The New York herald., 1921-01-09
Eagles Plumage. GauZe, Lace
and Spangles Are Now Sup
planting Recent Fad.
Edited by ANNE RITTENHoUsE.
r TAVE you noted the passing of
II the ostrich feather fan?

II the leather IAN
Whether you have noted it
or not. it is taking place. Not that
we'll dressed women do not still carry
ostrich feather fans. But we'll dressed
women also carry fans of eagle feathers
and of peacock tails, of painted gauze
and spangled net. of lace and of ivory
And these new fans give chance for
variety and individuality that is ap-
pealing. Nothing. perhaps, can ever
equal in beauty the large fan of fine
ostrich feathers dyed in such colors
as these feathers show to-day. There
seems to be something about them
But it is the variety and individuality
possible in the other mediums that
make them at present n welcome
change.
Perhaps the transition between the
ostrich fan and that of other material
is marked moro plainly than transi-
tional stages are often marked in fash
ions. For there is the fan OF ostrich
plumes combined with peacock or
eagle feathers. One of these, made of
ostrich plumes dyed in all the lovely
shades Of green and blue that go to
make up the peacock's gorgeous
| plumage. shows at the tip of each
slightly curled ostrich plume big
peacock's eye, the end of a tail feather
cut off and fastened on the ostrich
Light amber sticks form the base of
! the fan.
1t is an interesting thing that the
feather fan is proba bly, the Oldest form
of fan known. but this means the
feather fan wherein all the feathers
were fastened to a single handle. In
ancient Egyptian monuments carved
wooden handles showing holes wherein
the feathers were fastened have been
found. Sometimes these handles we're
made of carved ivory. And this type of
fan with a handle of varying lengths
whereto feathers are attached is con-
sidered exceedingly smart at the present
moment
| The folding fan comes from China and
Japan-the lovely carved ivory fan
which is carried now. from China. And
the idea of the folding black lace and
spangled gauze fan, which Is chara cter
| stic of Spain. is of this type. and, far
cry as 1t is from Spain to China, origl-
mated in the Chinese and japanese fold
ing paper fan mounted on wooden
sticks.
| A few years ago there was fad
among those who could afford 1t to
have folding fans. each section of which
was painted by a different famous
artist autographed, of course. With the
present vogue for variety in fans this
sort of thing may come in again.
1t was Catherine de Modici. who is re-
sponsble for the introduction OF so
many fashions. who brought fans into
general use in France when on her mar
riage she came from Italy. Fans were
known before that time in France and
IN England too. but 1t was not until
then that they became usual accessories
of womens dress.
| 1t was fans. umbrellas and fly swats
| that were attributes of royalty In an
cient times in Egypt. These things all
| made life IN the torrfd heat of the Nile
Valley more pleasant. the fans to keep
| the air stirring, the fly swats to keep
off the insects and the umbrellas to
keep off the rays of the sun. No Won
der royalty took these things unto itself.
How visiting Is Made n Pleasure.
often the most convenient way when
YOU are visiting friends In city Is to
send your trunk or bags straight through
by express. writing at the same time to
| tell your hostess and TO tell her that you
have paid full charges beforehand and
asking her courteously to see that the
trunks are received. IL you are visiting
persons who have many servants II
sometimes happens that when you are
met your friends chauffeur or other
man servant will ask for your luggage
checks. In that case he goes to the Dag
gage office and sees TO their delivery.
on handing him the checks you should
give him about what you think the
charges are TO be, and on his return
make sure that he had sufficient. IL
nay be that he will tell you that your
ostess has arranged for the delivery or
the trunks. and in that case you should
not urge him to accept the money.
Then visiting at country homes your
hostess sometimes has some sort OF con-
veyancc on which trunks may be taken
from the station II is always consid-
crate. therefore. when isiting In the
country where baggage delivery may be
uncertain to carry light and small lug
gage The square weekend boxes that
hold almost as much as steamer trunk
and that can still be carried without
much difficulty by a porter for short
way are very convenient for persons who
do much visiting in the summer. IL Is
always preferable to carry several
small boxes Of that sort than a large
unwieldy trunk that may with difficulty
be carried to your room.
If the visitor carries hand luggage
and is met by the hostess or a member
Of her family II In customary for
the visitor. IL she is a woman, TO