There was a time when a handkerchief was as much a part of one’s outfit as a pair of shoes. And it wasn’t exclusively a woman’s accessory. A man wearing a tailored suit wouldn’t think of going out ...

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You sneeze and someone replies, “God bless you,” or “Gesundheit!” You pull out a Kleenex to contain the sneeze. But, before the arrival of the Kleenex in the 1920s, there was the cloth “handkerchief” ...

Through history, handkerchiefs have played a major role in people’s lives. They were created and valued for their practical functions, but they were also a symbol of beauty and status. The ...

Is the dainty, lace handkerchief, symbol of genteelness and a love token for poets from Shakespeare onward, headed for the scrap yard of similar vanities? The emergence of the mask as essential ...

In partnership with The Royal Irish Academy and The Irish Times, Raghnall O’Floinn compiled a list of the 100 objects that define Irish History. One of Bloody Sunday’s most iconic symbols has been ...

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