22 
LAND & WATER 
January 31, 1918 
DOMESTIC 
ECONOMY 
Names and addresses of shops, where the articles mentioned 
can be obtained, mil be forwarded on receipt of a postcard 
4iddressed to Passe-Partotti, Land & Water, 5, Chancery 
Lane, W.C. 2. Any oilier information will be given on request. 
A Woman's 
British Warm 
Tlie most arctic weather can be faced 
with equanimity by any woman lucky 
enough to have a really warm coat. Not 
■one of those delusions and snares which, while professing pro- 
tection really let in the cold in a most untoward manner, but a 
winter coat honestly worthy of its name. 
.\ coat bound to stand its wearer in good stead, though the 
thermometer may register seven below zero, has been intro- 
duced by a well-known London firm. This is nothing more 
nor less than a woman's British warm — certainly a first cousin 
to the coat hitherto associated with a man in the service. 
Soldiers for long years past have discovered so forcibly that 
the British warm is the best coat in the coldest weather, 
that they will not grudge its main idea being absorbed for 
members of the other sex. For women war workers of all 
kinds this coat is without rival, since besides being incompar- 
ably warm, it is astonishingly light as well — a point in which 
winter coats do not always excel. 
The cut and design are all that can be desired; the coat 
not being cut in the pea-jacket fashion the original men's 
British warms were, but with a buckled belt, and longer. 
.Nice roomy pockets are an additional recommendation, and 
there is a third pocket — a breast one — to count upon. A long 
becoming revers line plays its part when the coat is open, or 
the collar can be turned up snugly round the face and secured 
round the neck. The soft fleecy material used is a super- 
lative one, giving yeoman service in a reliable way. 
A Whistling 
Kettle 
Now that tea seems likely to grow scarcer 
than pearls, it is of first rate importance 
that we make the most of what we have. 
Less tea can certainly be used when it is really well made with 
■every detail as it should be, it being needless then, for instance, . 
to follow the time-honoured fetish of allowing one teaspoon ful 
over " for the pot." The water, however, must really be 
boiling, not ssmi-boiling, or even minus that half-hearted 
pretence. 
With a whistling kettle anyone can secure perfectly boiling 
water without fail, for the simple reason that once the water 
boils the kettle whistles to tell us so. Whistling kettles are 
not precisely a novelty, but since they were first introduced 
one or two improvements have been made in them. The 
best whistling kettle possible can be bought to-day for is. 8^d. 
or IS. ii?,d. according to size, and what is more, atone par- 
ticular place a good supply may be found of them. This is 
worth knowing since it is one thing to want a thing nowadays 
and quite another to get it. 
With these kettles care should be taken not to fill them 
civcr full, as then the steam does not escape by the way it 
should, and the whistle is neutralised. It is good news to hear 
that the kettle has a large flat surface and so boils quickly 
not making extravagant inroads on fire or gas. 
^ The Government restrictions on boot tops 
Outers which, unless some change is made, will 
be in force by the time these words appear 
in print, make some new boot top gaiters all the more notice- 
able. These are so shaped as to look exactly like a high cloth 
top to a boot, but apart from look' the primary point now 
commending them to most womenfolk is the e.xceptional 
warmth they give. With a pair of shoes augmented by these 
top gaiters a woman is as cosily booted in cold weatheras she 
vtcW. can be. 
These boot top gaiters are very carefully cut and made 
with a particular eye to their good fit. Tliey lace down the 
centre just in the same way as an ordinary laced boot does, 
and what is more at the moment they come under the aegi, 
of a sjx'cial Fcbruarv sale. Reduction of price then is yet a 
furtJier reco.Timendation, and one which everyone with economy 
at heart will seize. Gaiters of the kind in black, srey, nigger 
brown, navy blue, or black, cost 5s. 3d., and an inexpensive 
])roposition they are. 
Then there are some other boot top gaiters of slightly 
superior cloth, but available in dark blue or black only. 
They are 7s. 6d. in price, the sale being once more operative 
here and enabling them to be bought at a sum which, once 
I'ebruary is out, is not likely to be quoted soon again. 
White Washable 
Kid Gloves 
As far as sheer look is concerned, nothing 
comes up to white kid gloves, these 
having a particular charm of their own 
and go an incredibly long way in stamping a woman as 
really well dressed. Yet white gloves with cleaner's prices 
increased tremble perilously near the brink of an extrava- 
gance — white kid gloves, that is to say, of the usual typo. 
Some white washable kid gloves, then, are most particularly 
welcome, since with reasonable care they can be washed 
over and over again at home and the cleaner's bill eliminated. 
Instructions as to the best way of washing them should be 
sought from tlje famous firm responsible, because hke many 
other things, in washing them there lies a certain knack. The 
gloves hail from France, that home of perfect gloves — and 
are all that a good kid glove should be. For the next four 
weeks sale prices distinguish them, an announcement which 
cannot be too strongly emphasised. 
While the sale is on these gloves will be reduced to 4s. iid. 
a pair, a price at which they are specially well worth buying. 
Fnquiry too, might be made at the same time about some 
English white washable doeskin gloves, these being down to 
4s. 2d. and sure to increase to 5s. 2d. once the sale is over, 01 
grow even dearer ! 
The Treasure 
Cot 
Such is the by no means exaggerated 
name for one of the best and most con- 
venient cots for baby ever yet invented. 
To quote particulars, " it folds up like a camp stool and can 
be as easily carried about in or out of doors." To all intents 
and purposes it is the principle of a hammock slung from 
support to support and is just as comfortable, there being no 
metal or anything hard of the kind to inconvenience the child. 
Another factor is the easy way in which the Treasure Cot can 
be kept scrupulously clean — and this without any imdue 
exertion or work. The hammock just slips off for cleaning, 
the frame-work left being the simplest, most uncomplicated 
affair. When not in use the cot can just be closed together 
and stood against a wall. Lightness is a foregone conclusion, 
the weight teing about nine lbs. 
The Ust of advantages, indeed, is a lengthy one, but to them 
must be added the fact that when baby travels his bed can 
travel with him. A special holdall is made, into which a 
treasure cot can slip, it being then as compact a package as 
anyone could wish for or see. The treasure cot can be had in 
all kinds of varieties for rich or poor alike. Besides being 
bought by some of the best known people in the land, it is 
also en evidence at more than one East End creche, being 
precisely what is needed for this particular purpose. To suit 
different requirements, it can either be made in plain wood, 
stained wood or white enamel, one and all being listed at highly 
moderate prices. A descriptive leaflet giving all kinds of illus- 
' trations and particulars will be sent if asked for. 
To show how genuine the offer is, it will gladly b** sent 
on one week's approval. 
Electrical heating and cookin,^. ideal from the point of view cf 
sanitation, also deserves every encouragement at the present tim ■ 
on the score of economy of fuel supplies, and thus the range of elfcctrit;J 
cciokers and heaters described in the list issued by Messrs. Belling and 
Co., will prove of real interest wherever current is available. The 
range of supplies for factories is very large, including electric sold r 
pots, glue pots, boiling rings, engine warmers, etc., and this in addition 
to cookets and boilers. For manufacturing works of every description, 
for mess rooms, hospitals, and the like. Messrs. Belling's appliances will 
be found to save rime and money, while their use does away with th.c 
du t and dirt that always accompanies ordinary heating arrangemen" 
Lists will be sent free on application to Messrs. Belling and Co.: rveiby 
■Road Works, Montague Road, Edmonton. Ix)ndon, N.18 
