Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-15
FANS FOR SUMMER USE
BEAUTIES OF THE JAPANESE
WITH THEIR QUAINT SCENES.
Rare Art Of the "Dress-Up" Article
An Old Lace Fan Inset With Hand
Painted Medallions.
Written Cor The Star.

Written Cor The Star
One dainty feminine trick which the sum-
mer girl has absorbed from the quiet.
sphinx-like women of Japan is the art Of
using her fan. This coquettsh little in
strument is distinctly the oriental womans
weapon of sentimental conquest, and gen.
erations of experience In it's welding have
made her expert, whose skill the Ameri-
can girl has just begun to appreciate. But
she has not been slow to learn the secret of
it's charms and graces, and as the little
lady of Japan is never without her imple-
ment of artifice, so the summer girl has
likewise found 1t indispensable to her con-
quests as well as to her comfort and we'll
being.
Not only does she make 1t a part Of her
evening toilet but she has fan which
harmoniZes with her street suit, her travel
ing frock. her dainty afternoon gowns and
even her sporting costume 1t Is always
with her in some guise to repel the unbe-
coming influences of the hot summer sun.
and not infrequently to preserve her per-
sonal equilibrium.
The selection of the fan, therefore, Is a
matter of real Importance to this victory
loving maiden and in its decoration even
Japanese influence plays a considerable
part The most fascinating of the seasons
fans are marvels of oriental workmanship.
Old world colorings run riot in the quaint
picturing Of the home and social life or the
new world power Delicately carved, fragile
teakwood frames in myriad leaf and petal
like shapes, hold boiling cloth or silk,
painted or embroidered with the exquisite
perfection of those ancient masters In fine
art.
Another popular favorite with these apt
occidental pupils Is the all-f1ower fan. Gay
hued blossoms seem to spring from sandal
wood or painted shanks. Many of the flow
erS are wrought in silk, such as a scarlet
poppy bloom topping each leaflike rib, or
q wedgewood blue bachelor button rising
from shank which shows a stalk of the
painted blossoms. And more luxurious still
are the fans built entirely from artificial
flowers, and looking like bouquet of vio-
let's or a bunch Of forget-me-nots. while
one gay coquette carries a fan Of lilies of
the valley. which seems almost to exude
the fragrance Of the real flowers.
These all belong with the fans which,
the summer girl buys to lose, but among
her choice collection reserved for special
conquests are rare examples of inirnitable
art; the gauze fan. painted with full-blown
roses or peoples, and spangled in sinuous
curves with gold or silver paillettes; parch-
ment fans, showing Marie Antoinette
ored clouds; tiny hand-carved ivory fans,
with the most delicate hand-painted trac-
cry; white and black gauze fans, mounted
on white or ivory-tinted mother-of-pearl.
lLc sduzc Ian inset Win nanQ-palnteQ me-
dallions or appliqued with gauze butter
flies. brilliant with shimmering spangles,
and, lovelier than all the others, a gauze
fan thickly sprinkled with the tiniest OF
opalescent beads amid which are scattered
morning glories or old-fashioned garden
flowers. wrought from beads in Dresden
china colorings.
Nor are these favored fans allowed to
waste their beauties when not in use Each
one has It's own crystal case with empire
gold frame, in which 1t spreads itself await
Ing admiration, while It's less fortunate sis
ter reposes humbly in the hollow handle of
miladfs parasol. tucked away In her porch
work basket or buttoned into the side of
her cumbersome golf bag or her leather
racket cover.