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LAND & WATER 
July 5, 1917 
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DOMESTIC 
ECONOMY. 
ISames and addresses of shops, where ike articles mentioned 
can be obtained, will be forwarded on receipt of a postcard 
addressed to Passe-Partout, Land & Water, 5, Chancery 
Lane, W.C. 2. Any other information will be given on request. 
Warraoted to 
Wear 
Very clear-sighted buying is necessary 
now-a-days if any thing at all satis- 
factory is to be got for the money. This 
is particularly true where stockings are concerned, prices 
fluctuating here so much that nothing is certain save their 
perpetual increase. 
Some hole-proof black cotton stockings, guaranteed to 
last without a hole for six months from the date of buying, 
are one of the best propositions encountered for many a long 
day. These stockings are of particularly good quality, soft, 
well- finished, and of very superior substance. • ^s a wear- 
resisting stocking they fulfil economy's highest dictates, 
for they are specially spliced at heels and toes and thus 
unusually strong. War workers find these stockings an in- 
calculable benefit. Not only are they most comfortable to 
wear, but with them no darning is necessary, an occupation 
for which in these strenuous days no-one has the spare time. 
They are kept in cdl sizes, from 8^ to loj and are a well shaped 
stocking into the bargain. 
.The guarantee is given' with every six pairs sold, the price 
is 13s. 6d. the half-dozen, and nothing could possibly repre- 
sent a better investment. The firm selling them are now 
holding their summer sale, some exceptional offers in the 
stocking way being a feature, though those just mentioned 
are too much of a bargain already to allow of any further 
decrease in their price. 
Summer Felt 
Hats 
The idea has come straight over from 
Paris and promises to be received with 
equal enthusiasm here. As soon as the 
sunny weather started, Parisians wore Ught felt hats with 
their diaphanous lawn and cotton dresses. Nor is the notion 
anything of the bouleversement at first it seenis, because nothing 
makes a better sun hat than a felt. 
A clever London firm are showing the most delightful 
collection of featherweight summer felt hats possible to imagine. 
For one thing, smart though they are, there is a definite 
practicabihty about them. They are light, cool, do not hurt 
m the rain, and are in a great variety of shape and style. The 
available colours are white, champagne, and pale grey, and 
in some cases a fascinating colour contrast is achieved by 
means of a " puggaree " swathe — quite narrow and very 
softly bound round the crown. 
upanish sailor hats in this light weight felt with stiffened 
brims are 30s., while soft felt squashable hats with a pretty 
feather mount or something of the kind at the side are a 
guinea. Many of these roll up into the smallest possible 
compass when travelling, and hence are a boon in these days 
of restricted luggage. 
Specialities are always rather delightful 
WeUg""'^ things to meet, especially when doing so 
directly benefits the encounterer. An 
instance is some capital boots — for both ladies and men — 
with waterproof welts. These completely ensure that the 
foot is kept perfectly dry, the boot being absolutely 
impervious to rain or darnp. 
jThis welt is the patent of one famous firm. In common 
with many other ideas now-a-days, this at first originated to 
help the men in the trenches ; then, however, it naturally 
expanded, others taking to the idea and women war workers 
finding their needs also provided for. The welt itself is such 
a clever arrangement that it is quite interesting to go to the 
showrooms and have its principle explained. This the 
courteous assistants will be only too pleased to do at any 
time, and whether the inquirers buy or whether they do not, 
they will find they are equally welcome. 
:Another thing worth note is that these boots are made with 
" Driped " soles, these in expert opinion being the very best 
that can be got. The comfort of marching boots fitted in this 
way is intense, as soldiers are always proving, and though they 
are not at the first go off inexpensive, they last so long that in 
the course of time they automatically become so. 
A welcome piece of news is that, though the firm naturally 
enough gives credit, it has a special system of cash prices for 
all who like to pay at once and so get the discount. 
A Sale of 
Gloves 
Two special points make a sale of gloves 
uf extreme interest. In the first place, 
a great number of special pairs suitable 
for motoring and all kinds of work are being cleared from 
is. iid. upwards. These gloves are of very strong leather, 
large enough to slip on with the utmost ease, and are par- 
ticularly well worth buying from the war worker's point of 
view. V\'ith gloves such as these, it becomes a far easier 
matter to work on the land, in the garden, or indulge in any 
other of the many pursuits to which shortage of labour and 
the general events have brought many women. 
The second chance goes rather to the other extreme of 
purpose, concerning washable white kid gloves, selling 
during the sale at the reduced price of 4s. 6d. They can be 
cleaned in the most delightfully easy way, the dirt just 
sponging off. Another feature — odd though it may seem 
— is that this variety seems to keep cleaner longer than the 
majority of white gloves, while perhaps the superlative point 
in their favour is the way in wliicli they last and wear. 
The sale price is a thing to take and be grateful for in this 
case, since already this special glo\e has increased in price. 
Scotcb 
Skirts 
Scotland is responsible for several good 
things, as many of us south of the Tweed 
are gratefully aware. Some skirts made 
in Scotland of first class Scotch materials must now be 
included, the makers dealing with the crofters direct. . 
A thing now to note is the extra care many women are 
giving to the character of their clothes. This is a direct 
result of the general rise in prices, durability having to be 
a thoroughly investigated matter. The skirts in question 
last in such a continuous way that one almost wonders where 
the profit to the makers comes in. It probably lies in the 
fact that one customer always makes another, praise of the 
skirts going from mouth to mouth, and half of the business 
being consequently built up on that most satisfactory foun- 
dation of all — personal recommendation. \\'ell-cut, man- 
tailored tartan skirts cut either on the straight or the cross, 
are kept in stock sizes, but can also be made specially to order 
within the brief period of four days. 
These skirts at tht outset are not exactly inexpensive, out 
as time goes on the initial price repays itself over and 
over again, the truth that it is cheapest to buy good things 
in the end being once more attested. Passe P.\rtout 
Following their well established precedent July is the mouth set 
aside by Stagg and Mantle of Leicester Square for their Summer 
Sale. Bargains abound in evtry department ; as a matter of policy 
alone they should be closed with while yet there is time, for the turn 
of the year will bring an inevitable rise in the cost of every class of 
material with it. Stagg and Mantle are seUing some charming coat 
frocks in gabardines and serges for 55s. gd. the original price being 
79s. 6d. and even ^i guineas. Early-autumn coats in heather tweeds 
coloured blanket coats, and black and white checks are being cleared 
off at very special prices, and some advantageous buying can be done 
J?,j!j" mackintoshes, some of which are reduced down to 21s gd 
Odd skirts can be picked up for the proverbial song and together with 
many other good things will be found in the sale catalogue which 
Stags and Mantle will send everywhere on request. 
Intelhgence is the greatest power in the world, and from its b.-i.elits 
no one need be excluded, for those who do not claim it for themselves 
can always profit through that of others. The Macdonald Smith 
Bram tojveyboard syiUem of pianoforte technique is a case in 
pomt; through It the veriest dullard in pianoforte playing can tecome 
an accomphshed performer with the minimum of trouble. This brilliant 
systcni needs first a httle study, then some application, and the results 
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described by Mr. Macdonald Smith in his interesting Oooklet^'' L^hl 
on Pianoforte Playmg," application for which should be made to him at 
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