Would you like a little Hanky Panky?

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Somewhere tucked in the back of a drawer I have a few handkerchiefs. I can't remember the last time I used one because in another drawer, where they are very accessible, I have a box of tissues. There was a time when a pretty handkerchief was always to be found in my handbag, no longer. They used to be welcome Christmas presents with some embroidered design in one corner. They were soft and carefully ironed. Tissues have taken over now. Tissue do not have to be laundered, just thrown away. Perhaps that is their charm in our throwing away world. There was a time in movies, when well mannered men offered large spotless handkerchiefs to women when they had been moved to tears. No longer. A box of tissues would not have quite the same effect because no one offers a tissue in modern films. Heroines in films have to be tough these days. No handbags in sight and certainly no hanky inside if needed. I