20 
LAND & WATER 
July 12, 1917 
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DOMESTIC 
ECONOMY. 
~ Names and addresses of shops, where the articles mentioned 
~an be obtained, will be forwarded on receipt of a postcard 
iddressed to Passe-Partout, Land & Water, 5, Chancery 
Lane, W.C. 2. Any other information will be given on request. 
A Chance in a 
Thousand 
While the summer sales are on, most 
firms of standing make one or two excep- 
tional offers both to celebrate the occa- 
sion and to give their sale a reputation. These offers are the 
things first looked for by the experier.ced shopper, and those 
finding them get their just benefit. One of the best chances 
of the kind ever put forward holds good at the moment and 
concerns some artificial silk golf coats. Incredible though 
it sounds, these golf coats are actually being sold at 12s. iid., 
a price that means not one farthing's worth of profit to the 
firm itself. 
These coats are full, very well made, with a strap across the 
waist at the back, and are particularly soft and silky looking. 
Sports coats are now the most useful thing in the world, 
numbers of women giving them almost everyday wear. Those 
who are wise in their generation are buying tliem before the 
autumn and its rise in prices comes along. 
All these reasons and a good many others besides make 
these wonderfully twelve and elevenpenny sports coats some- 
thing out of the ordinary. Though one or two other colours 
originally existed, the main stock is in two shades of grey, one a 
silver grey, the other a more oxidised tone. Such a coat 
can never again be offered for the money, and those securing 
it will have the most genuine cause for self congratulation. 
Just What is 
Wanted 
One of the cleverest corsetieres in London 
has now turned her special attention 
to corsets for men, built on purpose 
to relieve the pressure caused by artificial limbs. The boon 
0/ these corsets to men disabled in this way no words can 
tell, suffice it to say they mean all the difference between 
comfort and the reverse. 
These corsets are the result of very close and studied thought, 
and all kinds of developments of the same idea are being exe- 
cuted through the same expert braiin. Special corsets to 
wear after operations are also made, everyone of which is 
an immense improvement on the old heavy kind of surgical 
belt. These corsets are most wonderfully light, they give 
adequate support but do not restrict the figure in any way. 
V\'earing one, indeed, a man would not know he had got 
anything of the kind on were it not for the very welcome sup- 
port, and they are cut in such a way that the outside observer 
cannot detect anything of the sort there, only that there is 
a general improvement of figure. 
Men in uniform find some of the models sold are the greatest 
convenience, because they help so to carry the weight of 
accoutrements. The maker only requires a few simple 
measurements, a personal visit being quite unnecessary if 
this for any reason is difficult to pay, and designs and 
estimates are always promptly forthcoming. 
Too Good to 
Miss 
Yet another sale opportunity of a 
specially generous character concerns some 
ribbed spun knickers. These are being 
Jold for 4s. 6d., in spite of the fact that this is actually eighteen- 
pence less than what they originally cost the firm. 
To say these knickers are worth buying is to understate 
the case, being far too mild and inadequate a term. They 
are warm, so can be bought with advantage against tlic 
cold weather ; they wear, and, what is more, they wash, so that 
their economical possibilities come from all sides and are very 
real ones. There is a silky look to their weave, a mercerised 
finish being cleverly given. These knickers are kept in all 
kinds of plain colours, also in some shades witli most 
attractive shot effects. 
In view of the common — and often true — cry that every- 
thing is now unwarrantably dear, knickers such as these come 
as a welcome reminder that the day of bargains is not yet 
^pent They are made in two shapes, one being set mto a 
buttoned band, while the other of typical Directoire shape 
is run round the \\'aist on an elastic. 
Unique 
Gloves 
Fabric gloves are at times a disappointing 
thing but some special gloves of the 
kind, resembling reindeer, eclipse any- 
thing that has been done in this way before. As further 
evidence of their bona fides it may be said they are being sold 
by a firm whose reputation for gloves is simply world wide. 
Generally this firm does not touch fabric gloves, but the 
excellence of the ones in question has caused them to deviate 
from this rule for once and make an exception. 
The glove market is one of the most uncertain of all ; sup- 
phes are always problematical owing to import and many other 
difficulties, all that is certain being that prices will steadily 
mount up. These fabric gloves are French, and through 
them it is proved once more that the French are adepts at this 
kind of thing. Nothing but scrutiny can disclose the fact 
that they are not the reindeer they appear to be. They are 
made on the same careful lines that this sort of glove usually 
is, close with two dome fasteners, are beautifully cut, and wear 
supremely well. 
They are kept in white and a very charming shade of grey^ 
and wash beautifully. The main point in their favour, however, 
is undoubtedly their price, 3s. iid. being all that is .asked 
for a glove which in its own particular line has few competitors 
and absolutely no rivals. 
'Treated Tweed 
Caps 
Serviceable headgear which at the same 
time is thoroughly, smart and becoming 
is on occasions the aim of most women. 
All these points have been hit to the extreme of nicety by 
some treated tweed caps, which can be just pulled on and left 
perfectly secure on the head. These tweed caps are nothing' 
short of a perfect accompaniment to a workmanlike coat 
and skirt. They are of a very individual shape, one which 
is very typical of the famous firm producing them. 
AU sort of attractive tweed caps are being used and in many- 
cases an effective feather mount — often in great beauty of 
colouring — just tilts the cap to one side. Another feature 
is the delightful lining of hand woven silk for which the firm 
is justly renowned, this heljiing considerably towards making 
it the well finishe-i thing it is. 
Other waterproof caps of stitched gaberdine are also 
tascinating, having a brief brim, which shades the eyes, while 
another is somewhat of the jockey cap persuasion. These 
caps make the carrying of an umbrella a superfluous proceeding,, 
and are welcome on that score alone, an umbrella being a 
tiresome thing when we reheve existing difficulties by carrying 
our own parcels and things of that sort. 
The Simplex 
Gaslighter 
h'inding that we can perfectly welt 
do witliout some article we previously 
counted indispensable has its pleasing side. 
This is specially true when the article in question happens 
now to be an expensive commodity, which without doubt 
explains the great success of the Simplex gas lighter — 
a match substitute. 
These gas lighters were, broached in this country some 
months ago, then, owing to various difficulties, the supply was- 
stopped and it grew impossible get them at all. Now, 
however, a certain shop has once more a good supply of them, 
though the price has gone up just a few pence. People with 
gas stoves, gas heaters, ordinary gas jets, and incandescent 
mantle jets find these lighters the utmost convenience. With 
one at hand it does not matter in the least if there is not 
such a thing as a match in the house, a light can be obtained 
instantly and so easily with its aid. 
How it is done in such a prompt and easy way is magical, 
but whatever the cause may be there is the result. To light it 
is just a little stick with a jjcrforated end. Hokling this end a 
little way from the gas outlet, after turning it on, lights it — 
heigh presto! and it's done! \\ hen the lighter has not been in 
use for some time it should just swiftly be passed through a 
flame. The price is is. 6d. If by any chance any lighter 
sent should not be satisfactory it will always be exchanged, 
the shop responsible conducting their business on the careful 
principle of pleasing each customer no matter how small the 
transaction may be. Passe-Partout 
