St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1890-04-12
Making Scrap Books.

From an article in the Detroit Free Press
on scrap books, we take the following ::
Before pasting, the pieces should be sorted,
and every kind put by itself in little roll
or box with label on, as you will not care
to have everything put in the same book,
like crazy quilt; but have separate
book for pictures, although few of these
scattered through the other books help the
looks, as well as little poetry, either
bearing on the subject or something good
just for itself.
have one book filed with bird pieces,
prose, poetry and pictures. and when one
takes it up in winter time ice and snow are
forgotten, but we wander by the streams
and through the fields, and see the little
birds with our minds eye" at least. Then
if one has taste for geology, book of
that science could be made, although it
would take longer than for some other
kinds; but what difference would that
it would get filed, then it would always
making. Many nice pieces and pictures
can be found in the illustrated papers and
catalogues, although one should not cut up
anything that it is necessary to save.
In preparing your books for the pieces,
every other leaf at the least must be torn
out but save these leaves, as they are
Just the thing to lay between the other
leaves after they have been pasted, as they
absorb the moisture. After FASTING the
pieces in evenly and nicely with no edges
sticking over, have cloth handy, and IS
every piece goes in wipe it all over this
smooths it out and takes up any of the
paste from the edges then let your book
lie Nv, h0,rr ~ frrn hofara ircniur fhor do
not have your iron too hot and iron over
dry piece Of paper first, until the pasted
leaf is nearly dry, then iron on the pieces.
After it is dry put it under some heavy
books or anything else that will press it,
as this keeps 1t from getting too bulgy,
although you need not feel badly if it
bulges more or less in spite of you. All of
mine bulge and have nine Of them, six
finished and three unfinished.
One of the unfinished ones must tell
the girls about, as they may like to make
one like it. 1t is called the Fancy Work
book, and that Is what It is, and Of
course contains the pictures where there
are any, as well as the items regarding
anything that is nice and pretty for the
house.
Then another book Of mine is The Lit
erary Book, AID in this are all the pieces
and pictures about authors, as well as
other short interesting items
The best time for FASTING is in the win
ter or the cold clustering days of spring,
as the beautiful days should be spent as
much as possible out of doors. Then do |
not try to do too much in one day, as an
hour at time is plenty long enough to |
work at this kind of work and then mother |
will not be scolding at your keeping the
house in muss. Then tidy up after
yourself as you should do whatever you
are at, and you will be learning other
things besides what your scrap books con-
tain. You need not think the work is be-
meath you. / knew an eminent man in his |
profession, who said he saved all his scraps,
then pasted them in the winter time when |
he was not busy at his other work. He
was wealthy man, so was well able to
buy all the books he wanted, but liked |
those Of his own, as You viii when you get !
to making them.