The Washington herald., 1909-07-30
SUPERsTITIONs REVIVED.
Women Who Wear Artificial Bios
SONS on Dinner Gowns.

Women Who Wear Artificial Bios
SONS on Dinner Gowns.
From the Boston Herald.
Women who have adopted the fashion
OF wearing artificial flowers in their din
ner gowns are paying good deal Of at
tentlon to the old-time superstitions re-
garding the blossoms chosen. We are all
familiar with the fact that a four-leaf
clover brings luck. but DO we all realize
that the beiladonna Is equally unlucky,
while the verbena and the night shade
both bestow on a young woman the pow
er 20 fascinate? Then. too. the seeded
fern gives power OF second sight, they
say, while the bitter sweet has the power
TO force the truth from liars.
Chief among the flowers OF weird I'm
port comes fifty the enchanter's night
shade. The girl who would learn strange
arts Of fascination wears, for three nights
in succession at full moon. a piece OF this
plant. and straightway into her brain
VIII come curious ideas and unknown
thoughts. She learns lore OF weird sort,
and It teaches her the way Of conquest.
She must pick the night shade two days
before the moon Is at full, and wear 1t
over the vital knot Cat the nape Of the
neck for the specified period.
One OF the verbenas, the plant known
as vervain. has Tepute with 'coQuettes as
the bestOwer OF the same power Of fasci-
nation. Its leaves in this case have 10 be
dried and carried in q little bag Of green
silk. The color of the silk has power in
attracting the special kind OF magetlsm
- A. q.
tells. IL a maiden wished TO incline the
heart Of any special lover toward her,
she had TO keep vervain IN her needle
case. and the plant would work for her in
the way she desired. Folklore says It
has the same power STILL
BelladOnna. however. must be used
with caution by all wOuld-be lovers. For
II a lady had a sprig of the plant about
her anywhere she would never hear a
proposal Of marriage so long as she had
II. Belladonna. the plant Of mystery and
silence. had the special property OF keep
ing lovers tOngue-tied.
The greatest luck-leaved among plants
Is the four-Ieaved shamrock. a far rarer
thing to find than the four-leaved clover.
which may be readily found in any clover
field II a little diligence be used.
The fOur-leaved clover is a luok-giver
ana q marriage sign. II one or tneSe be
sent 70 any person, It IS a token that
marriage IS desired. The sending is equiv
alent 20 a proposal.
The Towering fern has the same prop
erty as the enchanter's night shade II
bestows the quality OF charm, elusive but
powerful. Those who would be orators
and public speakers should wear this
plant, and 1t will give enough Of its at
tractive power to insure success. Flow
ering fern gives great influence over the
wills Of others. A lover holding this fern
in his hand can prosper with his lady
love. even when she has been Indifferent
10 his suit.
A branch OF well-seeded fern gathered
OF the exact minute OF full moon can give
a kind OF second sight to the gatherer,
who VIII be enabled TO perceive the forms
OF unseen beings about him.
Passion flower causes religious feelings
and can check mania Bitter sweet has
power 10 force the truth from those who
would lie Osmunda gives any wished
for dream, and white poppy, the sleep
emblem. can insure visions oats are
said TO give understanding Of the witch
cry Of bird song.