THE MOENING OKEGONIAtf, MONDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1901.
lOlds, Wort man & King
The "Different
Store"
Olds, Wortman & King
Portland's Style
- Shop
Olds, Wortman & King
The Bishop, the Bargain
Table and this Store
A Post-Sunday Sermon for Monday Breakfast Reading
His Reverence, Bishop Potter, in a recent talk before the Consumers' League, declared: "Yon .cannot buy anything on the
bargain counter without finding on it, if your eyes are sharp enough, a stain of blood somewhere." Whatever may be our agree
ments with or differences from that reverend gentleman in many matters is not for discussion here. We must all allow, how
ever, that the Bishop is a high-minded, pure-principled man and believes thoroughly and sincerely in all he does and says. A
broad-guage man in the highest sense and imbued with deepest intellectuality and practical Christianity. However, like us all,
weak mortals, he is but human and shares with us the heritage of all humanity the art of making and saying mistakes. We
take exceptions' to the reverend gentleman's remark as above Quoted. If the reverend doctor knew as much about modern
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storekeeping as he knows about religion he wouldn't have said what he did, sacrificing truth to epigram.
The Pacts in the Matter Are
That the price' of goods on the bargain counter and the price originally paid for them have very frequently no relation. The bargain counter is replenished, not with goods made cheap by extortion from
the worker and consequently sold cheap to the dealer, but with goods that the manufacturer or retailer is, for various reasons, ready and willing to sell at a sacrifice. Under this heading comes goods
perhaps slightly mussed, articles whose season is- closing with a maker but really only opening with the retailer, ends and oddments of lines, and lines which the manufacturer or retailer is ready to go out
of. IT REQUIRES LITTLE ARITHMETICAL KNOWLEDGE to figure that if a hundred dozen of an article has been sold at a profit, the dealer may well afford to let a remnant of a few dozen go at
bargain prices and still be ahead on the transaction. Again, stores of largest output always stand to get greatest bargains, and most of them. Just as the hundreds of streams, creeks and rivulets
flow into a river and the river, in turn, into the sea, so does a store like the OLDS, WORTMAN & KTNG organization 'distribute the. greatest quantity of good merchandise sold at less than usual prices.
BARGAINS the real are a .legitimate outcome of present-day methods of production. THE OLDS, WORTMAN & KING- definition of a bargain is Something desirable and worth its full value, but
which is priced for less. The addition of the Sixth-Street Annex Stores this week makes this PORTLAND'S LARGEST STORE. It has always been its beet. We print today another page of DEPEND
ABLE, WANTED BARGAINS, which, added to yesterday's full page catalogue, forms THE MOST STUPENDOUS LIST OP BARGAINS EVER PRINTED BY A PORTLAND STORE.
PORTLAND'S LARGEST, FOREMOST STORE.
THE RIGHT REV. BISHOP POTTER.
Monster 3 Days9 Sale of
Women's Knit Underwear,Hosiery
Underwear and Hosiery Aisles First Floor.
WOMEN'S $1.50 CASHMERE UNDERWEAR FOR 91.19 Women's
fine Cashmere Vests and Pants, white and blue gray, silk tape "and silk
finish, long-sleove vests, ankle-length pants; best possible $1.50 value,
for three days, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday only, special at,
garment $1.19
35 FOR WOMEN'S COTTON UNDERWEAR WORTH 50c Wom
en's Jersey ribbed Winter-weight, cream-tinted cotton jests and pants,
splendid 50c quality; special for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
only, each . 85
WOMEN'S Vl-25 COTTON UNION SUITS FOR 95 Women's fine
white cotton union suits "Merode" high neck, long sleeves and high
neck, short sleeves, ankle length; regular $1.25 value, special at,
suit 8o
A FINE CHANCE FOR THE STOUT WOMEN.
$1.15 FOR WOMEN'S "MERODE" UNDERWEAR WORTH $L50
Women's extra size merino vests and pants, white, extra silk trim
med, medium weight, long-sleeve vests, ankle-length pants; excellent
$1.50 value, special for three days only, each $1.15
49 FOR WOMEN'S COTTON HOSE WORTH 75c Women's black
cotton outsize hose, finished foot our O. K. importation sizes 8V2
and 9 only; regular 75c value, special for three days only at, pair 49
55 FOR WOMEN'S HOSE WORTH 75c AND $1.00 -Women's black
cotton hose, opera length, finished foot, full lengths; 75c and $1.00
values, special for three days only at, pair ..55
39 FOR WOMEN'S 50c HOSE Women's black cotton opera-length
hose, finished foot; regular 50c value, special at, pair 39
9 FOR WOMEN' 0 LISLE HOSE WORTH 75c Women's fine luster
lisle hose with drop-stitch boots, full finished; big 75c value, special for
three days only at, pair 49
jflSSES' AND CHILDREN'S UNDERWEAR Misses' white and silver
gray worsted union suits, Oneita style a nice soft garment
Sizes 2 3 4 5 6 7 8-9-10
Regular Price 65c 70c 75c 80c 85c 90 $1.00
Special Price 50 55 60 65 70 75 80
60 FOR CHILDREN'S $1.00 UNION SUITS Odds and ends in
children's wool union suits; good value at $1.00, special for three days
only at, suit 60
Special "Moving Sale"
Prices on Autumn
and Winter
FOOTWEAR
First Floor
WOMEN'S 5.00 SHOES FOR 3.26 Women's fine street shoes, in
patent leather or patent kid, matt tops, military heels, plain or tipped
toes, welt soles, either button or lace; regular $5.00 value, special for
Monday only at, the pair $3.26
$1.38 FOR SHOES WORTH $1.75 "Old Ladies' Comfort Shoes"
with good broad toes, hand-turned soles and flat heels, either congress
or lace styles good solid comfort in these shoes; regular $1.75 values,
special for Monday only at, the pair $1.38
83 FOR SLIPPERS WORTH $1.25 Common sense comfort slippers,
with flat heels, broad toes and hand-turned soles just the thing to
wear around the house; regular $1.25 value, special for tomorrow only
at, pair 83d
S3. OS FOR WOMEN'S $5.00 SHOES Women's patent kid shoes, with
matt or dull kid tops, full Louis heels, hand-turned soles, neat toes,
high arch lasts five of this season's newest styles very dressy shoes;
regular $5.00 values, special for Monday only at, pair 3.08
WOMEN'F $5.Q0 STREET SHOES FOR $3.08 Women's shoes suita
ble for street wear, best patent kid vamps, matt tops, neat round toes,
hand-welt soles, plain or patent tips, splendid shoes; regular $5.00
value, special for Monday at, pair $3.08
S2 74 FOR WOMEN'S $4.00 SHOES Women's shoes of box calf or
patent colt, matt top, joiucner or j&au swyxs, ubjuulm wciu bqiw, memum
toes, good high arched instep lasts, outside back stays, patent or stock
tfps good shoes for Winter wear worth $4.00, special for Monday,
pair $2.74
$1.68 FOR HOUSE JULEETTES
WORTH $250 Juliettes with rubber
heels for house or hospital wear, or for
nurses, neat round toes, hand-turned
soles, fine soft kid uppers; regular
$2.50 value, for Monday only at,
pair $1.68
"Sel
Across the Continent Flashed the Order
aincoats!"
From previous instructions received from our Miss
Bernard the woman buyer who buys women's ap
parel for this store, an undisputed authority oti
dress we read between the two words of her tele
gram the welcome news-that- she has closed a pur"
chase of mighty importance to Portland women, a
purchase that places us in possession of over a thou
sand of the handsomest, swaggerest Eaincoats a
well-known, fashionable New York tailoring-house
ever produced, and at a remarkable bargain price
which enables us to offer our patrons
Today, the Great
est Sale of Rain
coats Portland
Ever Knew
The advance guard of the immense purchase arrived on Saturday. Miss Bernard's telegram came just
before closing time too late for announcement in the Sunday papers hence it has been "delayed in transmis
sion.' to you. But the SALE OPENS AT 8 IE TODAY. Miss Bernard has spent nearly two weeks of her
time in Hew York, where she now is, in consummating the immense purchase. A doubt existed when she sent
the first relay today's offerings of her obtaining the balance of the stock. The telegram settles the doubt, how
ever, and the Raincoats must be kept moving cramped as we are for room on the second floor. Other lots will
be coming daily; they must flow out as fast as the source supplies. Better skim the cream today. 250 beauties
in this shipment. The swaggerest, swellest Raincoats ever donned by woman. Fit for sunshine as well as rain
An all-weather fashion in waterproof garments. Stunning styles. Trim, trig and tailormade. Cravenettes,
Priestley's included, and handsome waterproofed or cravenetted silk and alpaca garments. Some swagger "Co
lonials" in the lot, with the blue and buff of the Continental Army. With all the new sleeve effects, the "Dolly
Varden," "Peggy," "Bischoff," etc. The color line affords rich choosing, embracing grays, light to dark, Ox
fords, handsome mixtures of green, castor, covert, blues, royal and navy, champagnes, browns, black and white
and the swell mannish effects. Superbly tailored; beautifully trimmmed in contrasting velvets and broadcloths,
fancy novelty silk braids, stitching effects and buttons, eta Detailed description is foiled by vast variety. Profits
are lost sight of in today's monster sale. The Olds, Wortman & King guarantee goes with every statement and
every garment. The values are standard as set by America's leading, authoritative garment stores.
Today Only
We Offer These Matchless Bargains
Better be early only 250 in this lot and don't know just when more will come.
Best $25.00 Raincoats, today $19.35
Best $28.50 Raincoats, today $21.98
Best $32.50 Raincoats, today 325.95
Best $35.00 Raincoats, today $27.55
Best $38.50 Raincoats, today $29.95
Best $12.50 Raincoats, today $9.98
Best $15.00 Raincoats, today ...S11.69
Best $16.50 Raincoats, today S12.42
Best $18.60 Raincoats, today $14.25
Best $20.00 Raincoats, today.... $15.95
Best $22.60 Raincoats, today $16.98
'Tis a Lifetime Opportunity! Grasp It I Today.
Women's $35 and $35.50 Tailored Street Suits
Special Today at $26.55.
Special "Moving Sale" Dinner Sets
' THIRD FLOOR.
Every set in the house at SPECIAL SALE PRICES, to save movinsr Into
the now Sixth-Street Annex this -week.
DECORATED ENGLISH SEMI-PORCELAIN DINNER SETS
SOrpiece Dinner Sets, value $5.20, special at $3.64
60-piece Dinner Sets, value $6.60, special at $4.62
100-piece Dinner Sets, value $10.30, special at $7.21
OLD BLUE ENGLISH DINNER SETS
60-piece Dinner Sets, value $7.60, special at $5.22
60-piece Dinner Sets, value $9.60, special at $6.72
100-piece Dinner Sets, value $14.90, special at $10.43
ENGLISH SEMI-POROELAIN DINNER SETS Neatly traced with
gold, new, fancy shapes
50-piece Dinner Sets, value $8.16, special at HTO
60-piece Dinner Sets, value $10.20, special at $7.35
100-piece Dinner Sets, value $16.15, special at $11.45
AMERICAN SEMI-VITREOUS DINNER SETS Chrysanthemum
decoration in pink and green, with gold-traced handles and knobs
50-piece Dinner Sets, value $6.35, special at $5.28
60-piece Dinner Sets, value $8.50, special at $6.80
100-piece Dinner Sets, value $12.75, special at . $10.20
GERMAN CHINA DECORATED DINNER SETS
100 pieces in set, value $20, special at $15.95
FRENCH CHINA DECORATED DINNER SETS
100 pieces in set, value $27.50, special at ..$21.95
OUR ENTIRE LINE OF HLAVXLAND DECORATED CHINA. OPEN
STOCK PATTERNS, EITHER IN SETS OR SEPARATE PIECES, AT SPE
CIAL SALE PRICES!
A Rare Bargain!
in the World's!
Best
C o r.s et s b
In the Royal "Worcester Sa
lons, 5th-street Annex. Three
very stylish and desirable num
bers, from discontinued lines of
the famous Royal Worcester
Corsets, the finest models in the
world for wear of American
"women, in the popular "Bon
Ton" designs, with medium
high bust and full over hips.
'Colors black, drab "and white.
The best $5 models, special at,
pair $3.60
Millinery Chiefs -Announcement
, SECOND FLOOR.
"Busy as Bees" is a term that could be most truthfully applied to the
helpers In our Millinery -workrooms. The hustle and bustle of the past few
weeks In the salesrooms canot be compared to the struggle going on back
of the scenes in the workrooms where our trimmers have been over
whelmed with orders and alterations. At times we have been dismayed
and were on the point of refusing to accept any more orders for the time
being. But. thanks to the apparently slack conditions at other stores, we
were enabled to secure some of their best help and with this additional
force we can now handle all work expediently and satisfactorily.
During this great rush our stock has been woefully neglected. "We ab
solutely could not turn out the hats as fast as they were sold. But this
trouble has also now been remedied with our additional workroom force;
this branch of the department has received special attention during the
past week. v
Fifty swell new Hats make their appearance here today. To give a
description of them would be most difficult, as there are no two alike but
rest assured they are of the same high standard of perfection character
istic of Olds, Wortman & King Millinery.
TWO GREAT BARGAIN OFFERINGS FOR TODAT As Is our custom,
we will hold our usual Monday bargain offering, namely:
50 FUR TURBANS, appropriately trimmed with velvet, flowers, feathers,
etc.: browns, grays, black and plain whites Special value, each... $3.06
ANOTHER BARGAIN BLOOM FOR MONDAY BUYERS
100 FUR TURBANS, handsomely trimmed In velvets, flowers, feathers, etc.:
browns, grajs, black and plain whites an extra special Monday value-
at a cnoice zor - 95.ee
The exquisitely piquant and jaunty "CATHRINE COUNTISS SAILORS"
continue to gain in favor, as does their beautiful, talented namesake;
for street wear nothing could be prettier; price? popular S5.ee
R Great
Clearance Sale of
Baby
Go-Carts
Fourth Floor.
Go-Carta with patent foot brake, anti
friction wheel fasteners, cushion rubber
tires, complete with parasol and cushion
and all latest, newest improvements, re
duced as printed
Best $10.00 Go-Carts, today... S 6.25
Best $15.00 Go-Carts, today... S 9.75
Best $18.50 Go-Carte, today... $11.75
Best $20.00 Go-Carts, today... $12.50
Best $23.00 Go-Carts, today. ..$14.75
Best $25.00 Go-Carts, today... $16.50
Best $30,00 Go-Carts, today... $19.50
Best $S6.00 Go-Carts, today... $23.50
Best $55.00 Go-Carts, today... $32.50
LACES LACE SECTION, FIRST FLOOB LACES.
So for Valesci-eraea
Laces, Trertk 15c
to a&e 100 dozen
yards of wide
V a 1 e s c 1 ennes
Laces with inser
tion to match 2
to 5 inches wide
"Very suitable for
trimming fine un
derwear, and worth
from 15c to 35c
the yard. Special
for tomorrow and
while it lasts at.
the yard 8ci
PEERLESS RIB BOX BAK-
GAIX First Floor.
Rlkkeaa worth 35c to 75c for
35c Swell Dresden Ribbons, 6
Inches wide, worth 75c; Glacey
shot Ribbons, 4 Inches wide,
worth 35c; striped Kibbons in
black and white and blue and
white, 5 inches wide and
worth 40c the yard And a lot
of Scotch highball Ribbon, all
silk, 6 inches wide, wide satin
border, especially adapted for
cushion ruffles, worth 75c the
yard. All, for Monday and all
week, at the special price of,
the yard 5c
Note Not over 5 yards of one
pattern to a customer.
A GREAT SALE OF ODDS AJOJ EJTDS
IX KID GLOVES.
Glore Counter First Fleer.
SSc for ftae Kid Gloves. wGrtk from
$1.35 to $2.00 We have had a general
sorting out of all the odd pairs of Kid
Gloves we had In stock all as good
as they ever were. Styles correct and
many different colors -All sizes In the
lot. I
These Gloves .consist of our regular
2 clasp "Hector" at L25 the pair
2 clasp Fisher at 8L5e the pair
3 clasp Jouvin at $1.80 the pair
"2 clasp Mentone, undressed at
1.56 the pair
2 clasp Regatta at $2.e the pair
2 clasp Griffon at the pair
2 clasp Mochas at $1.25 the pair
All go on sale Monday at.SSc the pair
78c fer Kid Gloves, wertk 1.0G All of
our 2-clasp Magnet Kid Gloves, over
seas) sewed and puffed fingers A
splendid $1.00 glove For tomorrow
and Tuesday only. Special at, the
pair 78c
A JTECK AND KECK" RIBBON
OPPORTUNITY.
aSe for RlbfeoHS, wertk 95c aa
40c All silk and satin Taffeta
Ribbons, 4& and 5 inches wide,
all colors pink, blue, red, old
rose, cardinal, apricot, beaver,
royal blue, malse, brown,
cream, turquoise, green, black
and white Regular 35c and
40c values For today and all
week. Special at, yard 35a
Gee for Oriental
Laces, trertk 75c
aad 91.ee Orient
al net top Laces
5 and S Inches
wide, worth 75c
and $1.00 Special
for tomorrow at
the yard 58c
Also a lot of Net
Rands at special
prices.
l&c for YraUe Bufa,
wertk 36 A lot of ecru
and .cream Tenlse Bands
from 1 to 3 Inches wide,
also some in white All
worth 25c the yard. Spe
cial for tomorrow only at,
yard 10c
The Olds, Wortman & King Bargain Table
Children's Boanets of Bengaline Silk, slurred Hack and over crown, full front, cMffon plaited
and pn5ed facing, colors tan, red, navy and white, all sizes; regular J I A?
$3.00, spatial T I
25c for Ecra asd Cre&Bt
Vete Galleesc, wertk
Bc A lot of Blaek
Spaasled Sujs rh Gal
lee Regular $1.75 to
$2.50 values Special for
Monday only, at, the yard
see to sa4S
Special "Moving'
Sale of
Blankets
and Rugs
Fourth Floor.
$6.75. FOB WOOL BLANKETS
WORTH $8.50 Very fine all pure
fleece wool blankets, white with pink
or blue borders, full size; regular $8.50
value, special at, pair 6.75
93.35 FOE WOOL BLANKETS
WORTH. $4.00 Heavy wool blankets,
mottled gray in color; regular $4.00
value; special at, pair $3.35
SMYRNA RUGS.
$1.28 FOR RUGS WORTH $2.25
Sayraa Rugs, all wool, double faced,
30x60 iiches is. size; good $2.25 valve,
special at, pair .-....$1.28