Umbrella Lore
When an unrolled umbrella stands in a crowded rack it foretells .a cover soon to be torn.
A patch of court plaster applied betimes to the inside of a leaky umbrella suggests a dry hat in tho next shower. A leather loop round the wrist is better than an umbrella in the lost property office! An umbrella open indoors used to bo a sign of ill-luck. If the umbrella be wet it signifies to-day “that its owner has the good sense to dry it before putting it away. Frame joints brushed occasionally with an oily feather indicate long. life to the umbrella; but too much oil is the' forerunner of a stained cover.
An umbrella left to drain on its head instead of its foot implies an owner who objects to rust and to damprotted covers.
A silk-cover umbrella languishing in the hall shows that somebody borrowed an umbrella weeks ago—and forgot all about returning it! If your ferrule sticks out at a rakish angle under your arm beware of an irate man with a blackening eye! -
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Manawatu Times, Volume LVI, Issue 5573, 11 February 1931, Page 11
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179Umbrella Lore Manawatu Times, Volume LVI, Issue 5573, 11 February 1931, Page 11
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