Wear at the toe, live to see woe;
Wear at the side, live to be a bride;
Wear at the ball, live to spend all;
Wear at the heel, live to save a deal.
New York.
Superstition #1399
Source: Current Superstitions (1896), entry 1399.
Fanny D. Bergen, editor.
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