Fontaine wrote: “To dream that your clothes are ragged, indicates that a young girl will banter you: if, in your dream,…” Compare 2 historical dream books.
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Felix Fontaine
The Golden Wheel Dream-book and Fortune-teller · 1862
Ragged · Heading 643; source line 4087 · Text transcription
Original source (English)
To dream that your clothes are ragged, indicates that a young girl will banter you: if, in your dream, you see ragged people, it is a sign that you will suffer ridicule at your next meeting with a party of ladies and gentlemen. Rags and ridicule go together in dreams.
A. H. Noe
The Witches' Dream Book; and Fortune Teller · New York, Henry J. Wehman, 1885
Ragged · Dream section, heading 450; source lines 1663–1665 · Text transcription
Original source (English)
To dream you are in a ragged dress, and that you are suffering from privations, indicates that you will shortly be raised to a higher position in society.
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