ancestress
OF theirs. for whom tho father Of King
George l, of britain, built this So
called Little Palace. besides raising her
father to petty sovereign rank. After
remaining unused until about twenty
years ago, the palace was devoted by
Tile Naiscr's orders TO its present pur-
pose There is now talk at the court
OF Berlin 81 moving tho collection else
where.
4 Il may bc added that the rulers Of
\ Austria Hungary, OF. SaXony. Bavaria,
! RUssia and especially Wurjembcrg,
have hug. collections vf this kind, al
incalculoble artistic value which "a
sense of moral responsibility causes
Them TO keep from public view, and
which a sentiment Of artistic responsi-
/ hility prevents them from CONSUMING
I to destruction
/ Queen Wilhclmiua, however who is
T very religious. declined even 10 remain
/ the custodian OF such works. no mat
7 ter whether in the way OF sculptures,
( paintings or books, and three or four
( years aGO, presented all such statuary
ana pictures, which Snc h9d l0hCTlitd
from her ancestors to tho government;
on the stipulation that they should not
/ l." placed on public view but should
/ br preserved in some secret galleries,
such as those at the British Museum.
in London, and the Royal Museum at
Naples.
The Queen had originals intended
TO Cousign thcm 10 destruction, along
with the enormous collection oil books
ana manuscripts 81 a dccolloto char
aotcr iuhtrited from many different
Z ancestors. Like many people on this
side Of tho Atlantic, she considered tie
possession OF indcccncics in pictures IN
/ sculpture, and in print as sinful aud
/ passionatcly devoted TO her little
I daughter, crown Princess Juliana did
! not wish the Child TO be burdcncd with
any such heritage OF sin. and consc-
| cuent misfortune. II was only with
| suadcd by her ministers. and by her
! most trusted advisers from cousigning
all these objectionable pictures. sta
! tues ana books 10 destruction, when il
was pointed out to tier that especial
Is tho books, might contain features
90 valuable historical interest that
would TO lost 10 the world If She put
her project into execution: and that
sho might be lkencd ia history 10 the
iconoclast Caliph Omar. who destroyed
the most famous library in the world.
that of Alexandra, in tho belief that
he was pleasing Allah.