he
floor, and not at right angles to them.
_Omaha, Neb._

358. When a couple are married and are driving off, if old shoes are
thrown after them for good luck, and one of the shoes lodges on the coach
or carriage, it is a sign that one of the party will die before the year
is out.
_Waltham, Mass._

359. After the marriage ceremony is performed, the one that walks first
from the altar is the one who will die first, either bride or groom.
_Alabama._

360. Old slippers or rice must be thrown after a bride for good luck.
_General in the United States._

361. If the younger sister is married before the elder, the latter will
have to dance in a pig's trough.
_Western Massachusetts._

362. Runaway matches will prove unlucky.
_New York._

363. It is a sign of ill luck to take off the wedding ring.
_General in the United States._

COURTING AND WEDDING SIGNS.

364. If your apron string becomes loosened, your true love is thinking of
you.
_New York._

365. If your apron drops off, you'll lose your beau. The same is true if
you lose your garter.
_Stevens Point, Wis._

366. If you sink a bottle in water, it will weaken your love.
_Massachusetts._

367. Step over the broom, and you will be an old maid.

368. If a girl wet her apron in washing, it is a sign that she will have
a drunken husband.
_Labrador, Scilly Cove, N.F., and New England._

369. To hang clothes wrong side out is an antidote for a drunken husband.
_Maine._

370. If a girl finds a cobweb in the door, it is a sign that her beau
calls elsewhere.
_Northern Ohio._

371. To find many cobwebs in the kitchen means that there is no courting
there.
_Boston, Mass._

372. When the collar slips around and the opening comes to the ear, your
lover is thinking of you.
_Salem, Mass._

373. If you button your dress up unevenly, it is a sign that your lover
is thinking of you.
_Miramichi, N.B._

374. If you begin to button your dress unevenly, you will be a widow.
_Central Maine._

375. If you are cross when you are young, you will be an old maid.
_Alabama._

376. If you fall up stairs, you will have a new beau.
_Winn, Me._

377. Tumble up stairs and you'll not get married within the year. (Hence
old maids were formerly said to be careful how they went up stai