DEATH OF THE FAN.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 419, 30 January 1909, Page 11

DEATH OF THE FAN.

.-.' Jtpr■ 'some, time:.' past,", says' an ' Australian' : pajfery'there^hW'bepn'a,'sjieady^decline' , iaai-ira'de,'\*atd^'thfs';newß;;Mme's , ''.aH<' :^/time, ' whenHho;'u6s;of''tb:is;graoeful. ; weapon .:'of : and:'cpmfprt s :is. universal,;.lii"Paris, somp'of thif.fjrins/.p'roducing.works 'of art'.of, that character actually'.closed their jfa'n-.' 'making ; de'partjiienfc J "Americans',. who: .'-.'are' nowadays' .most; ap-' preciative judgesvofi'sUch artistipiworki;':fiave of late-nbt.been'.b'n'yirig.'sp'freely, while!-Eng-. jtaken,.largely Jto the: cheap'.' German'' .or; Japanese'.' is particularly I'ohargeablff;with.'the':.fallinfc pff.' in tie .'demand fdr-'eipe'nisiye fan's, for cheap; German' cdpies/bf;'the ; bes't':;sty]es :hayp done, 1 much .to .injure high-class' trade work.: !Theri;. again;, the.antiquofan's a^e/:in- strongl.comper.. titioii, : ' for, -thousands', of. real .old■ones. in'..thefntatketj'-''and'- most^la'dies.' prefer attached/than i a specimen of' , mpdernV-wbrk;' noj'matter;'..how, 'cleyer.>';;,The. [ Japanese,- : topiare.* strong- agents in "the'.'busiriess,' for 'they ■compete;:.wjth.'.European'labour .methods and ■ patterns; fans,: ; recently bought 1 ' • jii 'Paris; were.; I 'apparently, of.French origin/but" elope-/inspection;: showed ■ .that;, the". ..artist: ,(tfibugh,.l'able.;,ehough '■': in ..adopting- ideas ; of; coldur;'(and; .design) could, not/ refrain;from .'giving;almond;eyes-and 'Japanese attitu'des'tdj figureo -.";. :'.,.'■• : >'-• ['■ ; -

How ItiHappened.—"Did you over find tho traditional man under the bed?" queried tho spinster. "Only once," replied tho married woman. "Wβ thought we heard' burglars downstairs, and a few seconds 'later I found my husband there."