LAND & WATER 
September 14, 191 
The aim ot thae noUi is to fcrixy urtulet, of present-day use and interest to the knowledge of our readers. All articles described 
hoLe been carefully chosen for mention, and tn every instance can be recommended from persona! knowledge. Names and addresses 
0/ shops, where the articles mentioned can be obtained, will be forwarded on receipt of a postcard addressed to Passe-Partout 
"Land 6- Water," Empire House, Kingsway, W.C Any other information will be given on request. 
The Mmiaiure 
Milltiry Cross 
Any amount of people will be delighted 
with, the latest departure of one of the 
cleverest jewellers in town. This is the 
Military Cross in miniature made 
up as a brooch or a pendant and 
a triumph of exquisite workman- 
ship. Women whose relations or 
friends have won this distinction 
will value this miniature replica 
from more than one jx)int of view, 
and no more acceptable present 
could possibly be found for them. 
The brooches and pendants are 
made in gold fronted with pure 
palladium, and the monogram in 
the centre as well as the whole 
design is beautifully wrought. The 
price in each instance is surpris- 
ingly inexpensive. A development 
of the same idea shows the 
miniature as a brooch pendant mounted on an enamel bar 
coloured to show the purple and white of the I^Iilitary Cross 
I ibbon. A more elaborate form has the bar set with diamonds 
and amethysts, so that the colours are represented through 
a precious stone medium. 
Then there is something very novel and interesting in the 
way of photograph frames, these being mounted with minia- 
ture Jl'i lit ary Crosses in silver hung from a piece of the ribbon. 
The frames themselves are bronzed, and miniatures of the 
Victoria Cross, the D.S.O., theM.M. and the D.C.M. can all 
be supplied mounted in the same clever way, so that the brave 
%vinner's photos can be more than suitably framed. 
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The .Military Cross in miniature 
it the lAtr^t «dvcntU)e in attmc- 
tlTe jewellery, and nonderfully 
pretty, appropriate and incxpen- 
•ive it is aa all who aee it testify 
Silk and Wool 
Stockings 
Women liking silk stockings yet not 
finding them always appropriate for 
winter wear will be glad to licar of some 
in which a mixture of silk and wool is cunningly combined. 
This mixture makes the stockings deliRJ/tfully soft and pleas- 
ant to wear, besides giving them a nice appearance. 
By this means the hiatus between silk stockings and cash- 
mere footwear is happily bridged. The stockings are well 
made and a satisfactory production from every standpoint. 
The feet are carefully strengthened, and given a reasonably 
good laundress they wash uncommonly well. 
These stockings are made in black, royal blue, and brown. 
There is also a capital i^epper and salt mixture, calculated to 
well accompany our autumn tweeds and ;u tings. 
A Great 
Convenience 
Quite the most convenient thing of its 
kind is the " Penlite " Electric Torch. 
It is much like a rather large fountain 
pen, to which it owes its name. Like a fountain pen also it is 
fitted with a clip so that it fixes into a pocket and is safely 
held in readiness there. 
Electric torches seem to be amongst the few things that 
have not gone up in price, for the one in questic^i is but five 
s.hillings- a most unusually moderate price. Cheap though 
It is, it is nevertheless capital, and soldiers in particular appreci- 
ate it on account of its value to campaigners. 
This portable little torch switches on in a moment, giving 
an excellent light in spite of its smallness, and is useful to 
almost everybody at some time or another. At the moment, 
however, when lighting regulations are .so stringent and gas 
or electric light may in case of an alarm be cut off in an 
instant, its use is enhanced tenfold. 
The Ideal 
Luggage 
Everybody knows either from hearsay 
or from sad experience the difficulty 
heavy inconvenient sized luggage is now- 
a-days. Realising this a furn of trunk makers are making a 
speciality of light easily carried suit cases, on purpose to meet 
the needs of the moment. As they are actual makers them- 
selves and have to pay no middleman's profits their prices are 
most reasonable. 
One of the best suit cases they are making for men is called 
the " Rack " suit case. This will go easily either on tlie 
rack of a railway carriage or underneath a seat. Though 
it is sold fitted with all the necessary toilet things, it is very 
light and can easily be carried, a boon to many men. 
Ladies' Week End Cases are another feature. They cost from 
36s. 6d., and are fitted with various drawn moirette pockets 
into which the users' own toilet fittings easily fit. This is 
certainly the cheapest way of owning a fitted suit case. 
The New Sports 
Coat 
The latest sports coats are made in Scot- 
land, and are quite the best type of coat 
that has been seen for many a long day. 
They are made of Alpaca Yarn in the famous Scotcli stitch. 
Alpaca Yarn wears astonishingly well, never pulling out or 
unravelling as the softer kinds of wool do. 
These coats are in plain colours, in attractive stnpes, and 
also in nearly all the recognised tartans. Being liglit and 
warm they are just the thing to wear in the house once days 
grow colder. Their producer must be congratulated. 
A Way to 
Economise 
Clevei designing is written in every line 
of some ninon, chiffon and georgette coats 
to wear over an evening gown or tea 
gown slip. They are delightfully 
pretty, and with their aid wonders 
can be wrought. livening gowns 
which have passed their first 
youth take a new lease of life 
when allied to a coat of this 
description, while new home- 
dinner or tea frocks can be run 
up at a minimum of cost. The 
coats in themselves are so fas- 
cinating that all that is necessary 
is to buy one, some yards of satin 
or crepe de Chine for a slip 
beneath, and a frock complete 
is promptly made with no 
trouble to anybody 
The firm responsible are mak- 
ing these coats in many designs 
at many prices. Most attractive 
coatees of georgette, in all colours, 
finished with a tinsel guimpe 
edge in silver or gold, and cut 
with long handkerchief points, 
are but 29s. 6d. More expensive 
but far from dear is a coat of 
sea blue ninon with a wide border 
of tinselled silver, and a model of silver and grey edged 
with becoming dark skunk awaits some lucky purchaser. 
The coat sketched is of ninon cut on particularly graceful 
lines. Admirably introduced is a deep border of printed 
tinsel ninon, and many exquisite colourings are available. 
The rise in boot leather seems likely to continue if all one 
hears is true, and the woman who already has an adequate 
supply of winter boots and shoes is wise in her generation. 
The booting of t he new armies has made such a formidable 
demand upon leatlier that the available supplies have 
dwindled, and everybody should buy their ootwear at once. 
Simple French sailor hats only trimmed with a couple 
of huge hat-pins as ornament and fastening alike are par- 
ticularly suitable just now. Plain though the hat is, infinite 
play can be made with the hat pins, and people already possess- 
mg beautiful pairs can use them in no better way. A hat of 
grey straw had two large disc hat pins of powder blue enamel 
and looked pretty enough for all sorts of occasions. 
Ninon coats of a most alluring charm 
are being well liked for evening wear. 
helping many a diiss of good service 
to perform yet more 
