The last rainy season brought to light a new amusement for children which is guaranteed to rob wet weather of many of its horrors and to make the nursery a jolly work room instead of a "howlery-grow-Jory." A favourite aunt when appealed to for ''something different to do" happily remem! a "Nature Album" which had solaced her through one rainy seashore holiday and afforded diversion on scores of subsequent occasions.
A "Seashore Book," a Mountain Book" and Garden Book" were decided upon to meet the interests of the three little girls present and three notebooks from the summer school supply furnished scrap books. Aunt Nan's specially valued book, which she had preserved all through a@ deal of information painlessly absorbed. Now, since the clouds have lifted and outdoor sports are in order, the books have been tenporarily shelved, except that when "specimens" are obtained they are put away for mounting on the next. showery day. Aunt Nan has suggested holding a scrap book exhibit when Mary and her little friends come back from their holidays,
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