Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-07-29
lLAWARE, THURSDAY. JULY 30. 1so'

inEly pretty anu appropriate. Whiio
| others auggest an Ignorance of heraldry
nnd an eye for business. which In the
| breaBts Of cultivated persons broed con-
| tempt. be that as 1t may. the fact 70.
mains that the ian IN question 10 q real
"American beauty, A" and although only
| hotels arc represented upon it's folds
| they are tho principal ones in tho great
| cities and resorts of the country, The
| creets are all placed with II view to
| artistic effect, and tho success achieved
| ia notable.
An exceedingly pretty fan bears only
| the crests aud mOnograms OF univefsi-
ties and colleges and of clubs whose
memherDhip ia confined to their alumni.
| On this ara represented Harvard, Yale,
| Trinity, Johns Hopkins, Palo Alto,
| Chicago. Ann Arhor. Washington and
Lee. William anu Mary and many other
| American institutions. In the centre
| Of one side OF this fan place d'hon-
ncur is set apart for famous universi-
| tiaH Of foreign lands. aud this space IL
covered by the handsome Greats and
| great seals Of the universities Of Heidol-
berg, LeipHic, Goettipgen, Moscow and
| Vienna, and by those of several Ot the
colleges Of Oxford and Cambridge uni
versities.
The reverse side OF tho fan lie devoted
to the university and college clubs, ahd
one of the prettiest ia the modest golden
Great OF the Harvard Club of New York
the only college club, by tho way.
which 10 this city owns tho club house
it occupies. These numerous club
creats arc arranged in rows across the
folds of the fan and encircling a central
disc. which is filed by the large and
stately engraved crest of the exclusive
and wealthy University Club Of New
York. On this fan Latin and Greek
are everywhere in evidence, and the
dainty souvenir ia classic from stick
to stick.
Tho decorations Of fourth fan con
aist entirely OF crests, mOnograms and
letterheads OF lending socin and politi.
cal clubs Of the United States. A II OF
the Union Leagues ere there repro
Hented: tho quaint cOncait which adorns
tho stationery Of tho New York Playors'
Club is defty placed between the
gilded crest of l3ostou's arisiocratic AL
gonquin and that of New Oraans' con
sentative but hnspitable Pickwick. Ono
hundred and fifty clubs arc represented
on this fan. the material Of which ia an
extra good quality of black cambria.
A very beautiful effect 10 produced
ly thu arrangement OF the cresta On
Another fan, a white satin affair with
carved ivory sticks. This fan 10
adorned with the embleus Of Il large
number of yacht clubs, American, Eng
lsn, Canadian, French and German.
With tho exception OF those OF foreign
] clubs, these emblems are in nearly all
, cases flags hut there is no end 10 ths
variety of shapes and combinations Of
> color.
, The most highly prizod OF nil tie
Greats on this fan arc two beautiful
. specimens OF the engraver's and enun-
! eller's art-ouo tho crest used by En-.
I peror William on the stationery OF tho
imperial yacht lIohenzollern, the other
3 a fugitive example OF tho crest which
J ia used Ivy Her Majesty aboard tho
0 royal yacht Victoria and Albert. The
= former was procured through an attachf
| of tho German embassy at Washington
some years ago. and the latter was pur-
: chased at curio shop in London. II
is doubtful il there arc duplicates in
= any other American collection.
Lust but not least, either in value or
Eartistiu excellence, in this collection Of
fans Ia one of Japanese paper. really the
most striking in the whole collection.
Upon it are crests aud arms OF govern
! ments governmental departments, en-.
bassies and legislative bodies the world
= over. In the centre of one sido of this
fan is very large fac. Himile of the i'm
= psrial Russian arms resplendent 10 raG
= ana gold, and executed on thin, en-.
bossed paper. Surrounding this are
r ranged tho crests and monographs Of
other European and Asatic govern
! ments, not oven the whitp elephants o.
. His Royal liighness the King of Sian
. lacking The lion and tho unicorn ar,
= there. lighting for the crown" and
j the Chinese admiralty Office 10 renre
y sented by a yellow feather, which ma,
bB the one the Chinese showed to tht
advancing Japs u couple of years ago
u and which then passed. for white. TIL,
n other side of this fan ia given over I,
Uncle sam and his Canadian COUSINS
|, Tho houses Of Congress and Parliament
!, cabinet offices and department hea,l
q are represented numerously enough I,
J. fill all the space on one side of the fan
\ Urests, monographs. seals and raiHet
10 letter head lines nre assembled here il
II large numbers hut not without an eyl
\, TO pleasing effects
u The foregoing affords but the fuint
y est idea of tho beauty Of this GolIec
y tion, and morey hint as to the time
d labor and oSp0nse involved in max I'M
70 it, 1t is safe to say that it is un
q equalled anywhere in the world, but i
!, may not lorg enjoy this distinction
q There ara other RiGhmondJ in tho iielt
y and the cry is, 'StilI they como -
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