I think the gold paper is real. This isn't from historical knowledge, but from the way it's written. Travers has grounded the whimsy in the paper and then uses the paper to play with the extraordinary. Like the bird woman - if feeding the birds weren't everyday, then she'd lose half her fascination.
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Date: 2014-01-27 10:23 pm (UTC)