The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-04-07
NEW YORK LETTER.

d iSSiihS WiilSh 10 nan iSSiS', w e"iA
to see what the new one has in store
for us.
This city is, in truth, the bon marehe
of the Western world. The ships in
our harbor, the great railroads thread
ing the country with arteries of steel,
constitute this, par excellence, a depor
of universal supply. Marvels Of
mechanism, the first fruits of soil,
culture-from every clime-the rarest
wonders of textile ingenuity find their
way to our marts in the most attrac-
tive guises; for the avenues of trade
are free to all.
One product of industry displayed
upon the counters of our dealers is a
marvel of constructive art, very close
ly allied to the developments of the
human science. 1t is a corset made
of the finest fabric, and boned with
material light, supple and durable,
which supports the figure admirably,
while permitting the free and unim-
peded use of every bodily function.
This South American product, which
is an improved substitute for whale
bone as it does not warp by contact
with the body, is employed exclusively
by Warner Bros. in their immense
factory at Bridgeport, Conn. Thus
the Warner corsets are known to the
trade of two continents as the most
durable and perfect specimens in the
market. Ladies esteem the "Cora-
line" boon beyond price; and deal
ers are meeting the demand in fash
ion which keeps the makers on the
7m 0ive filling orders. A thousand
hands are constantly at work to con-
vince the public that this is not
of raw material.
The enterprise which vouchsafes to
buyers remote from our great mer-
camille centres the privileges awarded
o home purchasers extends to other
ines. Mahomet cannot come to the
but the mountain goes to
Mahomet.
Neverin all the prosperous years
which have chronicled the history of
he house, have Lord & Taylor shown
such enterprise or brought to bear
20 rich and varied resources in meet
ng the demand of buyers at home
Ind abroad. Those who cannot be
here can just as well do the business
BY proxy with samples and system of
sent on application to
he Mail Order Department. No
charge is made for filling orders, and
the money saved by those accustomed
to high rate of profit assessed by To-
cal dealers, is immense, even after
deducting the moderate charge for
transportation by mail or express.
Every letter and sample is dated,
booked and filed away by a
system so perfect that mistakes of
moment are akin to impossible; even
though many clerks are constantly
in shipping goods of all
classes to England, China, West In
dies, Sandwich Islands and all parts
of North and South America. To
the distant purchaser in states re-
mote from this merchantile centre
are vouchsafed all the privileges &C
corded to the patrons who daily
throng the grand emporium, corner
Broadway and Twentieth street.
The lady resident in Dakota or Or
egon can sit in her easy chair in her
border home, and select articles of
every conceivable cut and finish, at
a very slight advance upon the orig
inal material cost.
Nor do we pause in Gotham. The
same line of enterprise extends to
Philadelphia, which, in the facilities
for furnishing all kinds of goods in
accordance with the requirements of
all classes of society, is not one whit
behind its more pretentious rival.
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