_Western Massachusetts._
362. Runaway matches will prove unlucky.
_New York._
363. It is a sign of ill luck to take off the wedding ring.
_General in the United States._
COURTING AND WEDDING SIGNS.
364. If your apron string becomes loosened, your true love is thinking of
you.
_New York._
365. If your apron drops off, you'll lose your beau. The same is true if
you lose your garter.
_Stevens Point, Wis._
366. If you sink a bottle in water, it will weaken your love.
_Massachusetts._
367. Step over the broom, and you will be an old maid.
368. If a girl wet her apron in washing, it is a sign that she will have
a drunken husband.
_Labrador, Scilly Cove, N.F., and New England._
369. To hang clothes wrong side out is an antidote for a drunken husband.
_Maine._
370. If a girl finds a cobweb in the door, it is a sign that her beau
calls elsewhere.
_Northern Ohio._
371. To find many cobwebs in the kitchen means that there is no courting
there.
_Boston, Mass._
372. When the collar slips around and the opening comes to the ear, your
lover is thinking of you.
_Salem, Mass._
373. If you button your dress up unevenly, it is a sign that your lover
is thinking of you.
_Miramichi, N.B._
374. If you begin to button your dress unevenly, you will be a widow.
_Central Maine.
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