The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1897-02-25
FORTUNE TELLING FAD.
NAPOLEONIC FASHION AGAIN POPULAR
WITH THE GIRLS.

WITH THE GIRLS.
Source of Much Amusement-Instruc
tiOn Which Will Enable Any Lady
to Practice this "Gentle Art" With
Success-They are Worth Studying.
In these days Of looking ~ The stars
for ones fate, of diving into Tie eSr,er-
ic. Of stud ying the lines i'll the palm
for an index TO character and pros
psCtS, the old fashion of fortune telling
by cards is being revived. Aud wher
ever there Is gathering ni women,
there Will the revealer Of things To
come be doubly welcome gues.. 81.
if YOU are not learned in the ways OF
as,rology, phrenology, paln'>'ry and
the like and have no time for such
studies, it is worth your while - tnrn
Your attention to the reading OF cards
as a never failing source OF amusement
and popularity during the card pi'y-
ing season-in fact, during any season.
For, where is there the person vino Will
not seek to learn what may lie in the
future, scoffer though he may be Of the
gentle art of fortune telling?
To begin with, the most 'or,n Aate
time for reading your future Is on f'i-
day. Emperor Napoleon, II is we'll
known, was much addicted to consult
ing the fates, but never on any other
day than Friday.
The crossing Of the oracle's palm
with silver is another necessary precau-
ton. Do not overlook this, or fate will
not be appeased; silver is her price, be
it nothing more than dime.
Divers methods are used in the tell,
ing Of the cards, but those IN which
the whole pack is used are preferable.
Here is one practiced 10 day by a ia
nous French woman, whose grand
mother, soothsayer-in chief 20 Napole-
on the Great, foretold many Of his
successes and failures by this same
method.
Let the person whose fortune you
may wish to tell shuttle we'll the whole
pack. Then, taking the pack into
your own hands, let him cut three
times and wish. Each time you put
the cut under the pack, after first re
moving the bottom card OF the cut.
Remember, also that it is very neces-
saro to make cut with the left hand.
Mystics will tell you that this is po-
tent factor, since the left hand IS near,
est the heart. The cutting finished
the fortune teller, holding the pack
with the backs upward, runs the cards
off in threes, tnrning them up as she
does so; and, if they prove three OF
any one suit, three diamonds, hearts.
clubs, or spades, or three face cards,
three aces, two aces and face card, CT
two face cards and an ace, take them
off and add them to the three cards
already left by the cuts. Add TO these
cards the last card as you run off the
pack. Have the cards-what is left OF
,hem-shuf1led again, and repeat the
cutting and wishing and running OF
in ,hrees; let this be done for the third
time. From the pack accumulated BY
these means YOU do the reading. Thai
finished, the whole pack is agalr
shuffled, the whole process OF cutting
and running off the cards repea'e !
and the result consulted for the benetl'
of the person desiring to know his fu
ture. Then this person once more
shuffles the pack, and when all the
cards have been spread out upon the
table in a circle, proceeds to draw IN
and shuttle them we'll; from these the
final predictions are pronounced. Ac
cording to very old and widely used
authorities, the following meanings are
ascrlbed to the several cards:
The ace Of hearts always stands iol
the house-your own house; the two o.
hearts, for a friend-with the tour and
five of hearts, for lover or sweetheart
1.-The three O: hearts represents a neal
relative, a lover or sweetheart, with the
four or two of hearts the husband OF
wife. The four of hearts is the house
of friend; when found with the three
and five OF hearts it signifies marriage
or talk Of marriage. The five Of hearts
indicates a flirtation, admiration, love
making or friendly invitation; wher
combined with the five Of clubs /
means an offer of marriage. The 81
of hearts denotes a short journey tC
the house of a friend, or with friend
the seven of hearts, surprise or SOM
good luck at the hands Of friend; TIT
eight Of hearts, a j)lly Company o
friends, frivoiity-when continued w"l
the eight of diamonds II means ratn
er bOisterOus occasion, where mucl
wine flows. The nine Of hearts IS al
ways the wish; when combined Wit
hearts, especially the ten OF hearts, yo
are sure TO get YOUR wish. The ten q
hearts fureshadows news Of weddln
or an engagement; when II IS see
with the four or five Of hearts you WI
attend a wedding; when II is combine'
! with the ten Of diamonds. money Wi
come Unexpectedly through friend
t with the ten Of spades or clubs II pre-
diets a fortunate business undertaken
with friend.
: Tne jack, queen, king, Of a SUI
I represents young man, woman or e
r derly person, according to position
II The ace Of diamonds announces a lei
! ter, with the three Of hearts love
l letter, with the five of diamonds, lei
!, ter Of invitation, with the ten OF spade
: or clubs, business letter. The i'
> Of diamonds promises new acquaIn
). ance, a stranger; the three OF DE-
|, monds, very good news; the four
!. i diamonds, journeyings in foreign land
: the FIVE of diamonds denotes an inv
e ta,ion: with the SIX of diamonds, a
e invitation to ride; with the SIX
u hearts an invitation TO the theatr