The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-07

fitted out with gifts brought for her from
an quarters of the earth by young How
ard Gould.
The fan which has attracted so much
attention was executed mostly in Paris.
where the best artists worked upon it. 1t
is copy Of the empire fans now so much
carried by those who can afford them
The empire fans have sticks of ivory.
They are small often being tiny enough
TO slip into a ladys sleeve, and they are
slender enough to lie in the bodice with
out discomfort. But that has nothing to
do with the cost. One painted by Bou-
guereau weighed only two ounces and was
only six inches long. When folded it was
two inches wide at its broadcast part and
no thicker than three silver dollars, yet it
cost 5000.
This fan ordered by Howard Gould for
his fiancee is the work of eight of the
most famous artists of the day. The
actual painting of one of the artists could
not, for Variuos reasons, be obtained but
an artist Just as famous was employed to
copy the painting of the desired one.
The work is all done upon the ivory
sticks of the fan. There are nine of these
sticks each six and a half inches in
length. The ivory is of the most delicate
cream color. without a cloud in it. The
tint is the same in all the sticks, SO that
the ivory Is an exact match throughout.
This is one of the most difficult things to
obtain, q perfect match in ivory. The
ivory makers of Paris. London and New
York, taking advantage of this fad for
ivory fans. are holding the smooth. even
tinted strips of ivory for large prices.
Five hundred dollars a stick is not above
the PRICE asked by them for nine perfect
~ matched sticks of the precious MATERIAL
Each OF the sticks is eXquisitely carved
at the lower end The upper end
is rounding. Upon the outside sticks
there Is deep carving, with diamonds
and turquoise set in. The loop fastening
the sticks together is heavy gold, set with
diamonds.
In order to have the pictures as beauti-
full as possible ana as interesting, there
have been selections made from famous
paintings instead Of whole copies of the
same, as the painting must be clear,
The FIRST stick has Gerome's dancer
from THE Sword Dance" The second one
is Bretons Fisher Girl" and the third
Henners "Magdaen. These are eXecut-
cd m the most brilliant colors. The bright
dress of the sword dancer and the saucy
fumes OF her cigarette contrast well with
the simplicity of the fisher maiden with
the basket upon her shoulder. Magdalen's
sorroWful face comes next, side by side
with lie Soirs Illustration for "Manon
Lescaut." This is the center Of the fam
and a demure figure the woman makes
with her shawl and reticule.
charming variety comes in the child
OF Perraillts Innocence" which is side
by side with Bisson's Loves Captive"
Chaplin's Soap Bubbles" is next to the
last stick, and Bouguereau's Love Feels
the Thorn" completes the selection.
The designer carried out a pretty senti-
ment in devoting the first four sticks TO
Bohemian variety, and the second four
TO the theme OF love. These last sticks
can be left closed unless the fair blue eyes
Of the owner care 70 rest upon them.
Otherwise they can be Kept secret from the
prying gaze OF the world
II Is said that the fan cost $4,000 for The
paintings alone, 5000 for the perfectly
matched ivory and $1,000 for the setting
of gold and diamonds and turquoise. This
would make the fan cost 100000. IL such
be the case. and there is little question
that Il footed up TO this sum. il Is the
costliest trihe In the world, and Miss
Clemmons has the honor of owning the
most expensive article ever introduced in
20 a lady's dreas. Each stick Is worthy
n place IN the Metropolitan Museum Of
ART. and the whole Is one Of the wonders
OF the. world. Folded IL is not rs long as
your hand and only half as broad as your
palm.
The Gould family are famous for making