Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 39, Number 102, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 August 1907 — Bird Fan Now the Rage In Paris. [ARTICLE]

Bird Fan Now the Rage In Paris.

Parisians owe their latest and most original fancy in fans to the gallantry of a well-known dramatist. Oue of his friends,Countess , fatuous sportswoman and capital shot, sent him a pheasant of unusually beautiful coloring. This prize bird the playwright, who is also something of an artist, took to a Chic fanmaker whose bejewelled creations of gauze and precious lace complete the court attire of many a royal princess. Under his workmen’s skillful hands the countess’ gorgeous trophy was fashioned into a unique fan which, when shut, looks like a pheasant In repose and when opened like a pheasant In full flight. The wings of the bird form the two sides, while the central part is made of the body and tall. The phea||iit’s exquisitely shaded head is used as a handle. After It was finished the dramatist sent It to the huntress. When she exhibited it to her friends, they were so delighted with it that they declared they would carry bird fans and no others this season. So now the most recherche balls and evening receptions show a bewildering array of hints of paradise and peacocks with spread feathers flaunting their gaudy plumage against a background of light colored de<x>llete gowns.