22 
LAND & WATER 
May lo, 1917 
DOMESTIC 
ECONOMY 
Names and addresses of s/tops. where the articles mentioned 
tan be obtained, will be forwarded on receipt of a postcard 
addressed to Passe-Partout, Land iS: Water, 5, Chancery 
Lane, W.C 2. Any other information will be given on request. 
DnstleM 
Dusters 
Not SO very long ago a well known 
woman in a daily newspaper told how 
she liad reduced her domestic staff from 
six to four servants and subsequently from four to two. 
At the same time she was good enough to give some hints 
as to the means by wliich she had done this successfully. 
Amongst her labour-saving appliances were dustless dusters, 
and that these deserve her mention everybody using them 
will agree. 
Dustless dusters make dusting surprisingly light work. 
They are cliemically treated in such a way that they not only 
absorb all the dust, but also polish and clean the furniture in a 
most accommodating way. They have been awarded a cer- 
tificate of merit by the Institute of Hygiene. 
Their advantages are manifold but some may perhaps be 
cited here. All the dust is collected in the fabric, no shaking 
is needed, no lints are left, and after washing the duster is as 
good as new. Passing it over any piece of furniture seems 
to collect the dirt by magic, and all this advantage is secured 
by sevenpence halfpenny, the duster's modest cost. 
Hospital pyjamas and shirts ready cut 
A Valuable War quj. ^q measure with simple enclosed 
■ directions are things worth Inowing about. 
Both are badly needed at many V.A.D. hospitals, so that there 
is useful war work ready at hand. 
Pyjamas have often struck the uninitiated as a difficult 
thing to make. When they are ready cut out, collar, pocket, 
girdle, jacket, buttons and all such small details included, 
the sewing together is a very simple affair. It is no wonder 
that the firm responsible have gained general congratulation en 
a brilliant idea. With an eye to warmer weather they are now 
cutting out the pyjamas in Ceylonette. This is a cool cotton 
fabric brushed to look like wool, and the essence of comfort 
for a disabled man. Pyjamas in this, ready for making, 
cost 4s. I id. 
Shirts and pyjamas are also being cut out in linen, though at 
the moment Ceylonette undoubtedly has somewhat taken 
its place. With the shirts as with the pyjamas, every piece 
is in readiness even to the buttons. 
A Hat to 
Have 
Travelling is undoubtedly a thing to be 
avoided if possible, but from time to 
time everybody must take the railroad 
wh' ther they wish to or no. When this happens economy 
in luggage space is of first-rate importance, and everything 
conducing towards it is sure of eager welcome. 
.■\ squashable straw hat is one of the best means yet put 
forward. The astonishing thing is, that though these hats 
squash as flat as the proverbial pancake in a corner of dressing- 
bag or suit case, and emerge looking not a penny the worse, 
they are quite in the category of " bettermost" hats suitable 
for almost any occasion. Made of very pretty silky-looking 
straw lined up with a contrasting colour, they are trimmed 
in a bow and tie of soft ribbon velvet, while a tiny piquet of 
flowers adds yet another lovely note of colouring. 
On the head these hats are most obligingly becoming, for 
they can be bent any way best suiting their wearer. In 
spite of this pliability they are by no manner of means of the 
sK'iipy-floppy tvne, there is a good substance to the straw 
which is maint iied to the very last moment the hat is in 
existence. They can be made in any combination of colours. 
The Perfect 
Veil 
A woman with the flair for dressing 
only a limited few possess, cites shoes, 
gloves and veils as the three most impor- 
tant items of a toilet. When these are really good, she says, 
the rest can take care of itself, and since this is expert opinion 
it is worth consideration even if it is not all who agree. A 
new charming veil, however, undoubtedly does work wonders 
in the general appearance, and some very special veils of 
most unusual kind deserve to the full the attention now being 
shown them. They are carefully woven to shape, this being 
so cunningly contrived that they fit to the face and any shape 
hat like a glove. There is no need for pins cither at the front 
or back. The veil ties at the back, and there it is, perfectly 
arranged in the way that only an expert in veil-adjusting 
formerly, could accomplish. 
These veils are woven in a_very clear becoming mesh and are 
washable. They are kept in black and in all colours, amongst 
which a delightfully becoming beige colour is perhaps the 
most noticeable. Beige coloured veils are to the fore this 
spring, and these shaped ones mean the successful finish 
to any hat. 
The price is the most reasonable one of half a crown, and 
from first to last the veils are one of the greatest aids to good 
dressing ever broached in their particular direction. 
A chain of circumstances has enabled 
Exceptmnal Summer j^ famous firm to make s< rae unique 
™° ' propositions in the summer nock way. 
Quite delightful gowns in floral voile are being sold ready to 
wear at 29s. 6d., 37s. 6d. or 45s. Each variety is shown in a 
small separate catalogue, designs and a full range of patterns 
being given on each. As most people know, all catalogues, 
owing to Government -regulations, must now be applied for. 
Sometimes this provt s a thankless task, but never was a small 
amount of trouble better worth taking than for the catalogues 
in question. It is not too much to say that these dresses 
will be the greatest boon to all without too much money to 
spend and not yet su])plied with summer frocks. 
Taking those at the cheapest price — 29s. 6d. — it is amazing 
how far this comparatively small sum is made to go. Frocks 
of charming design are made in any one of a big range of 
colourings as the bunch of patterns fixed to the descriptive 
catalogue discloses. Up and down the designs range through 
a long scale of colourings, one or two with dark grounds and an 
all-over pattern in lovely blurred colouring being perfect for 
morning wear in town, while others of lighter hue are just the 
thing for the country. 
.^11 the frocks are made in a number of different sizes, 
an 1 as a contribution to economical dressing deserve our 
gratitude and support. 
Cleaning 
Cloths 
Cleaning of all kinds engrosses house- 
hold labour to such an extent that any- 
thing tending to lessen it is welcome. 
Of this genre are a little collection of cleaning cloths, each one 
of which fulfils very thoroughly a different purpose. The 
Redio Rouge Cloth is for gold, silver and plate. When silver 
is exceedingly badly stained, it should as a preliminary be 
cleaned in the old laborious manner, but once it is cleaned it 
can be kept absolutely bright if rubbed up from time to time 
witli this cloth. No powder or any cleanser is needed, the 
cloth does the work and very quickly too. 
Then the Redio Green Cloth is capital for brass and copper. 
With this cloth the taps all over a house can be kept clean 
with the minimum of effort. 
The Redio Yellow Cloth is for nickel, pewter and aluminium. 
Either of these kinds cost but 6Jd., and one if not all three 
should find its way into every house with some claim to the 
title " labour-saving." ' Passe Partoui 
Soane and Smith, of Oxford Street, have chosen the psychological 
moment for their floating flower-bowls to appear. With their aid no- 
body need spend an extravagant amount of money on flowers. Just a 
very few suffice to give a charming effect. Flowers stalked and floating 
on the water in this way also last a far longer time than when arranged 
in the ordinary manner, so that from the outset the economy is 
twofold. .Soane and Smith are nothing if not original, and their float- 
ing flower bowls are very unusual and delightful ones. ,\mongst 
them the solid Black Basalt by Wedgwood and the old I'uce Colour 
(llass gain first place, mainly because of the remarkable way in winch 
th-ir simplicity and dullmss set olf flower colouring. Other delight- 
ml floating flower bowls are made of Alabaster. This substance is 
b.'uig produced in exquisite translucent colourings— green, blue and 
rose colour amongst them. An alabaster glass bowl electrically 
illuminated is the most fascinating device seen for many a long day 
and it, with all its comrades, is ready for everybody's inspection. 
