tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5807648570780244772.post5195049522668639520..comments2023-11-03T09:04:24.122+01:00Comments on Fabulously French: The secret language of antique hand fans...Fabulously Frenchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07188064656616598471noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5807648570780244772.post-82991951624399313522017-06-26T06:50:56.688+02:002017-06-26T06:50:56.688+02:00I love this post...i just purchased my first fan a...I love this post...i just purchased my first fan and was searching for some history...interesting i will practise them all...merci ��Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12131133632444491143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5807648570780244772.post-51551454113240928152017-06-26T06:50:37.260+02:002017-06-26T06:50:37.260+02:00I love this post...i just purchased my first fan a...I love this post...i just purchased my first fan and was searching for some history...interesting i will practise them all...merci ��Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12131133632444491143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5807648570780244772.post-64021495703334249142011-09-14T00:20:17.750+02:002011-09-14T00:20:17.750+02:00Everything is very open and very clear explanation...Everything is very open and very clear explanation of issues. Your website is very useful. Thanks for sharing. Our team of doctors can help you to get rid of your back pain in the shortest period of time.<br />Regards<br /><a href="%E2%80%9D" rel="nofollow"> paper lanterns</a>Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00943455496127851275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5807648570780244772.post-34360656450941304552010-08-17T06:58:23.617+02:002010-08-17T06:58:23.617+02:00Truly amazing this kind of language. I've neve...Truly amazing this kind of language. I've never thought that hand fans were such an instrument of communication. Now we have freedom of speech, but less poetry. Thank you for the information.SciMixhttp://www.scimix.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5807648570780244772.post-36301925169098862972010-04-27T07:53:16.545+02:002010-04-27T07:53:16.545+02:00Hi Leeann,
I enjoyed reading the history of the f...Hi Leeann,<br /><br />I enjoyed reading the history of the fan and one would have to remember to do things correctly.<br />Such a pretty fan and amazing that it is from the 1880's.<br />thanks for sharing and have a great week.<br /><br />Hugs<br />CarolynDraffin Bearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01448539647442095635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5807648570780244772.post-48124645633673658112010-04-27T04:04:58.503+02:002010-04-27T04:04:58.503+02:00Hello, I'm still making my Pink Saturday visit...Hello, I'm still making my Pink Saturday visits. Thank you so much for stopping by and leaving a sweet comment. Love your pink post this week. Your blog is beautiful. I'll be back for sure.<br />Blessings, Shirl<br />Shirls Rose CottageShirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05916361019368200114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5807648570780244772.post-77792184991840526172010-04-26T16:40:01.140+02:002010-04-26T16:40:01.140+02:00What a fantastic post (sorry, I didn't realize...What a fantastic post (sorry, I didn't realize it until I re-read my comment)!<br />You really do your homework, thank you for passing on this interesting information. Now off to find myself a fan and brush up on the art of communication with one!<br />Hope you have a great day!Anastasia Schembrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05211914004943479346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5807648570780244772.post-53413748580314797402010-04-26T12:42:46.855+02:002010-04-26T12:42:46.855+02:00Oh heck, I would be making all sorts of faux pas i...Oh heck, I would be making all sorts of faux pas if I was let loose with a fan, clearly lots of study would need to be made of all the messages, or I would be in deep trouble. I have tagged you to take part in a blog memory if you want. Check out my latest post. xxJanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02774962109117139608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5807648570780244772.post-52212842341968100782010-04-26T09:52:16.578+02:002010-04-26T09:52:16.578+02:00Oh I love it! Such a wonderful post, and also funn...Oh I love it! Such a wonderful post, and also funny at times :)) Yes, it might have been easier to use it to suggest different things than actually saying them in French, haha<br />Fabulous eventail you have there...Erikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17860189299198968990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5807648570780244772.post-62244381785255751842010-04-26T08:21:14.745+02:002010-04-26T08:21:14.745+02:00Oh my...I hope that I have not sent the wrong mess...Oh my...I hope that I have not sent the wrong message when using my fan...I open it and move it quickly to arrange for air movement when having a flash!<br />Who knows what I have conveyed...in my haste to cool down! LOLhostess of the humble bungalowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06453827257671312902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5807648570780244772.post-73618927499702979502010-04-26T03:31:52.828+02:002010-04-26T03:31:52.828+02:00I have learned something new today. When I see a ...I have learned something new today. When I see a fan I always think of the ladies flirting while peeking through the fan.<br /><br />Wonder what the gesture is for "hot flash," LOL!<br /><br />hugs,<br />SissieSissie's Shabby Cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01142205878984008123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5807648570780244772.post-17157965316468437092010-04-26T01:21:55.532+02:002010-04-26T01:21:55.532+02:00I love this post. Who knew there were so many mea...I love this post. Who knew there were so many meanings. I always love to see that peaking out from behind the fan move in period dramas. This makes me want to start carrying around a fan.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14948701362537101656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5807648570780244772.post-79905398939417633092010-04-26T00:54:37.748+02:002010-04-26T00:54:37.748+02:00I just learned so much about fans...I actually hav...I just learned so much about fans...I actually have a collection of french fans in my powder room and had no idea that they were so many meanings attached to "fanning".<br />So appreciate the subtleties of "Je t'aime" which in French carries such a strong committed meaning rather the the casually expressed I love you in the States. I have never said Je t'aime to my parents as such feelings are shown rather than expressed in french society but tell my kids i Love you a dozen times a day at least..... Thank you for your kind comment on the new showroom. Will try to take pictures soon Au Revoir, FrancineFrancine Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02042631088215474109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5807648570780244772.post-21737739205577049392010-04-25T23:34:27.145+02:002010-04-25T23:34:27.145+02:00I love this post! I love fans! I am saving this po...I love this post! I love fans! I am saving this post! The meanings are so beautiful. I came across some beautiful cream fans at the flea market. I love to collect them. Your is stunning L! ~luluDustyLuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11295145749477020712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5807648570780244772.post-44322063139705874822010-04-25T23:09:25.873+02:002010-04-25T23:09:25.873+02:00Isn't it such a shame these beautiful things w...Isn't it such a shame these beautiful things went out of fashion! LeighBrabourne Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17001504570826232809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5807648570780244772.post-9125389554841405232010-04-25T21:12:19.501+02:002010-04-25T21:12:19.501+02:00Bonjour LeeAnn,
What an interesting history of fan...Bonjour LeeAnn,<br />What an interesting history of fans. Some of them are so beautiful. I'l with you if I had lived during the time fans were popular I would have been in one pickle after the other. <br />Have a fabulous week,<br />MimiBonjourRomancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10127856263588277808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5807648570780244772.post-90390091309918089922010-04-25T20:36:52.213+02:002010-04-25T20:36:52.213+02:00In the movie The Duchess of Langeais, the Duchess ...In the movie The Duchess of Langeais, the Duchess holds a fan in one scene and waves it in the fashion of saying "I am engaged." Actually, she is MARRIED and having an affair, in an ironic way, engaged to her lover. The movie takes place in 1870's...Je m'appelle Cynthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12028718685438630432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5807648570780244772.post-54801798188109587562010-04-25T20:34:19.538+02:002010-04-25T20:34:19.538+02:00What a great post...and how neat is it that all th...What a great post...and how neat is it that all those small actions have a meaning!! All the best,ChrissyChrissy...The Apothecary Shophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13694256251019644075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5807648570780244772.post-43286228670156772010-04-25T19:43:21.755+02:002010-04-25T19:43:21.755+02:00Fantastic post! So interesting, Have a sweet day!Fantastic post! So interesting, Have a sweet day!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00128209724379747452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5807648570780244772.post-81406040780447853282010-04-25T19:42:54.591+02:002010-04-25T19:42:54.591+02:00Very interesting. Perhaps you've intrigued my ...Very interesting. Perhaps you've intrigued my writer's mind into work. Thanks!D. Jean Quarleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01327174739435123349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5807648570780244772.post-62036933559494488092010-04-25T18:36:09.146+02:002010-04-25T18:36:09.146+02:00Very interesting history of the fan! If I lived ba...Very interesting history of the fan! If I lived back then I would probably forget all those rules and send mixed messages! Thanks for sharing! I love your blog!Simonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00827269886498919471noreply@blogger.com