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 goods within two weeks from the day you mail your order. As ours is primarily a Custom Order House we do not keep any goods, not even Standard, in stock, but make them up after we receive the order. You should, therefore, get your order to us as early as possible. You should send in orders from eighteen to twenty days ahead of the date you. expect to deliver. This, as a rule, will allow ample time for the goods to reach you and for any delays which might occur in transportation. Those working west of the Mississippi should order goods at least three or four weeks ahead of the date they wish to deliver. If we are able to do better than this, we will cheerfully do it. Explain to your customers that they cannot buy corsets made strictly to order and get them in only a few days.

115. Special hurry-up orders.—One or two corsets can be rushed through at times in a week or less, but no one person must expect constant accommodations of this kind for if this privilege is abused it detains the regular work of the firm and does injustice to all of our other Corsetieres. You must not ask us, either to rush a large order through. A large order must take its regular course. When this privilege is abused we reserve the right to withdraw it, especially at the height of our Fall and Spring Seasons. Give us all the time you can in addition to the two weeks required at the Factory, and you will be less liable to be disappointed by any delays which might occur through oversight or carelessness of the Express Company for which we are not responsible.

AFTER ORDERING GOODS, DO NOT SIT DOWN AND WAIT FOR THEM TO COME. KEEP AT WORK TAKING ORDERS FOR DELIVERY THREE WEEKS TO ONE MONTH AHEAD. NO TIME NEED BE LOST. DON'T LOSE ANY.

SECTION 13

 * Terms.

116. THE VERY LIBERAL TERMS allowed you on our goods necessitates that our business dealings be conducted on a cash basis or its equivalent. To accommodate many worthy and industrious local Representatives, we allow them their choice of three different ways of ordering which we give in order of our preference.

117. First: Cash with order, the cheapest and most satisfactory for both parties. It saves expense and any further reference to the transac­tion and insures prompt attention.

118. '''Second: C. O. D. by express. When goods are ordered C. O. D. by express, at least ten per cent of the amount of the bill must accompany the order''' as a guarantee that the goods will be taken from the express office promptly. Such advance sum must he at least $1.00, when ten per cent would amount to less.

119. Third: Letter of Credit. This security allows thirty days' time after the date of shipment in which to pay for goods. We furnish blank