That if, after one lusty blow, a girl's birthday cake reveals nine candles still burning, it is a sign that it will be nine years before she gets married.
§226
That if, while promenading, a girl and her escort walk on either side of a water hydrant or other obstruction instead of both walking 'round it on the same side, they will have a misunderstanding before the month is over.
§227
That it is unlikely that a man and woman who enter a hotel without baggage after 10 P.M. and register are man and wife.
§228
That all country girls have clear, fresh, rosy complexions.
§229
That chorus girls spend the time during the entr'-actes sitting around naked in their dressing-rooms telling naughty stories.