The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-04-12
FANFARE.


BRoBDINGNAG CP FANs-ExTENr OF THE FAN
TRADE-How FANS ARE MADE
The fan as an article OF female luxury is OF quite
ancient date Toronce, comedy writer. who lived In
the second century b. c., makes OF his characters
speak or the fan, as used by ladies in ancient Rome
"Cdpe hoe aabelum ct ventulum hmfc faceto" take
this fan and thus give her little air., From this
Roman origin the fashion Of carrying fans could
scarcely tail 10 be handed down to the ladies Of Italy,
Spain and Franco, whence II was imported IN time into
Great Britain. Queen Elizabeth when in full dress,
carried fan Shakespeare speaks OF fans nccted
with lady si''bravery" or hnery:-
With scaris ana fans and double charge of bravery
Gay, speaking OF Flavo's accomplishments
In other hands the fan would prove
Anengine oil small force in love.
Pope, In aiusion to the fan as shield Of the coun.
tcnancc, says:-
Tho modest face Vas lifted IN no more
And virgins smiled At whs, they flushed before.
Addison says
Women are armed with fan: as men With swords and
sometimes do more execution with Thorn.
In Spain the schoritas use the fan a telegraph In
matters Of love and Irritation. In Spanish churches
fans arc in perpetual motion. "One eau guess, says
recent writer on the subject, 'the nature OF the
vice by the way tho fans waving Tho difference
between q liany and thanksgiving is unmistakaDie,
and the minutest shades Of devotion dscernible
THE FAN TRADE WITH JAPAN
Passing 70 phase Of tho subject OF more immediate
trade with Japan will not be aniss
Japan has become the great fan market OF the world
China used to be in the trade to considerable extent,
but tho lans Of that country-such the palm lcai,
&c-are OF tho stin open KIND, while the fans OF Japan
are folding and can be accommodated to tho smallest
compass The increase IN the trade in Japan since
tho period OF scclusIon from outside barbarians
truly wonderful During tho former time the manu-
iacture or fans did not exceed TO- 900 for the whole
country Now the value this kind OF goods received
In the United States annually reaches probably
5000 O0O one large importing house ON broadway re-
cn 10 n
Tue prices OF these fans range from 81 30
Fans OF moro costly cbaracler-say As high as sl5
each-are made In Japan but thcy not suitable for
this market tf
MANUFACTURES OF FANS IN JAPAN.
Osaka is the principal city for the manufacture OF
tho folding fans, which almost exclusively ex-
ported All descriptions OF the bamboo KIND are made
KIyolo. The bamboo ribs Of the fan are made by
private families, In their own homes. Tho various
notches cut IN the lower part arc lett to ono Of the I'm
shing wOrkmen, who forms tho patterns OF the
handles according to the plans OF the designers, who
gives TO tho engraver the patterns he thinks Will be
OF tho design. he folding is by putting the ians
between pieces of heavily oiled paper Tho fans
then folded up together aud placed under pre- ssurc
The ribs are temporarily arranged In order on wirc
then taken and set into their places one OF the
sheets, and then spread out on block. parted aud
drod When dry the pieces inserted together, in
GLIDING the outer covering or Sticks the varnsh Is ar
piled and the fan Is finished
THE BRoBDNGXAG or FANS te
Queen Elizabeth and the danes OF her brilliant age,
the black eyed Spanish coquetes, the ladies' OF all
nal through the agency of u fan, would open their
eyes with wonder could they witnoss the monster ian
just received from japan BY the Broadway importing
house referred to. II folding fan, lhagni-
Gently decorated side with life size paintings by
hand. OF Japanese dragons. lcopards and serpents,
spread through landscapes. mountains and valleys
On the other be beautiful pictures OF birds
OF paradise, pheasants, swallows, pcac0cks, with many
other birds OF rare plumage, all pcrchcd upon how
ering and about branches and twigs OF exquisite
culorud towering shrubs and running plants The
tout ensemble Of the pictures both grand and natu
raj II Is executed with fidelity to perspective
and reality than usually to BIO found in Japanese
works OF this kind. II was whole year IN being
elaborated The texture IS Japnposc fabric. CON-
posed OF silk and cotton. sHv
TO give an idea othc magnitude 81 this Importation
extraordinary 1t Is only necessary to state that the
outside sticks, Of finely polished rwood or Japanese
CEDAR ten feet long and from six inches to foot
broad from base to top. When spread these sticks
tend twenty feet horizontally The ribs arc also Of
Japanese hrwood. When tho whole monster concern
is being opened, fold by fold, seems II gorgeous
rainbow gradually spanning the heavcns--so
BRIGHT varied and dazzling the hucs. This iathcr
and giant OF all fans when FULLY opened has a
span OF huy-six feet. Think OF that, ye Spanish
scioritas while induging the fandangol Think OF
that ye blooming opera beauties, when In fancy free
you fanciiully listening to u brilliant fantasia
sectional passionl Yet there is nothing new anged
about It. II is no fantasy, no fantom. II IS simply
big thing In fms, tho like OF which was never before
In this or any other country except that IN
which II was manuiac ured.
II was present from the Japanese manufacturers
TO importing house In THIS city who so extcn-
svoly engaged in their trade with this country.