What is this? Found it in grandma’s china cabinet 🧐🕰️
At first, I thought they were some weird plastic sticks — maybe cocktail accessories? 🍹 Or part of an old Christmas garland? 🎄 But they were glass, light, fragile, and clearly made with love ❤️: delicate stripes, transparent colors — orange, yellow, green… ⬇️
Different in shade but all the same shape: thin, with a tiny “hook” on the side. I held them in my hands, wondering — what for? 🤔
The mystery was solved after a chat with my grandfather’s brother 👴
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He laughed and said, “Those are tiny vases for a suit pocket. For a boutonniere!”
Imagine: a bit of water inside, and a real flower. The vase would slide into the jacket’s breast pocket, keeping the flower fresh all evening. It wasn’t just stylish — it was a gesture of taste and romance.
Men chose flowers depending on the occasion: for weddings — a carnation, for dates — a rose, for the theater — an orchid. These little touches said more than words.
Nowadays, when style is often reduced to pure function, this discovery reminded me that once, appearance reflected the soul. People valued gestures, symbols — even a flower in a lapel had meaning.
Now, these tiny vases sit on my shelf — a memory of a time when even the smallest detail was a form of art. Sometimes I wish I could go back, even just in thought, and bring a little of that warmth into today’s fast-paced world.
Would you wear such a vase today — just for the beauty of it?
