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Show llj HINTS TO THE NEEDLE-WOMAN MfljI Superstitions That Are Believed to S&fiSjj Bring Both Good and Bad W Luck. xXl According to old books and beliefs, ulSJJl tbe needlewomnn enn do a great deal F$MK - ' ,0 Dr,nR down good or bad luck on ijf$9j Jicrself by the way she works. Here !rVMK ,iro Borno P'nt8 to remember: fcjaJBi K yu ro handing a needle to n tjplBjt friend, bo sure to hand It with the igfeflM 'eye towards her. If tho point Is In her iSgali direction your friendship with her will upjBJt be severed. hBjVHj Superstition cannot say enough JwVi about the extreme bad luck of having BkuH your clothes mended on you, or mend- raP' 'n. someone else's while they are he- ,nR worn Bo,ne ithorltlcB sny thnt If each stitch taken under these condl- .fM-UfjjBa-ttons means a tear; others, that ench JsJJPjpVBBtltch meaus an enemy; hut all ngrtM mmmW;, 9Hr'mt mlRfnr,,1Me w"l follow. HW mmmw Tl' breaking of a needle brings no WLWmKBLW MJrti tflre fate, hut Indicates that the JpBBjr person for whom the garment Is belnu r....i2' , mndo will marry within tho next 12 months. It Is also fortunate to be u pernn whoso stockings nlwnys need darning on tho ball of the foot. Don't cross your stitches when sewing sew-ing on n button. If you work around from hole to hole. Instead of across, your luck will be far better. For some strange reason It Is not considered fortunate for a girl la stitch her trousseau herself; though a widow remarrying Is sure to be happy hap-py In her choice If she mends a pair of trousers on hor second wedding day. Making bnhy-wear for the seventh child of a seventh child Is sure to bring prosperity to the needlo-woman. |