Cool in fashion, tool for communication

If you find those rules difficult to remember, especially for more complex sentences, these were some of the more commonly used gestures of the day:

Hold the fan with your right hand in front of your face: Follow me.

Place the fan near your heart: I love you.

Drop the fan: We can be friends.

Fan self slowly: I'm married.

Fan self quickly: I'm engaged.

Open the fan wide: Wait for me.

Press a half-closed fan to your lips: You may kiss me.

Carry an open fan in your left hand: Come and talk to me.