New-York tribune., 1899-12-31
THAT FLUTTERING FAN.
SOME RARE COLLECTIONS OF FEMININE
FANCIES

PEEP AT HISTORY TAKES ONE BACK TO THE
BANKS OF THE NILE AND THE FLY
BRooMs' OF INDIA.
Addison said that women were armed with fans
as men with swords. and the truth fingers that their
usefulness as a weapon is much in evidence to-
day as in those bygone times when women won
kingy conouests at the courts OF the Loulses.
The modern girl has the advantage OF the repro
ductons OF those fans OF ancient days together
with the latest Innovations and newest materials
that Jewellers have brought TO light since then.
Every woman realizes their gracefulness' ana Is
content TO squander her golden pin money IN the
purchase Of a thing she knows will bring her a
swift return.
No finer salable collection OF fans can be seen In
town than Tinanys regular stock The most valu-
able fan to be seen there at present Is known az
the Thousand dollar Fan" 1t is OF Point a Ia
Regence Rosace lace. mounted on mother-ot-pearl
sticks which are exqulstey carved In the same pa
tern as the lace. 1t has diamond riVet ana god
loon Its elegance is evident in its beautiful SIM
plicty and the closer lhspectoh l's''''''' WV w
server
The closing fan seems TO prevail In style Real
po,nt lace mounted on pearl sticks are among the
costliest ones. The Empire and Louis Nv patterns
are perhaps the most popular. Many or the eNpeh-
sive ones are hand decorated. The rage TOT span
giles has brought about a large variety oi SP""e'o
| fans and with charming effec'.
! Gauze silk and boiling cloth are used Tor steel
gold and silver spangles, and the sticks are In
pearl tortoiseshelI and amber. The proper length
for the ultra fashionable fan is from to ~ hches
one beautiful fan seen OF white gauZe mount
| ed on amber sticks. An irregular border oil Nlie
green silk was let in which tiny roses In laVen-
| der and pink were embroidered In silk. From either
| upper end of the fan swinging toward the centre
were wreathes Of pink and pale yellow roses. also
! embroidered and over all delicate tracery OF
| small gold spangles.
Among the hand decorated specimens were sew
eral by Houghton who IS considered TO be the hne'
| fan decorator in the world His fancy seems to run
to figures particularly those oldtime ladies OF thf
| Wat:eau period and men with wigs and walking
| sticks These are painted on white SIX WIN rc"'
| carved sticks.
Another design had gold applique decorations
| Many OF the sticks also spangied. giving
/ pretty effect \ white Empire was dotted thckN
with snail gold and steel spangles, the ivory Sucks
being ornamentcd to correspond
| A novelty was leaf shape mounted on carNe'
| tortoscshell sticks The pattern. an indefinite
flower. was acccntuatcd by touches Of gilt Al
aIlcgorcal picture was painted on the fan whci
| was OF white kid.
| An Empire I'm white net over while boiling cloti
| had a consistent design in gold spansies, ahd wa
| mounted amber sticks
one Interesting hand decorated fan was in ia
| color" after the Japanese style of art. Halt thu
| ground was Of pale blue. OF which was painted {
spray Of pink poppies. The other half Of the back
| ground was a pale yellow color. on which a con
| ventional japanese border interrupted by
! picture Of Titan haired woman in an old pinl
gown. holding child In her lar. and in the act o
/ feeding fcck Of redbirds The colcring was dc
! HChtfuly soft and pretty and the effect wa
! heightened by the carved tortoiseshe sticks
There were n number OF reproductions Of III
! Vern.s Martin fans. These small. not owe
| seven or oGht inches in length They were made o
Ivory sticks. entirely covered with painted desgl
on both sides and then vanished. The sticks wer
kept together by ribbon.
one Of the smartcst fans black thread lac
one mounted on amber sticks The white ostricl
feather fans. while not new hold their own by III
grace Of their extravagant beauty
There are some new styles Ia carved wood sticks
| which are not pensivc as the pearl and shell
The apparent frailty IL Of the chief charms o
these bits Of mounted fog. but their durability de
, pends more on the weather they are subjected L
| than the usage and as weapon In the hands o
| the modern girl they are like the United State
| Navy-invncibe.
| The fan has always been as inseparable par
of the Spanish woman's toilet the graceful man
| tia If one may Judge from paintings. the favor
lie STYLES are black with gold sticks or ostrcl
| feathers mounted pear or tortoiseshell Ih'
! popular cheap fans are OF paper, gayly decorated