The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-06

are the latest brought over"
The six-nch fan of last year is losing
its popularity som what" said young
woman at the fan counter in "A large inn
porting house. though those who own
handsome fan chains still cling to TINS
size. These fans all come from France. and
are more elaborate This winter than here
tofore. They come in prices to suit the
woman who earns her own income ana a
scant one AT that aud also high enough
10 please the vanity Of a certain class oil
very rich women who won have an article
unless YOU put big price on it, Most OF
the gauze fans have panel Of figure
painting set in or applied with span
giles of every color. Some
are even studded with mock gems and
The effect by gaslight is brilliant ana JAZZ
zling The cheaper Of these ANS have
clabora tely carved bone sticks, 'lored to
match the ran. For instance, !nis lilac
one, sondly spangled with silver has
carved lilac sticks with "A leaf design in
silver. A omhination of colOTs makes
pretty fan This pink silk one is spangled
win lilac and the sticks arc rink orna-
mented with lilac. The painting on the
new fans is really remarkable for its
sottness and beauty. Some of the heads
OF historic characters look almost Like
miniatures of them. and it is common 10
insert them in medallion style
For he first time a really beautiful fan
in black and gray has been brought out,
For years fan buyers have beer Compell-
ed to listen TO the complaints of Old Ia
dies and younger ones in light mourning
as to the ugliness of the fans designed to
meet their needs. This year the manu-
facturers have made something that is
sure to please the most fastidious. The
fan comes only in the twelve7inch size.
Its background is of fine quality Brussels
net, and appliqued on this by means of
AgNn
design sufficiently large 10 meet the bor-
der of the fan at top and bottom. The
sticks are black wood. This fan is rich
and elegant, and at the same time not too
conspicuous for rather a sober toilet. The
price is $40 Last spring 5 styles in fans
have been greatly elaborated and a little
enlarged. That is about the only change
except the unusual gorgeousness shown
in their decoration. 1t surpasses anything
yet, so of course prices have advanced
somewhat though, as / said, the woman
who has only So to put in a fan can get
beauty for her mite. while she who has
$500 to invest is able to obtain one that
will make every one open their eyes and
stare"
1t is utterly impossible, says a writer in
the Philadelphia Ledger, to make a Gun
of tea that it fit to drink except in Il
clean vessel. The action OF the fannie
acid upon the damp iron rust of the metal
or the glazeless delft of the earthenwure
is productive of a rank poison which,
though small in quantity, goes into ihe
stomach with each meal, and at the end
of the year is an active force. WHAT
more careless habit could be formed, what
more productive Of evil, than to take from
the table a teapot containing the remain
ing cup of cold tea, with the grounds and
put it away, closed up, to must and mould
ard sour, and then be carelessly rinsed
again when needed for use? l question,
when the habit is formed of rinsing the
teapot, scalding it and turning 1t upon
the stove shelf to dry, if it takes any MOI C
time than to find a convenient dumping
place for the contents when the teapot
is needed in a hurry. One housewife said,
when spoken to regarding this practice:
"Oh, ii is only tea; there is nothing dirty
about that, besides l always rinse the tea
pot before using it again" Taking the
article under discussion, she poured about
a teacupful of cold water into it, gave a
| short, quick turn of wrist in one direc-
! ton, backward turn of the same sort, emp
tied the water. and the work was COM
| pleted. As if to prove her position, she
| exerted herself to make the most of a
really good article; but do you suppose
| the effect of these decaying tea leaves in
the unventilated little teapot could be so
| easily eradicated?