Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-12-18
VII E1lDDE >B BUSY /.
Time FOR CUPID.
Some Christmas Love Supersti-
tons, Customs and Practices
in the Old World
PURSES FOR POOR BRIDES
Mercy csliseted Ia9d Presented A ].
Way So as Not 70 Offend olrls q l
Flowers Used In Proposals. byssss,s
~ Shy Young Natives Of Alps. n
GOOD ST. Thotas. serve me right y
And send me my true love tonight,
That may gaze upon his face.
Then him In my fond arms embrace.

y I II
:. Good ST. Thohpas. serve me right 'at
And send me my true love tonight.
That l may gaze upon his face.
Then him In my fond arms embrace.
After, placing piece of holly under
|'her pillow, many h girl, In the north Of
England especially. repeats these lines
to herself before retiring to rest on,
Christmas eve, according to writer
III London Tlt-Bits.& ~
Cupid plays an Important part in
many of the superstltions and customs
that are still extant at this season. 4
Another queer custom In the north,
although II Is not now SO prevalent as
II was, is that OF gathering maidens'
purses. The money for these purses Is
collected some weeks before Christmas
from the inhabitants of the mining
towns. and they are given as marriage
portions to the poorest asnong those
girls who are soon to be married. On
Christmas eve a. full purse Is quietly
thro@n,ih ststhe girrs window. so that
hrr feelings, shali not be wounded by
an OSCILLATIONS distribution.
"A Christmas practice among super
stitious girls whe Wish. to dream about
their future lovers Is that Of abstain
ing from food or drink or speech. dur.
ing the,iwlole. of Christmas ,eye.9 Then.
after al the family have retired. they
make a cake Of -four. salt and water,
called dumb cake" This they eat
Just before retiring to bed, In the be-
lief that their somewhat ,indigestlble
supper will cause them to dream OF
their future husbands.
In the Alps, there exist several
charming Yuletide. customs of propos.
ing marriage by the language Of flow
ers. II a girl accepts bouquet Of
edelweiss fromssa man during the
period from Christmas .dny to New
Years eve the action denotes that she
accepts him asher future husband.
Another Christmas custom in, Swift
. erland ia for the young man to place g
flower pot containing a single rose. and
a note on the window sill OF the girls
room when she Is absent from home.
He then waits for reply. If the maid
accepts the flower before New Years
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