Girls are presented, and this year carried big green feathered fans.

The use of the fan was not limited to women, as men also carried fans and learned how to convey messages with them.

They carried red and green fans as credentials of their status.

The store, founded in 1858, carries fans that range in price from $1 to more than $1,000.

Most stove supply stores carry ventilators and small fans that can be installed to direct the flow of heat throughout much of a house.

"Now people have stopped smoking and started to carry fans around again."

The men wear dark suits and the women their best big hats and dresses, carrying fans against the heat, which is oppressive.

Last weekend six women from Centereach arrived carrying electric fans.

Mr. Geise believed that people would carry fans if they were small and slim enough to be slipped into a shirt pocket or wallet.

In Florence, several railroad passengers were injured when a local mob attacked a car carrying fans of the rival Bologna team.