The Savannah morning news., 1903-02-08
MANY ALBUMS
KEPT BY WOMEN.

This is an age OF albums. A score or
more of different kinds of albums.
portfolios, memory books and diaries
are in current use.
A young woman spending the winter
in New York. says the New York
Sun, has an album for souvenirs of all
the plays and operas she attends.
The cast, criticisms clipped from the
daily papers. a cut from some illus
trated journal showing a scene from
the play and the likeness of the chief
actor or actress, serve to recall a
are a few words as to the young
woman's own associations with the
play. More than sixty entries have al
ready been made in the album, which
will help her. when she goes home. to
retrace her pleasure trips in Gotham
A place is left on each page for the
pasting in of such comments or news
items as may develop later concerning
actor or playwright. She calls this her
progressive album. ON the title page
is an old print showing a scene en-
acted in an early London playhouse.
Another New York visitor is pre-
serving souvenirs of the various din
ing places she visits. The more odd the
restaurants the better for her pur-
pose. Fashionable Bohemian and su-
burban taVerns within the limits of
Greater New York are recorded i'm
this book by menu cards, copies of
wall decorations and notices and per-
sonal comments.
Girls keep dainty mementoes of the
balls and parties they have been to
by preserving the dance card, de-
scription of the favors that pleased
them and of any unusual features in
troduced. pressed flower from a
bouquet and n sample cut off the par
ticular gown worn give Vividness to
the record. Bright sayings and Incl
dents connected with the event are
also recorded.
Some albums have the souvenirs fas-
tened in with ribbon perfumed with
the subtle odor liked best by the own
er. Many have the aroma of sandal
wood or some Oriental treasured es-
sence clinging to them. And the bind
ings vary from the costly, carved or
tapestry leather to the commonplace
cloth or board cover. Some are
brought out with covers of the close
woven sweet grass a light yet dura-
BILE framing most appropriate.
Many odd album covers are to be
had at the gift shops, made by hand
out of rare tapestry, choice brocades
and of canvas or satin, embroidered or
painted in various designs that ex-
press the albums purpose. Poker
work, both on wood and leather, is
utilized for covers Others have quaint
prints set in on silk or cloth founda-
tions. Old-time album lovers who had
only one or two stereotyped styles in
covers to choose from, mostly in mo-
sale or smooth enameled board,
would not recognize the album as IL
parades now.
The old-time autograph album has
a direct descendant in the guest book
which is now as common a house be-
longing as the family Bible and very
much more looked into. Even the girl
colony of students or workers en-
camped four or five flights up, in a
modest fiat dwelling, has it's guest
book, in which every visitor to sup or
| dine is expected to inscribe some
original or commemorative sentiment
along with his signature. And the sem
| fences written are very different from
the flowery or stilted inscriptions reg
istered in the autograph albums of a
| former age.
| Wedding albums are kept now In
| them are preserved the printed mar
riage notices, the picture of house or
church as decked for the event. the
| likeness of ushers and attendants and
| any incidents which emphasized the
| affair. APPLY worded congratulations
containing some play on names or per-
Sonal traits are secured to posteritty
along with data as to the honeymoon
doings and the number and nature Of
gifts received.