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

OF the arttul Womau'S most eHeCtNe Wed-
pons. She can almost make a dainty
handkerchief or glove talk. but she does
much more with her fan. She can open it
in such a way that it says Il love you
more plainly than any words to one man,
and the next minute she can bring it to
with "A snap open it again. and fan her
self in that slow. freezing manner that
tells another she doesn't take the trouble
TO hate him. but is supremacy Indifferent
The fan not only conveys feeling, but con
ceals emotion What sweet. dainty wo-
man has not taken refuge behind her fan
when embarrassed. when amused, when
disappointed. or when sad? Fashions
changes in fans as the moods of their
users do, from gay to grave and from
grave to gay. This year the fashion is
gay. and fans will he more gorgeous than
ever.
Nearly every woman longs to possess a
fan of one kind or another II she is very
rich she wants one Of the new fans made
Of rare old lace, with solid gold sticks
studded with precious gems; or if she
is poor she fancies that she would be
perfectly happy to possess one of the sim
pie little bespangled gauze affairs so much
in demand just now.
There is certainly a growing tendency
TO gorgeousness in fans" said the head
of this department in leading jewelry
house 1T probably will not reach its
during this winter for this reason With
the Napoleonic craze the empire fan came
in. 1t measures only from six to nine
inches and last year the six-inch ones
were the rage. This is a fad and will
pass away so the handsomest fans are
not being made up in this style. The most
costly one we have in the house sells
only for SIS. 1t is made of silk is hand
painted and has notified shell sticks.
Where the sticks are riveted together the
shell is set with two good-sized diamonds
The latest thing is TO have the monogram
i'm precious stones on the fan, but per-
son would badly be pound foolish enough
10 have one on an empire fan. Fans made
of rare lace have been good form for
ages and win continue to be, since their
value increases with age. The lace fans
are considerably larger than the empire
style, and one of the latest designs has
hand-painted figure set in in some curious
shaped panel The sticks are of amber,
shell, pure gold and pearl, and the prices
vary from $50 to $1,000. This does not in
clude, of course, the jeweled monogram,
which is pun on by special order at an
additional cost.
I'VE are lust now filing some orders foi
Christmas presents. This fan Of duChcsse
lace with the solid gold sticks is for de-
butante You see it has her monogram
on the side in diamonds. AS the mono
gram shows better when the fan Is shut, 1t
is more than likely that the young lady
will keep it closed most of the time. Then,
too the handle which attaches it to her
fo oh ig CT cd wit
monds. What did it cost? oh, way up in
the hundreds. Now this fan is for ma
tron who is rather fond of SNOWY things.
il has a hand-painted panel, of the very
popular figure design, let in. The sticks
are notified shell, which IS much more ex-
pensiVe than amber. Her monogram is in
diamonds, rubies and emeralds, and it is
just as large as it can be, too. Then each
stick is set with small stones of the same
kind. There are many other gorgeous
fans, but these are the very handsomest."
Not every one can afford to go to q
jewelry store for a fan. Those who can
not will find an ample and gorgeous vari-
ETY. of these weapons of attack and de-
Tense in the shops that make a speciality
OF importing them
The Empire fan is running its course,
though II Is more exquisite this season
than ever BEFORE" said a young sales
woman in such an establishment to two
customers.
What is taking its placer" asked one
of them
The feather fan" she replied.
What! Surely not those horrid old
feather fans, such as we used about tive
years ago@' exclaimed the other customer.
No, indeed" answered the saleswoman.
Something entirely new. The tendency of
millinery this season is to gorgeous feath-
ors, wings, quilts and birds. and il pre-
walls also in fans This is the very latest %
she triumphanty brandished one aloft
that made the customers exclaim Beau
uful,' Lovely" What is it:' ali in a
breath
1t is made OF Impeyan feathers. You
knew the lmpeyaa pheasant is remark
abe Tor the bright color and brilliant me.
tdliic hues of its piumasc. See how this
shades FROM most fascinating old req 10
bronze, then TO blue, ana finally into q
reh green. The sticks OF smoked pear
hhish It very handsomely"
"Iiow much ia the Irresistible thing? II
seems 70 be alive, said the younger OF tins
Customers. iTmbling at the bills in her
pocketbook
This is G25,' answered the Aaleswoman
but wait ;ll show You the others before
You decide on this Here Is the velvet
feather fan. Note what d blue blaol, tbe
feathers are and now brilliantly their edg.
lag OF green is. The texture OF these feath.
ers - almost exactly that OF silk velvet
Ihis has pearl sticks also and costs $40 II
- very rich-lookng far for "A atron.
'l3ut Of all dainty things this is the daiu.
uest' she conlnucd, taking "a fluffy mass
81 down from boS and opening lt out
inis fan is made OF genuine Marabou os
trch feathers. Just look how the pear
cray BODY OF these piumcs shades into q
smoke color and then into pure white. IN,
'nect Is that of snowhakes against gAy
clouds. The sticks are OF amber"
Inats the tan for me. IL Is the ven
inihs Tor a matron" said the elderly Gus
And that's the fan for me. for 1t vii
or How much2"
rom $3.50 up. This one has a pane
Impeyah feathers set 81. Youn TAX
oi lAe pl-ln M-sabol3? Very well