Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-12-26
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japanese fans, cent each"
CHOW can they be sold - cheap ssksd the
winter OF the venerable aud joviAl Mr.A.A. Van
tine, who had iust retained from his fth visit
70 The people or the dusky complexion, pigtsils
ana slmond-shapcd eyes, with shom, tor some
yesrs sSt, he has earnestly lsbOred 90 extend
American enterprise socially and cOmmerclally
" The japanese fans cold at that price are sold
st sacrifice" replied Mr.. Vsntine, for I
shipped at lees than cents. in fact, that is tue
c,st OF them in gold" "Csn yOu inform me
regarding the msnuiscture Of fans, come OF
skIlled laborS'' .NearIv All The Tsnsnsss 80
sTe made in the interior, where laeor Is very
cheap, and the equivalent of two or three cents
OF our money lie considered gsOd wages, snd
really IL goes good deal further. The bamboo
sticks are cut by men in the junCies, aud two
joints are required for each fan. One end is
split an q deNterous manner by women, AMI N
you VIII take the troaole 10 cSnnt the Httls
arms or ribs, you will md from dfty TO seventy
IL each. The other emf forms the handle. Bows
and girls then take the sticks and spread out tas
RIOS, securing them q hide above the jJut
by n fine thread woven between the ribs
lien they are reSdy 10 be covered. AVID ta,s
work IL AFRO done by the women aud chlldre q.
The mulberry tree, on the leaves OF which the
- k-woTm> feed, furnishes the paper. IL i
maize nom the bark of the loot. ami, strange
- a. may EN-, contains d lORg, silky iper. rae
bark, which IL carefully peeled or s,rapsi tfacn
the 40 2, i manipulated for hours bv Old lnsn.
women aud children, r. the gentle hAldU1g 90
receiN &c t:om there weak hsnIs doss nor Destroy
the 4 er. a. soon as the rough outer aria e =
wtIktd of, the tiber- are soaked in ava. rlns
ds.s, ami Then the Paipy mass Is rolled aai
drtO on wires pretty mach the ZANE EAyz -Olr
lBEer is made. The EEarus JhS' you ,es on n.
CONN on fiat fans are ali printed, aad every Bip-
II printed on = separate stone. * = done bF
srne hthogrsphi' process, and - one OF the IA
palCsr secrets. 1 Eey sonnet mes u-a A ~ any a.
S'Nfy tones, one taCh fJr every distinct sHA gs
OF @ O.. This done, the paper Is past q ca
he frame by women and children The faen
b.NiEE the goods for shipment. Fhs toIfiny
fsns, varying in length from eight @ nttsel
inches, the longest Of which are - fa,hion-
able at present, are also IN ale in the int
Tier, eIt 10y different class OF working ps1pls
Tie sucks are made VITA greater care, an1
though the paper = about the same, the pstut-
ing j. done 10y hand. some Of tn's work l. due-
~ done, ana gives employment 70 "a any e<-
Cel!ent wOrkmen, for l. l. only the best VINO can
paint and draw fans There is same thtug
beautiful in their blending Of c)lOrs, bat all OF
their drawings lack perspective. The amDuut
OF work bestowed on eac1 tAa - according %
the price. with ordinary wear and tear tue
paper used on japanese fans wlu last e z years
The work for the most part Il d1ue IN the inJe-
TiCT, where intercourse with foreigners istntsr-
dicted, and the entirs population of the villa.
ges, men, women and children, are c n piOyei
~ ian IN skiing. Som, communities far q vay
from free ports mske one particular KIND Offsa
and some another. The varieties o. paintings
and subjects are endless. The artists WHO work
on Ligh-priced faGs are distinctive class. No
fCI SigneT II permitted To hold any comm Iaica-
ton with the working classes a. present, yet
step by step advances ase made, aud neS
new Places are being opened 10 all. Tue
importer desiring TO p1rchSse fans seeks a
commission merchant, and, presenting MS
pattern, bargains with him then AMI there
HIS Negotiations ended, the comm lssiJu msr-
chant tor the interior contracts with ths head
man OF a village or com nuuity, ami IN due time
the order is Completed, the WORK being done
even TO the slightest lea 4 pencil mark according
10 the pattern. lt has occurred several tines
that marks OF memoranda nsd vertently left on
the pattern have been copied with wonderful
fidelity, the japanese worker no 003bt regard
ing Il ss Of the greatest Importance. For sew
eT4l years previous To the last I have head IL
sid that between $4,000 aad 1000, go or tia
common hat fans were imported 70 the Cnltei
States, principally TO New York. Last year,
more OF these fans were imported, as some one
started a novelty that pleased the fashiOuAbles.
The spreading or folding fans, some Of which
sic II inches long, ami which the ladies' nov use
hanging At their sides, az our graRtm3thsrs did
yesrs ago, are all the rage, and have gGlts
superseded the Others. Between 2,)0l,o)O ana
500 600 Of folding fans ave been imported this
year, but next year il Is just likely % be some
other style, and the long, folding or shgt-up ian
will be thrown aside"