The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-08
FLUTrERING FANS.
Novelties in Paper, SILK. and Parch-
ment Now on the Market.

Novelties in Paper, silk, and ParcI1-
ment Now on the Market.
The pretty paper fan. beloved by the
summer girl for its cheapness and beau
ty, is only now making it's appearance on
the spring market. And, behold Conser-
vattve Japan has yielded to the dictates
Of French fashions and during the heated
term Of 30 we viii catch our breezes with
tiny trites of empire design.
Finest SILK, gauze and paper have been
employed in their construction, and the
workmanship of the delicately carved
sticks has been done by skilled fingers.
The slender spnnts are most Of them less
than half an inch in width with the
mounted material no wider when folded.
They average from six to about nine
inches in length.
One odd fact concerning these cheap
fans is that the bamboo pieces are now
decorated with painted designs. Some
are embelIished with figures correspond
ing to those on the paper. and the effect
is unique. The only cords about them are
OF silk with taSsels knOtted to the cIasDs
The paper covering of some specimens
Is graduated from three inches on the
side to six on the opposite. That of others
is only about four inches deep across
These are not apt to prove useful in agi-
pretty. Those made with two Slips OF
paper revealing the sticks between are
of great variety.
came across a little gem. It's finely
carved frame was mounted with a narrow
strip Of thin white silk. hand-painted with
lilies OF the valley. The artist had ex-
tended his work to the sticks where
green leaves and the same dainty flower
added the finishing touch to me perfect
production.
Another and strihngly pretty one
showed an outside frame of bone, and the
silk painted with Japanese figures in min
iature style
There are beauties with giIded and sill
Vered SUCKS, and tracery of embossed
silver on the silk The variety of de-
signs should please the most faStidious
An oval shaped fan is the newest de-
sign for decorative purposes. Both sides
are closely covered with small paper flow
ers OF one color. All shades are shown in
this style.
In one OF the largest jeweIry houses a
richly-goWned woman stood selecting a
ian from those spread before her
This, madam" remarked the clerk
holding up a fan for inspection. 'is not
quite small enough to own the latest
touch OF fashion, but it is very hand
some"
SO it was. The center of gauze. hand
painted, with a Cupid bearing garlands OF
roses gradually merged into a surround
ing OF real lace. The sticks were mother
of-pearl, each decorated with a golden
Cupid.
Now this he continued. lis the very
newest thing" and tiny affair was lifted
for a closer view. 1t was quite small.
The mother-of-pearl pieces, richly en-
bossed with gold, were mounted with two
narrow strips OF white silk. about two
inches apart, which were adorned with
hand-painting.
II think L prefer these and the pllr-
chaser turned to the ANTIQUE fans.
Some had sticks of exquisiteIy carved
ivory, while others were of mother-of-
pearl, decorated with gold. The ends OF
the pivots OF a few were finished with
jewels. They were all mounted with
parchment, handsomely painted with pref
ty rural scenes. and groups of figures In
the style of wateau.
GERTRUDE e. BEALE7