VICTORIAN FAN LANGUAGE 💕🌸💘 Victorian fan language was a system of silent signals for ladies to convey flirty messages using folding hand fans. Throughout the 18th and 19th centuries, fan makers and magazines published fan language guides, boosting both the popularity of the concept and the sale of fans. Though historical records suggest fan language was more of a romantic novelty than a truly widespread code of etiquette, we can still have fun with it! One of the most well-known guides was pu
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VICTORIAN FAN LANGUAGE 💕🌸💘 Victorian fan language was a system of silent signals for ladies to convey flirty messages using folding hand fans. Throughout the 18th and 19th centuries, fan makers and magazines published fan language guides, boosting both the popularity of the concept and the sale of fans. Though historical records suggest fan language was more of a romantic novelty than a truly widespread code of etiquette, we can still have fun with it! One of the most well-known guides was pu
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The Secret Language of Victorian-Era Hand Fans
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