St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-10-31
SOME BEAUTIFUL FANS.

Cause the Most Popular. hut the "Aary
Anderson" Quite Unique.
But few people have any idea of the
amount of time and skill utilized in
Identifying fans, or the exorbitant
prices paid for some Of these unique
little works Of art
We see them at all priceA varying
from . few cents to . couple of hum
dred dollarA The most expensive and
elaborate are imported from Paris, al
though quite . number of tho ostrich
feather fans, 50 generally admired.
come from Vienna.
At this season Of the year the gauze
fan is most popular, many of them
beautifully decorated and hand-painted
by celebrated French artists, a. Zalin-
ski and Rodiguex
One of the most beautiful fans ever
imported to this country was seen at .
fashionable establishment the other
day marked to sell for one hundred
and fifty dollarA
The sticks were Of pearl. sxquisitely
inland and mounted with silver; the
decorations were BY noted French
artist and portrayed group Of young
people in boat, not only the boat but
the water being represented BY tho
most delicate point lace woven in the
silk gsuze.
Another work Of art was decorated
with the finest Of real duchesse lace,
beautifully hand-painted, with pearl
sticks delicately inlaid with silver. tho
price Of which was seventy-6ve dollars.
Such dainty affair noticed at fifty
dollars-the sticks were Of pearl. most
exquisitely inlaid and ornamented with
gold; the fan was of light gauzy mate
rial. with the daintiest imaginable deco
ration. representing Daphne drawing .
shell-the shell being woven in the I'm.
est Of point lace, IN edge Of point lace
making pretty finish 1t the top
Duchesse and real point lace enter
into the decorations Of most Of these
elegant novelties, the prices Of which
vary with the fine quality Of the lace
and decorations used. So elaborate arc
many Of these In fact that one would
have to study them to mako out al
their beauties
The pure white gauxe fans, with in.
laid pearl sticks are very pretty and
simple. quite the thing for young girls
and may be purchased for twelve dol.
lars
A novelty in Vienna fan made Of
impian feathers. with shell sticks. was
very handsome, and marked thirty dol.
lar4
Another novelty, marked forty dol
lars, was made Of pheasants' feathers,
and had amber sticks
Elegant ostrich feather fans are seen
in different eolors. with pearl sticks.
and vary in price from eighteen to 0fty
dollars, the white being the most ex.
pensive, a. the eighteen plumes which
20 to make them up have 70 b care
fully selected
Besides these there are the mourning
fans Of plain black crepe de chine. with
richly carved ebony or smoked pearl
sticks. ranging In price from sixteen dol.
lars upwards.
A very unique ides h the ''Mary An
derson," one Of those opea Affairs COM
posed Of ave light gray plumes, aud
handle Of whits ivory. with ring At
tached. and ornamented with . large.
graceful bow. This style Is very effect
lively worn with evening toilets.
Special mention might also be maao
-o{ the pocket extension fans with violet
and sandalwo6d sticks, the delicate per.
fume Of which s'so pleasant The lat.
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