Miller wrote: “For a woman to dream of chalking her face, denotes that she will scheme to obtain admirers.”
The historical account
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Gustavus Hindman Miller
Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted; Or, What’s in a Dream · Gutenberg #926; bibliography identifies the 1901 original and subsequent reprints
Chalk · Heading 381; source lines 5261–5271 · Text transcription
Original source (English)
For a woman to dream of chalking her face, denotes that she will scheme to obtain admirers.
To dream of using chalk on a board, you will attain public honors, unless it is the blackboard; then it indicates ill luck.
To hold hands full of chalk, disappointment is foretold.
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