The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-02-09

his hancce. Miss Katharine 1iemhoh''
known in private life as VIOLA l'"s -.'''
Her mother lives at Palo Alto' Daliloi ma
Miss ClemmOns resides most OF the sc"'
in a very elegant little apartment jill
New York. fitted ont with slits Drought
for her from an quarters of the carth by
young Howard Gould.
The fan which hats attracted so ihu."
attention was executed mostly lh rams
where the best artists worried upon It,
II is a COPY of the Empire rams no" 80
much carried by those who can ""oiu
them. The Empire fans have SUCKS vi
ivory. They are small. OFTEN neihs uhs
enough 10 slip into lazy sleeFe' aN"
they are slender enough 10 NE j" '-D
hodico without discomfort. But that has
nothing To do with the cost. one pall'''u
nv Bouguereau weighed only two ounces
and was only six inches long. When fold
ed il was two inches wide al its broadest
part and no thicker thah three S''F''
lars. yet it cost $500.
This fan ordered 10y Howard Gouid lot
his hancee is the work OF eight OF the
most famous artists OF the uay. i"1
nal Dainting OF one of the artists couli
mo-, Cor various reasons be obtained. but
an artist Just as famous was employ"
~ copv the painting of the desired one
The work is all done upon the IVORY
s,tll,. of the fan. There are nine or
those sticks. each six and half inches
in length. The ivory is the most dell
cato cream color. without cloud IL IL
The tint is the same in an the sllcAS'
ca that the ivory Is an excellent match
throughout. This IS one OF the most
difficult things TO obtain. a perfect match
IN ivory. The ivory makers OF paris.
London and New York. taking adNln-
tage of this fad for ivory fans, are hold
ing the smooth. even-tntcd strips OF
ivory for large prices. Five hundred dol
lars a stick is not above the price asked
bv them for nine perfectly matched
J sticks Of the precious material
Each of the sticks is eNquisitely carved
al the lower end. The upper end Is
rounding. Upon the outside sticks there
is "A deep carving. with diamonds ana
turquoise set in. The loop fastening the
( sticks together is heavy gold set WIN
/ diamonds. ,.,..,,
,u order TO have the pictures as bean
/ ami as possible and as interesting, mere
49,. hen selections made from famous
PAINTINGS instead of whole copies "l
| he same as the painting must be Gear
! though small
PRICELESS NAMES.
The first stick has Gerome's da"c
f,cn "The Sword Dance The sec"h
ono is Breton's Fisher Girl. anu te
| th.rd Henners "Magdalen. Ihese a.
executed in tho most brilliant 'oiO''.
Two bright dress Of the sword dancer a"~
the saucy fumes of her cigarette con
trast well with the simplci'! Oh NC
| osber maiden with the basket upon heT
comos next side by side with lie son $
ulmetrotion for "Manon Lescaut rms
is the centre of the fan, and deInuie
6,,nre the woman makes with her sh""'
and reticue ..,,
a charming variety comes in the enid
NJ Perrault's Innocence when - Sius
bv sid,. with Bissons Love '"puNr'
| Choplin's SOAP Bubbles is next TO the
| last stick. and BoGguereau's Love fee'S
the Thorn" completes the selection.
The designer carried out "A pretty SEN
| ttment I'm devOting the nrst lOuF Su0No
TO a bohemian variety ana the seeoi,'
! fonr 10 the theme OF love. THESE last
| sticks can be left closed unless the iair
! blue owes of the owner care 10 rest upon
/ Them. Otherwise they can De- kept see
cret from the pryng eyes oil the "p''
# Is said that this fan cost SpVV io'
the paintings alone, So.VVJ lot inc PEI
fectly matched ivory and N5ooo FOR the
setting OF gold and diamonds and tur-
ouoise. This would make the ian cost
500 90. II such he the case ana there
is little question that II footed up 10 this
sum. IL IS the costliest uihe tn the worlo
and Miss Clemmons has me nonor Oh
c-rirs The most extensive article ever
introduced into a lady's dress. Each
stick is worthy a place in the Metro
politan MUSEUM OF Art, ana the whol'
n ona Of the wonders OF the wos'o