But the most interesting object of all was, perhaps, the open scrapbook, displayed in the midst of some theatrical duodecimos that were strewn upon the table; and pasted into which scrapbook were various critical notices of Miss Snevellicci's acting, extracted from different provincial journals, together with one poetic address in her honour, commencing--
We have reason to know that Miss Snevellicci IS the lady who was implicated in that mysterious and romantic affair, and whose conduct on that occasion did no less honour to her head and heart, than do her histrionic triumphs to her brilliant genius.' A copious assortment of such paragraphs as these, with long bills of benefits all ending with 'Come Early', in large capitals, formed the principal contents of Miss Snevellicci's scrapbook.
'If it be flattery to admire your charms and accomplishments,' rejoined Nicholas, laying his hand upon the scrapbook, 'you have better specimens of it here.'
I've a
scrapbook mostly filled with horses I drew when I was little.
The feeble fingers were never idle, and one of her pleasures was to make little things for the school children daily passing to and fro, to drop a pair of mittens from her window for a pair of purple hands, a needlebook for some small mother of many dolls, penwipers for young penmen toiling through forests of pothooks,
scrapbooks for picture-loving eyes, and all manner of pleasant devices, till the reluctant climbers of the ladder of learning found their way strewn with flowers, as it were, and came to regard the gentle giver as a sort of fairy godmother, who sat above there, and showered down gifts miraculously suited to their tastes and needs.
Without his
scrapbooks, his chemicals, and his homely untidiness, he was an uncomfortable man.
It's all fun, though, because there are like-minded friends with whom to chat and share
scrapbook ideas.
Take an afternoon or two to
scrapbook your favourites in a homemade album that can be part of next year's decorations.
Leaf
scrapbook This is a lovely way of encouraging your child to collect as many different types of leaves as they can find.
The group sit together and make a
scrapbook with these images, designing and drawing their pages to personalise them.
[NE] The Day I Became a Canadian: A Citizenship
ScrapbookOne of the virtues of
scrapbooks is that they often good sources for information on others who associated with the subject of the
scrapbook.