Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-11-04

tOlSG SHSll DUCKS.
A fan and a coquette were once con-
sidered inseparable. A pretty woman
ard her fan will be practically so this
winter. The fan will be popular and
fashionable as it has not been for
many seasons. To meet this condition
any number of new and beautiful fans
have been brought out.
The lace fan, in black, white, and
black and white, the fan of gauze.
spangled and painted, the Vatican
fan and the novelty fans will lead the
ranks of fan daintiness. A host of
beauties a degree less costly and ex,
elusive will follow in due order. The
bouquet fans, which resemble a bunch
of flowers when closed, will be mod
erately popular. Feather FANS so lou.
relegated to the stage or the fancy
dress arena, will enjoy limited vogue
this winter. The paper fans of the
m1gnonne variety are to be popular
also. And even the cheap little Jap
anese or imitation Vatican fan will
rejoice in the alteration of hosts of adj.
mirers-and assist its fair owner to do
likewise. There is positively no end
to the list of the fan beauties made
ready for the oncoming social cam.
paign.
All of these beauties are small
nine, nine and a half and ten inches
at the largest The sticks which sup.
port them are best liked when made of
hop
shell--in reality of bone, celluloid or
similarly plebian materials, all of
them deliberately carved or fretted. A
few are made of real ivory, ebony or
genuine amber. But these are very
costly and will be but little carried
Mother of pearl holds it's own always
and is always beautiful. A good lace
fan of moderate size and delicate de-
sign, mounted on pearl sticks, and un-
ostentatiously finished is never out Of
fashion. Such fans will be sold by the
hundreds of thousands this winter
And they are beautiful, surely, as new
er before.
Among the lace fans, point and
Duchesse designs are equally desir-
able. In some of the prettiest fans a
combination of the two is brought out.
Spangled lace fans are also being ex-
hibited, but will scarcely become very
popular. Gauze, in black or white or
dainty colors, makes the best fouDda-
ton for the spangles which will be SO
much seen this season. A black gauze
fan with a huge bird of silver span
oil itC
which distinguishes it is handsome
Spangled flowers are magnificent also
These are the fans which flash their
beauty across a room and which are
always effective and striking.
For quieter tastes there are the Wat
teau fans, also made of gauze but ex-
Quisitely painted The remarkably
fine and natural effect of these fans
is obtained by means decidedly pains
taking and unique. The flowers, fig
ures, fairgrounds and foliage are
painted on the face of the fan as usual,
the clouds, tree trunks, backgrounds
and mountains being painted in re-
versed fashion on the back of the
gauze. These Vatican fans are close
ly initiated in fans of painted or even
printed silks, sometimes also in paper.
quite costly, almost as costly as real
lace But some of the less expensive
limitations present all the delicate eff
feet and much of the real beauty of
The real thing in Vatican fans is
the others The, Vatican fans are
even smaller than the majority OF
their sisters.
The mignonne fans are made OF
daintily crinkled paper in delicate
shades, the paper being ruffled or aut-
ed delicately on each separate stick,
and the whole tied with ribbon of
corresponding shade. These fans are
dainty, attractive and quite inexpen-
sive The bright eyes and charming
smile Of the fan-loving coquette will
beam aobve them just as alluringly
as aobve the costliest lace fan ever In
vented, however. And the inexpensive
fans have a charm all their own in
that they may be easily secured to
match every possible tint and shade OF
coloring.
Monogram fans, of lace or gauze,
and with the Monogram of the fair
wielder either incorporated in the lace
pattern or done upon the gauze in
spangles are to be quite fashionable
and cost a pretty penny-this winter
A less expensive manner Of indulging
the same fancy consists in adding
lace or jeweled monogram or set OF
initials to the decorations of rather
plain gauze or lace fan. The fans or
jeweled lace are exQuisitely lovely.
The fans of painted or embroidered
silk, each design or figure outlined
with cleaning gold or silver thread,
couched here and there by brilliant
rich-toned jewel, have a glitter and
magnificence quite unbelievable. And
the simple, fluffy, delicate fans of GRIN
killed. or ruf1ed chiffon are quite as
beautiful, although representing the
opposite extreme of unassuming SIM
plicity and quite good taste.