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Show i SHE KEPT ORESS SCRAPBOOK It Gave Youny. Woman a Glimpse of tho History of All Her Frocks. "It's one of my most cherished possesion?, pos-sesion?, und I love it for the memories memo-ries some peusant, some sad that it recalls." A girl wtiS showing one of her frienil.s a volume that bore the title, "Luiira's Dress History." Outwardly, remarks a writer in the Youth's Companion, Com-panion, it appeared to be an ordinary scrap album, bat inside there were none of the usual pictures; instead, the 'leaves were decorated with squares of cloth of many different kinds and colors. "I began this when I was a very little girl," Laura explained. "I remember re-member that it was one day when mother showed me a roll of pieces. There were bits of my first colored j dresses. I wir.s pasting pictures in my ! scrapbook, and the idea occurred to mc; to use scraps of my dresses instead I :f the pictures. Mother gave me a square, of each piece and taught me how to paste them in place. "As I grew old-r I thought of other things that would add to the interest of the bock. So underneath each lock I described how that particular Jress was made. Sometimes I drew a. little pattern picture, sometimes I wrote a description. Then, too, I wrote anything of interest connected with the dress) when it was bought, made and first worn, who gave it to me if It chauced to be a present, and other Incidents such as this " Laura touched a pink gingham square, beneath which was written: "Uncle James gave this to me on my ainth birthday. The first time I wore It I tore the skirt." "The flowered lawn says, 'Bought July 1, made July 2, worn July 4 and dyed July 6.' Tou see, I wore It to a Fourth of July celebration and ruined it with stains. But " She laughed and pointed to the rhyme: Mother dyed it solid blue. Then it looked as good ajs new. "I have spent many happy hours paaklng my book," Laura said as she Closed the volume. "And now that I am grown I enjoy more than ever sitting sit-ting down and turning the pages and remembering." |