THE MORNING OBEGONIAN, FBTDAY, DECEMBEK 9, 190
PORTLAND'S
LARGEST, FOREMOST STORE
THE "DIFFERENT STORE" THE PIVOT AROUND WHICH PORTLAND'S GREATEST BUSINESS REVOLVES.
AIT EVERYDAY "BEST" STORE, A RELIABLE STORE WITH DEPENDABLE MERCHANDISE, THE "OLD HOMESTEAD" SHOP, IS SURE TO BE THE CITY'S BEST CHRISTMAS SHOPPING MART.
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54th
GRAND
FRIDAY
ECONOMY SALE
A MILLION-DOLLAR STOCK
AT THE MERCY a SHOPPING MULTITUDES
54th
GRAND '
FRIDAY
ECONOMY SALE
The Newest Christmas Novelties and Latest Winter Goods All Included in the
Carnaqel The Loss Is Awful! The Slaughter Complete! $500,000 of Surplus
Merchandise, Piled High in the Warehouses, Moved to the Store and Placed Under the Guillotine!. Heads May Pall,
Profits Tumble and Topple on Every Side, Costs are Ripped Open, Dismembered, Severed Limb From Limb !
THE GRANDEST MERCHANDISE EVENT EVER KNOWN TO ANY WESTERN CITY !
A PUBLIC BOON THE PEOPLE'S SAVING CHANCE! Such mercantile achievement has never happened before.. The man who fills the breach when a crisis comes is
theman of the hour. The "STORE MANAGERS' SALE" steps quickly to the front on the call for volunteers to eject a half-million dollars' worth of surplus stock from
this store ere New Year's. 'Tis the sale of the hour! The store managers are making their own prices the firm is backing them up. The public is buying its Christ
mas qoods for less than manufacturers made them for. No wonder competing stores are desperate and deserted. No wonder our enlarged stores are packed to
the doors. TODAY'S SALE WILL MARK A DISTINCT MERCANTILE TRIUMPH far away and ahead even of last Monday's the fame of which resounded over four states.
NEW CHRISTMAS GOODS HERE TODAY AT LESS THAN WHOLESALE PRICES ! The greatest merchandising event ever held in the West! And remember, that distinc
tion in style and splendid quality of material is not sacrificed.
r- r-t rzrm THE LIMIT REACHED JTi rxuvts
rV-'-& fT SMASHING!
K J PROFITS GONE TO THE LAAU
COSTS ROUTED AND
DEMORALIZED
THE MOST
SENSATIONAL SUIT
SALE EVER CONDUCTED
BY A PORTLAND STORE
?Jlft:s, ..i-i.fkm NOT A HALF-PRICE SALE, BUT
MISS L. BERNARD. HAX.F-COST SALE.
WOMEN'S
$22 to $25.50 fi :
TAILORED
STREET
SUITS
POR
19.95
SECOND FLOOR
GRAND -SALONS.
THE MOST RADICALLY RnJICULOUS SLAUGHTER OF VALUES
EVER PERPETRATED IN THE ANNALS OF
"WESTERN MERCHANDIZING.
Miss Bernard, the woman manager and buyer of the Apparel
Stores, Is going: to the extreme in her accorded privilege of price
making: during: this great, sale. She is laying her department
open to tho greatest bargain rush the store ever knew and it
has some phenomenal records to break In her remarkable, un
precedented offering for today and tomorrow. The suits com
posing this splendid collection are from our own regular stock
of elegantly tailored garments, of superb workmanship and au
thoritative style. A generous choosing of the season's best styles,
embracing blouse, Eton, Norfolk, tourist and jacket effects; the
popular long-coated models. All popular materials: cheviots,
broadcloths, Venetians and fancy twecdish, mannish tailor suit
ings. In every wanted color, embracing black, brown, navy and
novelty mixtures. Plain tailored, in the severely plain styles, or
prettily trimmed with fancy braids, buttons, strappings and vel
vets. The best actual $22 to $23.50. values ever offered at regular
sale. For today and tomorrow only, Q
your choice at .....
Extra salespeople and fitters have been engaged to serve tho hosts
that will gather here. All possible will bo done to aid tho fitters,
but we urge an early call today from home folk, as tomorrow
will bring crowds from neighboring cities and towns to this great
sale. 922 to $2&50 Suits for two days, 90.8S.
A STIRRING SALE OP
GIRLS'
COATS
at One-third Off
FOR TODAY AND TOMORROW,
GIRLS OF TO 14 TEAKS
THIS INTERESTS YOU.
The coats are just the newest, smartest
little models you ver saw. All .the
season's latest ideas embodied. "Peter
Thompsons," Norfolks, Box Coats and
Sacque styles, with capes. Materials
are cheviots, coverts, kerseys and the
swell mannish mixtures so popular in
tailored garments this season. A wide
color range: also black, reds, greens,
blues, browns, tans. Scotch and Ensrllah
fancy mixtures. Some -with velvet collars. Fancy braids and but
ton effects mostly form the trimmings. Prices range up from $3.50
(today and tomorrow only at S2-35) to $35 (today and tomorrow
only at 923.35) ALL. ONE-THIRD OFF.
JH uuci milieu nuuu
Upon the Strongholds of
i si
Silks and
Dress Stuffs
Fifth-Street Annex Fint Floor.
II. L. SALE.
Prices go tumbling like a house of cards In a cyclone. These
sensational values for today only. Manager Sale advapces a notch
nearer the grand prize for December selling.
SWELL BLACK DRESS GOODS All this season's fabrics, includ
ing novolty Turkish mohair, new silk and wool crepon, novelty
eta.mln waterproof worsted and panne and broadtail zlbellne.
Regular $4.25. $3.50 and $3.00 values. Special for today, $1.59
BLACK DRESS GOODS Crepe and twine" voile etamine. sangller
cloths and neat figured albatross. Regular $1.75 and $1.50 values.
Special for today BUc
NEW SWELL SUIT SILKS In a grand assortment of colors and
designs; unequaled at $1.25 per yard. Special 58c per yard
24 AND 22-INCII JAPANESE SILKS 1 fall color luwortment.
Regular 50c and 40c values. Special aoc per yard
REGULAR 61.50, fL35AND $1.09 Colored suitings, French Crepe
Voiles, Swell Scotch Suiting; all colors in the assortment. Spe
cial i .59c per yard
F. M. HAMBURGER.
UNPRECEDENTED VALUES IN
THE MILLINERY SALONS
Second Floor Nctt Annex.
Stylish $3
Hat Shapes
for 25c
An aggregation of values that should
crowd the Millinery store to its utmost
capacity today. Another move toward
the golden prize or $50. Mr. Hamburger Is
positivo of winning.
We have inaugurated for
Friday Economy Sale.
A grand Clearance of
Untrimmed Shapes
ONLY 25c FOR HATS WORTH 75c TO $3.00.
In the lot are beautiful French felts, fur felts, scratch felts, etc.
Colors: black, brown, blue, gray, tan, green and red. High-crown
dress shapes, turbans and sailors. Your choice of nearly 50 styles,
worth-from 75c up to $3.00. VSr
For Economy Sale only, at, each...."
fANCY FEATHERS
10c FOR FEATHER TRI3I311NGS WORTH TO 75e.
50 dozen pompons, wings, breasts, quills. bird5-.et; In every
color. "Values up to 75c For Economy Sale O'lr
all go at the samo price, each
ACrowd-bringer
to the Christmas
Book Shops
Main First Floor.
"Book-Lovers' Lane" runs from
5th-St. Annex to the "Fair-Way"
nearly front of the mammoth
new elevators.
Largest stock of new down-to-date books In all the Northwest.
The holiday book shops are the brightest and best by far in the
city. Visitors who shop round 'mong all the city stores tell us so.
and then we've found it out and satisfied ourselves. For today
the book stores offer these special inducements.
I4c for Children's Toy Books, worth 25c
These pretty books have board covers, with colored picture on
front. Each has four colored plates and numerous other Illustra
tions. The list of titles is as follows:
LITTLE HO PEEP AND LITTLE BOY BLUE; THE OLD WOMAN
THAT LIVED IN A SHOE; CINDERELLA; LITTLE RED RIDING
HOOD; OLD MOTHER HUBBARD; PUSS IN BOOTS; HEY DIDDLE
DIDDLE; JACK AND THE BEAN STALK. Oar 25c value for 14c ca.
Comic Books for the Children only 41c.
THE KATZENJAMMER KIDS; MR. JACK; PORE LIL MOSE;
HAPPY .HOOLIGAN; LULU AND LEANDER; ALPHONSE AND
GASTON; TIGERS. For Economy Sale only at 41c each.
Standard Works of Poets 69c for Poems
worth $1.50
These poems are padded leather bound, red under gold edged
pages, round corners, title on cover in gold: MRS. BROWNING;
ALICE AND PHOEBE CARY; ROBERT BROWNING; COURT
SHIP OF MILES. STANDISH; BRYANT; DANTE; BURNS; EVAN
GELINE; BYRON; H I AWATH A ; HOLMES; KIPLING; LONGFEL
LOW; LOWELL; MILTON; LUCILLE; MOORE; FAVORITE
POEMS; GOETHE; SCHILLER; POPE; EDGAR ALLEN POE;
WHITTIER, and many others, are Included in this list. The pub
lisher's price of these poems is $1.50 each. For fiOr
this one day only we will sell them at, the volume Uv.
P. H. EVANS.
M. HANSEN.
A Grist of
ROUSING
SPECIALS
for the
Store Managers' Sale
TODAY.
From Sd-Floor Annex Shops.
Mr. Hansen offers an attractive list
of very special values, selected from
the Christmas Art Shop. The "Baby-to-Mlss
Store" and "Petticoat Lane"
all 2d floor shops.
Spanish and Mexican Drawn Work
at Half Price
SPANISH AND MEXICAN DRAWN WORK, In all sizes of doylies,
centerpieces, scarfs, tray and tea cloths; hemstitched or with
Taora wheel edging. They were slightly soiled in using them for
displays, but.one washing will make them white and fresh. Prices
from 23c to 915.00
CHILDREN'S KNIT PETTICOATS, with or without waists or
shoulder straps. In plain pink, white, bluo or red, with fancy bor
ders. Regular prices, -40c, COc and 75c. Special prices. 20c, 34c and 53c
LADIES' FINE ALL-WOOL KNIT PETTICOATS, In plain black,
white, sky. pink, red and navy; or same colors with fancy striped
borders. Regular price, $2.00; special price 51.13
CHILDREN'S ALL-WOOL SWEATERS, in plain white, red or
navy, or same colors, colored trimmings: for ages from 1 to 12
years. Regular prices. $1.25, $1.50, $2.25, $2.50; special
63c, 75c, $1.13, $1.75
CHILD REN'S COATS, in line wool materials; colors, tan green,
blue, rod and brown; trimmed In fancy braids and brass buttons;
all with large capes; ages 2 to a years. Regular price, $4.50; spe
cial price $2.69
Grand Opening of the New Public
Tea-Boom, on Second Floor, under the management and aus
pices of the Y. W. C. A. occurs tomorrow at 11 A. M. lei,
Chocolate, Sandwiches, Cakes, Wafers, Gingerbread, Scones,
and Hot Rolls will be served, the menu varying each day.
The public is cordially urged to attend the opening
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Hotel and Restaurant Men Are Profiting, Too!
Third Floor.
We are In the midst of the busiest sale this store
ever neia on 3d floor In the hou3efurnlshIng snops.
ECONOMY SALE PRICES ON ODD PIECES OF HAVILAND DEC
ORATED CHINA.
PLATES
Havlland decorated china dinner plates, value $4.S0, spe. 93.00 doz
Austrian decorated china breakfast plates, value $5, .spe. 94.00 doz
Austrian decorated china breakfast plates, value $9, spe.9&50 doz
Austrian decorated china breakfast plates, value $12.50, spe.S9.50 doz
Many Bargains in Cups and Saucers
Choice Decorated China Cup and Saucer at Half Price.
Our $1.25 value at 63c eack
Our $L00 value at BOc eack
Our 75c value at 3Sc eack
Our 60c value at 30c eack
25c for Decorated China Sugars and Creams Worth 50c.
38c for Child's Bread and Milk Sets Wortk 75c.
Haviland China at Half Price
Sugars and creams, valuo $1.40, special at 70c
Fruit comports, value 85c. special at 43c
Salad or berry bowls, value $1.00. special at 30c
Old Blue plates, value $1.50. special at, dozen 00c
Old Bluo cups and saucers, value $1.80, special at, dozen 91.10
White plates 0) inches), value $1.00, special at. dozen 60c
White teacups and saucers (with handles), value $1.25, special at,
dozen 70c
Decorated Lamps with Shades t6 Match
Out 90c value for I... .50c eack
Our $1.25 value for ....75c eack
Our $1.50 value X6r 81.00 eack
Our $2.00 value for 9L25 eack
Some Great Economy Specials
in Silverware
Guaranteed StaHdard A No. 1 Plate Wild Rose DcsIgB.
Teaspoons, value $2.00, special at 91.25 dozes
Dessert spoons, valuo $3.50, special at $2.25 dezea
Table spoons, value $4.0), special at 92JS0 dozes
Forks, value $4.00. special at $2.50 dozeB
Sugar shells, value 30c, special at 20c eack
Butter knives, value 40c. special at 25c each
Cold meat forks, value 75c, special at 50e each
Gravy ladle, value 75c, special at 50c each
Berry spoons, value $1.00, special at 80c eack
Rogers Bros'. "1547" A-No. I Silverware
Teaspoons, set of 6, special at 86c set
Dessert spoons, set of 6, special at $1.50 set
Table spoons, set of 6, special at $1.72 set
Economy Sale of Steel Ranges
These ranges are quick bakers and perfect In every -way.
Value $32.00, special at, each 92&20
Value $35.00, special at, each $23.00
Valuo $33.00, special at, each $31.75
HELLO, CENTRAL!
Give Me Exchange 1 2. Oh, Hello,
We want to talk to LIr. Frank P. Young, manager
of the Ladles' Furnishing Stores. All right. Is this
Mr. Young? Yes? Well, this Is a lot of Portland
women, who want to know what you've got on
Special Sale for today. Yes, we'll hold the line
all right go ahead. Everything advertised during
the week except tho glovep, they're all gone sold
out. And these are special for today only. Write
the list down and use It. The values are remarkable.
Hat Drapes, 50c.
A fine new line of elegant chiffon
hat drapes. In black, white, dots
and black .and white: some plain;
hemstitched; worth $1.00. Special
today only 50c eack
Ladies' Handkerchiefs
9c each
A lot of ladies' fine hemstitched
and embroidered initial handker
chiefs. -Inch hem; worth 15c Spe
cial 1 9c eack
Also another lot of all linen plain
hemstitched, best Richardson's
make: and ii-Inch hem: special
today only 9c eack F. P. YOUNG.
Ribbons, 10c per yd.
A lot of best quality nll-3llk. silk and gros-grain ribbons; all
colors, black and white; 1& to 3 inches wide; worth. 14c, 18c, 23c
and 32c- yard. Special 10c yard
Ladies' fancy Belts, 45c each
An assortment of ladles" fancy belts to be found at the neckwear
counter; worth up to $2.00. Special 4Sc eack
Ladies' Golf Gloves, 50c per pair
A fine line of golf gloves, in black and colors; worth 75c Special
today only 50c pair
A. J. L.ILBURN.
Special Today
in the Home
ftting Stores
Fonrtk Floor.
DOLLS FOR THE YOUNG FOLK
CURTAINS AND BLANKETS TO IN
TEREST THE ELDERS ALL AT
PRICES TO INTEREST ALL.
LACE CURTAINS
1000 pairs lace curtains. Renaissance effect, 35 yards long and
66 inches wide: value, $2.75; special $1.68 pair
78 pairs lace curtains, Brussels effect, very dainty, 3 yards long
and 52 inches wide: value, $3.75; special $2.45
$7.00 Blankets, $4.75
Extra large white wool blankets, pink and white borders: valup.
$7.00; special $4.75
DOLLS
Bisque moveable heads, jointed bodies, dressed in chemise, trimmed
in lace, length 24 Inches; value. $2.50; special $1.30
Same-dolls, with shoes and stockings; value. $2.75; special. ..91.05
Doll' Wardrobe nt Half Pric.
W. W. ZOLLERS.
An Aggressive Array
of
Knitwear and
Hosiery
Bargains
Will attract hundreds
of prudent women to
the store Today
First Floor. M'j
Cuts are cut deeper and reductions reduced. Mr. Zollers Is bound to
forge ahead In his race for leadership In the Managers' Sale. The
proofs are abundant. Read a few:
WOMEN'S UNDERWEAR
04c for women's white a"nd silver gray, fine ribbed Cashmere Vests
and Pants. Our $1.50 value for, each . 04c
$2.59 for women's white and blue, full-fashioned Union Suits, of
fine, soft wojol. Our $4.00 value for, suit 3.59
47c for women's white jersey ribbed, fleece-lined Cotton Vest3 and
Pants. Our 75c value, for, eacli 47c
64c for women's cream-tinted Cotton Union Suits, half-open front.
Our $1.00 value for, suit , 64c
24c for women's medium-weight cotton long-sleeve Vests. Our 50c
value, each 24c
58c for women's flat-woven natural wool Vests and Pants. Our
$1.00 value for, each .- 58c
74c for women's natural wool, flat-woven Vests and Pants. Our
$1.25 value, each 74a
Only 32c for women's white and gray Jersey ribbed Union Suits.
Our 50c value for, suit t 32c
89c for women's natural wool, fine ribbed Vests and Pants extra
sizes. 7, S and 9. Our $1.50 value for, each S9c
$2.19 for women's Munslng Union Suits, natural color, good weight.
Qur $3.50 value for, the suit $2.19
38c for women's white and silver gray cotton Union Suits, "Winter
weight. Our 75c value for, the suit 3Sc
$1.18 for women's white jersey ribbed wool Vests and Tights the
Merode. Our $1.75 value for, each '. 91.1S
WOMEN'S HOSE
29c for women's imported black cdtton full-finished Hose, with
double white sole. Our 50c value, for. the pair 20c
27c for women's "Winter weight black lisle Hose, with spliced heel,
double sole. Our 50c value for. the pair 27c
26c for women's black, fine ribbed cashmere Hose, seamless. Our
45c value for, the pair , 2Cc
19c for women's black O. K. cotton Hose, spliced heel, double sole.
Our 35c value for, the pair ioc
9c for women's black cotton Hose, good weight, double sole. Our
17c value for, the pair 0c
$1.1S for women's black silk Hose, light, medium and heavy
weight. Our $1.75 value for, the pair 91.18
17c for Infants' cashmere Hose, In black, blue, pink or white. Our
23c value for. the pair i7C
ISc for children's fine and double-ribbed black cashmere Hose,
sizes 6 to 10. Our 25c, 30c. 35c and 40c values for, the pair 18c
17c for misses' bluck cotton Hose, full finished foot, sizes 6 to 9.
Our 25c value for, the pair i7c
25c for Women's Tights, worth 50c.
Women's white Winter weight closed Tights, bur 50c value for
25c the pair
25c for Women's Cotton Hose, worth 50c
Women's black cotton Hose, full finished, embroidered Boots, a fine
assortment. Our 50c value for sc pair
Greatest Sale of mmmtM
Christmas Kra'-. m
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w E. J. YOUNG.
Shoe Store In New Anaex First Floor.
Shoes for all the family here, but only good shoes. We have built
every pair of these shoes to meet climatic conditions In Oregon.
We exclude everything detrimental to wear. The array of Christ
mas slippers Is matchless and theso are bargain days. The great
est bargains are here we ever offered or you ever knew. You save
Xmas money by spending It here.
Shoes
FIER.S OR R03XEOS t
WORTH 52.00 J -Jv-
Men's Bomeos, In eitheil JA" UW
tan or black leather, with' A)
turn soles, good broad
toes, choice kid uppers.
Our $2.00 value for 91.10
the pair.
NURSES' HOSPITAL SHOES FOR 1.25.
Shoes for house or nurses hospital wear, with rubber heels, full
round toes, patent or stock tis, heavy flexible soles and soft kid
uppers. For Economy Sale, our $2.00 value for, the pair 1.25
CHILDREN'S SHOES For Winter, here In box calf, with heavy
soles, full round toes, extra plump uppers:
Slze3 6 to 8, our $1.50 value, for 91.00 pair
SIzc3 82 to 11, our $1.75 value, for $1.25 pair
Sizes 11 to 2, our $2.00 value, for $1.50 pair
OLD LADIES' COMFORT SHOES, WORTH 91.75, FOR 91.15.
Common-sense comfort shoes, just the shoes that will suit "grand
ma" in either lace or congress style, hand-turned soles, full broad
toes, and common-sense heels. Our $1.75 value for. . .9L15 the pair
WOSIEN'S SHOES THE "EMPRESS" SHOES, WORTH FOR
91.75.
Women's shoes, in all styles, with matt tops and patent tips, welt
or turn soles, military, uuDan or opera iircih. ine popular Em
nress" shoe for women, at one-half price for Economy Sale onlv.
Our $3.50 value at 91.75 the pair
WOMEN'S 93.00 SHOES FOR 91.60.
Women's fine kid Shoes, with heavy or light sole3, patent tins, and
military or Cuban heels. Our $3.00 valuu for, 9L60 the pair
SEE OLDS, WORTM AN & KING
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