20 
LAND & WATER 
April 19, 1917 
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DOMESTIC 
ECONOMY 
Names and addresses of shops, where the articles mentioned 
can be obtained, will be forwarded on receipt of a postcard 
addressed to Passe-Partout, Land & Water, 5, Chancery 
Lane, IV.C 2. Any other information will be given on request. 
A Sub^timte 
for Sugar 
It would be farcical to pretend that sub- 
stitutes can ever come up to the genuine 
article itself, nevertheless there are 
moments when we are profoundly grateful for them. Sugar- 
lene, a pure substitute for sugar, is a case in point. It is 
si.xteen times as sweet as sugar, therefore one ounce of sugar- 
lene is equivalent to about a pound of that article. A salt- 
spoonful sweetens a cup of tea, a teaspoonful is often sufficient 
sweetening in cooking, so that a httle sugarlcne goes a very 
long way. 
It is being sold by a firm who have long established a 
reputation lor the reliable quahty of the goods they sell. 
Foilowmg this up they did not start to push sugarlene until 
they were absolutely satisfied as to its reliability. They, 
themselves, personally tested it, and the result is all in sugar- 
lene s favour, proving it to be both pure and wholesome. 
With sugarlene m the house it does not matter how low the 
sugar supplies run. Here at hand is the sweetening for tea, 
cotfee, cocoa, puddings and cakes, and that at a very low 
cost. Sugarlene is put up in packages costing from one 
sliilling upwards. Those wanting just to give it a preliminary 
trial, iiowever, need exjjend no more than threepence on a 
trial packet. If they will forward this together with an extra 
penny for postage a sample will be despatched promptly. 
English Made 
Siockings 
Some mercerised lisle thread stocking-^ 
are worth buying at their present price 
for more than one reason. In the first 
place they were bought over eiglit months ago by the firm 
now selling them at a time before their cost had sharply 
started tor soar. At this particular shop therefore they are 
being sold at practically their old prices, a point worth noting 
in these expensive days. 
Tliese stockings are specially good value. Their mercerised 
finish gives them a very silky look, and they wear quite un- 
usually well. It is good to know that after washing they never 
lose their lustre. Nomatterhowoften the stockings may visit 
the washtub this is kept in a quite remaikable way. Then, 
as the title of this note indicates, the stockings are a British 
manufacture, so that home industries gain a fillip. 
They are kept in black, white and in colourings to match 
all kinds of shoes, and very lovely some of them Eire. All 
the new covert colours are represented, then there are some 
fascinating gun metal tones as well as navy blue, dark green, 
tete de negre, and more than one shade of tan. With 
beautifully embroidered clocks these stockings in all sizes 
cost 2s. 9^d. Without clocks their pri;e is is. ir^d. outsizes 
costing an additional fourpcnce. The maker's name is 
printed on every pair. 
Comfort for 
Children 
The growing girl is not a particularly 
easy person to clothe as those responsible 
usually find. Clever garments for her, 
however, can be discovered in plenty at the department 
dedicated to her service in a famous shop, and as a result 
a visit here is mingling of profit and pleasure. 
SUp>-on jumjsers are garments in which most little girls will 
revel. Thougii some of the models fasten down the front 
many of them pull on over the head, fastening simply then by 
means of a tie round the waist, and thus the very easiest thing 
to put on. Without doubt these jumpers are much neater 
than a great many blouses and quite twice as comfortable for 
an active child. Amongst the many summer-time models is 
one of white voile with crushed cherry borders of lawn. 
Smocked jumpers are also delightful. One example is smocked 
on the shoulders and at the wrists, while at either side the 
• allness is gathered into pretty folds by the same means. 
Little girls' overalls can also be found here to perfection. 
0;ie capital example is made just like a coat, buttoning down 
the front with a row of buttons so that a child can easily get 
into it without any outside help. It has two big pockets, 
is belted round the waist, and is kept in butcher blue, brown 
or natural colour. Such an overall as this is invaluable for a 
child when gardening, painting, playing or doing any other of 
the myriad things by which children pass away their days. 
Rustless 
Knives 
Knives, which never rust or stain and 
need no cleaning on a knife board or in 
a knife machine seem almost too good 
-'to be true. Happily for us, however, they are an accomplished 
fact, and — as the immense business being done in them 
proves- -a very welcome one. 
At a flash it can be seen what an immense amount of 
labour they save. Servants appreciate them immensely 
lor knife cleaning is then the simplest »affair in the world, 
taking only the briefest space in seconds. If they are just 
dipped in hot water and then dried with a cloth they are 
instantaneously clean, no matter what acids may have been 
used on the knife. There is no tiresome paraphernalia of 
knife board and knife powder. In the ordinary way vinegar, 
pickles and other things of that kind spell mst, and that very 
speedily. Now they need mean nothing of the kind. 
These stainless jcnives are available in several different 
shapes, tables knives costing 14s. the half-dozen, and desert 
knives 12s. the half-dozen. A sample table or dessert knife 
will also be sent post free on request, the first costing 2s. 4d. 
and the latter 2S. 
The One-ring 
Cooker 
Everybody possessing the ordinary type 
of gas stove knows that economy with it 
is apt to be a will-o'-the-wisp. For one 
thing the average cocik generally has an immense amount 
of different burners going at the same time, neither to be 
stnctiy just is this always her fault. The heat is not scienti- 
fically distributed, a guod many things cooking at the same 
time mean a good miuy burners, and in due course a dis- 
concertingly heavy gas bill. 
The clever inventor of the " One Ring " Cooker claims that 
it saves 75 per cent, and he is probably not far wide of the 
mark. This invention is a revolution in cooking by gas and 
also cooking by oil — for oil can be used instead of gas if this 
is preferred. A full course dinner can easily \)Q cooked on 
this cooker, all the necessary heat being given by a single 
gas ring. Tliis heats the hot plate and both are movable, 
so that the heat is readily distributed. 
Besides a portable oven, the cooker allows ample ro<jm lor 
two pots to be kept at cooldng heat, and when the oven is not 
in use the room for pots, kettles, etc., is doubled. 
FuUy illustrated particulars will be sent anywhere on re- 
quest, and most interesting reading they make to the 
economically minded. These One Ring Cookers can be fixed 
practically anywhere. For summer cooking when kitchen 
fires should be let out wherever possible, they are undoubtedly 
the last word in convenience, and what is more they help 
everybody in the national duty of coal-saving. 
For garden, dairy or any outdoor work 
Showerproof some showerproof smocks are just the 
"""^ * very thing. They are made of " Ariel " 
fabric, and very delightful it is. Not only is it mercerised 
and so very soft and silky looking, but it is showerproof as 
well. In our most uncertain climate this last characteristic 
is no small thing. Also in its favour is the great ease with 
which the smock can be washed, a strong appeal to the dainty 
woman. 
Quite apart from its evident practicabihty it is a pretty 
garment into the bargain. It is belted round the waist, 
lias two large pockets, rather a long, narrow pointed collar, 
and dainty groups of smocking either side of the front. 
The colours to be had include vieux rose, saxe, champagne, 
dark brown, dark blue, grey and mauve, and the price is 
25s. gd. in any of these or in white or black. 
Passe Partout 
