Foil package for paper handkerchiefs or tissues

A miniature parallelepiped package of paper handkerchiefs comprising a stack of a small number of folded handkerchiefs and a length of a foil enveloping the stack of handkerchiefs, the enveloping foil having two opposite wide sides, two opposite short narrow sides and two opposite elongate narrow sides having straight short end edges, the enveloping foil having adjoining end segments extending from the wide sides to one of the elongate narrow sides and one of the end segments overlapping the other end segment on the one elongate narrow side to form a flap, the end segments of the foil being connected to each other along the short end edges of the one elongate narrow side and the flap having a convex rim centrally between the connections of the end segments whereby the flap may be lifted off the other end segment to form a dispensing opening for withdrawal of the handkerchiefs from the package between the connections.