Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-19
AMULETs WOMEN WEAR.
Variety Of Lucky Articles Deposited
With the Bath House Keeper.

FROM the New York Sun.
That many women habitually wear ANU
let's to bring good luck is well known to
the bath house keepers, to whom patrons
turn over their vaIuables before taking a
dip. According to these authorities, the
belief in charms is widespread. Stones and
bits of metals stamped with quaint mark
ings, little strips of sheepskin leather
bearing a couplet or the symbol of a
heavenly body are deposited along with
money and keys and other valuables, to say
nothing of ra bbits feet, four-leafed clover,
wishbones and other witcheries in one guise
or another. And the wearing of these
aVerters of evil is not confined to any one
class or nationality. The well-to-do woman
and the well instructed is as apt to have
the quaint goods upon her as the untutOred.
More mascots in the form of ornaments,
gems and precious metals are being mount
ed by the jewelers. all the time, and more
symbols of occult meaning are ordered by
customers to be set in such shape and
fashion that they can be worn handiIy. The
summer girl has her priced piece of jade
or magic moonstone locked on a bracelet
that cannot slip over her hand and be
washed off by the waves, as a ring might
be. This sort of bangle charm Is worn
openly, even boastfully as betokening
careful and cautious young person, but
dozens of charms are worn secretly safe
within the waist front unsupported until in
jury or accident betrays their presence The
use of charms and amulets has been stimu-
lated lately by the interest taken In psy-
geological topics and the fad for consult
ing fortune tellers and clairvoyants.
I've got mole directly on the back OF
my neck, an omen Of successful fortune,
also threatening sudden accident of one
sort or another" said girl student the
other day she fingered the charm that
hung at her wrist. This is an old Persian
stone celebrated as potent in averting evil
and imparting security and self possession
to the wearer. The symbols upon it all have
their meaning. l got 1t from the professor
VINO read my character through three diff
Ierent mediums and observed this menace
of sudden disaster darkening what was
otherwise most suspicious fortune"
IL is held that persons born under the two
extremes of planetary influence are most
addicted to carrying mascots. Those born
under the gloomy spell Of Saturn wear
charms to neutralize the malignity that
ever threatens to encompass them and
tnose porn Nnder the benefcent influences
OF Jupiter and Venus carry amulets to in
sure their continued run of good fortune
The Italians of both high and low degree
are inveterate believers in the efficacy OF
charms to ward off evil and invite good
The old spell of the medieval mysteries
still holds them in thrall People of Span-
fsh and Austrian descent are likewise given
TO charm wearing. Many Americans have
OF late caught the infection purchas sing
blrthstones and ancient talismans with
aVld1ty, and paying more and more atten-
uon 10 personal characteristics and their
meanings as demonstrated by students or
the occult. Even the department stores
now sell charms.