The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-07-20

the new fad for fans OF alma liliputian
proportions. 20
Some of the novelties in the way of fans
are truly charming The most elaborate
are. of course. made OF real lace beauti-
fully spangied with silver or gold pail
Iettes. or even the more costly .diamante
effects. The sticks measure scarcely
more than I'VE inches in length. while
some few are even smaller.
The. girl who uses her needle cleverly
can spangle her own fan, the result will
not only be prettier than those seen II.
the shops. but the design may comment
| crate some event,
Monograms There as Everywhere.
| Since monograms have reached such
prominence In decorations for the fair, 1t
is quite favorite idea to have ones fan
| ornamented with the owners initials
| worked in sparkling jewels. The little
silver sequins are very pretty for this
purpose, and are almost as effective as
costlier gems.
Plain lace or gauze fans may be bought
at any of the shops. and, placed in the
hands Of an artist, are quickly trans
| formed into genuine treasures.
| Greater variety is found in these tiny
articles than in the cumbersome ones of
| larger size. There are hundreds Of charm
| ing little Japanese conceits which cannot
fail to appeal to the girl who loves odd
effects. One curious bit Of Oriental work
manship fold I'd up until 1t was no larger
than an ordinary jack knife. and yet
when it was opened the unusual square
shape seemed large enough for any oc-
| casion. The decorations were delicately
colored branches of cherry blossoms. On
| the reverse side appeared a huttering
mass of these flower petals typical OF the
| Far East. Such fan. with its refresh
| ing tints Is suitable to be carried with
almost any summer frock.
Among the Oriental fans the geisha Is
least SEEN Possibly on account of its
size and the broad folds which are char
acteristic of this well-known variety, 1t
seems a bit ungainly.
| Never before in the history of this fem
| inine weapon has the Eastern fan been
| so popular as II IS at present. Every
| summer girl has supplied herself with not
| one. but several. and she has two or three
| to match each airy frock. The paper
| fans come In charming colors and ex-
| quisite designs. so that one has no diff1-
Guilty in finding harmonious ones.
A ping pong fan Is one OF the pretty
| novelties of the summer. and this will at
| tract the girl whose record with the
small vellum bat and tiny ball is one
of which she Is proud. The ping pong fan
represents series of racquets. the outer
ones showing surface and edge In ex-
| act imitation of the genuine article. On
the upper side of the ivory satin-covered
bat rests a single pearl. in lieu OF cell
luloid BAIL While such a fan could
scarcely be recommended for practical
purposes, 1t makes pretty little favor for
luncheon or afternoon at cards. Across
the outside may be inscribed the name
of the recipient. or the date may be put
on with water-color.
College fans have been in vogue TOT
some time, but a novelty in TINS line Il
presented by an extremely small concei'
made entirely of ivory sticks. The fan
measures scarcely five inches when closed
and is intended to be carried on a Iona
chain. Besides its ornamental properties,
this bit of ivory serves as memorandum
| and may be used to keep the game score
or list of dances ..Ff
The decorations consist of border in
| snme college color and a Tutoring pennant
stamped across the opened sticks While
such a tiny affair could not create any