The sun., 1900-06-17
AMCLETS IN GREAT DEMAND.
A Fad That Is Growing in Popularity oo'
Really Demands Careful Study.

A,,ulets and lucky stones OF one sort and
onotber are becoming more and more popular
with women. and the bangle OF detested memory
ia revived in a more romantic and interesting
form. The modern girl is decidedly UP IN
fetichism and though some frivolous FAIR ones
wear jewelled cows and pigs and lizards and
shamrocks and bells and boots indiscriminately
and impartially. the really up-to-date young
woman chooses her talismans fastdousiy
and is learned in talsmanic lore.
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 II
"a asking too much Of the modern society girl
TO insist upon her adding astrology to her al
ready depressing repertoire Still 1t doesn't
require much research to find out whether
Capricorn or Cancer or some other Zodiacal
sign is most appropriate for ones lucky piece.
For general mascot purposes a white ele-
phant is about as satisfactory as anything
one could choose. There Is nothing exclusive
about him Like the rain. he patropizes both
the just and the unjust. and he Is a,terror 70
evil spirits OF all sorts and varieties. In the
Far Fast he Is worn In all sizes and materials
duce into household decorations the surer
one Is OF domestic felicity. The idea ought
TO be adopted by Western decorators, If a
frieze Of white elephants could foil the divorce
courts II would be worth having.
The pig. too, is fair success as understudy
10 ones guardian angel. and serpents bring
blessings; but lizard is hoodoo Of the most
fatal sort, and the amount Of harm being done
by jewelled lizards Is beyond calculation. Boot
and shoe ornaments. which have become 80
popular are also ipImical to happiness and
as for tiny bells-well, only brave and daunt-
less soul can wear them and come out with
life and morals intact. Their tnkng as s
we'll understood by every student Of the occult
calls up all evil spirits within hearing. and
the wearer Of bell bangle lives in Walpurgs
Nacht crowd
The short life and violent death Of the aver
age love affair is ineligible when one realizes
that by all the laws Of fetickm the exchang-
ing between lovers OF hair or any ornament In
shape Of n heart is a sure token Of disaster.
SADIE in behalf Of ignorant lovers. and have
explained the evil occult influence OF hair and
hearts, in emotional matters: but men and
maids have been allowed to rush on their fate
The four-leaved clover loses all its efficacy
a. a good omen when IL leaves the hand that
gathered i; and indeed no charm green in
color should be worn, as 1t is more than likely
to bring q misfortune In ita wake. The left
hind foot Of graveyard rabbit that was caught
In the light OF the moon has its virtues, but
no other rabbits foot s worth pocket room:
and even the powerful piece OF rope by which
but i'll luck to the possessor II the suicide hap
pened TO be born under the influence Of Saturn.
Altogether the intrcacies OF the mascot
question are many and devious. and no one
tieth century is, so say the prophets. TO be
especially noted for Its fatal accidents: and
that being the case, mascots should be In great
the hidden mysteries Of occult lore il would
perhaps be safer to stick to the benign and
ever amiable white elephant.