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Which society is most commonly believed to have invented the napkin? |
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In the Middle Ages, before the napkin became commonplace on tables, what did diners often use to clean their hands at meals? |
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In the 16th century, Flanders was a center of the linen business. They made napkins the size of an ell and a half. What is the length of ell? (And I've got to hand it to you, most napkins aren't this size anymore.) |
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Napkins used to become quite dirty during meals from people wiping their hands. The invention of the ______ rendered the napkin almost obsolete. |
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Some French monarchs gave guests two napkins at meals. Why? |
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What other use, which may have saved lives, did napkins have at the court of Versailles? |
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Folding napkins into elaborate shapes, sometimes to resemble flowers and animals, took off in the 17th century. Which author of a famous diary wanted to pay someone forty shillings to teach his wife to fold napkins? |
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Before it became practical to wash napkins after every meal, family members reused napkins until they were dirty. However, who was always to have a clean napkin? |
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Many napkin folders, like 19th century's Isabella Mary Beeton, said and say that napkins need ironing in order to fold them into elaborate shapes. What else did they need? |
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These days, the rules of napkin etiquette are much more relaxed than they used to be, and people can put any napkin fold on a dinner table. What was the most common shape of a folded dinner napkin of yore? |
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