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Show The Fan in Europe. The fan made an almost simultaneous simultane-ous appearance throughout Italy and France, in England and( Spain. Its most artistic flights have been achieved in France; but not even to France will Spain yield in its use of the fan as "an important weapon in j the mimic warfare of coquetry and flirtation." WTiether the Spanish lady is in church or a place of amusement, whether visiting or walking, it is al- ways in her hands, frequently portraying portray-ing the horrors of the bull-fight. Corresponding Cor-responding with these, certain French revolution fans represent Charlotte Corday carrying a dagger in one hand and a fan in the other! |
