If one mends his clothes upon his back,
It is a sign his trouble will never come back.
_Connecticut._
1380. Basting threads left in a garment signify that it is not yet paid
for.
_Massachusetts and Ohio._
1381. Put your clothes on the wrong side out and you'll have a present
before the week is out.
_Peabody, Mass._
1382. If, when dressing, one puts on any of his clothing wrong side out,
it is a sign that he will soon receive a present.
_Alabama._
1383. If you happen to put your skirt on wrong side out, you are likely
to get a new one.
_Alabama._
1384. You mustn't talk when some article of dress you are wearing is
being mended, or some one will talk or tell lies about you.
1385. In dressing for a journey, if you wish to have good luck, dress the
right foot first.
_Belleville, Ohio._
1386. If the hem of a lady's dress turns up, she is sure to have a new
one.
_Alabama._
1387. While sewing on a garment, should you sew it to your dress by
mistake, as many stitches as you take, so many lies will be told about
you.
_Baldwinsville, N.Y._
1388. If you break your needle in making a dress, you will live to wear
it out. If you tear a hole in a new dress, the first time wearing it, you
will have a new one before that is worn out.
_Deer Isle, Me._
1389. If you break a needle in sewing a new gown, it is a sure sign you
will live to wear out the garment.
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