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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-01-11
THE LATEST EMPIRE FANS.

not been remarkable for the fastidious-
ness in this respect that marked the
grandes danes of the courts Of Louis
XIV. Louis XIV and Louis XVI.
The fans of the beauties of those
times are still regarded as models by
modern lawmakers. The greatest artists
did not disdain to exert their skill in
ornamenting these dainty trifies, the
name Of Vatican being known almost
entirely through his pre-eminence in
this work.
Every year sees a handsomer class OF
fans displayed in the shops. The fine
jewellers handle the best ones. Many
women buy them comparatively unor-
namented in order TO have them paint
ed by some special artist Lace fans
are always in good taste and are al
ways popular. Just at present, in har-
mony with the fad for spangles, they
are glittering with showers Of silver
and jet True lovers knots of white
lace appliqued upon fans OF black lace
are much liked by elderly ladies. Black
gauze fans painted with flowers. too.
have their admirers.
stunning fan seen in the shops Is
of delicate green gauze painted with
great golden butterflies and blow
Always, the butterflies wings glittering
with gold paillettes.
4 more costly fan of brussels lace is
shown in the picture. Its central me-
dallion contains two lovely girls in
gauze draperies. behind whom is an ex-
quisite landscape with its delicate TO
liage and cleaning water. The sticks OF
this fan are OF mother OF pearl inlaid
with small gold flowers.
Its companion. a smaller fan, IS also
Of brussels net, the picture in the cen
ter showing two girls in old fashioned
attire, one singing and the other play
ing on the lutte.
An effective fan for those Of soberer
tastes was exhibited in a fashionable
shop window. It was OF black gauze
with border Of azalea blossoms in silk
applique painted in delicate shades Of
pink and crimson and mauve and out
lined with colored spangles 10 match the
sandalwood sticks, which were in their
turn gold studded
Another pretty thing in black gauze
was bordered with design Of white
satin. edged with silver and showered
with tiny silver stars and festoons
One Of the latest fancies Of fashion
Is a silk fan in shade OF empire green
with insertions Of gold lace and glitter
ing with gold paillettes. The sticks Q,
beautiful pale tortoise shell are also
gold studded.
Gauze Of nistlike gTayness. on which
is painted a dreamy Venetian scene.
has fragile sticks Of dyed mother
OF pearl OF purple and delicate moon
light blue. The scene shows a palace.
terrace and balcony with hooded ladies'
tripping lightly down the broad steps 10
waiting gondolas- Through windows
one catches a glimpse OF festive throngs
within the old palaces. The effect OF glass
being cIeverly initiated BY gauzs over
the painted design.
Wonderful tones Of green, blue and
pink are introduced into another fan.
the mounts being OF dyed mother OF
pearl inlafd with gold. Groups OF spieu-
didly dressed court ladies. with their
cavaliers. are painted upon the surface.
the groups being inclosed by garlznds
Of roses supported ~ laughing, di1npIed
Cup!ds-
Charming in its grace and delicate
ooloring was another fan In which pink
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-01-11

Burke's Peerage is to the English. De-
spite Mrs. Vans restrictions, I'm in
clined to believe the right hand of fell
lowShip will be extended to the AStors
Vanderbilts and Goulds ad infinitum.
It was limited before the volume APP
peared that it would work social ref
ormation and that our visiting lists
would undergo considerable pruning
Like most sensational rumors there's
little foundation for wholesale alarm.
The elect, to whom advance copies were
sent. agree that it is no literary or So
cial bomb. 1t is called the Purple
Book as the superlative of the Blue
of bygone days.
Magnificent enough to grace a king s
banquet was the gown worn to a recent
dinner dance by a stately young ma
iron of society. 1t was of emerald green
velvet, white satin duchesse and white
mousseline de sole spotted with chenille.
White satin formed a corselet over the
keTchief drapery Of green velvet upon
the shoulders, while the tunic skirt, with
round apron drapery in front and
square train, was white satin elaborate
ly hand painted in green, with a foliage
design.
Of the tunic. The ribbon about the
waist and knotted at the side was also
of green velvet It was clasped by a
marguerite pin in pearls and topazes.
The mousseline de sole was arranged in
loose folds over the shoulders and fell
down upon the arms. The v shaped
folds Of velvet and the chiffon mousse
line de sole on the shoulders were each
clnSnpH hN hn orit pip
My chum, acting upon my late sug-
gestion, refitted her beau's den. The
idea has been so fetchingly demon
strated I must describe it to you. OF
course the room is oriental in design.
But Bessie's genius as a decorator is
manifest. One corner has been entirely
remOdeled. Selecting the cheeriest spot,
she has stretched across the triangular
space bamboo curtain and placed be-
hind IL tabouret of generous pro-
portions. On it are found odd shaped
tobacco jars, filed with several varie-
ties Of the favorite weed. Numerous ash
trays, basket Of clay pipe bowls and a
tall vase Of cane stems are its equip
ment. Such paraphernalia may provide
for any number of smokers the host
chooses TO invite. The wall behind the
portiere is decorated with pipe racks
Of burned wood. plaster casts and indi-
vidual holders for the highly priced Of
the meerschaum collection. a sleepy
hollow" and steamer chair standing in
close proximity complete the gem
thought" l dote on this particular
Paradise alley" We've called an ex-
perience meeting TO hear the "reveries
OF the bachelor" who loafs the hours
away in this seductive corner.
Just little while ago I commended
sprinting as a cure for that tired feel
ing My arguments in favor Of il have
since been supplemented by the wise
words OF a beauty doctor. who claims
running as the best and quickest meth
Cd yet discovered to train down. There
now! Fling all your favorite cures out
Of the window. and don't forget st is TO
run"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-01-11

was the prevailing color tone. The pic
ture represented a fragile. cockleshell
boat garlanded with flowers, over which
Dan Cupid presided. This painting
formed the central one of a series in
which winged Cupids and nymphs play
ed prominent parts. The central one
was painted on a shell shaped medal
lion fringed with silvery seaweed. with
softly cOlored shells at the base. At
the corners graceful nymphs sported
upon the foam crested water. this be-
ing depicted with a marvellous natural
ness.
Some of the newest gauze fans are
made in shell shape. painted with floral
designs and brilliantly spangled.
Black fans appliqued with white lace.
copies of the empire and antique fans.
are those most in demand.
A suitable fan for half mourning
would be one Of black gauze ornament
ed with a conventional design OF steel
sequins. the black sticks also glittering
with the metal.
A dainty Louis XIV fan is POLITICALLY
lovely. with its hand painted apple bios
SONS and white sticks silver studded.
To hold the costly fans now being
SHOWN IN the shops are any number OF
fashionable long chains. Some OF these
are of pearls and gold and silver beads
interest with turquoises. others of to-
PAGES. coral or the less expensive gems.
The chains are often of gold and silver
alone. wrought into many fanciful pat
terms. Strings of topazes. garnets. en-
eralds, sapphires, etc, are sometimes
strung upon gold chains. For those
who cannot afford the real jewels and
will not wear limitations are bands Of
black velvet Ornamented with tiny
clasps of cut steel.
Not every woman is so fortunate as a
certain New York clubwoman who pos
sesses at least 20 of these long neck
chains from which TO suspend the fan
or lorgnette. One of them is Of large
blue green turquoises. each as large
and round as hickory nut. They have
not their duplicates IN the country. A
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-01-11

deep blue one sees in Murillo's pictures
OF the Virgins mantle into the palest
| ciel blue Dark lines encircle the waist
and fade upward to the square cut
opening. A dark band also hens the
skirt, growing fainter as it nears the
| belt. In this modistic triumph an over
skirt is suggested, consisting Of three
draperies edged in black velvet.
From the same source 1 learn that the
fashionable close fitting skirt, which
molds the form to the knee, widening
about the feet, hugs more tightly.
/ glory in Mr.. Bagbys musical morn
ings at the Astoria. Aunt Hetty re-
proves me when 1 grow ecstatic over
them and counsels me TO save my emo
tions for more fitting occasions" 1t is
pardonable enthusiasm. Not only does
one hear fine singing, but sees style
Whenever there's a dearth Of items in
my notebook l HE me to the b. NJ"
(Bagby musicale), confident therell be
something worth while. I'm seldom dis
appointed.
Aunt Hetty disapproves the high
priced tickets of admission, which ac-
counts for much.
This week the new handshake pre-
scented itself for consideration. Bend the
elbow and carry the right hand forward
until it is on a parallel line with the
chest. Upturn the palm to receive the
visitors hand, giving a firm pressure
rather than a vigorous shake. The
movements are graceful and a decided
Improvement upon the pump handle"
style lately in vogue.
This same day Amalia Kussner fur
nished an object lesson for slim women.
Miss Kussner dresses her svelte form to
perfection. Her exquisitely simple frocks
reveal every delicate line. making no at
tempt to build up the petite figure by
frou frou effects. The ensemble is ad-
mirable. After the programme she be-
came the center of attraction. Every
body wanted to hear the miniature
painters own version of the academy
row. Miss Kussner explained briefly
Twas all because her portraits were
badly hung, and by reason of this she
felt justified in removing her exhibit
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-01-11
Copyright t. 1891

Jean de Reszke and Pol PIancon must
look to their laurels if they'd retain
homage. The tickle matinee girl is about
to transfer her affections. Jean some
what dampened the ardor of his Amer
lean admirers when he took unto him
self an English wife. Plancon, the in
comprehensive, is too difficult, declares
a woman hero worshiper.
4 new star appears upon the horizon.
To the matinee girl d new god is born.
He is Herr Van ROoy.
Van Rooy made his debut in Wal
kuerie." essaying the role of Wotan.
Both press and public pronounce him
the finest operate basso New York has
ever known.
Today the matinee maid is pelting
him with roses. Tomorrow she will be
praying for his autograph. Next week
she'll be begging for lock of his hair,
and if all signs do not fail, before the
end of a month writing sonnets to his
eyes.
Theater habitues also have a new
beautysover which to rave. She appears
in Anthony Hopes Rupert Of Hent-
Eau" This new idol of the Manhattan
man is a unique celebrity. To her no
titled foreigner has paid court, nor does
she enjoy the distinction Of being num-
bered among the foOtlight acquaintances
of his royal highness, the Prince of
Wales Her jewel box sports neither
priceless stones nor appropriated coat
of arms.
She is just an everyday American, a
familiar type of the refined woman
with honesty of purpose. Besides be
ing an actress, she's an artists model.
This is the girl whom Gibson has made
famous in some recent pictures.
Her name-Jobyna Rowland.
She comes from the great west and
looks every inch a Princess Flavia.
All hail, l say, to the American ac-
tress! Three cheers for our patriotic
chappes,
I've done the playhouses quite thor
oughly in the past fortnight. Among
other things [ conclude that members
of the Drew family gain in popularity
with each succeeding generation.
Ethel Barrymore, John Drew's niece.
is conceded to be the best groomed if
not the most beautiful of young stage
women of this day. To share honors
with her charming cousin comes pref
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-01-11

They have a regulation at = certain
free library by which any member
wanting q particular book and the same
not being II can. BY paying a cent. Sc
cure next turn. and on the book COMING
IN the librarian Sends him a n0tidostion
per post card
A member wanted one q Jepson's
works. sad deposited hlA csat IN the
usual way. and received q card n due
course. The member Is 4 married man.
and his wife tosk Ia the card Thls -
how 10 read.
Mr.. -- r. informed ;hst The Girl
He Left Behind Hin IL rD~ IN the j.
brary and viii be retasned for him Until
Thursday morning aeTI
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-01-11

plainingl: We'll ma am. you see the
food in this house is so bad that no one
wlH come here for longer than a week q"
Mrs. Big Pot; 1T must % dreadful 10
he as hard Up as the JenkinSons. They
never give anything 10 charity" Mr.
Big Pot; Well. for the matter Of that
no more do we, dear" Mrs. Big Pot:
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-01-11

an 70 the heautifuI young nan 7
shorld b delighted" Terllei the firuid
youth, Il u1y papa could 90 as chsser-
or
Path No EirI could have refused
him L h kas proposec 20 Der as sweet
lv as he proposed - sas- Nzafi- ~sst
yea must r~a1er1her. dear. that ss has
had . great deal q sZpsrssacs-
FztAe.. EsN as ysz sEsgTsSfl1g n
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-01-11
MAGNIFICENT FANS
OWNED BY
WEALTHY WOMEN.
IncruSted With Jewels and
Painted by Eminent Art
iStS-COStly Chains
as Holders.

More and more are sensible women
learning the desirability of possessing
at least one really handsome fan. Not
every woman can afford 10 cover her
self with costly gems, but almost any
woman who has any social pretensions
at all can aspire to the ownership Of a
beautiful fan. The modern belle has
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-01-11
THE BRIGHT SIDE OF LIFE.

oh, Clarence" exclaimed Mrs Nc
Bride. as her brother entered the house.
"baby's cut a tooth" Why do you let
her play with knives?' asked the unim-
pressed bachelor brother
Mistress: Bridget, this is altogether
too much: you have a new follower in
the kitchen every week" Bridget (com-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-01-11

Nothing - wasted from ne roYal "a
DIE. when Der majesty Queen Vlc'0rls
- "A residence a. Windsor. Rfl the rcrars
and broken Ficf1zls from her table sfs
distributed every morning 70 certain Cd
women IN TIE sEtTR-oFh0os. and fhs
Dssd tea ieaTez fhe recipients sry IN fhs
Eun " before ths IRE ard use again.
sad. ss ne tea was on xfraliy the sssf
ard not allowed 90 stsne ienE. IL - NEST
likely nst much TIE worse Tor tie fgr.
zner brewing
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Yes. but they can't say We haven't got
il TO give. though
Mistress. How is il one never hears
a sound in the kitchen when your
sweetheart IS with you OF an evening
Servant Girl: Please. ma'am. the poor
fellow IS 50 bsshful vet For the present
he does nothing but eat
Miss Belle Mary. remember an al
home 10 none except Mr.. We're Brown
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-01-11

lazy and iupudent, but she has one
good quality rarely met with Mr.
caller: Indeed what IS thar" Mrs.
GIBBS she stays
Jack Is IN love With you" Non
sense" That's zha; ! said zhea
heard &; How dared you
Nay + have ths pleasure q your
company 10 the theateT o. FT4tay
night said the advanced young xola-
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kins this afternoon" Mary (hait an
hour later: I've told four gentlemen
callers that you were at home 10 none
except Mr. We're Br0wnklus. miss. and
they ali went away very angry indeed.
miss"
Mrs Caller: How do you ike your
new cook, Mrs. GIBBS Mrs Gibbs.
Wen. shes sbouinabiy dirty She
spells everything she cocks. and she's
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-01-11

Tsar Frsneh lessons. Tommy Tom.
nys Oh. J have learned % ssy Tank
you ane - pa p5ease Toa4mg-p
Sister Tnsr-s rofe fa4n SEA ever
managed 80 learn ln Fngl.s3.
Ifs. IsckaF ara - Fe have -
mother now7~ Iiur-y 80 rss,.~
Mrs. MacEaT Wei rne bhar zhes.
s<sr 20 fed ths asnf ~ a god s sis.-
caz1e % ~. ard III - a mother - ys.s.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-01-11
A Matter of Stnturr.

CAROLINE wETHERELL
New-York tribune., 1899-06-11

sombreness of metal. On the left Apollo is him
self radiant the tawny russet Of his drapery
causing that part of the canvas to glow, and
beyond him the cleaning rays that mark his
gOdhead melt into a luminous distance. Balanc-
ing this bright space the dim recesses OF the
smithy to the right are bathed In cool gray
ness, reflected from the rude walls The golden
softly where the light falls the steel cuirass
over which the workman to the extreme right
is bending There are beauties OF design. OF
drawing of modelling OF brushwork. over which
one fingers in this picture; but the first and last
sensation OF delight II gives Is OF one limpid
chord of color, now silvery and now golden, al
ways cool, simple and exquistey beautiful
LAS Hilanderas" is much more complicated
work The perspective is more difficult The
distribution Of light is more striking. But here
again you feel the simplicity which underlies
the painters greatest work The woman with
the outstretched arm in the right foreground
has at once the gesture of Greek goddess and
the contours Of a Spanish peasant; one thinks OF
tho Elgin marbles and of Rembrandt's realism.
Rut one recognizes chiefly in this woman the
eunerh Way in which VeaZquez drew the human
6qure how he descended to no elaborate pose,
aecbewed all pedantries Of draughtsmanship, and
nIanted his robust worker just where she be-
Ionqed in the economy Of the weavers room. left
her 10 take the position suited TO her duties
and painted her broadly vigorously with
New-York tribune., 1899-06-11

velazquez II lay in state awaiting burial
has furnished more than one writer and artist
With a striking theme To this day Velaz-
auez appeals to the Imagination to great eX-
tent as Philips painter his friend and cele-
brant, and 1t is the most natural thing in the
world that the ceremonies in honor Of his mem
ory should be shared in by the present court
and government.
We reproduce one OF the portraits OF NeiaZque%
,ainted bv himself, and one Of his portraits oi
pbnin 70 recall the personal traits OF master
and man. but in Las Hilanderas' and Inc
Forge OF Vulcan" the interesting thlIis
pure magic of great painting. The uica" -
enc Of the few Academic pictures NeIaH4ueA
executed /, is eloquent Of his sojourn IN f'oiIe
and his nassing interest In classic art L%I'
Euanderae" or THE Spinners' or Ihe l"P
.s,r, Weavers" as II is variously called s'dh'S
for the elimination Of his art when a.. traces -.
he Academy had vanished, and when ne pa'ii''u
, nicture with a freedom Of style beyohu thd'
o, anv "realist'' who ever lived. In both pdlA'
ms Won get at the root of the matter at 'ne
simplicity Of the painters conception anu '''N'
a. the breadth of his method, the direct power
he exercised The Vulcan" was palnted years
hefore Las Hilanderas," but it approaches tha'
marvellous work in the purity OF its elements
the TRANSPARENT unity of its greatness ihe
swartby Vulcan and his companions form
group in which bold and beautiful hesh til's
ere conIasted with dark lon cloths ana 'he
New-York tribune., 1899-06-11
lobster, which he had only after II had been
boiled, "the cardinal Of the seas" !
"POSE" IN FRANCE AND ENGLAND
WHAT AN ENGLIsHMAN SAYS ABOUT IT.

WHAT AN ENGLIsHMAN SAYS ABOUT 1T.
From The London Spectator.
a certain pose IS inevitable; a complete poSe
is but the fancy OF the few. In other words, we
must all dress; We need not all dress up. And the
first cause Of pose is neither deceit nor candor;
II is the expression OF a temperament, the sport
i've exercise Of n talent. Thus It IS less rcve-
lation Of self than a frank confession Of what
the artist desires the world to think Of him. In
England our notion Of pose Is limited and
severe; in France to live is to pose; and the dis
tinction helps 20 explain the existing contrast
between the Latin and the Anglo-SaXon races.
At the outset would dsclaim any desire to
draw n hard, antipathetic line between France
and England. We remember the bitter rctcc-
ton Of Lord Chesterfield that "all general re-
fections upon nations and societies are the
trite threadbare jokes Of those who set up for
wit without having any, and so have recourse
to commonplace" But we remember, also, that
in attempting to understand the character or
another country, we understand the character
Of our own; and Il may be said without preJu-
dice or reproach that Tie French have the per-
feet genius Of pose. Walk along the streets OF
Paris and YOU will see a hundred simple cit-
Zcns tricked out in such guise as in sober Lon
don would make them ridiculous. Is man q
poet? Then his hair Is instantly Iohs; ms ms
clothes are shabby and fantastic; his hat with
its fiat brim, recalls the fashion Of lS3O Is
man painter? Then his clothes proclaim that
he inhabits MOntmartre, and that he wanderS
up and down under the skinny trees OF the
boulevard Roche cEOuart. Is a man Jourhal-
ist? Then he is what Is called the epatant, ana
dimes for n reduced price, at the care AhSlals.
Is man a Deputy? Then the imagination re-
frains from formula; he has brougham ana
he IS decorated; but beyond this the eye of dog
matism cannot penetrate. Yet, whoever ne be- ne
dresses the part: ne separates himself from the
bourgcosie by a trick Of costume and gesture;
and though man ever possessed so brilliant
a genius as the young Frenchman assumes MS
love Of acting instantly marks him out, and the
world is so wisely accustomed to his antics mat
a man who would be mobbed in London marcheS
up and down Paris unobserved. 1t IS an aston
| ishinC distinction which helps to explain our
perpetual differences with France. 1t explains
| also why the Partisan stage is always crowded
with caDable actors England now and again,
! throws up a man OF genius such as Edmund
| Kean But in London the stage is peopled win
| amateurs who half understand the art Whlcn
| is a Frenchman's nature. 49,,
But the Englshman also has his pose-the
New-York tribune., 1899-06-11

toucb that reveals everything without seeming
to have any very unusual knowledge pehihu !"
That is one notable popularity or NeiaZque|
He is adored by painters for his technique anu
,bev coo in LAS Hilanderas" one of the nopiest
monuments of It; but person who did not
Lnoxv a varnish from a pigment would know"
,yben no looked at this picture that the hgure OH
which we have been dwelling is miracle VI
grace and strength, that the tapestry III '
a,cove is for sheer sensuous loveliness an III
comnarable performance. One must see inns
nicture to realize its splendor. a pho'osi" "i'"
will preserve the linear charm OF the Hsu'es III
,ho foreground. the original and yet perlec'
,aturaIness of the compositon but 10 grasp
the fuI significance OF the canvas one must
tond before il in the Prado Then the shado"y
foreground seems to envelop the beholder in It's
Gloom to place him in just the right attltude
for tho anpreciation of the alcove, Where d quiet
erav wall looks down upon vague ueslsn'
a,o,yinq with color and bathed in its turn py
sunshine in which particles Of dust CLEAN IKE
cold The tapestry is shot with old rose ana
ultramarine; these coors retain their lndlNldu-
aIitv and their richness through the HOOD OF
Ught and are at the same time transhgured D.!
{, To think Of this immortal painting and OF
tho scores of canvases not unworthy OF IL
r,bicb VeIazouez left to the world Is to sym
nathize the more keenly with those who IN MS
native land have been celebrating his birth ana
career.