The Rosette Fan is very handsome and uncommon, but difficult to make,
requiring very nice manipulation. First fold the serviette in half,
lengthways, the edges downward. As it lays on the table, make it into
three equal folds, lengthways. Then take the upper fold between the
finger and thumb, lengthways, and the lower fold between the second
and third fingers of each hand. Bring the lower fold up to within an
inch and a half of the fold left, and the one between the finger and
thumb to within an inch and a half of that. The hemmed edges ought to
be an inch and a half below the last of the three plaits you have now
formed. Press them well down. Crimp as for the Rosette. Hold what would
be the handle of the Fan well in the left hand, and keep it all close
together. Insert right through the upper fold or plait the handle of a
silver fork, the flat way, and when right through, turn it, rounding
out the plait like a bullionné on a lady’s dress. Treat the other two
plaits in the same way. Then put the handle end firmly in a glass and
let the top spread out. The effect is excellent.