Frostburg mining journal., 1902-04-05
FRENCH EASTER OMENS.
Reading the Future In Flowers
Eggs and Easter Water.

Eggs and Easter Water.
If young people want to try their
fortunes on Easter morning, the fol
lowing superstitions are CLEANED from
an old French sccress, who vOuches for
the infalibility of each:
The most powerful cosmetic and love
potion, she asserts, is Easter water,
and while to procure 1t requires great
amount of courage, yet If the love that
is to live always is only to be secured
in that way we give the young people
a chance by unfolding these mysteries.
Easter water is the water that is tax
ell from the river on Easter morning
before the sun has risen. The person
wishing to test its efficacy must rise
while it is quite dark, walk to the riv-
er, fill her vial II pitcher and return
home I'm perfect silence and without
looking back even once. She may then
return to bed and finish the interrupted
nap.
The water thus obtained, so runs the
legend. will keep sweet throughout the
year and is considered invaluable as
remedy for diseases of the eye. Bathe
your face with it every year, and you
will never have wrinkles. The dew
gathered at sunrise from crocuses is
also a preventive against wrinkles.
If you stand silent and alone and
watch the sun rise. fixing your eyes on
the radiance until daZZled; then. clos
ing the eyes. say three times:
Beautiful sum- oh, show to me
f,na # hat c n he
then let Imagination do the rest, you
will see the face of your future hus'
band
Yellow garters worn on Easter day
every woman knows bring luck, and
the maiden must get up at midnight
and put them on; then she must go
back to bed. and she will dream of her
future husband. a widow must put
purple and a yellow pansy on with
hers to dream significantly, and the
woman who is either separated or di-
vorccd may wear purple garters with
yellow pansies. If she dreams of her
former husband. they will be reunited
and live happily, but if she dreams of
another she will very likely marry
again.
If small spider is found near you
at any time on Easter day. it will
bring you luck and money the rest of
the year.
If you shed tears on that day. it fore.
tells misfortunes and unhappiness of
all kinds.
A present on Easter is q good omen
Always wear something new-a dress
or a bonnet. if procurable; if not. some
article worn next to the person.
To prepare a love potion gather in
silence while the full moon is in the
heavens three white rose leaves. three
red rose leaves, three forgetmenots and
five blossoms Of veronica. Place them
in vessel and drop upon them 80
drops of Easter water. Place the YES
sci over a fire or spirit lamp and boil
exactly the sixteenth part of an hour
then remove and pour into vial. cork
ing it tightly. 1t will keep for years
without losing its power. Three drops
swallowed by the person whose love
you desire will make him your slave.
Eat an apple on Easter morning as
soon as you awaken and repeat all the
while:
LAS Eve in her thirst for knowledge ate
So /. too, thirst to know my fate
Then count the seeds, and if they ar2
of even numbers your sweetheart vii
prove true; if uneven. he will prove
false.
Another test: Break an egg at mid
night carefully separating the yolk
and white; pour the white into cuI
and let it set until you rise in the morn
ing. The particles will separate; exam
inc them well, and if any letter has
formed it will be the initial Of your fu
ture husbands name.
Now, girls. this is all that | cOut
find out; only don't wear any flowers
on Easter except jonquils and violets
Widows must wear violets always. buI
every one must wear some spray of
green. no matter how tiny.-Karma il
Pittsburg Dispatch.