The age-herald., 1901-11-03

It is unlucky to be married In May. June and October are the most forum ate months to be married in. The old Romans are especially attached to the month of June (the month of roses) for marriages.
 Marry in May
 And you'll rue the day;
 Marry in June
 Makes a joyous tune;
 Wed in July
 And luck is shy;
 In August to wed
 Makes few tears shed.
 The Moon. If a maiden see three successive new moons she shall have her hearts desire. It is unluciky to be married in the wan ing of the moon.
 Look in the mirror at the first new moon in January. So many reflections seen so many years will eiapse before you are married.
 Select full moon for the day of mar riage. or a conjunction of the sun and moon will answer.
 The full moon Is luck for matrimony and other important events.
 If you step over a pop handle you will never be married.
 If the brides mother appear at the we'd ding 1t will prove unlucky.-Scotch. If you cut your nails on Whit Monday you will be unfortunate in love.
 Whosoever obtains a pin used about the brides wedding dress will be married within a year.
 rf the postman forgets to leave the hridafo uof ho xx1tft is unlucky for the bride.
 It Is a bad omen to receive a proposal of marriage on a railroad train, a horse car, or any public place.
 To eat a quince together on entering the bridal chamber causes sweet and pleasant relations forever between the bridal pair. The bride ate quince or apple with her husband upon the evening of the we'd ding day to denote that every word hence- forth proceeding from his mouth would be as grateful to her as the fruit. For a bridegroom to have for best man one who is no blood relation Is unlucky.
 Engagement Ring. 7 It is unlucky to alter the first width of an engagement ring.
 It is uniucky to lose an engagement ring.
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 An engagement ring forged out of an old horseshoe will keep lover faithful The ring presented 10 the betrothed maiden should be an iron one.-Romahs Among the Romans the betrothaI, or wedding, ring was placed on the right hand, and at the wedding transferred to the left.
 The bride must be brought directly hnrnn " 10 ar1 11n no luck.
 Salt.
 For the bride to carry salt in her pocket insures good luck.
 To insure prosperity the bridal pair must go to the altar with pinches of salt in their pockets.-Superstition in the Isle of Man,
 It is quite unlucky for bridal party to meet a serpent.
 To avoid bad luck when she enters her house for the first time. the bride must leap over a sieve and 8 pan of chop-sticks.-
 Marriages on board ship are uniuclxy. If the bridal pair are on the way to the bridegroom's house and meet a shep- herd with his flock, the bride, to insure luck. must give the shepherd a fee.
 Shoes.
 If bride tear her wedding shoes she will be beaten by her husband. If maiden. sleeping in a strange bed, places her shoes to form the letter T, she will dream of her future husband. If a man presents shoes to his future she will run of with another man.
 AAA A-. party with your shoes on is ufiucky. To propitiate the goddess Fortune, an old shoe should be thrown toward the bridal pair as they start on the wedding tour.
 Snow on the wedding prognosticates a happy marriage. It is lucky for the bride to have a spider drop down on her at the wedding. If spinster, when the birds return in springtime. sees two wagtails together the will be married within the year. If stone roll toward the bridal pair when they are on their way to the church t is an evil omen.
 If girl see stork flying, on its first coming she will ride in bridal carriage. Swedish. To give ones sweetheart a brooch or pin is unlucky. If the torches carried at a wedding ,urn dimly or go out 1t is bad omen. It is unlucky to hold a wedding after sunset
 A bride married after sunset will have ! joyless life, lose her children, and die early.
 Table. If three unmarried persons with the 'ame Christian name meet at table. one of the three will be married within the