Telling Fortunes By Tea Leaves Part 5

BISCUITS.--These seen in various shapes and sizes foretell the occurrence of pleasant events.

BISHOP.--A sign of benevolence, authority, and progress; in cope and mitre, preferment and honour.

BLUEBELLS.--These indicate that an event bringing you much satisfaction and pleasure may be expected to take place in the spring.

BLUEBOTTLE FLY.--Unpleasantness and jealousy will be aroused by your success.

BOAR.--This animal shows much energy and push though not always in the right direction to bring you unqualified success; it is also a sign of obstacles in your path.

BOAT.--Success in a new enterprise; seen with clouds, troubles and disappointment. See also FERRYBOAT.

BOMB.--This foretells a personal disaster or news of an explosion and loss of life.

BONES.--These are an indication of misfortune surmounted with courage.

BONNET.--This implies that youth will be past before you have the best happiness of your life. See also WIDOW'S BONNET.

BOOK.--An open book shows a desire for information and a mind ever on the alert to understand new theories and facts; a closed book is a sign of expectancy.

BOOKCASE.--This is a pleasing symbol of coming success through study and perseverance.

BOOMERANG.--This sign means news from Australia, or that some unexpected development will lead to your having a great interest in that country; with signs of travel, that you will make your home there.

BOOTBLACK.--A bootblack is a sign of failure in your work.

BOOTS.--These show fortunate business, a good income, and the gratification of your tastes and pleasures; boots of a curious shape foretell an unfortunate enterprise ending in failure.

BOOT-TREE.--A lucky surprise.

BORDER.--See FLOWER BORDER.

BOTTLE.--A sign of happy days; several bottles indicate extravagant tastes; small bottles, illness.

BOUQUET.--This is a most fortunate symbol of coming happiness, love, fulfilled hope, and marriage.

BOW.--A sign of reunion after absence or estrangement.

BOW AND ARROW.--This denotes that there is unpleasant talk of your personal affairs which may do you harm.

BOWER.--Happiness in love is proclaimed by this symbol.

BOX.--An open box foreshows a troubled love affair; a closed box, that you will find something which you had lost.

BOY.--This symbol must be read in accordance with other signs in the cup.

BRACELET.--A discovery made too late.

BRANCH.--A large branch is a sign of much independence and of success in carrying out an undertaking; the larger it is the greater your success; a broken branch signifies an attempt to organise a project or new scheme which will end in failure.

BREAD.--A loaf of bread is a sign of the commonplace and of monotony; several loaves give warning against waste and extravagance, for a shortage of corn is threatened; loaves of bread with crossed swords above them predict mutiny and disaffection among those whom the world trusted.

BRICKLAYER'S TROWEL.--A task which you have in hand will be successfully carried out.

BRICKS.--These signify new plans and enterprises which will lead to prosperity.

BRIDE.--This sign indicates a wedding, coming joy, or a rival in your affections, according to other symbols around it.

BRIDGE.--An advantageous opportunity; a fortunate journey. See also SUSPENSION BRIDGE.

BRIDLE.--This points to the fact that you greatly object to interference or authority, and that you will always be "top dog" with your friends.

BROOCH.--This indicates that you are likely to make a discovery greatly to your advantage, and may in time turn it to good account in the development of a patent; a brooch with dots around it predicts a present.

BROOM.--This signifies that there is need for you to be careful in the choice of your friends, and to avoid rus.h.i.+ng into an intimacy which you might later have cause to regret.

BUBBLES.--See CHILD BLOWING SOAP BUBBLES.

BUCKLES.--These foretell that some important arrangement of much personal advantage will fall through in an unforeseen manner, causing disappointment and dismay.

BUFFALO.--A most unexpected and unusual happening, possibly causing agitation and uncertainty as to the best way to proceed.

BUGLE.--This shows a desire for admiration and notice from all whom you meet; it also implies that it is high time to arouse yourself and become more energetic and industrious.

BUILDING.--A sign of removal.

BULL.--An ill omen of misfortune, attacks of pain, or of slander by some enemy; if it gallops with tail up, personal danger or illness of someone dear to you.

b.u.mBLE BEE.--This shows a cheerful disposition, making the best of everyone and everything, easily gratified tastes and pleasures; many friends and social success; with other signs, travel is indicated.

BUNS.--These signify social amus.e.m.e.nts and duties, also that you usually take a cheery view of things even in troublesome circ.u.mstances.

BUOY.--This is a symbol of hope; you have a good friend in all weathers.

BUSH.--Invitations and social enjoyments.

b.u.t.tER.--This signifies good fortune and success, the comforts of life, and a desire for the best of everything.

b.u.t.tERFLY.--Pa.s.sing pleasure, power of attraction, many admirers, and flirtations; to the lover it speaks of inconstancy.

b.u.t.tONHOOK.--An exchange between friends, successfully organised plans, and a propitious meeting.

b.u.t.tONS.--If of various size and shape they mean that there will be many suggestions as to arrangements and new plans without anything definite being settled.

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CAB.--A sign of gloom, sadness and parting.

CABBAGE.--This symbol points out that in spite of thrift and diligence, you will never be very rich.