Beautiful handkerchief designs
During my recent visit to Japan, I noted that most people carry a
handkerchief. These are not, generally, lacy little numbers with embroidery. And they are not just for women. Since it’s a warmer climate, and generally more humid, everyone keeps the appearance of cool with a fashionable brow-mopper. The styles range from linen with traditional designs to bold, bright, graphic patterns, to loud plaid with terry cloth on the reverse side. The prices range from about $4 to $30. Even the shops selling manga-related stuff had handkerchiefs — I bought my partner one with a Star Wars motif.
And we needed our hankies throughout our trip, thanks to the 28-degree, 85 per cent humidity Tokyo heat!
Of course, sneezing or coughing into a hankie isn’t couth in Japan — that’s reserved for tissues — but at least the tissue is spared for a more fashionable alternative most of the time.
