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Show Love and the Fan. Probably thu first European women to utse fan w-rc the Portuguese, perhaps per-haps introduced by merchants from their trade with Japan, though we find mention of their having them In tho fourteenth century. In Trance the Inventory In-ventory of Charles V. at the end of tho samo century, mentions n folding Ivory fan. DoubtleBS tho wicked Catherine Cath-erine do Medici, with h 7 knowledgo of and love of the luxuries of Italy, Introduced In-troduced fans to her sisters In France. The mnny wives of Henry VIII of England, Eng-land, and their court ladic3, were used to holding fans, and Queen Elizabeth had as mnny as twenty-seven In her elaborate wardrobe. Fans grew Into general use about this time In Italy. Franco and Spain. A regular codo of signals were arranged, to lfdles and their admirers were able to carry on , a regular fllrtaMon. |