As a direct answer almost to what has been said tly the gradual demise o nursery. a fey years past 3 he Fey Taleo well Beloved. bath "of Gopenhayen, Denmark, the homeletter from the Nee Bana of There is, they say, should know but they?—being mani feasted, in all parts of the world and amongst all classes of people, an increasing interest in the fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen, the world famed Danish writer.
Hans Andersen, the son of a sickly young shoemaker, was born in Odense in Fiinen, on April 2, 1805, The 125th, anniversary of his ninth will take plice next year and the Neerbory Company, under the Teadership of Miss Daisy Neerborg, aire planning great things for the commemoration of this nate. tent from the conception of them at the time of their creation, The fairy-tales-remain, but the conception of the characters in them, must, it cannot be denied, alter with the ages. And, whereas formerly was the illusteators Who gave their Imagination form in the character:
of the names, Miss Neerborg modern artists to fashion the characters for themselves from the written words. "Children," says our letter, "as Well as grown ups cannot but become enthusiastic over such a gallery of plastic Anderser fairy-tale dolls.
Miss Daisy Necrborg ts talented young dancer, She is moreover, we are told, extremely beautiful fand, ab a recent competition held fu. Copenhagen, she was proclaimed "Beauty Queen," and the tithe of Miss Denmark was bestowed upon her, She is keenly interested in art and possesses a vivid Neceborg is always full of and schemes, and the webed by her will received with great interest by Hans Andersen enthu-lasts, and the great crowd of others who would be enthusiasts if only they had the energy.
One of her suggestions in cone nection with the approaching 125t anniversary of her famous country man is hit young sculptors should create the fairy tale characters of the master to embody artistic conceptions of the present day. The filoa has been well Feeoived and has yerulted In. the. formation ce society in Copenhagen for the pur pose of realizing this proposal in fan ficient Miss Neorberg's contention that although the fairy. tal Immortal and will, continue "crisp and young," the high flown im. fagination of moder youth will portray the characters anew, dilfer-
At the same says Miss Neorborg, it sould "be extremely Interesting to ascertain which of the fairy-tale enjoys the greatest "The Unly Duckling" ever a favourite: The Snow en" recognized as of fancy, "The Little Tin eat in its sympathetic while "The Wicked Prin. cess" Ix undeniably an attractive tale, ax also "What the Moon Saw.
But these are merely a few numerous tales which the gre: writer wove, writing them while lixdaining them, his heart being the production of dr was never successful. although he disdained them and wrote only because necessity bade him, others appreciated them and hie interesting to see in which country which tales or tale have the greatest appeal.
To Dung this into being Miss Neerborg asks all admirers of the works of Hans Andersen to. send hor a reply to the question: "Which tone of Hans Antersen's fairy-tales you like best?" And it is her hope that millions of readers all over the world will send in their replies.
Miss Neerborg's address is c/o Neorhorg Company, Post-box 38, Copenhagen K., Denmark,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.