Evening star., 1927-04-18

may be seen from the outside.
Among the objects OF art within, are
the ship on which Sinbad the Sailor
cruised; Pandora's box, the ivory
spinning wheel of Sleeping Beauty
and the clock the mouse ran dovss.
There Is a grand piano so tiny that
1t may be played upon only with the
sharpened end of a match, and
chess table about the size of small
match box. There is glass dinner
service which is placed on doilies the
size Of wedding rings, resting on a
miniature dining room table more
than 200 years old. Then there Is a
treasure-chest with a complete work
able lock and lid. q fine specimen Of
the travellers sample OF the fifteenth
century; two Roman glass tear bot
ties about 5000 years old, and horse
made of gold and enamel, inlaid with
uncut diamonds, the work OF ancient
craftsmen of India.
Throne Room Elaborate.
The throne room is one Of the most
elaborate rooms in the palace. The
pearIand peacock throne OF Fairy
land is of ebony and ivory and tor
toise-shell inlay. The back Of the
throne is formed of a peacock with its
tail outspread, set with diamonds.
rubies, emeralds and sapphires.
Under the seat OF the throne IL
slip of vitrified mastodon bone from
Denver.
The library contains shelves Of rare
books, the size OF postage stamps,
which are bound in the finest leather.
most of them published In France
about 1880. On the wall in one OF the
rooms Is the smallest engraved por.
trait OF George Washington in the
world. 1t is the size of q pea.
Only articles Of the finest work
manship are to be- found in the pal
ace. One Of the carpets, no larger
than the sole of a mans shoe, was
copied in entirety from a rare prayer
rug in the British Museum. In one
of the bedrooms is bureau with four
tiny drawers which can be hidden be-
hind a postage stamp.
In another rsom Is bowl of solid
gold. part OF kra loot from Mandalay
in 1885. Thafe is a chest from the
Spanish Arnah6h and a miniature
cannon, initialsd by Michael Mann,
the famous Nuremberg craftsman OF
the fifteenth century.
Articles Used by Statesmen.
The majority Of these diminutivs
articles were the samples used by
travelling statesmen of the period when
the illustrated catalogue was un-
known, according to Sir Neville. in
those days the robber barons stole
whatever of value the traveller car
ried in his packs, so the trader had
skilled craftsmen make miniature
firearms and cannon, tiny replicas Of
rosewood or satinwood cabinets, eX
quisitely wrought pieces OF sample jew.
elry and models even Of sailing ships,
from which the mpnarchs of the world
could make their choice and give their
orders.
The idea of the paIace first came to
sir Neville wilkinson one day near
his home, south OF Dublin. During the
Summer of 1906, While he was work
ing at his easel drawing the trunk of
an old sycamore, his S-year-old daugh-
ter, who was playing about, ran to
him saying she had seen a fairy dis
appear into the moss which covered
the gnarled and twisted roots.
Sir Neville then decided that he
would build a visible palace for III.
tania, queen of the fairies, and her
court, above ground, and that he would
transfer the treasures Of fairyland to
this visible palace so that all the chill.
dren Of the world might be invited TO
admire them. So, while the exterior
walls of the palace were being fash
ioned in the workshop of James Hicks
of Dublin from the authors designs.
he set about painting tapestries. mo.
saics, tiles and frescoes and collecting
the diminutiye art treasures of the
world with which to furnish this pal
ace. Nothing has been left out to
make this palace perfect habitation
for Queen Titania and her consort.
Oberon. There are baths and electric
lights, motor car and q baby car
riage. Minute electric light bulbs
illumine a tiny fountain which plays
in the courtyard.
First Showing in London.
The first official showing of the pal
ace was in London in 1922, when
Queen Mary. opened it with golden
key. 1t has been on view in various
cities in England since that time in
aid of children's charities. From there
it went to Baltimore, New York, Prov
idence and Chicago.
An admission charge of so cents will
be made, the proceeds all to go to the
hospital. Children may see the pal
ace Saturday mornings for rs cents.
The executive committee in charge
Sweeney, Mrs. C. c. Glover, jr., and
Mrs. G. G. Parker, jr., co-chairmen;
Mrs. Frederick III. Brooke, Mrs. Cary
T. Grayson, Mrs. James W. Wads-
worth. jr., Mrs. Louis Lehr, Mrs.
Frank B. Noyes, Mrs. Irwin Laughlin
and Mrs. Charles S. Dewey.