Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-05-30

How An Old Superstition Stin I'm.
nuences the World-Locky and I'm.
lucky DayS-People who Won't Got
Married ON Friday-Litfgants Who
Avoid That Day. &c.

Friday, as every one knows. has for many
years been regarded by many rs an uniucky
day. Bat gradually the superstition regarding
the day is disappearing. and no longer II 1t gen.
orally considered an evil omen TO commence an
/ important work on that day. A few so even to
the opposite extreme, and select Friday as the
best day for good luck. Some of these persons
who so defy tradition and superstition have
satisfied themselves by research that many OF
the most important achievements in ancient
and modern times had their inception on Fri
day, or eliminated that day. and, therefore, re-
gard Friday as a lucky day. There are other
days OF the week which are regarded
even among the most Intelligent of
the community look upon Mondays as indi-
eating what they may expect during the fol-
lowing days OF the week a. Ia their business.
one OF the leading merchants of this city, who
oied few years ago, would not pay out money
on that day on any consideration and would
even let note go 10 protest rather than pay on
that day. he was, however. such precise busi-
ness man that he seldom gave note which
foreigners here there is large class who win
bemoan a duh Monday, and some OF them will
court good luck by selling TO the first customer
who appears Monday morning at nominal
figure. Others have for various reasons selected
OF her days of the week lucky unlucky.
From the number OF marriages on Thursdays
and Tuesdays ii would appear hat these days are
regarded as lucky ones by the matrimoni-
ally inclined. The question OF the in
the luck Of n couple does not, however,
appear 10 enter the minds of those who run
away from their homes for the purpose OF mar
rying. The Virginia couples who come here on
excursion trains seem tn regard the opportuno
day as their lucky day. That the matrimo-
nially inclined generally regard Friday as n
bad day 10 commence married life Ii evidenced
10y the marriagc-icense book in the office of the
clerk of the court, which often remains closed
during that day. Probably during the year less
than a dozen licenses are ISSUED on Fridays.
The Tact that in this section of the country Fri
days are selected as the day for using the hang
man ) moose doubtless has somcthin. TO do with
the selection of other days for tying the matri-
monial moose Now and then an APP
plicant will appear at the clerks office on
a Friday, and remembering the day when he
gives the name will show symptoms of backing
out. Then will one of the assistant clerks iuti-
mate that il there Is any thing ia luck il is
more unlucky To postpone the procurement OF
the license than 10 get married on Friday, for
that day, named after Freya. the goddess who.
In the northern mythology. presides over love
and marriage, is the best day Of the week for
the candidates. Tais argument il generally "A
knock-down, and the applicant pays the dollar
ana receives his transportation papers To the
state of matrimony. There are quite number
who, not regarding the question oi luck. adopt
the axiom, 1.-The better the day the better the
deed, and select sunday for tying the knot in
which case the license is procured on the day
before.
That to some extent the superstition regard
ing different days enters into the minds of
those who go To law and members OF the bar is
shown by the dockets of the courts 1t has often
been remarked that for commencing suits. Fri
day must be regarded as unlucky. as ii some
times happens that not a single suit is entered
on that day in the District courts. This is said
by some To be rather caused by habit than by
any superstition that the bad luck of commenc-
ing a sui: on Friday will lead TO defeat.
The superstition concerning Friday is fast be-
which had its origin in that superstition, still
remains.