The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-10
EMERSON
Shoes and
Satisfaction.

Amulets and lucky stones of one
sort and another are becoming more
and more popular with women, and
The bangle Of detested memory is re-
yived in more romantic and inter
esting form. The modern girl is de-
cidedly up in fetichism and though
some frivolous fair ones wear jew
eled cows and pigs and lizards and
shamrocks and bells and boots IN
discriminatory and impartially. the
really up-to-date young woman
chooses her talismans fastidiously and
is learned in talismanic lore. says the
New York Sun.
To be really wise and occult one
must go In for astrology and choose
ones talismans in accordance with
the symbols of the planet under whose
influence one was born: but IL Is ask
ing too much of the modern society
girl TO insist upon her adding astrol-
ogy to her already depressing roper.
toire. Still IL doesn't requ-~s much
research 10 find out whether Capri.
corn or Cancer or some other Zodi-
acal sign is most appropriate for ones
lucky piece
For general mascot purposes a
white elephant Is about as satisfac.
tory as anything one could choose
There is nothing exclusive about him,
Like the rain. he patronizes both the
just and the unjust. and he is n ter
ror to evil spirits OF all sorts and
varieties. I'm the far east ne Is worn
in all sizes and materials. and the
more white elephants one can intro
ducc into household decorations the
eurer one is OF domestic felicity. The
idea ought TO be adopted by western
decorators II fricze OF white eie-
plants could foil the divorce courts
1t would be worth having.
The pig, too. Is q fair success as
nnderstudy TO ones guardian angel.
and serpents bring blessings: but q
lizard Is hoodoo OF the most fatal
done by jcweled lizards is beyond
calculation. Boot and shoe orna-
ments. which have become so popu-
far. are also inimical to happiness. and
~s for tiny bells well. only q brave
and dauntless soul can wear them
and come out with life and morals in
TACT. Their tinkling. as is well un-
derstood by every student OF the
occult. calls up all evil spirits within
hearing. and the wearer OF a bell
bangle lives in Walpurgis Nacht
crowd.
The short life and violent death OF
the average love affair Is intelligible
when one realizes that by all the
iaws of fetichisrn the exchanging be-
tween lovers OF hair or any orna-
mcnt In shape OF heart is sure
token OF disaster. Some philanthro-
pist should have made crusade
in behalf OF ignorant lovers. and have
explained the evil occult influence OF
hair and hearts, In emotional mat
iers: but men and maids have been
allowed TO rush on their fate un-
warned.
The four-leaved clover loses all its
efficacy as good omen when it leaves
The hand that gathered 1t; and in
deed no charm green in color should
he worn. as II is more than likely
10 bring a misfortune in its wake
The left hind foot OF q graveyard
rabbit that was caught in the light
ot the moon has its virtues. but no
other rabbits foot is worth pocket
room. and even the powerful piece
of o rope by which q man has hanged
himself viii bring nothing hut i'll
luck 20 the poseessor il the suicide
happened 20 be born under the In
Iiuence Of Saturn.
Altogether, the intricacies OF the.
mascot question are many and devi-
ous. and no one shouid 20 In for
charms recklessiy. The twentieth
century is, so say the prophets. to be
noted for its fatal ncci-
dents; and that being the case. mas
cots should be in great demand. but
unless one has time 70 study the hid
den mysteries of occult lore it would
erhaps be safer 20 stick 10 the be-
st.s.n o,I .,... or,solla white ola