Land & Water 
February 28, 191 8 
DOMESTIC 
ECONOMY. 
, N„m^ and addresses 0/ shops wjvcrc tf^ articUj rncnticned 
can be obtained, mil be forwarded on rece,^ "f" S°J^Zy 
«^,i,f^':ed to Passe-Partout, Land & Water, 5. i^/wnce'/ 
u!'e W.C 2 Any other tn/ormation mU be g^ven on request. 
Everyone hearing the usud n^e 
Rliirhtv asks the inevitable question What 
Bhghty ^ ^ ^ ^^^.^^^ P .. d heaps 
Tweeds ^^^ hearing, by buying them wiU 
r .u , " Tiiiahtv Tweeds " are woven only by 
^'^^^J i!^f nf the fervices is to give them some congemal 
rSso'cruA hard to bear, and thus are helped m just the 
■"'S^sucYess of '■ BUghty Tweeds" proves that but for the 
wa?many an embryo w4ver might have wended his way 
«ar many an J . regular art, one, it might be 
truSt-none r^fy to -qSe, but the -n^empl^^^^^^^ 
have very quickly made It their own The Bl-^hty Tweeds 
arp caoital— of that there is no shadow of doubt 1 hey art 
d^Lwe w^-«sisting, and in a great many dehghtul designs 
f^ Sour^ Glancing through the I oo'< of patterns too. is a 
mostSeresting proceeding, since c. ch pattern has a ticket 
Sxed to the back on which the name of the man who has 
"°r?amoi loSn firm have taken the whole output of 
•• BliX Tweeds " and are seUing them by the yard, besides 
coats and suits already made up. They are quite as, smt- 
able for women as for men. 
Nobody wants to be fassed over 
A n Fconomv anything very intricate in the way of 
An ILConomy ^ /^^^.j^ ^^w-a-days. and the majonty 
t roCK Qf £oijj ^iii be delighted with a new 
and charming frock just evolved practically devoid of fasteners. 
/Ul the fastening indeed that it has is in the sash, and yet it is 
■far removed from being shapeless, fitting the figure m fact in 
the neatest possible way. . ^ j.u 
The model shown is of soft black satin bordered at the 
neck and wrists with white, the sash being white hned so as 
to emphasise still further the scheme. The frock shps on much 
in the same way as an overaU, the sash slots through a sht to 
one side, is brought round the figure, and knots in some pretty 
wav one side of the skirt is drawn over the other and there is 
the whole frock complete— as practical and pretty a dress as 
anyone could see. This frock is called by the firm responsible 
their Economy Frock and the name is a mented one. 
Not only does it eUminate the necessity for a maid s help, but 
it can be worn for all kinds of occasions, not looking too 
overdressed for one or not enough of a frock for another. 
Then too there is nothing to get easily out of order or become 
"dashed" Other combinarions of colour are available, 
' lor this frock wiU be made to order to any tone required- 
navy blue with beige being one very acceptable suggestion. 
Some spring straw hats, just the 
Workmanlike tiling to take the place of the 
Q TT ubiquitous velour, are well worth 
btraw rlatS womenkind's consideration. They 
are that ideal type of hat, not too elaborate, not too dowdj-, 
striking inde-;d that difficult mean " the happy medium." 
These hats are of pedal straw and English made and are. 
moreover, almost invariably becoming, taking a very prett\- 
outline on the head. They are close clipped enough to keeji 
trim and taut in a wind ; it they get wet they dry easily, and 
ar(> quite reasonable regarding price. 
Ml the trimming needed or vouchsafed is a simple tie and 
Vow of ribbon blending with the colouring of the hats. These 
colours happen usually to be fascinating, including yellow, 
brown, tomato, navv blue, emerald green and a rather 
delightful neutral looking hay colour. Anyone wanting a 
strictly practical yet withal exceptionally pretty hat, one 
moreover, that can confidently be expected to wear, should 
meet these hats, since they in every way arc undoubtedly ju^t 
the veiy thing they want to find. 
On chilly nights something additiunat 
A Novel in the way of a night vvrap is a 
, possession anyone would rehsh, and 
Nlght-wrap [,,y realisation of this has led a clever 
firm to bring forward just the thing required. It is a meht- 
wrap the sort anyone can slip on over a nightdress and s eep 
in all night with a distinct gain to their well-being and comfort. 
These night-wraps are of nuns %eiling in wlute or in some 
pretty pale colour, notably pink. They are kimono shaped 
and either scalloped or trimmed with an attractive veimng^ 
In either case simphcity and charm is their motto, and a well 
conceived legend it chances to be. . 
These night-wraps are weU worth buying now, in casene.xt 
winter brings a shortage of this sort of thing. A point in their 
favour is the ease with which they wash it being perfectly 
easy indeed to laundry them at home and thus make n(. fnrt her 
encroachments on the washing bill. 
One of the really satisfactory lessons 
An Ideal Plate we are learning is the art of " doins 
-DA without," and a plate powder whicli 
rowoer ^^ij jjp ygy^j without additional 
moisture of any kind is yet another footstep on the wav. 
Many kinds of plate powder need a little methylated spirit 
if the best polishing results are to be attained, and methylated 
spirit is untowardly difficult to get, indeed in many places ''an 
simply not be got at all. • , 1 j ^i 
The " Brytenall " cleaning powder can be spnnkled on ttie 
article needing cleaning just as it is, straight out of the tin _ 
The tin, it may be mentioned, aids and abets this, for it is htted 
with a very neat sprinkler top so that the process is facilitated 
in every possible way. Then if a rub is given with a leather 
the whole easy cleaning is done and a bright shimng poluh is 
the satisfactory result. . . 
The makers guarantee that the powder contains no acidb, so 
' that it is not injurious to anything it should touch. This, as 
it happens, is a point to emphasise, lots of plate powders teng 
positively harmful to silver and plate. Nor can its poliihmg 
powers be over-exaggerated, it polishes so qmckly ana 
effectually that it is a positive labour-saver, imparting the 
brightest, most sparkling shine. Tins of the powder will be 
sent post free for is. 3d., and aU housewives would be well 
advised to give it at least a trial. PASSE-P.^KTOV^- 
N.B.— Owing to the number of letters received, and the mass of 
correspondence involv d, it is impossible to guarantee letters addressed 
to " Passe-Partout " being replied to within less than 48 hours. 
Pearls have played an important part in all history. Imaginatuni 
can linger over a pearl as over no other jewel, dwelling with delight 
on its lustre, its orient, the shades of colour it betrays as if it were—a-, 
some people aver— in truth alive. To possess a beautiful rope of pearls 
is the bounden and natural ambition of many a woman. Yet 
a string of pearls would be beyond the reach i>f all but the favoured tew 
were it not for the good services of Sessel of 14 and ma New lio nd 
Street. The Sessel pearls are so like natural pearls in each and every 
particular that one cannot be disti'nguished from the other, biae uy 
side with pearls of price it is impossible fur even an expert to 
detect the difierence. The Sessel booldet is well worth studying. ; 
Whatever other opportumUes may pass us by. the White Sale at 
Derry and Toms of Kensington High Street must by no mischance be 
among them. It is just the kind of thing a woman with an eye to tlic 
future simply cannot afford to neglect. First and foremost it gives a 
superlative opportunity to buv house linen and secure at reduced sale- 
prices articles which, before much water has passed under the bn(Jt.i>. 
in all probability cannot be got at all. This while sale begin ^ " 
Monday, and lasts to the end of March. 
A golden opportunity is a job line of damask cloths snowi:':; 
slight weaver's damages, the kind of thing that in countless cases c/n 
ha?dly be detected with the naked eye. Table cloths are being sohl 
from 19s. I id. each, and table napkins from 21s. gd. the dozen. /*'"'" 
special heed, too, is a delightful bedspread, a copy of an old hlet la<.o 
one, 80 by 100 inches, and costing only nine shillings each Cretonnes, 
originally is. 1 1 id , will be down to is. i.Jd. a yard, so that there is a 
chance for spring curtains and covers impossible to overestimate. 
Lingerie of all kinds falls beneath the sale's sway, giving scope lor 
bargain after bargain, some Llama cashmere stockings costing as. 114a. 
being a case in point, besides any number of attractive camisoles at 
three shillings. .\nd there are blouses, s^iort coats and '.jloves. 
