Fanning the Romance

Check out my latest post on the Heroes, Heroines, and History Blog. – Fanning the Romance.

Today, couples can text each other across a crowded room, and no one is the wiser. Not so in days gone by.

There was the “Language of the Fan.” My son, who was part of a Civil War reenactment group, told me about it. A lady could send a covert message to her favorite soldier using her fan. Although, I have to wonder at the effectiveness. In the late 1700s. . .

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