<P> "Something old" is the first line of a traditional rhyme that details what a bride should wear at her wedding for good luck: </P> <P> Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue, and a silver sixpence in her shoe . </P> <P> The old item provided protection for the baby to come . The item borrowed from another happy bride provided good luck . The colour blue was a sign of fidelity . The sixpence--a silver British coin--was a symbol of prosperity or acted as a ward against evil done by frustrated suitors . The superstition is known since 1883 when it was attributed to the county of Lancashire . An 1898 compilation of English folklore recounted that: </P>

Where does something old new borrowed blue come from