FORTUNES IN CUPS.

Matamata Record, Volume XIII, Issue 1108, 24 March 1930, Page 3

FORTUNES IN CUPS.

WOMEN’S LATEST CRAZE. Women have found a mew method gratifying their desire to probe rife future. Afternoon &ea cups and saucers decorated with designs and symbols for telling fortune are the latest craze at smart tea parties in ‘ --England. Some lea sets contain as many as 40 symbols of ;good and bad luck, ranging from sudden riches co being crossed in love. , “ These divining cups are in great demand,” it was stated recently by the manager of a West End firm. ‘‘Women are -buying them because they tell fortunes in a much simpler way than the old method”’ On the outside of the cup is the figure of Lu Tung Pin, rthe patron saint of fortune tellers for centuries. . In his hand he carries the glorified fly-swatter which from time to time he used to brush away the clouds. The inside of the cup contains 37 , :symbols, each designating a definite ’•■ljSfuture occurrence when tea Heaves are , 'lleft clinging to them. boat fqrtells a .voyage ,by water, sa wheels a land journey, bamboo sig- * ‘ jniifies good' health or recovery from illness, and the arrow promises mews S -from a friend who has been away for » long time. . The writing-brush beispea’ks coming literary success, the peony is a symbol of happy fortune, end ifihefrog is an omen of money, to be made. Around the rim of saucer are 12 animals, all important creatures in fortune-telling as done by the Chinese. To tell your fortune with the “ divining cup M you drink the tea, invert the cup on the saucer, and note toward which of the animals on the saucer the glorified fly-swatter of Lu Tung Pin points. This determines the general character of your fortune for the next month. This done, the rest of the fortune is read on the tea leaves clinging about the characters inside the cup.