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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (April 13, 1905)
MORNING OEEGTONIAN, THURSDAY, 'APRIL IS, 1905. 800aAnniversary Friday Surprise Sale800a The Meier Frank Store's Greatest Bargain Carnival Tomorrow and Saturday are the days we celebrate our 800th Friday Surprise Sale by placing on sale the greatest array of high-grade merchandise at low prices the Portland public has ever been invited to share in Advantageous purchases from prominent manufacturers will be offered at phenomenal reductions from regular selling fignres For over sixteen years the Friday Surprise Sale has been a prominent feature of The Meier (Sh Frank business, each week growing in popularity until at the present time the response to our surprise sale announcements is not equaled in any city in the land Tomorrow we round another century mark We couldn't very well let the event pa3S without celebrating, so for tomorrow and Saturday we've planned a bargain jubilee that will make the store hum with businessThe wise shopper will plan to come early tomorrow, although in most in stances quantities are sufficient for two days' selling Come ! 800th Anniversary Friday Surprise Sale 1 000 Fine Silk Petticoats Best $11 Values for $6.95 For Friday's and Saturday's 800th Anniversary Friday Surprise Sale, we announce another one of our great Silk Petticoat Sales A great special purchase from a manufacturer widely known for the quality and style of his product 1000 of them Every one, $1 1.00 value Made of superior quality taffeta silk Deep plaiting with tucked ruffle or ruche or four corded ruffles Colors are black, brown, pink, blue, tans, grays, purple, green, black and white, plaids and changeable silks Altogether, making a lot second to none that we have ever offered If you've need for a silk petticoat you can't afford to miss this oppor- C fL Q tunity Tomorrow and Saturday only at See Fifth-Street Window Display Mail Orders Carefully Filled 800th Anniversary Friday Surprise Sale 500 Beautiful Dress Shapes Our $7.95 Values, This Sale $3.50 Each A matchless bargain in the Millinery Section for Friday's and Saturday's 800th Anniversary Surprise Sale 500 of the newest and prettiest Dress Shapes to be sold for less than half their value Fine Chiffon Dress Shapes in black, white, rose, olive, navy, light blue and champagne Lace Dress Shapes, Lingerie Hats, Chiffon Turbans, Etc. All are splendidly made and this season's very best shapes Every woman in town having Easter headgear needs to supply wants to get a peep at these handsome creations today We know you'll be delighted with the styles and the price cannot fail to please you $7.95 Dress Hats on sale tomorrow f and Saturday at the very low price of r See Fifth-Street Window Display 800th Friday Surprise Sale $ 1 .25 to $2 Hosiery 75c Pr. 1000 pairs of "Women's Black Lace Lisle Hosiery, allover patterns, fine French lisle, with double sole a big variety of patterns; women wanting exceptionally good quality Hose will find this an unusual chance for money-saving; $1.25, $1.52, Jtp $1.75 and $2.00 values on sale Friday and Satur- jC day at this low price, pair. .'. Women's fine Black Silk Hose, lace boot and embroidered boot effects; many of the choicest styles we own, $5.00 CJ and $6.00 values, on sale at, pair 3&03 800th Friday Surprise Sale Women's $3 Shoes $1.96 1000 pairs of "Women's Shoes and Oxfords. .Johnson Bros.' best $3.00 values, for $1.96 pair, is the great offering in the Shoe de partment for the 800th anniversary Friday surprise sale. In Shoes there's patent leather, vici kid, velour calf, box calf, heavy and light soles, lace and Bulcher cut In Low Shoes there's patent colt, vici kid and chocolate kid, Blucher and lace Oxfords, all sizes; best $3.00 values, for Friday and Saturday only at this price, pair : LLC AIU, JJlllUUl. 1. $ 1 .96 800th Friday Surprise Sale 40c Silk Ribbons 21c Yard 7500 yards of soft finish all silk mousseline Ribbons, 6 inches wide, at half its value, is the grand Ribbon special in the Ribbon section for the SOOth- anniversary Friday surprise sale tomor row and Saturday; full assortment of colors cream, castor, white, brown, pink, reseda, blue, black, violet, ma- rine and red; every yard 40c value; your choice J I Friday and Saturday at, yard 800th Anniversary Friday Surprise Sale $3, $3.25, $3.50 White Petticoats $1.69 Our great Annual Easter Sale of White Petticoats will be held tomorrow and Saturday 700 beautiful white Cam- bric and Muslin Petticoats, the best bargains of the year for your choosing All are trimmed in wide embroideries, Valenciennes and Torchon iaces, insertions and clusters of tucks Separate dust ruffles and fitted waistbands Regular $3.00, $3.25 and $3.50 values Tomorrow and Saturday at this low price Two lots of Women's Drawers Fine nainsooks, wide full flounce of fine India LInon Bands and footing qq Beautiful styles $2 values Friday and Saturday Women's Drawers Wide flounces trimmed in laces and fine embroideries Blind and openwork designs, inser- Q tions and tucks 5 1.25 vals. Friday and Saturday "- $1.89 800th Anniversary Friday Surprise Sale Mannish Shirts for Women $1.13 Each , THESE ARE $1.50. HI. 75 AND $2.00 VALUES For the 800th Anniversary Surprise Sale the Men's Furnishing Goods Department announces a special purchase of 100 dozen of the popular mannish Shirts for women and misses All the very newest styles and materials in immense variety The best values the season has offered Plain white lawns, Oxfords and mercerized silks, mercerized sateens in cream, pongee and champagne, plain tan and polka dot lawns, new black and white checked cashmeres, blue pongees and gray striped mercerized chambrays All sizes They come from a maker who knows how to make shirts, well sewed and finished, perfect fitting $ 1 .60, $ 1 .75 and $2 1 values Tomorrow and Saturday in Men's Dept. at . P See Fifth-Street Window Display 800TH FRIDAY SURPRISE SALE Children's Hats $1.29 Ea, 500 handsome "Buster Brown" "White Sailor Hats for Children, 6-inch brini, with band of 2 yards of heavy all silk gros grain ribbon, every hat in loMvorth $2.00. They are a great special purchase made by our mmincry buyer on a recent trip to Eastern markets; Friday and Saturday only at the special low price of . . . . Millinery Department, Second Floor d i; I Cell KJJVTL'lftl $1.29 800TH FRIDAY SURPRISE SALE $26.50 Willam'te Machines 2.75 For Friday and Saturday we offer 50 of our latest and best model Willamette Sewing Machines, drop head, automatic lift, full ball bearing, best head, full set of attachments expert operator to teach you. This machine we guarantee the equal of antee; the greatest sewing machine value in the city; Friday and Saturday only at '. a ny guar- $21.75 800TH FRIDAY SURPRISE SALE $16.50 Walking Suits at $10.95 100 Women's Spring Walking Suits, regular $16.50 values for $10.95, is the 800th anniversary offering of Portland s leading cloak and suit store. Jacket style, fancy braid and buttou trimmed, skirts iu pleated effects: materials are cheviots and tweeds: colors black, blue, brown, light and dark mixtures, all sizes: tomorrow and Saturday at the low price " of $10.95. Second Floor -. $10.95 800th Anniversary Friday Surprise Sale Greatest Sale of Men's Clothing 800th Surprise Sale bargains for Friday and Saturday every economical man and young man is interested in. Men's $12.50 all-wool Suits, in fancy tweeds and cheviots, Italian serge lining and extra well tailored; sizes 35 to 44; grandest clothing bar- i p gain ever offered at I O Men's $15.00 all-wool fancy worsted and'eassimere suits, very best patterns for business wear; sizes 35 to 44; suits the exclusive clothier tf i g LC would ask you $18.00 for, sale price $ I U.OD Men's all-wool black clay worsted and unfinished worsted Suits, warranted fast color, finely tailored and good weight; greatest black suit "e value ever offered at 1 x0 Men's fine all-wool dark blue unfinished worsted Suits, hand-felled collar, hand worked buttonholes, lined with best Italian serge lining; x f $20.00 suits, Friday and Saturday P I OD 800th Anniversary Friday Surprise Sale 2000 Pairs Lace Curtains Best $2,50 Values $1.27 Pr! A phenomenal sale of 2000 pairs of Nottingham and madras weave cur tains, great purchase froma prominent importer at less than half their value; 15 patterns, all this season's newest and best designs; a grand opportunity for parties furnishing up rooming-houses aud hotels; widths range from 48 to 54 inches; all are 3VL yards long; every & pair in the lot $2.50 values; Friday and Saturday, pair 4& See Fifth-street window display. Odd, pairs of Lace Curtains, one pair of a kind. Cluny, Arabian, Irish Points, Cable Nets, Ruffled Swiss, etc HALF PRICE mm MM li cm n T-vstf 800th FRIDAY SURPRISE Gas Stoves 2-burner Gas Cook Stoves with oven and broiler. Regular $7.75 value, Friday and cC Saturday O.D 2-burner Blue Flame Oil Stove. Guar anteed smokeless and r perfect baker 3 132.50 Peninsular planished steel Range. 10 years guarantee, Fri day and OQ ffK Saturday SO.CO 800th FRIDAY SURPRISE Dress Goods 2500 yards of xnixeJ Suitings, all de sirable Tvoaves and colorings. The best S5c quality, yard 69c All-wool Freeh Voiles, in all the leading shades. Regular $1.25 qual ityfor Friday and Saturday only at the special low price of, yard $103 8O0th FRIDAY SURPRISE Boys5 Clothing Boys full quality 2-piece double breasted and Norfolk Suits, in navy blue serge, brown and 'gray plaids, checks and mixtures, 6 to 16 years; best $7.50 values, Friday and Saturday ce rc at so.yo 56.30. $5.50 Buster Brown Suits, re-1, navy and blue serges, checks and mixtures, 2i to 6 &A Qc years v'r.OJ 800th FRIDAY SURPRISE Silk Specials 5000 yards of fancy chiffon Taffeta Silk shirtwaist suiting; immense assortment of the very best styles. Regular $1.00 values, yard 59c Plain ilessallne Silks in all colors. Best $1.00 silks on sale Friday and Saturday at, yard ... 69c 800th FRIDAY SURPRISE Drug Department Cutlcura Soap, cake 16c Graves' Tooth Powder, can 8c P'urlty Violet Cream, Jar.....'.... 9c Easter Sachet Envelopes Sc 2-lb. bar Castile Soap 18c Fairy Soap, dozen cakes 35c 200 French Tooth Brushes. each.l.'c Okayed Toilet Paper, dozen rolls. o3c Sapolin Varnish Stain, can ISc 800th FRIDAY SURPRISE Screen Doors 89c 1000 Screen Doors. 6 ft. S in. by 2 ft. S In., complete with spring, hinges and hooks, Friday and fio Saturday at OzfC Mrs. Potts nickeled Sad Irons, set of 3, Friday and Saturday on at OyC Adjustable Window Screens. on 30x37ii Inches 5SC Wire Meat Safes The Meier & Frank Store "todays GREAT LIST OF BARGAINS 60c Bath Towels, each 39c 20c Dotted Mull, yard 126 $2.00 Croquet Sets $1.63 50e "Waist Flannel 34c $4.00 Napkins, doz $2.89 Wash Suitings, yard 10c 50e ribbed Pants, each 29c $1.50 Table LiAens $1.21 $3.00 Bedspreads $2.18 25c White Vests, each 16? Embroidered Voiles, yard...20c M. & P. Coffee, lb 24d $6.00 Trunks $5.09 50c Veilings, yard 38c $1.50 Hand Bags 98 20e Girdle Forms 12c $2.00 Kid Gloves, pair... $1.19 Sewing Tables, each 89j 40c Dress Shields 24 Framed Pictures, 25 per cent off. l'lyt Flannelettes, yard 7? $1.25 Gloves, pair 25c $1.00 Chevrons, each 71? 50c Bureau Scarfs 37? Matted Pictures, each 14? 40c Dress Trimmings 7c 25c Neckwear, each 16? $5 Dress Trimmings, yd.. $1.39 50c Scented Dress Shields.. 34 Infants' $1.50 Dresses 79? Infants' $2.00 Dresses 99c Infants' $5.00 Dresses.. . .$2.78 35c Ribbons at 1 7c For today we place on sale a great special purchase of 3000 yards of four-inch Black Taffeta Ribbon, superior quality; best 35c values. Buy all you want at 17c a yard. Black only, remember. Laces, Embroidery French Val. Laces and Insertions, in a great assortment of dainty patterns suitable for Summer dress and underwear trim mings, infants' wear, etc.; val ues up to 70c a dozen yards ; on sale for, per dozen yards.. 43 6 Valenciennes Laces and Inser tions, V2 to 2M inches wide; an immense variety to select from; values up to 90c per dozen yards; on sale for, per dozen yards 65 Net Top Lace, venisc and Irish crochet bands and. appliques; values up to 40c a yard; on sale for, yard 19 11,000 yards of Swiss and Nain sook Embroideries, Edgings and Insertions in the very lat est designs, 3V to 10 inches wide; values up to 45c a yard; magnificent values for this sale at the low price of, yard.l5 3000 yards of handsome Corset Cover Embroideries prettiest patterns we own; values up to 85c a yard, on sale for, yd.45 5000 yards Corset Cover Em broideriessplendid styles values up to 60c a yard; jm sale at, yard 25c Sale of Dinner Sets American Semi-Vitreous Dinner Sets, open stock patterns; 60- pieca sets for $3.88 100-piece sets for $6.57 60-piece Semi-Vitreous Set, green floral decoration, gold on knobs and handles, great spe cial value at $5.47 100-piece set, same as above $8.65 60-piece Semi-Vitreous Dinner Set. pink floral decoration Avith heavy gold tracing, unequaled value $6.97 100-picce set, same as above, for $9.85 60-piece Semi-Vitreous Set, pink rose decorated and gold band, best value eve,r offered at, set $6.97 100-piece set, same as above, for $9.85 German China Sets, open stock patterns, great 'values, $12.49, $14.57. $19.52. HAVILAND CHINA SETS 100-piece set, $47.00 value, for $37.60 60-piece llaviland Set, green flo ral decoration, heavy gold mounted, great bargain at the low ptice of $27.90 100-piece set, same as above, for $40.50 100-piece llaviland Dinner Set, pink floral decoration, great bargain at $21.85 60-piece Havilancl Set, blue forget-me-nots with gold edge and handles, $33 st, on sale for the low price of $26.40 Oranges 20c Doz. 2000 dozen large California Navel Oranges, splendid fruit. The grade your neighborhood gro cer asks you 30c dozen for. Buy nll vnn want tnrlav. tomorrow - " - " r p. and Saturday at the low price of, dozen 20