LAND & WATER 
July 
1917 
DOMESTIC 
ECONOMY. 
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Xames arid addnsses 0/ s/w/.s, Khae the articles mentioned 
can be obtained, will be forwarded on receipt of a foslcara 
addressed to Passe-Partoiit, Land \' Water, 5. Chancery 
Lane IV. C. 2. Any other information mil be given on request. 
Overall House 
Frocks 
Heaps of women now engaged in niani- 
foltl duties about house and garden wear 
some kind of overall when first getting 
up in the morning. It is great economy to substitute this .or 
a frock, not wearing the latter till later in the day and so sav- 
ing it considerably. Ever since the beginnmg of the war 
one of the best known London shops has speciahsed in overalls 
and brought out man\- useful designs. Amongst the latest of 
these is a coat overall on unusually well planned hues, bemg 
exceptionally full and by no manner of means the skmipy, 
uncompromising-looking "garment sometimes offered. 
Bar the fact \h it these coat overalls button down the en- 
tire length of the front, they are on precisely the same principle 
as the coat frocks so many of us have already found invaluable. 
The becoming fullness tends towards this, for not only are they 
gathered at the front into a shouldei- yok". but at the back 
is a wide box pleat, so there is a very adequate width in the 
^k!rt. Round 'the waist is a trim belt, and there are two 
capacious looking pockets. 
With perfect justice this model may be called an overall 
house frock, even apart from the fact that it is equally in- 
valuable for war work away from home. It is made of soft 
finished robe cloth in brown, heliotrope, grey, white, n^vy or 
butcher blue, vieux rose and putty, and costs the exceed- 
ingly small sum of 7I 6d.. postage being paid in the U.K. 
A wanted development— and a welcome 
Use Rice one — is rice flour. Some while ago it was 
^'°'"' said by a competent authority that people 
did not really realise the value of rice as an article of food. Not 
only is it nourishing and wholesome, but compared with 
other things it is distinctly cheap. Rice fiour, moreover, 
is a patriotic thing to use. \\ ith its aid we can reduce bread 
consumption, for it makes into cakes, buns and biscuits 
wjiich can all be used instead of bread, and all of which v\hen 
well made can be quite excellent. Rice flour buns are 
])articularly delicious. 
\or do the uses of rice flour end here, it can be used for 
lh'> thickening of soup, and mixed with other flours it can 
form part of practically everything, so that once again the 
issential and scarcer cereals can be saved. Another point 
is that rice flour can be bought in quantities without any 
stigma of food hoarding attaching to the proceeding. 
There is plenty of rice in the country, and the relief of pressure 
upon the wheat stores will be welcome. , 
A famous London firm were amongst the first to see the 
possibilities of rice flour and are seUing great quantities of it, 
their customers warmly backing them in the idea, and prompt- 
ly taking advantage of it. Seven lbs. cost 2s. 3.\d., fourteen 
lbs. 4s. 6.id., while 22s. 6d. is the price for 70 lbs. Organisers 
of V.A.D. hospitals and institutions aU over the country 
will be glad to hear that larger quantities can also be had, 
44s. Qd. being the price for 140 lbs., while 895. 3d. buys 
2S0 lbs., or a sack. 
The Cheapest 
in London 
Somi ama^.ingly inexpensive easy c'lairs 
with loose cretonne covers are doubly 
noticeable at the present day when most 
are so untowardlv dear. In spite of war conditions and the 
increase of cost 'of production, these easy chairs keep to a 
moderate price in a way both unusual and refreshing. It 
could not be done, of course, but for the fact of the firm 
c( ncerned being their own manufacturers, and thus having no 
middleman prices to contend agiinst. 
These easy chairs please in every possible way. They 
are very comfortable, very strong, very weU made— just the 
type of' thing, in fact, into which a man or woman can slip 
thinkfullv after a long day's work and spend a pleasant 
c^ cning Tor V..\.n. hospitiils they are capital, several orderrj 
of this k n 1 having reached the firm from all directions. 
Pc:Ip s, however, the cogent point is that this most com- 
Or Unsurpassed 
Value 
fortable easy xhair can be bought for the incredibly small 
sum of 37s' 6d. This actually includes the loose cretonne 
cover the whole thing in all its fresh daintiness and charm 
being' sold complete. A cretonne co erod arm-chair can be 
the pleasantest sight in a room, and h xr chairs ably fulfil 
that duty the cretonne covers being \ rry attractive, some 
being specially gay and bright with trjlhs roses and such- 
like charming thin'gs scattered over them. 
Even .after these words appear in pr nt 
some days will still remain of the July 
sales and one or two unsurpassed s.ile 
bargains are still going.' Taking all the various conditions 
into consideration, underwear is one of the things amply repay- 
ing buying at this juncture. Some woven gauze merino com- 
binations give a unique chance for they are actually being 
sold at 3s. lid., a very special sale price. 
Woven gauze merino is delightful for undergarments, and 
the ones in question fulfil every possible requirement fh-y 
wash well and are the most satisfactory things in the world 
to wear These combinations are finished with a pretty lace 
edge and can be had with low necks or high necks and short 
sleeves The value here is as genuine as it is remarkable. 
Then there are some fancy ribbed combinations with crochet 
tops for ^s iiid., very elastic and good looking, while (if 
they are not by this time all gone) some delightfully soft lisle 
vests with fancy crochet tops are th ■ most amazing offer yet 
encountered, two for two shillings being the wholly 
inadequate price asked for them. 
Every woman wanting a raincoat should. 
The Coat to before she makes her final choice, con- 
Have sider one of the best models ever pre- 
sented or made. This is called the Ladies ' Trench Coat and 
it is made by a famous firm of raincoat makers who. as soon as 
the war started, scored instant success with their splendid 
coats for the trenches. Men appreciated them so much th it 
they in thefr turn recommended them to all their womenfolk 
who were promptly embiirking on war work. This gave the firm 
the idea, and in a very brief while they originated a storm- 
proof coat for ladies on the precise principles of their trondi 
coat for men. . , , n • . r • 
This ladies' trench coat is capital from all points of Mew 
and has been built with the sternest eye to thorough effi- 
ciency and practicability. M hen the collar is turned up it can 
be fastened in absolute secure watertight position almost up 
to the ears. Security is rendered doubly sure by a clever yoke 
piece, this keeping the whole thing in absolutely taut position, 
while' a storm strap also plays its protective part. 
The coat wraps well over in front and' is fastened round the 
waist by a smart looking belt, run through a buckle. It can 
be made with or without a detachable fleece lining, and apart 
from its weather-resisting properties is the most delightfully 
warrn comfortable wrap into the bargain, and a boon that 
cannot b3 overestimated to women motorists and the like. 
Patterns, prices, and illustrated booklets will all be for- 
warded on 'request. Pa^se-P.^RTout 
A splendid site, 'just opposite Golders Hill Park, looking over 
Hampstead Heath, has been commandeered by the War Office 
for the Allies Hospital Benevolent Society. There is room foY 
Hospital Huts to hold 1,000 men, and were they completed they 
could be filled to-day with men discharged from the Army, 
maimed and crippled, ivho could be cured if only they could be 
treated by special appliances, electricity, mas.sage, whirliag 
baths, etc., at far greater expenditure of time and money than 
the Army Hospitals can give. 
The greater number of these crippled and semi-paralysed men 
are skilled workmen of essential value to the community. H 
cured they could take their places once more in the ranks of 
skilled labour. If left to wither away in a crippled condition 
thev will only be able to undertake casual menial jobs or will 
'jecom? permanently unemployed, a reproach to the nation. 
Funds are urgently needed for" the installation of the Hospital, 
for owing to the rise in price of labcnir and building materials the 
original estimates will have to be largelv exceeded. Donations 
can be sent to the Hon. Treasurer, Sir George Wyatt Truscott, 
Bart., at the Office of the Societv, 135/7, New Bond Street, V\ .1. 
