My grandmother gave me a beautiful white handkerchief with delicate white embroidery to use on my wedding day nearly eleven years ago. I wrapped the hanky around the base of my bouquet, and carried it with with me down the aisle. It was a small, yet very special part of my big day.
Hannah and Leah love handkerchiefs too. I think they like the dainty, feminine, frilly quality of them. And for some reason, they go crazy playing with them. The handkerchiefs become blankets for stuffed animals or a dress for a doll. And lately Leah has been calling one of her favorite handkerchiefs a ghost. The ghost hanky follows her around and is "friendly like Casper," according to my Bee.
Do you use handkerchiefs? Do you have any with sentimental value?
4 comments:
So pretty - I like the idea of handkerchiefs but I rarely actually use them...
While I don't use handkerchiefs I have two that are very special. I also had one from my grandmother, that was carried by my great-grandmother at my parents' wedding. I tied it around my bouquet. The other was my (other) grandmother's that I carried at her funeral. My living grandmother(obviously) makes handkerchiefs into baby bonnets and gives them to each great-grandchild. While we didn't put it on Micaiah we are saving it because tradition says you give it to his bride on his wedding (or to her on her wedding if you have a girl).
I got handkerchiefs this summer while i was in Japan and I started using them like the Japanese, wiping my hands after washing them in public bathrooms. Nice way to dry hands without touching other people's germs. I also like them for those sweaty, Oklahoma days. Love them!
I am an avid hoarder of hankies! Every time I see one in a vintage shop I can almost imagine who the little lady was that carried it. I'm almost certain that each and everyone has a story and although I don't know what it is, it makes them special to me!
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