Pueblo chieftain., 1921-12-02
BY Frederic j. Haskln.

by frSdcrlC d ftaSkln.
New York City. Nov. s3.-one OF the
many heroic achievements now expect
ed of the movies is to prove the actual
eNistehcc OF fairies. While several en-
thusiastic persons in Great Britain. in
cludins Sir Conan Doyle. have pro-
duced extraordinary still photographs
OF fairies. they have left the public
sstonishcd but unconvinced. Clearly
more emphatic proof is needed. So
now, according to latest reports.
moving picture expedition has been
sent into Yorkshire to camp on the
fairies trail and to get close-ups of
them IL possible.
Yet just how this is to be done re-
mains a mystery. because II is well
known among Tho initiated that only
the very old and wise, tho very young
and those with clairvoyant sight can
really see fairies. Can II be possible
that the fairy believers have discov-
cred a clairvoyant movie camera man?
The report does not say. Like most
attempts TO bring the fairies within
tho mundane sphere OF ordinary folk.
II Is all very singular and battling and
much like n fairy story Itself.
The ancient wise men. presumably
oven Socrates, believed In fairies and
many poets and artists thruout the
ages have profcssed complete faith in
their existence. but tho first great
Believe in Foirics movement origin
sted in this duh and unromantic
twentieth century. When Peter Pan
came to the edge OF the footllehis and
begged us to believe in fairies. most
OF us rose GallDutly TO tho occasion
simply TO obligc Miss Maude Adams,
little dreaming that in n few moro
years people would begin TO take Peter
seriously. Even less did We dream that
tho movies would be trying 10 get the
fairies under contract.
Fairy Aims should prove enormously
n nd ~ IN La rr ~ To-
their producers. since merely an ox-
hibit OF their photographs draws
large and enthusiastic audience in
London. At such an exhibit. held in
tho hall OF the Thcosophical Society.
not long ago. the photographs were
shown with the appropriate assistance
OF a magic lantern, and explained by
r. l.. Gardner. the British leader as
tho BclioNc-in-r Fairies movement. who
has made "a iuborious study OF tho
little people ns they are presented
In the folklore OF all nations,
PICTURES ALREADY MADE
The first photographs shown were
some mad. tn 1917. Tho man who did
tho pho;ographins. according to Mr.
GardnoT-a man named Carpenter
simply focused his camera wherever
his young childrcn-who were owl
IDENTIFY on. familiar terms with the little
crcaturcs-told him to. He regarded
tho whole thing as childish prank
until he came TO develop tho plates
when he was SO amazed Mt what he
bcheld on them that he left them in
the dark room for is months.
~ large audience" remarks a Lon
don writer was able TO share In his
astonlshmcnt- They saw "a picture of
gnomc hopping onto tho knee Of a
young girl who was sitting on the
grass In a Yorkshire dell. Tho child
told Mr. Gardner that tho gnomc wore
black tights and n red Jacket. lie also
had scarlet cap and had wings like
- moths In his left hand he carried "A
pair of Pans pipes. All this was shown
clearly enough on the screen. and n
photograph OF the winged gnomc many
times enlarged from the original also
was exhibited. 1nquiricrs had wanted
to know the source and texture of
fairy clothing. Mr.. Gardner said 1t
was of the substance OF themselves.
Later one saw a ring OF fairies
Gamboling on "a grassy bank where one
OF tho children kncit to watch them
One incrcdulous spectator dug into his
memory and recalled such band
dancing on poster round n night
light. Another fairy photographed
alone had cSccllontiy bobbcd hair and
wore dark gown of stylish cut
In a further picture there was shown
a band Of little people" playing
among flowers. This WAS a Photograph
taken last August specially for Mf.
Gardner. Ono Of the fairies was half
hidden In y cocoon. which tho lertur-
or explained was sort of healthEiv-
ing bath used by them after bad
weather. Witnesses in Scotland and
the New Forest testified to seeing the
same sight. MIR. Gardner declared that
the plates from which the slides were
made had been submitted to every
possible test 10 detect fraud, and none
had been discovered
WHAT FAIRIES ARE MADE OF
Mr.. Gardner went on TO explain that
fairies could be photographed only IL
partially materialized with clairvoyant
aid Tho matter composing falry's
body is plastic to thought. Currents of
human thought Tlve fairies the form