New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-30
BEAUTIFUL FANS.
From The London Quern.

From The London Qreen
Among the many beautiful presents gwen Oy tns
Duke OF Albany TO his BRIDE was lace ian with
sticks OF gold, fish pearl inlald with gold These
sticks tapered toward the point. and became Daier
coloring. The Inlayng was noral-Marguentes.
daifodis and IOses-and the design was repeated IN
the lace. where the rose petals were detached anu
lluttered with every movement OF the ran; ms ~
an illustration of the exceeding beauty oil some or
the most costly class of fans which OF enormous
size. Most OF those not made Of lace have Lace
borders supported by the sticks which constitute
part and parcel of the fan itself coming to the very
The artistic feeling Of the day is shown in the
ouisite beauty of the painted fans White anu
black satin fans large In SIZE, display the most adj
uirable punches of roses. flags, passion iowers.
lilies and hundreds Of other flowers all 40 true 10
nature IN form and colorng that yon feel you conld
pluck them. These have the lace bordering; An
otner favorite painted fan is IN sepa, with charm
ing Watteau-like scenes on cream, and equalIy
beautiful are the black fans of gray aud white,
with figure subjects. Many OF these black fans
have an applique of lace lad on all round. Latge
fans oval at the top with the side ends shorter than
those in the centre, composed entirely OF smooth,
shiny feathers generally shaded, such as red and
green are new They have mostly silver ring
Slipped over them. Their great beauty IS IN the
shading, especially in the gray tones They arc
also to be had IN plain colors ana they as often rs
not have a butterfly In green feathers settling on
them They composed entirely OF small pigeon
feathers and the sticks of many OF them are inlad
with gold. Another class of the same sort OF IAN Is
made with tips of contrasting color, ana some aIo
spaced, such rs brown, gray aud goid' green gray
and black. -.. 81,
these feather ribs OblOng pieces OF ivory are et IN
But with all these fans. the same half crescens
shape is preseryed-shOrt at the sides, long III inc
centre -.
Circular fans Of marabout, shaded and in PLAIN
coors not cOllapsiblc, costly and most iashlo-
able There is a cheaper fan of the same class maze
of feathers with "A claw handle, and "a beetle or
butterfly in metal resting on 1t. 90
! Circular fans covered with lace or Win flowers,
| real or imitation, are among the latest lhtfouuc-
! tions and really gOod additions TO dress.
There is "A grOtesque element too, ia rams very
fashionable are large black satin fans lined with
old gold or sOue other color, with huge monkey
or "A parrot painted on it. the coOrng carried down
/ on the stick Some cotton fans at low prices, IN
wood have designs of Kate Greenaway figures ia
! black outline; and a very large number oi hugo
lowered cretunne fans are selling indeed. during
! the season they will be made 10 match the cotton
dresses.
Much OF the old point lace shaped for fans is now
! being remounted. and even among those nahdeu
! down as old the sticks and the lace are OF very
different periods. The sticks of LOUIS NV. peTiod
are the most valuable. No one can 20 wrong III
wearing an antique fan of almost any peri"i.
whether it be Of ancient silver lgIee. or Oriental
or what not. There Is constant demand ioT theSe'
| especialiy for a very rare Venetian dagger ian
which Is only portable AZ ian Tor IL II Netitaoio
stietto incased in ivory after the fashion ot ian
and doubtless of Oriental origin Tor the chinese
have "A dangerous daggcr-faD, so disguised that no
one would guess its use. This nation has one also
| menled the blade resembles a Malay kris WITH
the ChInese "A fan would seem to be necessary
part of dress therefore IN Chinese ians there Is %
great choice. They have different ones IN sllnlher
/ and winter the cOmmOnest C0Olle carries one, auu
| the passing news of the day is depicted on them.