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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1904.
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$5.00 to $7.50 Silk Waists for
$2.98 Each
250 of Them on Sale Second Floor
For Today's Great 7S7th Friday Surprise Sale we will
also offer a special purchase of 250 beantifal Silk Waists
at less than half their real value You miss a grand op
portunity to buy a suitable Holiday gift for women if yon
don't take advantage of today's great silk waist bargain
Crepe de Chines, Pean de Cygnes, Pean de Soies and
Taffetas in a big assortment of styles Natty tailored
effects, plain or trimmed; black, white and colors, all
and colors One waist in a box, $5.00, $5.50, $6.00,
$6.50, $7.00 and $7.50 values on sale
today at the phenomenally low price of
$ 2.98
See Fifth-Street Window Display
The Meier & Frank Store's 787th Friday Surprise Sale
18,500 Yards of Fine Embroideries -Values Up to
$7.50 q Strip4-Yard and 656-Yard Strips for
89c
A STRIP
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greatest of all December merchandising events A sale that for magnitude and real value has never I
been equalled in the history of Portland's Largest and Best Store We have made arrangements to
serve the immense throng, that will want to share in this remarkable bargain, with promptness and
satisfaction The early comers will naturally get the best strips See if yon can't be an early bird
just once, even if it is Winter The lot consists of French Embroideries, English Eyelet Embroider
ies, Irish Point Embroideries, Edgings and Insertions Embroideries for Skirts, Embroideries for
Corset Covers and Children's Wear Beautiful designs ki immense assortment Widths range from
3 to 15 inches 4-yard strips and 6fyard strips A duplicate purchase of the grand bargain we
had for a Friday Surprise Sale early in September Doors will open promptly at eight o'clock and
you can buy all you want We think the quantity sufficient to last through the day, but if yon want
the choicest designs you'll have to come early No mail or phone orders Q Qr5f
filled-See big Fifth-Street Window Display 0"C Oliip
Holiday Handkerchief Sale
50c
"Women ?s unlaundered All-Linen
hand-embroidered initialed
Handkerchiefs, three different
styles; best 25c
values, at 3 for
"Women's hemstitched All-Linen
Handkerchiefs, 4, and
34-inch hems, full size, value
extraordinary,
each.
"Women's Swiss Embroidered
Handkerchiefs, hemstitched
and embroidered, also scal
loped edge and embroidered,
20c and 25c values, C
2 for JC
5c
"Women's hemstitched and ini
tialed unlaundered Handker
chiefs,' all initials; great spe
cial values for this
sale, each
Children's plain white initial
Handkerchiefs, hemstitched,
fancy box, great
value, box
Children's colored border
Handkerchiefs in fancy boxes,
great special values e
at, box UC
Sale continues through . the
week.
Great Sale of Women's Hosiery
"Women's All-"Wool ribbed top
and all-wool ribbed Hose, sizes
Sy2 to 9; great spe
cial value, pair C
"Women's "Onyx" black in
grain fleeced Hose, split foot,
best 50c values, in
all sizes, pair OC
"Women's fancy embroidered
Lisle Hose, .new- importation;
striking patterns in big assort
ment; all sizes, best
75c values, for. pr.
Great special sale of "Women's and Children's Knit Under
wear now in progress.
57c
"Women's extra size black
fleeced Hose, fast color, all
sizes, 50c value 37
Women's black cotton fleece
lined Hose, regular and out
size, best 35c values, pair. 25c
Children's All-"Wool 1-and-l
ribbed Hose, all sizes, double
knee, regular 35c Or
values, for, pair.
Boys' Ironclad heavy Cotton
Hose, all sizes, triple Q
leg, best 25c; pair I OC
Book Store Crowded With Holiday Suggestions
Onr Big Book Store is filled to overflowing with a wonderful array of books for young and old All the copyrighted
books, sets, encyclopedias, atlases, poets, Bibles, dictionary and stand, cook books, books for boys and girls, all the
popular Guthors, board-cover books for children, linen books for children, calendars in enormous variety Prices to
fit the purses of everyone We can fill your book wants to your entire satisfaction in every possible manner
These Special Values are of importance to everyone
Painting Plays, child's Paint Book,
regular 50c value, 22C
Paper Dolls, special value at. .15
Henty Books for Boys, 41 titles,
value extraordinary at 1 q
each . -C
Longfellow's Evangeline, holiday
edition, regular 50c value, T
for JC
Poems of Pleasure, by "Wilcox,
each 75 $
Complete line of Padded Poets,
each 75
"Webster's School and Office Diction
ary, great special value
at each JJC
All the books, Happy Hooligan, Foxy
Grandpa and others; tf v
great special value ?UC
"White House Cook Books, special
at : '. : 68
"Webster's new Unabridged Diction
tary. full sheep, indexed C? Q CT
marvelous value
Dictionary Stand, great bargain
at $2.95
Combined Dictionary and Stand, spe
cial at $5.95
"World's Brightest Sems of Music, vocal
and instrumental, great flo
value at "JvC
Peck's Bad Boy, great bargain, per
copy .. 45
Abraham Lincoln, his stories and
speeches 50
Humorous Remarks by Bill Nye, spe
cial : 50
Up-to-Date Letter "Writer, 75c value,
for 45
"Twenty Years of Hustling," special
value 50
Uncle Tom's Cabin, regular $1.00 edi
tion for 50
Around the "World on Sixty Dollars,
for 50
"Jack Raymond," by the popular Voy
i'ich, $1.50 value 50
Visits of Elizabeth, clever and witty,
copy 1 19
The Etiquette of Today, reliable, up-to-date
65 $
Kingdom of Nature, illustrated museum
of the animal world, special . . . .95
Photo Glimpses of the Northwest. 40
Mail orders will receive our prompt
and very careful attention.
All the latest copyrighted Books are
on sale here at $1.08 copy.
SALE OF BOYS' CLOTHING Second Floor
Little Boys' Overcoats in dark blue, double-breasted style, belted
back, velvet collar, brass buttons, $4.00 Q
value J
Boys' Overcoats in dark gray and brown. mixtures, age
' 8 to 14 years ; all the best $5.00 values Om J
Great special values in Boys' Suits, Norfolk and double
breasted styles, in brown and gray plaids and mixtures ; also blue
Cheviots, 8 to 16 years
$2.50 Suits $ 1 .70 $3.00 Suits $2. 15 $3.50 Suits $2.45
$3.95 Suits $2.95 $5.00 Suits $3.95 $6.00 Suits $4.80
Knit Underwear Specials
"Women's heavy cotton ribbed
Corset Covers, high neck, long
sleeves, 65c value 49
Children's mixed wool and cot
ton Union Suits, buttoned
across the chest, white or gray,
regular 75c values 49
"Women's nonshrlnkablc fine ribbed
Wool Vests and .Pants, light gTay
or white, handsomely finished;
best $1.50 under-
wear for $i.2Z
Women's "Harvard Mills" heavy
fleece-lined ribbed Cotton Vests
and Pants, Vests long or quarter-
sleeve; best 65c
values
.47c
Santa Claus Arrives at 3:30 Today
Old Kris himself, big, hale and hearty, will arrive
this afternoon at 3:30 and be at home to his friends
until 6 We want all the children in town to come
down and meet him he'll have a pleasant word and
handshake for every one of yon Tell him what
yon want for Christmas and we haven't a donbt hut
what he'll see that you'll get jnst what yon order.
He's a happy old son! and a delightful visit is assured
all who come to see him We're going to try and
persuade him to visit ns again tomorrow We'll let
you know his decision in tomorrow's Oregonian These special bargains on sale today
and tomorrow "
All the popular Card Games selling at 50c
on sale today at 33, including Pit,
Flinch, Sherlock Holmes, Competition,
Stage, Trolley, Bulls and
Bears, Bunco, Bid, etc., etc 5C
Boys Tool Chests, 164 in. "by 1 in., com
plete with tools, including g
brace and hit, $1.25 value, for. . . O JC
Doll Bed, trimmed in best quality silko
line, draped canopy, enamel oq
finish, 24x13 in., $1.25 value OVC
9xl4-in. Bed, great value at 35
B Double Doll Swing Bed for 23
Rubber Ball Shooting Gallery, gun and ball, size of gallery 17xl5x ffl
6 inches; gun shoots rubber ball; $1.00 value
Mechanical Rope-Walker, 33.
Elegant Kid Body Doll, 21 inches, extra large fine
bisque head, moving eyes, mouth showing teeth;
heavy curled wig; regular $1.75 QJIr
value, for -?OC
Hip-Jointed Kid Doll, bisque head, mov
ing eyes, curly hair
Hip, Arm and Elbow-Jointed Kid Doll, elegant
bisque head, moving eyes, curly hair, sewed wig,
shoes, and stockings; regular $2.25
value, for v
Our Doll Wardrobe Department, largest arid
most complete in the city. Doll ready-to-wear ap
parel, millinery, dresses, hosiery, shoes, undercloth
ing, etc.
17-piece "White China Tea Set, beautiful set er
and marvelous value, reg. $1.25, for, set C
$1.25 Upright Steel Fire Engine for 87c
Drug Sundries
Dr. Lyons Tooth Powder, e
today, Dottlo 1
"Purity" Tooth Powder;- 19c 5
value, bottle IOC
Dr. Graves famous Tooth Pow- q
der; 13c value OC
Dr. Grav.es famous Talcum
Powder; 10c value : C
Woodbury's Facial Soap; reg-
ular 19c valuo IDC
Murray &. Lamman's Florida Q
Water; 25c value 1T7C
Murray & Lamman's Florida Air
Water; 4Shj value 3G
Woodbury's Dental Cream; ;
19c value, can UC
All our 25c Tooth Brushes on
sale for, each I C
Hinds' Honey and Almond "l!
Cream; 39c value .., wOC
Jewelry Specials
."America" Alarm Clocks; reg-- r
ular 75c values, for JT?C
25c Brooches In plated and in
French gray for, each I3C
25c Hat Pins on sale for -....17c
"Portland 1905" Pins; regular -5
35c values; on sale for 1C
Women's guaranteed Chate- oe
lalne Watches for ?JOJ
Women's and Men's Solid Gold Rings
at exceptionally low prices.
Babies" Solid Gold Rings, 5c up.
Women's Solid Gold Brooches,- $3.00 up.
Complete line of Comb and Brush Seta
In ebony, ebonold, hardwood, leather
and leatherette cases.
Opera '.Glasses, American a.nd French
makes.
Holiday Fur Sale
Five great lots of Fnr Scarfs on sale
today ami tomorrowThe best Fur
values you ever had the chance to
buy, and what makes a more appre
ciated Xmas gift to a woman than
a handsome Fnr Neckpiece
Long Jap Mink Scarf, eight tails, cord and two
tails, beautiful piece; regular $5.50 Ae
value; on sale for
Short Cluster Scarf of mink, six tails; ' . QQ
regular $3.00 value; on sale for l7u
Black Coney "Cluster Scarf,, six tails, best $2.50
Scarf money can buy; your 00
choice, each - 1.0T7
Brown Opossum Cluster Scarf with six tails;
our best $5.00 value; fur stores ask
$7.50; sale price, each.. .............
Long Black Coney Scarf, six tails, cc
$5.00 value, each , )JJ
Sable and Isabella. Fox Scarfs, two large 'hand
some tails, best -$12.50 value; 5
your choice, each 7?3
isong xsaoeua rxjx scans, large van- a aa t
ety, $8.00 to $42. GO
Complete line of small novelty Neck a e rrs ""
Pieces, $12.00 to $40.00 '
Electric Seal Jackets, 22-In. length, eQ nn
$25.00 to iOO.UU
Astrachan Jackets, 22-in. length, $35 and 933.00
$2.50 Felt Hots 25c Each
In our Millinery Department we are cleaning up stock with a vengeance
today's great offering is a fair example of the remarkable bar
gains you can share in if you have headgear needs. Untrimmed Felt
Hate, Turbans, Dress Shapes, High-Crown Hats, etc.; French Felts,
Scratch Felts, Fur Felts, all good colors and desirable styles; the
greatest bargain of its kind our Millinery Store has ever
offered, values up to $2.50 each 430
Great Shoe Bargains Today
Friday and Saturday Shoe Bargains for men and children
Footwear of the very best style and quality at saving prices
We also call attention to the Holiday -Sale of Men's Slippers
Best grades at about one-half real value
500 pairs of Youth's, Boys' and Little Gents' Shoes, very best makes,
all kinds of leathers single or double sole, odd lots, some very un
usual bargains
$2.50 to $3.50 Valnes, Sizes 2 1-2 to 5 1-2, for $1.95 Pair
$2.00 to $230 Valnes, Sizes 11 to 2, for $1.65 Pair
Little Gents' Box Calf and Satin Galf and Yici Kid Shoes,
best styles, sizes 10 to 13, great values, pair. S1.33
Misses' Vici Kid and Box Calf Shoes, 11 to 2, for, pair $1.23
Children 's'Vici Kid and Box Calf Shoes, 8y2 to 11, pair $1.13
Children's Vici Kid and Box Calf Shoes, 5 to 8, for, pair. $1.03
Sale of Men's Slippers
$4-$5 values jn Men's Slippers, four lots consisting
of red Kid Bootees, Patent Corona Opera Slippers,
genuine Monkeyskin Opera Slippers, in tans, and
blue; genuine Lizard, Alligator and "Walrus Slip
pers, all sizes, $4.00-$5.00 CO QO
values tymri74&
300 pairs of Men's $3.00 Slippers, in various styles
and all sizes pair S2.22
$1.75-$2.00 Slippers, all leathers, pair $1.43
Men's $4 Shoes $2.75
Men's $4.00 Box Calf, Patent Corona and Yici Kid
Lace or Blucher Shoes, welted soles, very best
lasts, all this season's very -best styles, in sizes 6
to 11, $4.00 values, on sale today am
and tomorrow at, pair V-
SPECIAL. VALUES IN WOMEN'S SHOES
Men's Clothing, Smoking Jackets, Etc.
Great December Sale of Men's Snits and Overcoats, ready-to-wear gar
ments of recognized style and quality at a big saving in the prices yon are
asked to pay for equal grades at the exclusive clothing store The foI-v
lowing splendid bargains are of interest to economical men
Men's strictly all-wool $10.00 Suits, in fancy Cheviots and Cassimeres, O C
all 1904 styles in the best patterns; value extraordinary for
Men's strictly all-wool $12:50-$13.50" Suits in fancy Tweeds, Worsteds and Cheviots,
this season s very best garments, m the leading styles and designs; Cf Q
wonderful values for . . 00
Men's all-wool navy and brown Jersey Overcoats, velvet collar, satin sleeve lining,
handsomely made, stylish, perfect fitting garment that the exclusive ? 1 1 Q C
clothier would ask $18.00 for; our special price is y U0
New line of "Priestley" Crayenettes $12.50 to $25.00
Smoking Jackets, Lounging Robes
sir m
The equal of our holiday showing of Smoking
Jackets, Lounging Kobes cannot be found on the
Coast. Every attractive style and material in all
grades. Father, husband, brother or son would
appreciate one for Christmas. Second floor.
Fine grade Tricot Smoking Jackets, in navy, mar
oon and brown ; handsomely made and trimmed ;
grand value at this low price $4.75
Gray Smoking Jackets with plaid self-lining, cord
trimmed, all sizes, great value $4.00
Men's fancy Smoking Jackets in a big variety of
styles and colors ; great special e
values at JO.UU
Smoking Jackets, made of fancy homespun ma
terials, handsome designs, best wear- r Sf
mg fabrics, unusually low priced ea.pOOU
Lounging Robes in exceptionally large variety,
$6.50 to $20.00. Bath Robes, $2.50 to $10.00.