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Language Of Fans, Code Language, Victorian Fan, Fan Language, American Duchess, I Love You Drawings, Flower Language, Alphabet Code, Secret Language

Nowadays, it is widely believed that in Victorian times fans were used – much like gloves or parasols – for relaying secret messages. Drawing the fan across the cheek supposedly meant ‘I love you’, while twirling it in the left hand signalised ‘We are watched’ and dropping it was a suggestion to just be friends.

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How to Flirt with Gloves (and more, via Susanna Ives) Victorian Era Writing Tips, Victorian Slang Terms, Fan Language 18th Century, Victorian Fan Language, Victorian Love Note, Writing Love Letters, Mystery Of Love, Victorian Gloves, Fan Language

Good heavens, it has been months since I last visited The Mystery of Love, Courtship and Marriage Explained by Henry J Wehman, published in 1890. How my heart has missed its missives of love and longing. Tonight, I learned why I had so much trouble getting dates in my early 20s. It seems I was wearing my ring … Continue reading "Victorian Lessons: How to Flirt with Gloves, the Importance of Ring Position, and Writing Love Letters that Get You Married (or not)"

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