Pennsylvania.
393. To have two teaspoons in a saucer signifies marriage in a year.
394. If a gentleman stayed to dinner and by accident got two knives, two forks, or two spoons, at his plate, he would be married within a year, and there was no help for it.
Connecticut.
395. Knock over your chair on rising from the table, and you won’t get married that year.
Peabody, Mass., New York, and Talladega, Ala.
396. If a girl sew a button on the clothing of a marriageable man, she will marry him within the year.
New England.
397. If you have a dress with rings for a figure in it, it is a sign you will be married before it is worn out.
New York.