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A Lady's Handkerchief

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kiz_paws
, 02-13-2008 at 07:49 PM (2069 Views)

When I was a small girl growing up, my grandmother used to bestow on me a beautiful handkerchief as a gift for various things (birthday, Easter, just-cuz, and all that).

But when I was small, I thought that these bits of linen were basically useless, considering that my mother would have to wash them, when there was perfectly good tissue (Kleenex) to be had ...

I had quite a stack of these beautiful items over time, but alas, where are they now? I do have maybe three left of so many I received. Is there a black hole that my childhood fancies wound up in?

The other day I was thinking about stuff, and the handkerchief thing crept into my memory banks .... I was flooded with nostalgia about my grandmother and how those linen squares gave her such joy to make and to give.

Anyhow, that was my blog entry today, how I received precious gifts from my grandmother, such small, almost weightless things, but filled with love, each and every one of them. Below are some pictures I found on the internet to give you more of an idea:


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Aren't they pretty! My grandmother always felt that every lady should have a 'hanky' in her purse ...

Sweet.

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  1. Virgil's Avatar
    Your grandmother sounds like a real lady. Very pretty indeed.
  2. motherhubbard's Avatar
    how pretty. That makes me want to make some hankies for the girls- I wish I had some time.
  3. LadyWentworth's Avatar
    I must admit to the fact that I have always liked handkerchiefs since I was little. To me there was something very lady-like about them. I have one that is similar to the one that you pictured there with the hearts. I have a few that belonged to my grandmother and some a little farther back in the family than that. Yet, when my mother saw which ones that they were, she started to ask where one went and then the other and so on. Your comment about having the stack of them and now having only 3 left reminded me of what I just mentioned. Isn't it strange how you have many items from your life and somehow they slowly seem to disappear, but you haven't the slightest idea of where they have gone to? I have never been one to understand how that happens. To me, that is actually kind of sad how things just disappear. It is almost like a little tiny part of your life has disappeared. Know what I mean? By the way, I am partial to the one in the smaller picture with the blue flowers and the "K". My real name begins with a "K". I'd like to have one like that.
  4. Sweets America's Avatar
    Cute entry! I see there is a doggy handkerchief among your pics. Oh the other day in class we were studying Kings of England and they said that Richard II was said to have introduced the handkerchief.
  5. B-Mental's Avatar
    Every man should have a woman stitch a rose in his hanky...one flower for every heart broken, and then give them to the one he loves! You hit 700 comments, and I am prolific but can't keep up with you sweetie! Cheers to you, you little polar bear you...Hugs, B
  6. 1n50mn14's Avatar
    Ahh I love it!!! I really hate how small things that mean so much just kind of drift away into 'the void'. I think it's the same blackhole that eats socks.
  7. 's Avatar
    What ever happened to the 'hanky' anyway? It used to be very popular for men to carry one as well. And what about the hat? For guys it's the baseball cap, but at one time the hat said more than the logo of a team. The hat mattered.
  8. motherhubbard's Avatar
    my husband still carries a hanky. If we are doing something that he thinks may bring tears he carries two or even three. That way if my mother, sister, and I all start bawling we can all have our own. He's pretty good!
  9. kiz_paws's Avatar
    What I'd REALLY like to know is how they coined the term Hanky Panky. I mean, we all know what it means -- but what has that got to do with hankies? Hankies signified a more dignified thing -- ladylike to have a pretty hanky in her purse, and a gent was dashing with his linen hanky tucked away..... OK, now I am getting random.... But that is not all. I was crying one time softly, and a gentleman offered me his finest linen hanky to use. Well, I took it, dabbed my eyes, but when I blew my nose in it, his eyes swirled around in total shock!! I thought to myself, did I do a major faux pas??? To this day I feel ridiculous and I'll never ever take a hanky from a man again. Honest.