The Savannah morning news., 1901-06-02
A MEMORY BOOK.
A Fad with n Reasonable Young
Delight in 1t.

a Fad with n ReasOn-The Young
Delight in 1t.
A good many young people and older
people too, have begun the delightful
task Of arranging a Memory Book, to re-
cord the happy times they have had and
the delightful people they have met. It's
makeup is easier, 1t is of more general
interest, and much less tedious than the
old-fashioned journal, with its daily re-
count of often trivial and unimportant
events large scrap book, strongly
bound, with guards or extra strips be-
tween the leaves to admit the pastings
and entry of souvenirs, is the first re-
quisite. A pretty over-cover can be made
of denim in blue. green or brown, or of
the ordinary tan canvas. with the title
in embroidered lettering in outline, or In
gold running through the center.
The title itselm may be as fanciful
and poetic as one wishes, so long as it
is in harmony with the idea, For Nc
morys Sake" 1.-THE Light of Other
Days" etc. A spray of for-get-me-nots or
scattering of the blossoms on the out
side or on the fy-leaf inside gives a
dainty suggestiveness.
Let the cover be large enough to meet
over the edges and bound with neat
braid or ribbon stitched on and tied
across the ends and at the front.
AS this is a keepsake book for the
years of after-life, 1t is worth some
trouble to make it pretty and attractive
The filling of the pages will be accord
ing to the tastes of the maker. a girl
of nineteen summers has made her Mem
DRY Book, really a very dainty piece
of work She selected almost entirely
social happenings, using invitations and
other suggestive mementos. One whole
page was given to a visit to a friend
at Thanksgiving time On the upper part
of the large page was the tag which
was on her trunk; under 1t, arranged
in a design, were the little manipulated
dinner cards, and so on. Again, on a
page commemorative a clam-bake, given
on the rocks of a summer watering place,
were some sprays of the sea weed that
the CLANS were baked in, dried, pressed
and fastened in the book by little strips
of brightly tinted paper etc.
Programs of operas, plays and lee
lures dance cards, tally cards from
whist and euchre parties, filled out the
pages, which showed great variety
The Memory Book of a college student
showed on one page a torn scrap OF
sweater worn at a memorable footbal
game. and on another the program OF
some college entertainment at which he
assisted Every woman has some bright
spots that she would be glad to recall
an evening at the grand opera with
congenial friend-a merry sleigh ride-a
gay dance-a sailing party. Even insig-
nificant and homely relics bring pleasant
thoughts and a smile of gladness. The
pages can be varied and made attractive
aud artistic with the help of the brush
and paint box. An occasional sketch in
water color or black and white often
brings to mind very vividly the scene dt-
self as we'll as the incidents. Another
good idea for the Memory Book is to
have page or so for the autographs OF
friends. Even though an acquaintance
drops out of ones life, when the pages
are turned, his name is there with some
pleasant association.
The Memory Book for travelling should
be much smaler-portfolio size-to admit
Of use on the steamers deck, or ON the
long Journeys by train. Many delight
full incident with its accompanying souve-
mir can be slipped into its pages for
future fastening, that would otherwise
he forgotten and lost forever IN the
crowding experiences that follow.
.,Mv Memory Book is the most pre-
cious thing l own said young fellow.
"Tt has helped me through many a
dismal evening in a lonely city room"
Years add to its value and, In the library
~ tine maturer man or woman success
dive numbers will stand like ledgers OF
the pleasure times of youth. A. Z. X.