342. You will be unhappy if you lose your wedding ring. General in the United States.
343. If the bride just before leaving the house throws her bouquet over the banisters, the one who catches it is next to be wedded. Philadelphia, Pa.
344. If a drop of blood gets on a garment in making, it will be one of your wedding garments.
LUCKY DAYS.
345. Marry in Lent, Live to repent. New York.
346. The day after a wedding is called the bride's day, the next day the groom's day; the condition of the weather on these days will indicate whether their lives are to be happy or otherwise. Salem, Mass., and Queen Anne Co., Md.
347. The wedding day is the bride's day, and the weather foretells her married life. The following is the bridegroom's, and his married life is shown in the same manner. The third day shows how they will live together. New York.
348. The two days before the wedding are the bride's days. If they are pleasant, she will have good luck, etc. Waltham, Mass.
349. Marriage days.
Monday--a bad day. Tuesday--you will have a good husband and will live long. Wednesday--a grand day; you will have a good husband, and will live happily, but will have some trouble. Thursday--a bad day. Friday--a bad day. Saturday--no luck at all. Sunday--no luck at all. Baltimore, Md. (negro).
350. Wednesday is the luckiest day on which to be married. Saturday is the unluckiest. Friday is also unlucky. Bathurst, N.B.
THE MARRIAGE CEREMONY.
351. Happy is the bride that the sun shines on. Northern Ohio.
352. If it rains on the wedding, the bride will cry all her married life. Talladega, Ala.
353. To marry in a storm betokens an unhappy life. Peabody, Mass.
354. It is unlucky to drop the ring at the marriage ceremony. New York.
355. A bride must step over the church sill with her right foot. Orange Co., N.Y.
356. A double wedding is unlucky; one of the marriages will be unhappy. Massachusetts.
357. The pair to be married should stand in line with the cracks in the 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.
