The Washington times., 1905-08-01
FANS WHEN SHUT
LOOK LIKE PRETTY BOUQUETS

SIX and Chiffon flower fans that look
like real bouquets of fresh blossoms
when closed and resemble clusters of
dainty blooms when opened are the
most popular styles of the season with
young girls and matronz. They are en-
tirely novel IN pattern and arrangement
and are so inexpensive that a girl may
have different kind OF flower fan to
match her several light summer gowns
The small sizes cost only 30 cents. while
the eight inch full length ones sell for
sI.5o
This newest design that has become
such fayorlte among debutantes is
constructed on entirely different lines
from the usual make of fans The sticks
are go grouped that when closed they
make circle which forms a perfectly
natural looking bouquet Besides the Two
rather heavy end sticks that are COM
mon to all fans, these really UNIQUE
models have an extra heavy stick di-
reetiy IN the middle, around which the
others fold When open this center stick
Is nat like ali the others. It's thickness
IS not even noticeable except TO a close
ioned
The prcttily colered flowers are purple
fioIets, apple blossoms in three shades
including blue; brilliant red poppirs with
attractive dark centers. lLies of the val
ley that are so effective all summer
DEs4eS want 10 carry them.
Wild rose in delicate pink shades with
yellow centers. tiger lilies that are espe-
sially attractive because OF the contras 81
elg req anG white striped petals. Sweet
peas IN white, Eed, yellow and purple
make most effective fan when closed
and as bouquet when open.
The chrysaEthemum designs are so
large that the petals Of one flower cover
the entire surface OF the fan. the center
Ithe HoWer being Ia the middle, so the
bouquet VIII show 10 advantage when
the SUCKS are closed The flowers are IN
pure W waite Yellow: purple, pink. blue.
These SIX and chiffon blossoms are at
tached on one side Of a strong piece of
cloth that Is glued 10 the sticks The
other side, which is the inside of the
bouquet, IS plain. SO that when the fan
Is closed the bunch Of flowers will not
De clumsy small ring tied 20 d rib
bon the same color as the hCwers holds
the sticks IL place TO keep the bouquet
round and ii shape. The ribbon that
holds this ring TO one or the end sticks
i is not noticed except when the fan
is closed.
ana eight lengths. The. small ones are
particularly desirable for young girls
and for dinner favors.
More expensive than these flower
made entirely of white White hone a,ties
beautifully hand painted or hand
together or near the center OF the sticks.
They too. come in the very small as well
as the eight inch sizes. and range IN
price from 50 10 g. 80
Perhaps the most servtceable hot
weather fans are the big fifteen and
eighteen inch styles made on the order
OF japanese paper. but decorated with
Spanish scenes done IN brilliant colors
and glitteFing tiHsel. representing bull
fights and fandaHgo dances. They cost
enly 50 cents.
Colonial styles heavily spangled are
also in demand. though not SO new as
these 0th& designs. They are only
about half as large as the eight and ten
inch patterns and are graduated like
the ostrich feather fans. Al the center
they are six inches long and so shaped
toward the sides that they measure only
about four or five inches. Some are eX-
ceedingly pretty made on sheer white