Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-09-02
FANS or VARIOUS LANDS,
Their Origin Is still Ono Of lie y
solved Mysteries.
GREAT AIDS TO THIS
MAN


Surely those folks arc few sn
who will, during hot weather
man who invented the fan descs
name should DO honorably .voi
alarl for hls fame his name X u
shades OF antiquity. for primitive a.
ny nappcrs may be traced on the OLD
nionts OF Egypt and Arsyria, whcre
simple pouplo regarded them as attrihusci
OF Royalty. while at much later date h
| india thcy were allotted to those In author
ny. iii common with umbrellas
Yet the pristine purpose FOR which fan,
were used was nrnbahly connected with !,
more homeiy task. Tho broad. fat basket
In which tho corn and chAn were shaken
up tn order that the latter might be blown
away by tho wind, was called the vannua.
from which Latin word ours Is derived.
Fans as luxurious adjuncls. were highly a.
leeined by Roman ladies. and we're aiwaya
considered an essential part OF their OUT
ut. 4 place Is still accorded To fans In tho
ritual OF some Eastern Churches. They We're
also used In the Western Church from tho
fourth to tho fourteenth century. OF which
tho only survival Is dlEcovorable In the fla
bella. a gorgeous screen Of peacock's feath-
ers, which II carried before tho Popos on
certain occasions,
In tho fourth century fans were imported
into Japan by tho Chinese. wher they are
htill sometimes used for their original pur-
/ pobo OF winnowing. Now tho Jap has fan
for everything The General carriea an irpn
fan, and tho common soldier ono bearing
tho grimly suggestive deyoe OF a bicoa-red
gqtting sun on black ground. Bonifacs
presents hia guests with a fan whcn they
leave mis- hosteiry. Tho tradesman an
nouncoA his waroa by a similar medium.
Trans are OF III shapes and siEcs. roughly
l'deporated or esquiHitely painted by tho first
artista In thc land. They AFRO uaed IN ocrc-
monial DANCES, aA We'll AZ by tho 0eiaha,
or popular danaouEc. A gentleman carries
small fan IN hla Elrile when he pays a
nall, which no lays half open ON thu ground
before hin. aud whorean he prusenia any
little Offering which no may wish 10 mako.
In tho aoventeonth century. when ate was
set aside for tho Portuguese msrchantn In
| Nippo, tho nrao0 waA laid out ia thu nhapn
OF a ran. To dignity that tho prospect was
plaaaant 70 every ono,
Autograph fans are charming conoeit
practisod both In China aud Japan. These
are OF black paper. on which favored fracndn
arc asked 70 inaoriho couplat OF poetry or
homo sentiment an u moinento, which Rp-
pcara TO bo an Idea IN advance OF tho auto
eraph books, II net tho cradle. al least
Japan may BIO fairly termed tho nursery
OF fans. for II was horv that folding innb
were irgt invented. nomo say a. early as
the seventh Century. from whence obey
results from Attls things Arlael Tho iceA
hereafter to 30 % ingeniousy elaborated
Is somewhere sud 10 hayo boon huggqstua
by bat's wing.
Edward III. was still on tho tbenr
OF En9iand whom Portuguese morchnr
brought homo tho .novsity 10 Liahan, 30
tho Invention was unknown IN Enrlshi
until tho ruigr OF 1uohard IL, F,lui4
fans wore comparatively raro In Euli40
until aftar tho 'Ra<torntfuu, whom thl
| a a 4f. MAJ hr.i
Efeat many fanmltluors 10 England 4l
AMONG otherspmtfionn 90 Charlse ". h q w.
nom thoin eutrea1inE hfm 10 forbid 10
importation Of fansl from India, lee, 4
ahould Interfere with ltheir trade ~
murly EnEiish ladisrs sarrind fiat fans VII.
very loig haiihlcz which,woro attached 20
/ tAcir girdlnt. bofnctiuIoa these wer0 long
enough 70 DO usan m walking aucks and
occasionally for ths7,plrposs OF chastiae-
Catherine do ifciicrgfr tesneraily nup-
poued 70 havo inzrodilcsd fsdis Into France
from Italy. and In tbe suyurstaunth century
me chief fan fantpry was On PARA, from
Whence uoy wore eSucFtnd 10 Madrid and
pthar Spanish citios. already decorated or
nndreorated. 10 ba painted by local artists.
In THIS way II may happen that some fans
nuppoaed 20 BIO fpauinh arc really French.
Like tho Japanaao tim Apau,nrdf ueo fans
EyeTywhoro thoy arc 70 DO had IN Abund-
anoe, In yarious s.sus and az all prices.
At a bun night ttsis pslrrhans that every
ono n expected TO mako In Spain, Franco
aud Italy a syrtsmfof siEIialsis recognised.
end by means OF this language u fans
many nUtAiions ara carried on. spanish
fans which open both wass are specially
adapted 10 that purpose. Largo SQUARE
fana, Suspended from the noiling we're for
morly used In Spain and Italy. whsn once
started thay continued In motion for long
,lino. thus supplying a current OF air much
on tho Same principle aB tho Indian punliah.
In tho days oftthe Grand Monarqus fan
folly was at it's hciEht and the boat artists
0f tho day devoted their attention 10 tho
adornmant Of tho fcuilie. while tho sticks
and outer guards were Of ouriously carved
Ivory. tortoise nhalI, mother -of-pearl. and
cyen gold studded with Jewels, Email tele-
Ecopic slaaaes woro soInatlines inserted at
tho pivot. aud other quaint and faneifui
devices wore resofted 10 before the Hovo-
luton Put 5ercmptory end 10 such iuxu-
rlof. Then old families u the Freuch
noboaHe. being suddenly reduced 10 ponury,
glndiy parted with their treasures 10 tho
foreign collector.
France ntili leads although Of late Eng
land has made rapiC strides toward pre-
aminnuce In the biEiiost style Of work,
and productions n an inferior kind AFFORD
occupation 70 large number Of tho French
peaaantry, Many Villages IN tho Dcpsrt-
mont Of the Disc are pe0plcd by busy work
urs who prrpare the bfima ana panachss.
stcifa and other guards 70 supply French
facto.ieB.