The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-18
A SUMMER OCCUPATION.
s.n.estion Made by n savannah
woman to Some Girl Friends.

....,,,estiOn Made BY Savannah
woman to Some Girl Friends.
,1.hsn one is looking for summer
..,,a occupations, there are few more
s.,.ar+ing. less taxing on the mind, and
~ sufficient depth to furnish a
.,,.s,nt intellectual stimulus, than the
Ting of a scrapbook. 1t was clever
eayonnah woman who offered this sug-
-ostion the other day to a group of
9tr,s who expect to stay at home for
W. summer and, having wearied of
ewing and fancy work, We're bewailing
.ho lack Of something interesting to
do during the long days. -..-,
ecrapbooks? they exclaimed doubt
suIlv raising questioning eyebrows.
p,t tba advice came from one with
,,.bon, the keeping of scrapbooks. has
,ong been favorite hobby. To illus
.,o+a II she showed to the skeptical
uirls the last of her collection, begun
ahort 4 year ago. They observed with
a,,rnrise that the book was not yet
half full. The first rule, said the woin-
ON is to go slow. Be sure that your
selections are really worth preserving
aud win stand the test of time. AS to
subjects. they may cover anything
tron, the merely didactic to the pure
i, literary. the chief idea being to save
ouch fleeing bits of contemporary HIT
orature as. to your individual taste,
arc valuable or interesting, and which
would otherwise, be entirely lost to
Won. The scrapbook should, above all,
reflect the special temper and pursuits
If its owner 1t is to be your cleaning
from the events, experiences, and
Earning of your time. The ephemeral
ron,nent. humorous or grave, clever
writer's of the day upon the days
events throws a light upon these events
that makes them live when they would
otherwise fade in your memory INTO
cold anisOdes of history. The comment
that appeals to you as your own view
of the question, if you were able to
EXPRESS it so well, is what you must
select. Perhaps, after all, said the
clever woman with a sigh, the scrap
book is merely a makeshift for lack OF
brains.
book revealed a mine of information
and amusement to it's fortunate bor-
rowers. The most interesting class Of
clippings il contained was personalia-
personal "reminiscences of representa-
tive men of our time, political, liter
airy. and religious, as recounted by
their associates and cut from the daily
papers and the magazines by the
watchful reader. OF these, there were
any number of anecdotes of living peo-
pie and their witty sayings that cast
revealing light on the real man behind
the Office.
Jokes, pure and simple, were scat
tered through the pages although in
the majority of cases having reference
to some particular person or event.
Those excellent satires on current
events with which the daily papers
abound humorous poetry on topics of
the hour or the foibles and fads of
humanity, formed the most entertain
ing portion of the collection. Among
the choice morsels were Barry PAINS
guide to the English language, ar
ranged for the convenience of foreign
visitors to King Edwards coronation;
a poem on the refusal of Mr.. Hogg of
Texas to wear knee breeches at the
coronation; a poem entitled THE
Breakfast Food Family" one on the
religious debate as to the damnation
OF infants; one on the Marconi sys-
tenn; and numerous political skits, all
illustrating the spirit of the times.
These, in many cases, were dated with
small marginal figures so as to be more
readily placed in future perusal. They
proved to be the owners especial ia
Vorltes in the collection, and possess,
according to her ideas, more value
than list of ruling monarchs and the
events of their reign, in rejecting the
dally life, wisdom and follies of the
people themselves.
Of historical items there was, now
ever, no lack. There were some data
OF the sort not easy to get at in his
tories, and the line of succession of
several reigning sovereigns.
There We're a few good parodies of
famous poems, applied to golf, ping
pong, ETC.; and a few bits of real lit
erature, although the owner advised
against the choice of the sentimental.
and especially of poetry, as pure poe
ny unless one felt assured of ones
Judgment as a critic of English verse
modern fable or two, a very few
literary infelicites," and a few liter
airy curiosities, closed the collection
q. ana left the four bright girls to whom
II mad been loaned converted apostles
u the pastepot and the scissors.