The sun., 1900-11-09
IN ATEA CUP.
Your FIXTURE Can be Told in the Tea
Grounds if You Only
Know How.

The SupcrStiti0nS about tea grounds
are probably MS Old us the plant itself,
and If Mrs. Noah had any tea in the ark
she undoubtedly studied her cup to see
If il prognoSticated Il bit of terra tirnla.
When til" tea is made and the lid of
the teapot is forgotten for ii few minutes
it Is Il sure sign that some one will drop
III to tea.
II single persons find that they have
two Spnons by the side uf The cup. he or
She will figure prominently. perhaps very
prominently AZ d wedding before the
ycar is ont
II you pit cream in Your tea before
sugar il will cross your love.
II lea stalk floats III the cuI If IN
unmarried lidy il Is called beau"
Nhrll this lappcns She should stir the
trd around hfiskly. ANA int plant the
spoon upright III thc mlliir of thr cllp
holding il quite Still With tn finger. If
th@ "trau'' III ts Writings i attracted
lt9 AS spoon aud clngS t9 II. h. viii 10
-ta. 80 Fnl n ~ aPiieaaanea soiar tinr
a@ a tSt4iiI. u il SIDE, u thr
4 u ,Itrae hia he N,ll not r0iuc taat
lM-hi.
sl'llN,c itia, = feN III me -eMsi0l ,liFnc-
ii@n+ sl reading tt future hn ear nat
@atlN wlit- y ittlu maif definite. kuoWi-
lnl-e II ,lE. Is gu.4is ta H4s u. th
Ilfis'o,~ IS the ttii grounds.
4 la lrtct pictures hi f4 ita leaves ono
watt, iirst i good Imagination and next
i practice. Tile first onc should have ~
"gin with. but the Second can easily H.
@liir,d ltS study &c cnrl forms ana
IIlrl Tires, for I'LL sorts ~ figures aml
/ lahd scapcs can he discovered iii these
With ih" sreing eye. Thus equipped Il
glallcc NJ n mass If tea grounds will ir-
4 veil il dozen Or more symbols all wait
III % he Interpreted
When fortune Is 10 lr told tho CUP
must H. half filr with tcit in which
linai mol too many tuH lriiVrS. The per-
son tn whom tho am belongs nlst pour
the tta SluWlS out ~ the ,up. wishing III
the ~anto time Tho an should then hc
ldHcrd upside down Oh tho Sail,rr, tile
bottom rapl"t three times then the cup
should liz turned around three times and
raised Mp. Whichever direction tho tea
ltitves pnint. from thence will come the
fortllir nl the events take plice. III after
all some drops remain in the cup. drain
them nut, for il there is Il fine scattering
II fine Tea lcavcS like dots Together. thQ
drops mean tears. but If the dots are not
present they mean wine. which is Syin-
hnlicill If pleasure 70 ones own tastc.
When the cup IS held upright wIAt +
ftd viii ott,iH' a nnr'' Own I6rso l'tnll
Tn" mp a. the right With The handle IN
brings all 70 Yourself. 10 hold il upSi.h
down pertains ~ tile Wish. with the lnft
side ln what II III c4ip Al 0tlrn sl,ac4
enclosed With tea leaves Il called i ring
! i has 4 doi III il, i Is thn wish. some
times II can hr to!,i what the wish i,
about. by reading what surrounds ii. 4,
for instance, If IN initial il near tht
wish hat inltlal, OF the person for whom
, Il siantlS. concerns IL; il il hlg Of money
the wish Is about wealth aud business; il
4 boat 90 ear, II is about il journey 4
ring without Il tra loaf in the centre
!; means nj offer. If tho ring takes iii,
slGlpc 1f y lrnlt it means Il proposal oi
marriAge: il not il means business offer
small rlugS are invitatni5s 4 Slnal
square tra leaf is letter. large ont
Of the same shape is 4 package and Il
larger ono still is Il trunk, Int in the lat
!. Ter ease HE leaf must resemble the oil,
Jrrt. Tea leaves running off iii Il
straight line means a journey. 4 seat
; trrinE of little fine dots Of leaves ul
grounds. If cloudy and running into eacl
other indiStinctly. Indicate trouble or an
noyance. II thy rest Of thu ciip is cleal
rhry mean distinctly the hitter.
Here Is the meaning ~ some nf thr al,
/ iccts to be- seen. II will hc very unim
aginativr person indeed who can't So.
some OF these: An axe nnger: fcc. news
Of industry: bed. sleep ia Strlnge hnllSt
} birds, news: boat, journey by water; bull