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  Spirella corsets should not be washed as often as is necessary.

To launder a Spirella corset use plenty of soft, luke-warm water, a pure soap, like Castile, free from alkali and acids, and a stiff hand brush. Remove the lacer, spread the corset on a clean wooden or oil cloth covered table, and scrub vigorously with brush and good soapsuds on both sides. Rinse well in luke-warm water until all the soap is removed, changing the water often. Then rinse in cold water, using a little bluing.

Much depends upon the drying, which should be quick and thorough. Suspend the ends of the corset from a line out of doors. Select a bright day with a good breeze for this work. Never use a cheap washing fluid or soaps containing alkali or corroding compounds, as they are injurious to the fabric as well as to the plating on the boning. We do not guarantee against rust if acids or chemicals are used in laundering. High grade Castile soap and a suitable corset brush can be pur­chased at any store at a small cost We stand for cleanliness and for sanitation. Corsets have sometimes reached us in such condition as to require laundering before being bandied by employes. We, therefore, do not receive corsets for repairing or any other purpose unless newly laundered since worn. Unsanitary corsets returned to us will be laundered by us before they are handled or considered in any way. A charge of from 25c to 50c will be made for this service, according to conditions.

Stand sidewise in front of your mirror and study your figure lines. The best line of the silhouette is from the top of the shoulder to the instep, over the bust. In correct position the corset must be low enough on the waist to increase the length of this line. Without an accented break at the waist, this line should be a practically continuous curve from the top of the shoulder to the feet.

The proper adjustment of the corset throws the body into correct poise and brings out the long flowing lines so desired by the modern woman. Therefore, we ask you to give the following instructions your earnest and careful at­tention.


 * 1) Open corset to full length of lacer, six or eight inches' spacing being desirable.
 * 2) Place corset around body,
 * 3) Fasten top hook (to hold corset in place).
 * 4) Fasten lowest hook.
 * 5) Unfasten the top hook.
 * 6) Fasten from lowest hook to top.
 * 7) Attach front supporters to hose at in­side of limb. (Exception: a special supporter as in style 241.)
 * 8) Lower corset on figure to bring waist line of corset on true waist line of figure. (To accomplish ­this, grasp lower edge of corset in front; hold down firmly while you take a full up­lifting breath, thereby throwing body into cor­rect poise, also placing abdominal organs in proper position. If there is a surplus of flesh over the abdomen, place hand inside corset and smooth flesh back toward the sides, not up in front, and lower corset well over hips.)