Evening star., 1914-12-27

roctinG are unlimited.
~ jajS DarJIcuIar collection are eX-
G..Ieut examples Of different periods in
fa- art and style Of fan decoration.
',hfcl, ia different countries. seemed to
adapt itself totthe exigenci"s of the
1,-r.od ~ which they were used. large
j. depicting The dress and tastes OF the
people. unless tn" subject was allie
.o~5c;l of nythGlo.ica1,
For example. during the revolution
IL France the decorations were re-
publican in idea, such rs figures of Lib
eriE. trianEles. Inc letters * r.,
standing TO- Rcpuhiiuur FrancaiSr.
I,lryriSn caps on the lgures and the
costumes OF the rtV0lutioniStS. While
i1 the time Of Louis MI the period
lmmediatcly prec ding. fans Wer"
efaboElIcly decorated with shepherds
rad sHepherdesses and al the eNqui-
site dstaH which characterized tn"
court of Marie NutUinstte
iu this collection strr several heautI-
ful fans al the ouis NNI period. with
Wonderfully carved ivory and pearl
sticks and painted with fascinatinely
foolish and wsll hrci-iookiug Shcp-
herds and shepieTdesses disportine
thsmssl Ives under iu'pCssIhic trees and
reading love sOUHCtS, Whi?T seated on
comfortable. stopping Ivrsu"tiS Of
creon. Some OF those faH= E dainty
verses TO Ullady's cyelrrt re
trousse nose interviewer VT. trte de-
sign.
This mock pastoral stvie was inner
tied from tho t.cuts Nv period. and
was soon Suv-rEr dcd ly elegant and
equally ahsu'1-looi.irr Indies and gem
tIsrr"n. d"~ssrd in the costumes of the
c0D-t The hoUfaHt skirts and tower
tn h.1di"oss- 8 brought into vogue by
~. iI7-fatrd ?Ta"tn Antoin~tte were
- Il oU tho parchment leaf, and the
tt-rlts. o-ten Of to~' oisa shell. gilt and
y pietf i'll carving, became the fashion.
~ fu~ M oi~i,t-enth century there
=.r"- n -a,-e for fans that every
-. g ,.rd c-a-t was escorted to for their
cr"@r7s srtatio0. a~d 'Vhjle Hsbert. Chev-
si5-~ and Ro''F= wr-c the best
K ov5 fan nrf-t - many o. the great
portrait and iandscap- painters of the
day did not thiak il beneath their skill
TO cater to the taste Of my lady in
fauS.
While the F-encgyyoYtaen were fan
ring themselves with these exquisite
',vorks OF art their Tuglish- sisters
s.c"oss the channel We're diyting and
cooling themselves with fans with
steel sticks and VellUm leaf. p1ir ted
with bINom males and females. the
latter il CiainshoroYgll hats and with
the wholesome appearance claFa CterIS-
vac Of the women of the court OF George
Ill
An exception TO this decoration is a
beautiful fan III this collection now
owned by the heirs of Mrs. pinchot.
The leaf of vellU!n is decorated in
lnedalltcnS with raised figures, after the
style of the pottery OF Josiah Wedg-
wood The ribs are Of steel. with fine
chasing and some iljGrec work. bat all
has am air Of soTjifty such as the
Farmer King George" liked. This fan
Is very rare and the coloring is per-
fection.-
1t WAS during the reign of George Ill
that steel was so largely used for deco
ratiy- purposes such rs fan sticks and
articles Of ieweiry. England was at
war with America, Franc md Spain.
and the patriotic women OF the en-
pre- made many sacTifCeS-as they are
doing today-Iud gave up their Valu
able iev-Iry ard other articles of dec
Grafton to help carry on the wars. 1t
was then that earrings, breastpins.
wrought steel became the fashion
There IS 1 George II fan with ivory
and gilt sticks. also painted with short,
fat men and women, the former with
ample calves brought into strong relief
by their white stockings and the lat
ter with large hats much beplumed
and the dress Of the time.
Just when fans first came into use is
not definitely known. but their origin is
iery remote. being doubtless in the
time of Adam ana Eve in the Garden
pf Eden. for during the not hours it is
the logical Slpposition that our first
as an evidence that they were used at
:, .ery early period, there is in the