posted on October 23, 2005 10:31:44 PM new
Have 24 square cloths (nice fabric typically used for napkins) which were marked "Napkins" at the estate sale. I didn't look carefully enough and found later that each has a small buttonhole (about 3/4" in one corner. Any ideas about what's going on here?
posted on October 24, 2005 03:16:36 AM new
I know that in England years ago, gentlemen would button the napkin to a button on the vest of their 3-piece suit. I would emagine the napkins you have were from an exclusive men's club, where proper dress was worn at all times, probably in England at the beginning of the last century.
in one corner. Any ideas about what's going on here?
Caroline