The Language Of Fans ~The Victorian Language Of Fans~ In the Victorian Era, ladies had an unspoken "fan" language, these are some of the meanings and gestures: If a young lady held her fan to her lips ~ begged a kiss Dropping a her fan ~ friendship only Drawing a fan across her eyes  ~ an apology The fan placed near her heart ~ you have won my love She hide her eyes behind her fan ~ I love you Opening and closing her fan several times ~ you are cruel Fanning slowly ~I am married Fanning quickly ~I am engaged Twirling her fan in the left hand ~you are being watched