1940's Burmel Gift Card and Handkerchief Collection - Three Floral Handkerchiefs - Rare Vintage Hankie Set battenberg Its size (9

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and with flair

Betty faced gender discrimination in her job as a war correspondent for CBS News so she knew first hand how demeaning it was to trivialize women's lives

Some chippy areas on the dust jacket along the top and bottom edge

1940's Burmel Gift Card and Handkerchief Collection - Three Floral Handkerchiefs - Rare Vintage Hankie Set battenberg Its size (9Whether you want to wave it, catch a tear in it or simply carry it for adornment you couldn't choose anything more appropriate than a handkerchief. (from a Marshall Field and Company advertisement, 1929) {HISTORY} Always the style maven, Burmel handkerchiefs and scarves enhanced women's fashion choices throughout the 19th century. In business since at least the 1930's, Burmel made a plethora of handkerchiefs in all sorts of styles from plain and