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See Back Page Section 4 for April Furniture Sale-Across-the-Sea-Sale of Oriental Rugs; also Acorn Ranges on Club Plan if You Like Read 'fThe Slim Princess" Before Seeing Play at Heilig.Book Store, 50c-Orchestra.Will Play Swiss Selections Tomorrow, LunchHour ' . - MM". THE MEIER & FRANK COMPANY, ESTABLISHED 1S57. WEATHER-REPORT: FAIR TODAY AND WARMER. THE MEIER & FRANK CO., 5th, 6th, Morrison and Alder Sts. Week f Acr oss-the Sea S ale-Tomorrw Women's Superb, New $45 Suits at $34.85 NEARLY a fourth saved on these elegant tailored Suits tomor row, with a full season's wear ahead ! Beautiful Suits from our own regular line. N Handsome whipcords, serges, cheviots, worsteds and men's wear serge in navy, black, brown, gray, tan nud mix tures. The model illustrated is typical of the dressier styles. Chic cutaway coat with large moire revers, lace collar, silk braid ing and small pearl buttons. Others show variations of the peplum effect, with long revers and lace-trimmed collars and cuffs. h&n art Norfolk Suits and plain-tailored models are includ ed. Our" regular $43 garments tomorrow $34.85 New Arrivals in Coats Stunning new models in afternoon and ercsung l.oats, narciiy a weeK iroiu xne ew lork designers hands, fashioned . 1 J in Handsome sanns, laiieias, voucs ana crepes. . Some of . the evening Coats are in black, over colored silk and satin, fasten ing on side with large buttons and bilk frogs. Others show the cutaway tendency, wfth large lace collars. $30 to $85. Women's New Silk and Wool Dresses at S15.45 Choose from two big racks of these charming Spring Dresses fashioned in. silk and wool. Hardly a new style-note of the season which is not expressed variations of the peplum, the tunic, the pannier effect. Messalines. plain and radiant Taffetas. Serges in navy, brown, Copenhagen, stripes and mixtures. Large lace collars o crochet, Cluny and heavy laces; long and short sleeves; all sizes 34 to 44.. Specially priced for this sale i r; iv i SI 5.45 49c 75 c New Fancy Swiss Silks, 49c A SPLENDID assort ment of the new shades in this" rousing .Across-the-Sea Sale offering of 75c Swiss Taffetas and Messalines tomorrow at 4fc! .Smart hairline and pencil 6trined designs for new suits and dresses.. Tomorrow $2 SILK POPLINS FOE S1.4S Beautiful Irish Poplins in bor dered and figured designs of tan, brown, navy, Alice, coral, gobelin, light blue, pink and rose. Regu lar grade. 44 and 43 inches wide. Sec 6th-street !J1 Afl window, the yard, at V -L--' $2 SILK GRENADINES 98 Black with handsome borders of blue, purple and red; 43 inches wide, for evening and afternoon wear. Regular $2 quality QQ. tomorrow, the vard. it onlvOV ENGLISH TWEED SUITINGS Han.t-ome light and dark mix tures, for suits and coats: 54-inch, $1.25 gride at OS1 54-inch. 1.50 trads, $1.29 Have You Secured the Souvenir Foreign Postcards? This . week we hhall continue to distribute the souvenir Across-the-Sea. postcards of United States and foreign nations! You'll find them in the depart ments where goods from each country is sold. Every school child should have a set. MILLIONS of yards of beautiful Laces and Em broideries, Handkerchiefs, White Swisses, Under wear, Watches, are the principal imports which we receive from Switzerland! All these are features tomorrow for Swiss Day the second week of our Great Across-the-Sea Sale! In addition, we continue scores of the stirring offerings in Across-the-Sea Hosier-, Linens, China ware, Gloves, Neckwear, etc. Secure among other countries, a sou venir Postcard of Switzerland. Last Day to See the Reproductions of Paintings Toniorrow is the last day we shall exhibit the reproductions of rare foreign Paintings, in the lobby of our 7th floor Tea Room. Fifty of them, identical in size and colorings with the originals from art galleries of Berlin, Paris, Ilamburg, etc. Sale 6000 New 25c to 50c Swiss 'Kerchiefs,- 1 4c If ERE'S one of the !4c ERE'S one of the most sensational bargains we've offered in this sale. An immense purchase of 6000 beautiful Swiss. Hand kerchiefs, direct from the St. (Jail factory. 'Dainty scal loped and hemstitched borders, in over 500 ditterent designs and patterns. Think of it ! Reg ular 2.JC, '33c and 30c grades. Because some bear trivial imperfections, we will sell the entire lot tomorrow nt, each, only $7.50 Swiss Watches $4.89 SWISS Day tomorrow in the Across-the-Sea Sale brings this unparalleled sale on splendid Swiss Watches for men and women ! Guaranteed 7-jewel move ments, in 10-year gold-filled cases. Both open-face and hunting (closed) styles. Plain polished, engine turned or en graved cases. Thin models for men; small sizes for women. Watches which could easily sell at $7.50. Fot Swiss Day, only tip $4.89 65c to $ 1 .25 New Embroideries at 39c FRESH from the Switzerland factories lovely 65c to $1.25 Embroideries. Daintiest of eyelet and floral designs on Swiss, nainsook and cambric. 1 to 18 inches wide. Pretty for waists and undergarments. Q Specialed for Switzerland Day of y Across-the-Sea Sale, the yard only Allover Embriod'es Dainty eyelet patterns for waists and yokes. 20 inches wide. $1 to $1.50 Allovers, 69 $1.50 to $2.25 Allovers, at 51.39. Wide Embroideries Corset Cover Embroid eries, in pretty variety of designs on Swiss and nain sook. 65c to 85c Embroideries, at 49. 85c to $1.25 Embroideries, at 69 18-in. Net Allovers Fine shadow net All overs for yokes and trim mings. White and cream. Large and small designs. 65c to $1 grades, 49. " $1 to $1.50 grades, 69 25c to 40c Convent Em broidery Edges soft fin ished cloth, 2 to 9 inches wide. 2oc to 40c 1 Q grades, special for 75c to $1 Flouncings large floral patterns -on fine Swiss. For gowns and waists. Offered atIQ low price of, yard All'Trimme Monday at 1 A STARTLING reduction for Monday on sthe hun dreds of beautiful new Hats which you've seen and admired this sea son ! Think of it! Nothing withheld among our trimmed Ilats at $10 to $30. The smart Fisk, Burgesser, Tln-nc TTirlon ToilnroH TTnts And the many charming models from our own expert trimmers '' ' " with Paris creations for inspiration. Fine Milans, hemps, tagals, trimmed with fancy ostrich. Take your unrestricted choice of any $10 to $30 Trimmed Hat for Monday for the one day only at a reduction 'of $2.50 to $3 Untrimmed Shapes Patent Milans, chips, and fancy braids in the season's best styles d Hats -4 Off flowers, ribbons, W Off SI. 75 Imp't'd Scotch Ginghams NOWHERE in Portland is a more splendid and varied selection of the famous imported Scotch Ginghams shown than here in our first floor section. Fully 500 patterns to choose. .from! Thousands and thousands of yards of the celebrated Wm. Anderson make, imported direct to us from the factories in Glasgow, Scotland. Ideal for worn- ;ns ana enuaren s summer hulks. - im-nrs wmr. . Ask about our Scotch FIGURED VOILES, 35 Sheer, pretty Voiles in attrac tive striped, cheeked and plaid pat terns. Dainty colorings for street and. party dresses. 27 inches wide. Yard at only Ginghams tomorrow! Yard $1 BORDERED VOILES. 75 Wonderfully attractive in their pretty light and dark colorings with graduated silk-stripe border in like shade. 4Li inches t wide. Yard tomorrow' at u . , - I A Big Sale of Millinery 'Ribbons WHEN has there been a season with Ribbons so beautiful, so varied and put to so many uses, as this? Hardly a new Summer Hat on which Ribbons are not used in some charming way, from the narrow widths to immense bows and "stick-ups." In our immense stock are Kibbons which run the gamut ot every coloring, every weave, every compila tion, every width! In the department and windows we display Hats, ribbon-trimmed Ribbon bows tied in the new way, handbags and other uses for which the new Ribbons are employed. Ribbon bows tied free 10,000 Yards of New 35c Ribbons at 19c Rich all-silk Moires, Taf fetas, fancy warp print Pres dens and satin-Mriped Nov elty Ribbons. 3 and (5 inches wide. For trimming1 hats, for hair bows, a.hes and laney work. Regular .Toe grades, of fered s p e e ial tomorrow, only 19c .during this sale. Eight big Ribbon specials tomorrow : 8200 Yards Fine 40c IP and 50c Ribbons 25c This immense lot consists of 5 and 0-inch extra qual ity, plain Taffeta, Moire and fancy Dresden Ribbons. Also beautiful two-toned Satins and 5-inch all-silk Messalines, spec lallv for, hat trimmings. 40c and ;0e grades, at only MIK .UfSSIlllIlCf, 25 c 35c to 60c Ribbons 8000 yards, including 5 and (i-inch polka dot Taffetas, Brocades and Ombre colorings. Also 2-inch all-silk, satin- OQ. .biwk velvet. All, yd."'' and $1.75 Ribbons Klegant 9 to 12-inch fancy Chiffon Gauze Draping Rib bons with Ombre edsre. Also imported plaids and novelties for all sorts of 1 OC trimmings. YardP"' 65c and 75c Ribbons 5800 yards of 6 and 7-inch widths. Handsome Ombres, stries, Jacquards, plaids and broendes, for belts, pir-O dies, neckwear, etc. Ydr3 $1 and $1.25 Ribbons 4000 yards of high-grade in-ported Ribbons in Ktripes, two-tones, Dresdens. Also wide Taff? tas, with li2-inch borders, in contrasting colors, of- Of fered at, a yard, only Oil 7009 Yards of 50c to 75c Ribbons at 37c At this price we offer love ly C-iueh all-silk Faille and Ombre Ribbons with striped centers. Also 8-inch fancy Satins in all favored shades. Ribbons for millinery trim ming, s a s h es, bows, etc.; 50c to 75c grade; special at only LUllUUCl, 1.1 1111- :3?C 5000 Yards of 85c to $1.00 Ribbons at 67c Most exquisite colorings in these 8-inch Brocaded Rib bons, 5 to 7-inch warp prints and Dresdens and -10-inch all-silk Taffetas. Ribbons such as you see on new hats, for sashes and f a ncy work.j Regular 85c to' 1 grades, for 'e on new iiais, 67 c Daintiness in Summer Waists OF SHEER lingerie materials in lovely com binations of laces and insertions. Allover embroideries with bands of linen cluny laces. Modish Dutch neck models in square, round and "V" shape. Round and sailor collars of lace and ratine. Short sleeves and front fastenings. Exceptionally good assortment at S3 to S5. w IMS Exquisite White Lingerie Waists Fine marquisettes, sheer crepes, mulls and voiles, beau tifully trimmed in rich linen Clnny, Irish Val. and new thread laces., Also semi-dressy styles of fine linene. Beauti fully hand embroidered. Prices range from $10 to $35. Tailored Waists at $3.50 to $4.50 A new showing of dainty plain and hand-embroidered crepe Waists now here for your choosing. Also pretty marquisette in plain white and pinstriped. Tailored shirt waist style with soft collars and turn back cuffs. $3.50 to $4.50 Srcoad Floor, Mala HuUdtnu. Hotpoint Electric Irons Now at $4 FOR the first time tomorrow Portland house wives have the opportunity to buy a fa mous Hotpoint Electric Iron for $4! Ju-t placed on the market, it is identical with the Hotpoint Irons which sold at $o, with the; exception of dull aluminum hood, in place of nickel. Xo home should be without a Hot point Iron, especially iu the Summer mouths. Economical readv at a moment's notice cool i i r"..- l for 5 years. tt Either the 5 or B-nound size, at " St A $4 r5 $3.25"WooInap" Camp Blankets $2.55 SUMMER outings and vaca tion trips demand such warm, serviceable .ramping: Blankets as these famous "Woolnap." Onr regular $3.-3 grade, full size in gray CJO CC Special toniorrow at Y- Size Cotton Blankets White or $1 frrade, 80: $1.25 grade, $1.05; $1.50 srrade $1.31; $2, extra large size, $1.4 U. $2.25 Comforters Full size, filled with pure white cotton and covered with a good grade' of silkoline, $1.83. Third Floor, Mala Building.' Two-Day Grocery Sale! Sugar, 1 7 lbs. $ 1 MADAM, is yours one of the major ity of Portland homes which have learned to rely on our big Pure Food Grocery? Give us a fair trial say a week or ten days and tee how much farther your Grocery expenditures go. Kead all of these stirring specials for Monday and Tuesday. On all Grocery orders for $1 or more, suga not included, we'll .sell Su?ar adjl CC the remarkably low price of 17 LBS. pM.JJ Clever Leaf Batter, 2 pounds 65 25c Can Rockwood's Cocoa for 17 C Gloss Starch, wooden boxes at 55 Corn Starch, 5 packages at only 25d Cottolene,' medium pail, only 55 Cottolene large pails for only $150 Asparagus, large cans, at only 19 25c Wadco Baking Powder at 17J Bulk Cocoannt, per pound only 15 M. T. White Soap, 6 cakes for S5d 25c Libby's Catsup, the bottle, 18 Cream of Wheat, package, only 15C Shrimps, two. large cans only 35 Black Figs, 4 pounds for only 25 Pure Eastern Lard, med'm pails 65 Fancy Head Eice, 3 pounds for 25 Macaroni, 3 packages, tomorrow, 25 Fancy Dry Pears, 2 pounds at 29J Fancy Dry Apples, 2 pounds at 25 $5 New Swiss Curtains $2-95 OVER 3200 pairs of the .pretty, new imported Curtains for tomorrow in the Across-the-Sea Sale! Handsome Swiss laces, Cluny edges with insertion, Marie An toinettes in beautiful floral de signs. Also, soutache lace with neat braid designs. All are 45 inches wide, UVo and 3 yards long, in white and ecru. Every pair is a reg. $5 grade. To morrow, pr. $1.50 DRESDEN LACES, $1.19 An Across-the- Sea Sale special on. these handsome Dresden Laces, for drapery purposes. Lovely two tone browns, tans, old rose, blue and greens. For new bedroom cur tains. Hegular $1.50 S"t 1 Q grade, tomorrow', yard P $1.25 COUCH COVERS 89 Large, useful Oriental Conch Covers, 3 yards long, finished with a heavy fringe all around. OQ Kegular $1.2.3 grade, only07' cliiu. VK-i u. o-i-i,y $2.95 Pure Eastern Lard, large p'ls $1.30 Pioneer Milk, 4 cans for only 28 Bulk Peanut Butter, per pound- 20 Imported Spaghetti, package, -10 Royal Ann Cherries, 30c cans 23? Split Peas, three pounds . for 25 Whole Peas, three pounds for 25 Small Olives, the quart, at only 25 Otter Clams, two cans for only 23 C. & B. Lucca Oil, large size, at 7 6 Small bottles Cherries, red, at 19 Fancy Green Gage Plums, 2 cans 35 Salad Oil, gallon cans for only 90 Purity Crabs, 25c size, now for 20 Olives, 75c bottles, now on sale 40? Fancy Dry Peaches, 2 pounds at 27 25c size St. James Pickles, at 15 Victor Pearl Onions, bottle at 10J Blue Ribbon Butter, 2-lb. rolls, 70 1200 Madame Irene and French Sample Corsets! A SENSATIONAL purchase of Sample Corsets we reserved for toniorrow in the Across-the-Sea Sale ! The celebrated Madame Irene and French makes, express ing the highest attainment in Corsetry. 1200 women who can be fitted will secure the biggest Cor set value we ever offered : LOT 1 Corsets of "contil, filled with the famous Walohn and trimmed with lace and em modcls of $6.50 to ACk $8 Corsets, now atP,i7 LOT NO.. 2 Materials are rood quality batiste and eoutil. Medium and low bust, long hips, regular $10 and $12 dJO 1 Q Corsets, special f or A u LOT NO. 3 Corsets of fancy striped eoutil in a good staple model.. Samples ot GJX QS $13.50 grade, at only PJ.iJ LOT NO. 4 Good staple mod els of fine fancy brocaded silk and broche. Medium and low bust, with long hips. Samples of $i3.oo to $18.00 qe Corsets, tomorrow at V?JJy W- IF $7 Cut Glass Water Sets $4.49 A LARGE, beautiful,-. genuine Cut. Glass Water ..Pitcher, and G Tumblers to match we've just 62 of these remarkable sets for the Across-the-Sea Sale tomorrow at $4.49 ! Rich cut floral design, as illustrat ed, the Pitcher with half gallon capacity. Kegular $7.UU Lut flv A Q bet specially priced tor tomorrow at u"xTy or tan. Full pray PRIVATE EXCHANGE 4: HOME, A 61U1 Glass "Water or Lemonade $1.75 Cut Glass Nappies 6 inch size, plain or handled. Tomorrow, 99. $7.50 Cut Glass Nappies 8 inch size, large handsome design -with the new nail head cutting. Extra spe cial, S4.49. $6 Cut Glass Fern Dishes In handsome designs with silver plated lining. They're an at tractive addition to any table. Special toniorrow at 1? A ACk .the. .low . price . of. P""' TELEPHONES PACIFIC, SILVERWARE $4 Silver-plated Dessert Su gar and Creamers, pair only S2.28. $7 Oval Casseroles 3-pint size, with silver-plated frames, S4.99. $4 Silver-plated Sandwich Trays Openwork desisrn. $2.75 $2.50 Silver Bread Trays At tractive burnished finish. Plain and with fancy edge. Splendid $2.50 grades tomor- l QQ row at low price of V Flrnt Floor, Main Building;.