1371. If you shudder without apparent cause, some one has stepped over or upon your grave. Gilsum, N.H.
1372. If you shudder, it is a sign that a rabbit is running across, or a goose is eating grass from your grave. Chestertown, Md.
1373. There is an old superstition that every sigh causes a drop of blood to flaw from the heart. Exeter, N.H.
1374. "Smooches" made on the face by soiled fingers (called beauty spots in Ohio) mean a present. New Brunswick.
1375. A lump on the tongue means that you have told a lie. Prince Edward Island, New York, and Northern Ohio.
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1376. If you mend your apron or dress while on you, some one will lie about you. Maine and Alabama.
1377. As many stitches as you take (in mending a garment while wearing it), so many lies will be told about you. New Hampshire.
1378. If a garment is mended while being worn, it is a sign the wearer will do something he is ashamed of before the week is out. Newton, Mass.
1379. If one mends his clothes upon his back, It is a sign his trouble will never come back. Connecticut.
1380. Basting threads left in a garment signify that it is not yet paid for. Massachusetts and Ohio.
1381. Put your clothes on the wrong side out and you'll have a present before the week is out. Peabody, Mass.
1382. If, when dressing, one puts on any of his clothing wrong side out, it is a sign that he will soon receive a present. Alabama.
1383. If you happen to put your skirt on wrong side out, you are likely to get a new one. Alabama.
1384. You mustn't talk when some article of dress you are wearing is being mended, or some one will talk or tell lies about you.
1385. In dressing for a journey, if you wish to have good luck, dress the right foot first. Belleville, Ohio.
1386. If the hem of a lady's dress turns up, she is sure to have a new one. Alabama.
1387. While sewing on a garment, should you sew it to your dress by mistake, as many stitches as you take, so many lies will be told about you. Baldwinsville, N.Y.
1388. If you break your needle in making a dress, you will live to wear it out. If you tear a hole in a new dress, the first time wearing it, you will have a new one before that is worn out. Deer Isle, Me.
1389. If you break a needle in sewing a new gown, it is a sure sign you will live to wear out the garment. Holyoke, Mass.
1390. If you break your needle in making a garment, or have to rip out some of it, you will live to wear it out. Boston, Mass.
1391. If a white petticoat falls below your dress, it is a sign that your father loves you better than your mother. New England.
1392. Crooked pins are a sign that the owner is an old maid. Province of Quebec, Can.
1393. Should a friend withdraw a ring from the finger of another, it is a sign it will break friendship. The owner should take off the ring and hand it to the friend. Baldwinsville, N.Y.
1394. A hole in the toe of your shoe or stocking, so as to show the toe, means a letter. Cape Breton.
1395. Old shoes, particularly the soles, were often buried by negro servants on Monday morning to keep the devil down through the week. Chestertown, Md.
1396. Save the old shoes to throw after the carriage, when any of the family start on a journey; it will insure a safe return. Massachusetts.
1397. Wear the boot (or shoe) on the side, a rich man's bride; On the toe, spend as you go; On the heel, love to do weel; On the ball, live to spend all. Boston.
1398. Hole in the toe, spend as you go: Hole at the side, be a rich bride; Hole at the heel, spend as you feel; Hole on the ball, live to spend all. New York.
