The Portland daily press., 1899-02-16

The Art OF BAsTINa.


great deal. beginners are prone to do
too little. Basic oil the seams In one
direction, preferably from the top down.
In basting the front cores Of lining and
outside together. haste directly down the
center, taking but zone stitch upon the
needle at time. The edges Of the front
gore are then basted from top to bottom,
following u straight line. In basting the
back and side cores, The line OF basting
should follow, not the grain Of the cloth,
but extend in straight lines from top 60
bottom just as for the front gore. The
true direction Of the basting line Is deter
mined by holding the CORES to the figure,
and noting how the folds come-they Will
always be straight down. The basting
should follow the exact folds in which
the skirt will fall when made mp.
One half inch from the edge of the lin
ing IL is a good idea when cutting To rule
n perfectly straight seam with pencil
o n the edge Of each gore. Later on haste
on these lines In even, true stitcnes Tor
the seams. Basic lengthwise. using
abort and long stitch In basting. Baste
up and keep the basting In line with
skirt seams. Where a bias and sell
wedge edge come together haste and stitch
on me seiyedue edge. Be sure the top
of the skirt is kept even, and be very
careful in stitching not TO stretch bias
seams: always stitch one way--either
from the top down or from the bottom up
The Gentiewoman fer February.
HOW TO KEEP YOUNG.
II we take little leaf out of the mind
cure books we can have physical rejuve-
nation through youthful spirit, which
must fluid expression. Cast away sadness
for that is hateful to youth-and culti-
vats instead real interest in all 5that Is
going on, whether in the world about
you or in the great world. Observe u
young girl of normal intelligence who
has not been spoiled" Could anything
be more striking than her keen vora-
apathy Of her eldersg Keep your interest
alive. feeding 1t on catholicity Of sub
jects, as you value your youth; for IL GER
tain mental muscles are not used they
will atrophy and you will be old, no mat
ter what is the date OF your birth. Every
human being you encounter Is the central
point of the universe from his or her point
of view; how, then, can such q one es-
cape the interest of others? Every life
has its life aims just as vital as yours.
Interest yourself in others, and, with no
such intent at heart, you will IND the
spirit refreshed.
Away back in nursery days we learn Of
the little girl who wept in contemplating
the bridge she did rot have to cross after
all but the lesson did not go very deep,
for we keep on worrying, until we have
lines up aud down the forehead and lines
across 1.-The thirty-year marks" they
call them, but tLat Is u mistake. Thirty
years OF worry would wrinkle a marble
forehead, but thirty years Of optimism
would keep smooth the most delicate
skin. Worry spoils the digestion and
brings i'll health, which in turn ruin
beauty. Worry enwraps the mental
faculties and prevent them from free ex
eroise, hsmpering Judgment and shutting
out light Even those who do 1t most
know these things vol, yet still keep on;
Cor not to worry means condition OF
spiritual strength and elevation which
Ia only attained by gradual process. and
every one has not learned the way. The
lines ON the face are the expression Of
but who could object to crinkling
around the eyss that make n smile the
msrrier, or lines about the corner of the
mouth that have kindly meaningY
Such lines stamp the face with INDY ing
youth. -Harper's Bazaar.
NOUGAT.
Peel four pounds of sweet almonds,
dry them and stand them in a warm
place. Put into Il stewpan two pounds
of pounded sugar, add about thirteen
ounces of white honey. stand the pan
over the fire, and let the contents boil,
skimming when necessary. After the
first boil put in four tablespoons OF rye
syrup and few drops of citric acid;
when the syrup has reached the Case
stage take il off the fire; flavor 1t to taste
with any good essence. Add few drops
of vegetable carmine to color 1t very
lightly; pour 1t upon a slab of marble
previously buttered, and with pliable
wooden spatula, bring IT all together
toward the center to form mass. Work
this paste by pulling it iengthwise for
about two minutes; this should be done
by two persons, and nriskly, so that the
material has not time 10 become cold
Into this mass mix the warm almonds
I'd two handfuls of blanched pistachios,
arrange it in a wooden box lined through
out with strips OF wafer. Smooth the
surface of the nougat, which should he
about two inches deep; over this again
put some water; put on the lid and
weight down SO as to Press the contents
closely together. After ten minutes re.
move the weight and cut the nouRat in
thin strips, or according to fancy.
You can of course use half or quarter
the quantity.