22 
LAND & WATER 
January ii, 1917 
THE WEST END 
Bij '^Passe-Partoiit 
The aim of these notes is to brin« articles 0/ preseiu-day use and interest to the knowledge ot our readers. All articles described 
have been carefully chosen for mention, and tn every instance can be recommended from personal knowledge. Names and addresses 
»t shot>s. where the articles mentioned can be obtained, will be forwarded on recetbt of a postcard addressed to Passe-Partout, 
" Land &■ Water," Old Serjeant's Inn, 5 Chancery Lane. W.C. Any other information will be given on request 
The pick of the 
Sales 
Reductions are rife at a certain shop 
now the month of January is with us. 
Foremost amongst the sale bargains is 
the glace silk 
petticoat pic- 
tured. There 
are any amount 
of petticoats of 
the kind i n 
white, black, 
navy blue, and 
a great number 
of dark shot 
silks in blues, 
reds and greens 
and other colour- 
ings unusually 
charming. 
These petti- 
coats during the 
season were 
1 8s. 9d.,and in 
some cases even 
a guinea. Now 
they are a 1 1 
being sold at 
I2S. gd., and at 
the price are 
without doubt one of the cheapest petticoats ever offered at 
sale or any other time. Thev are doubly worthy securing at 
this small sum, because the silk market at the moment is an 
uncertain factor and prices are not only rising, but con- 
tinuing to rise without any sign of abatement. 
Make, design, quality, are all good, while for the benefit of 
those preferring them, there are some black or navy blue 
satin petticoats of the same kind at the same price. IDuring 
the sale these underskirts carnot be sent on approval, a 
reservation which is understandable with present conditions. 
Floating 
Flowers 
Great economy can be wrought through 
the buying of floating flowers. Though 
they represent an initial outlay, they will 
repay it over and over again. For these flowers are prac- 
tically everlasting. They are, as may perhaps be guessed, 
artificial, but nothing could be more natural or truer to life. 
They will float in the water indefinitely and being the result 
of a carefully-tested process, the colours will not run. 
At Christmas the demand for them was so immense that at 
one time every floating flower in the place had been sold and 
many orders were outstanding for busy fingers to fulfil. Just 
a few in a flat bowl make a fascinating table decoration, one 
worth considering now cut flowers daily grow dearer. 
Anemones cost from 2S. 6d., five or six different colours being 
given, then there are cameUias, roses, lotus and water lihes, 
each and all faithful replicas of nature and beautiful in 
consequence. 
English Violet 
Soap Leaves 
Such is the delightful name of a no less 
delightful production. Scented with the 
genuine perfume of the real English 
violet, they are made by two clever ladies who have scored a 
brilliant success with their violet nurseries and all manner of 
original productions. 
Soap leaves are a boon at all times when soap is not readily 
to hand. The ones in question are most cleanisng and 
efficacious, and for people obliged to do long night journeys 
or anything of the kind their value cannot be told. In a 
violet leather case they cost 2s. 5d. post free, refills at any time 
boinq available for an extra elevenpence. The little Looklet 
giving particulars of any amount of unique preparations makes 
most interesting reading. 
The ladies owning these violet nurseries are willing to take 
students at a reduced rate during the war, the course not 
dealing with violets alone, but with carnation growing, forcing 
of early strawberries and tomatoes, as well as any amount of 
useful commercial knowledge. 
The Torpedo 
Baii 
Everybody seeing it falls in love with 
the torpedo envelope, the latest and 
daintiest handbag. There is something 
about its torpedo shape unusually attractive and smart, right 
for even the most fastidious woman. The envelope is ten 
inches long, and by no manner of means is it a bulky affair, 
though room is found inside it for purse, mirror and Treasury 
note case. These fitments are amongst its recommendations, 
every one of them being perfect in its way. 
The small glass, Uke a miniature hand-mirror, is attached 
to a gilt chain so that there is no likelihood of its falling out, 
getting lost or breaking. The bag is delightfully Uned inside, 
the soft shade of the lining contrasting well with the bright 
blackness of the grained patent leather of the bag. 
A novel swing handle at the back gives it security when 
carried, and it as well as a host of other attractions will be 
found illustrated in a unique catalogue well worth requesting. 
Sheepswool Hats 
and Scarves 
tweed scarves 
ago in these 
reinforced by 
The wide sheepswool 
mentioned some time 
columns have now been 
soft hats to match. 
Together they 
make a. most effec- 
tive alliance. The 
scarves stand by 
themselves as the 
cosiest neck wraps 
for wintry weather 
possible to im- 
agine. They are 
remarkably wide 
and long, and yet 
most amazingly 
hght in spite of 
their generous pro- 
portions. The 
actual size is two 
and a half yards by 
three quarters of a 
yard, and they 
can be wrapped 
round the figure in 
quite a number of 
pretty and effec- 
tive ways. 
Scotch wool 
tweed scarves and 
hats are a notion 
worth investiga- 
ting. Not only 
do they wear well, 
withstanding with 
triumph most in- 
clement weather, 
but they look well, 
the hats being 
bendable to any 
attractive angle, 
and adaptable to 
all faces. 
The colourings 
in which they are 
kept are nothing short of beautiful, and the whole effect 
is artistic in the extreme, much out of the ordinary, and a 
triumph on which the designer deserves congratulation. The 
trap into wliich many Englishwomen fall is that of dressing in 
too hard a style. Both these hats and scarves are the acme 
of softness, herein lying much of their charm. 
