Talk:Handkerchief
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Why is handkerchief being redirected to nose?! by Paul Klenk (sorry for not signing earlier)
I dunno, but I guess handkerchief is probably more of a Wiktionary entry. Could you please sign your posts? Dolf 20:19, Oct 18, 2003 (UTC)
- Would be quite interesting to have the article discuss hankies usage and its social perceptions as well as hygienic issues. --Valmi 22:30, 13 Aug 2004 (UTC)
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[edit] Must it be Fabric??
Are there any handkerchieves made of materials other than Fabric?
Like Plastic, or some other strange things that cannot absorb liquid?
I'm doing an in-depth cultural investigation on handkerchief, really hope to know more about this issue.
I would consider a 'facial tissue' to be a paper hanky.
[edit] Picture
Re the picture... a hankerchief in the breast pocket is a very common component of wearing a suit, in case you haven't noticed. What's so special about this guy's use of it?
[edit] Re: picture
Nothing. I am removing that...because I don't really think this guy's well "known for wearing a handkerchief".
[edit] Invention
Handkerchiefs were invented by Richard II of England.
- This seems a ridiculous assertion to me. Surely people were using pieces of cloth to wipe things long before Richard II? It's a little like claiming John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich invented the sandwich (people have been putting meat and other foods between pieces of bread since ancient times). —Keenan Pepper 18:30, 6 December 2005 (UTC)
[edit] "Pocket square"
I think this is probably an Americanism. I'm British and I've only ever heard such an item referred to as a "pocket handkerchief". It used to be considered smarter to wear one's pocket handkerchief in one's sleeve and not one's breast-pocket. 62.25.106.209 17:17, 16 October 2006 (UTC)
I dont think this is an americanism. I live in Canada and I have only ever heard of it being called a pocket hankerchief until now. In my opinion who ever made this asumption is falsly sterotyping[1] north americans.