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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 12, 1911)
20 TIIE MOTINTXG OREGOXIAN. TUESDAY, DECE3IBER 12, 1911. Bring the Children to Sse a Real, Live Santa Claus in "Toy Town" Today Greatest Toy Store in the West Hundreds of Specials Women Take Advantage of the Special "Nemo" Xmas Offer $4 Advance 1912 Model Corset at $2 In Fancy Box A Splendid Gift A TIIE MEIER & FRANK COMPANY, ESTABLISHED 1857 MEIER & FRANK'S METER & FRANK'S METER & FRANK CO., 5th, 6th, Morrison and Alder Sts. Xmas Jewelry Store, Resplendent With Gift Sii ggestions An Array of Matchless Specials Today and Balance of Week just jj Shopping Days Left Never before at Christmas-time have shown such an immense selection of beautiful Jewelry! Thousands of pieces in solid gold, -gold filled, sterling sil ver anil plated novelties which are at once quaint, original, artistic Oar Jewelry chief has made two trips to the East since August, visiting the great manufacturing and Importing' centers of New Yof K, Attlehoro, Provi dence, Boston. He secured lot after lot of new and wanted conceits for Christ mas, to sell at prices astonishingly low. WE HAVE ILLUSTRATED AND DE SCRIBED MANY OF THESE SPECIALS, WHICH GO ON SALE TODAY. tt .n $2.50 Gold-Filled ? Necklaces one desijni jy as illustrated; 14 to 20 i inches lone, with solid pold I heart pendnnt. d 1 A f Price today J) 1 ij Oriental Pearl Neck- laces cx- actly as illus trated, all the Evenly ched. un breakable strands. 13 inches Ions, with torpedo priced elsewhere an hich 5 as 5. spe cial here at J tmec '"!re- Vi"i,vi matcl 70 S2.00 V 1 ft f . r. $1 Gold-Filled Ros aries exactly as il lustrated, an appropriate gift. Gold-filled, set with amethyst, topaz and other beads. Guaranteed accu rate. Special the low price Powder Boxes and Hair Receivers glass with handsome German silver covers in engraved and filigree Priced here onlv $1X0 Cuff Links as illustrat ed, a gift the man always appreciates, it many pretty designs, pair $1.00 $2.50 to $3 Solid Gold Link. large &m ffftgg assortment ot beautiful designs, oue as AQk illustrated. Extra special J) X XJ 4 Hana-Made Ben nns or Buckles as illustrated, in solid srolil. Product of famous E. A. Bliss factory, in wide varie- Solid Gold Sig net Rings as il lustrated,, infants and children up to 4 years Wide variety of de- r- only JC of 69c $1.25 designs, $2 Adjust able Brace lets prettv "Francesca" rolled gold Bracelets, as illustrated, to fit any arm. Each one guaranteed to stand acid test, ft Q In gift box. and priced at only yOC $3 Gold- Filled Bracelets as illustrated. hisrh-grade Bracelets for misses and children, with secret catch and joint. Hand - engraved designs. d 1 7C Specially priced at only A O ty designs, $2.50 Etruscan Drop Ear-Qp rings as snown m il lustration. Gold-filled drop Earrings from period of the French Louis. The fad of the hour. Spe cial price, pr, Sterling Silver Pic ture Frames either $2.00 i i of age. signs. Bargainized at Women's Solid Gold Rings Soli taire Rings, as illus trated, set with ame thysts, rubies, emeralds, J0 ff Stc. Specially priced at )SULr $3 to $4 Scarf Pins a splendid gift for men Wide assortment of pretty designs (see cut), set with amethysts, pearls, g AQk etc., priced only J) X T $25 Sterling Silver Mesh Bags exactly as illustrated, every link soldered. Mesh has a spread of -7 inches; will wear a life time. Price, $11.50 f i round or oval shapes. Plain or J C emrraved stvles. Soecial today l)jC $3.50 to $5.00 Solid Gold Br'ches one. design of many as illustrated. Also Watch Pins. Settings of amo- fln A O thysts, pearls, etc. Sped D4 xO They're just as neat and at tractive as can be. Buy them for your own use or for gifts. Popular size for photo heads. $2 German Silver Mesh Bags 4-inch embossed frames ; kid (j - QQ lined. Price for this sale tj) X .OO $1.25 German Sil ver Mesh Coin QfV Purser-Special at OS? C German Silver Van ity and Card Cases as illustrated, with space for powder puff, mirror, convenient coin receiver, etc.. Popular encrine- $3.98 $4;48 $6.50 Comb, Brsh, and Mirror Sets German silver, in hand some French gray flora design or engine-turned. special at low price Ormolu Gold Jew el Cases as illus trated, with bine or pink silk lining. A dainty dresser pieceA Tf special only D X aOU $3 Shell Back Combs as illus trated, very newest design with narrow band of 22-carat gold, set with single row of rhine- 1! IBi stones, only $2.00 Back Comb and Barrette Sets as illustrated. Shell or amber color, in dozens of pretty de signs to match. Each set in a holly box, for Men's $8.50 Watches as illus trated, in hunting (closed) or open face A 0-sf. n j. j in II 61 1 year gold-filled cases, II shorter. American or Swiss O move- CC QQ ments tD0cO Women's Solid Sil ver Watches as il lustrated, the smallest Watch made in America to sell at this price. Either plain engine turned or engraved cases. JtTice turned de sign. Priced $1.00 fill u Sterling Silver Manicure Pieces as illustrated. Files, shoe horns, tooth brushes, button hooks, etc., in pretty oak de sign. Extra q J special price OdC Coat Chains for Men fine gold-filled styles in a variety of neat lintc patterns. Specially priced for today s selling 98c $5.00 m $2.50 Silk Watch Fobs TtTf as illustrated, with (l gold -filled mounting and 11 charm for engraving; patent safety attach- (f rjtf tnent. Priced at X .ZD $1 Kramer Patent Lighters the guaran teed Lighter, which every man will be glad to receive as a gift. Specially QQ priced for this sale OtC Lorgnette and Opera Chains U a wonaenui variety ot import ed styles in gold filled and platinoid, set with pearls, coral, etc. d f f Specially priced today at Jf) X Ger man Silver Ciga rette Cases as illustrated, in hand some en graved pat tern. Specially Priced at only Day by day the time for W selection is growing Q It's to your ad-1 J vantage to SHOP EARLY IN 1 THE DAY, EARLY IN THE WEEK TODAY 1 V If convenient, carry am&ll parcels l with yon. The men on the wagons I will appreciate it. y In crowds, please keep to the right. Shop on a transfer. Parcels may be wrapped, weighed and mailed at the Special Christmas Service Bureau, fourth floor. Branch Wells-Fargo Express Office, 4th floor, in connection with Christ- U " t "r i " was oerviuo joreau. .rac&ages ac cepted for any part of the world. Express money orders issued. Ask for folder of 550 gift sugges tionsof heln. Solve the gift problem with a Mer chandise or Glove Bond. Issued at special booth, first floor. Good at any time. "RED CROSS STAMPS" la the Red Croaa booth thla noratnx, Mrs. LHII smltn ana Uladyn Hons, the afternoon Mlasea Kate Falling an Ruth Church. V 5 3 $1.69 Dresser Cocks $2 Parisian Ivory Dress er Clocks a 8 illustrat ed, with guar anteed move in e n t s. A dainty gift.1 Special price $1.25 A World of Snowy Handkerchiefs for Men, Women and Children! Fally a half million HandKerchlefs bought jnst for Christmas selling' this yearl Our I speed for months. ThonsandsjoT dainty bits of Swiss from Si Gall, exquisite Armenian, real orders for Irish Linen HandKerchiefs alone Kept several Belfast maKers worKing at top lace and Madeira embroidered HandKerchlefs fit for queens. Read the specials for today! For Women Women's 35c Handkerchief! Over 100 different designs. Hand embrniJfrrd linen, with '9 and 4-inrh hem. Also daintiest Swiss and novelty colored H,nd-OC? kerchiefs, offered Fpecial at Embroidered 'Kerchiefs for wo men, in neat wreath and in- CQ itial patterns; 6 in a box at Women's 65c Handkerchiefs Lovely hand-embroidered, hem stitched initial, Armenian lace, Madeira and Appenzelle de- CA signs, offered special, only" S5 to $40 Handkerchiefs Real Appenzelle and Madeira, hand-embroidered, hemstitched, scalloped and real Iaee- 1 1 f TJ t Q trim d; special V V00 Women's Eeiser Handkerchiefs ' Embroidered initial, en- A 7 closed in wreath ; 6 in box C Women's Initial Handkerchiefs Embroidered wreath, with 4 inch hemstitched hem; sixfiQ in box, special price, only"C Women's Swiss Kerchiefs Em broidered corners, with U- 7Q. inch hem. Six in box, only Women's Linen Kerchiefs, hand embroid'd initials and coruQ7 nera. Three in box, only O C Women's Linen Kerchiefs, hand embroidered and initial, of QQ real Irish linen. 3 in boxOC 10c Colored 'Kerchiefs Used for the making of kimonos, aprons, etc. Wide assortment of pret- "T ty floral designs. Special at C 12Vic and 15c 'Kerchiefs Soft finish linen, in corner and initial embroidered designs. Also swiss scalloped and hemstitched f styles. Special at only, ea. "C 20c and 25c Linen 'Kerchiefs For women. Lace edged and scal loped styles. Also corner IP and initial designs. Specl, C For Children Children's Handkerchf 's, - three in fancy holly box, at "C Children's .Handkerchiefs,, with white or colored initials ; also fancy trunks, grips and valises. O -f Special price, the box, only V I C Children's Embroidered ' Corner Handkerchiefs white and colors. Each, 15c, 20c, 25J. For Men- Men's I2V2C Handkerchiefs White hemstitched cambric, C the famous Reiser make, at JC Men's 25c Handkerchiefs Pare linen hemstitched. Special, 1 7 three for 50c ; each, only X C Men's 60c Gift Kerchiefs Beau tiful silk-and-linen in many color combinations. From Paris. O C Offered special, each, only"'' Men's Japonette Kerchiefs Large silk initials. Each, CQ I2V2C; box of six for onlyIC Men's Kerchief Combination 6 pure linen plain or initial Hand kerchiefs with leather C 1 CA traveling case, complete vIJv Men '8 Pure Linen 'Kerchiefs In neat initial patterns. A gift any man would appreciate. Placed in fancy Christmas box 7Ctf Specialized at 6 for only C Christmas Book Store A f U ""T k S II 1 7 Give BooKs and it immediately tokens friendship! Our big newly-enlarged Christmas BooK Store is filled with gifts for all ages Riley. Phillips and Life Art Calen dars, S2 FOR THE SCHOOLBOY FUnm ' 'Sea Fairies, $1; "Chatterbox," new, HOC. FOB AUNTIE "Life Everlast ing." Crelli; "Travelers Five," Johnson, SI. FOR UNCLE "The Untamed," Patnllo. $1.20; "Find the Woman," Banress, $1.25. and tastes. Jnst a hint; FOR MOTHER "The Harvester," Porter, $1.35; "Making People Hap py," Buchanan, $1.25. FOR FATHER "Money Moon," Farnol, $1.25; "A Person of ome Im portance." Osborne, $1.25. FOR SISTER "Elinor's Junior Hop," Cody. $1.18; "Girls of Dudley School." Deland. $1.18. FOR B R O T H E R "Excuse Me," Hughes; "Four in a Family," Sum werwell, $1. FOR S WEETH EART Illustra tions by Henry Hutt, Gibson, Christy, Harrison Fisher, etc She Loves Me; Lovely Women; The Princess; Bache lor Bells; American Beauties; Fair Americans; Girls of Today. SOFT LEATHER BOOKS Byron, Tennyson, Longfellow, Browning and other favored poets. Prices 85c to $5. Knives and Forks, $ 1 .79 MEIER A FRA.K9 FIRST FLOOR. ORDER BT MAIL Every set of these splendid Knives and ForKs we had on hand went out in a day the last time advertised 1 A new lot for today, heavily plated excel-(T J ft lent for every day; 6 Knives, 6 forKs. I f WM. ROGERS' SILVER-PLATED SPOONS g q triple-plated, pretty daisy pattern; set, sp'l JVC $6.50 Reading Lamps $4.19 Fifty regular $6.50 Electric Lamps, as illustrated above, in the popu lar Romanesque green finish with art glass shade. Fitted T A r complete with cord and socKet On sale at the low price ffi 1 $ 5.00 Reading Lamps, only $ 3.99 $ 7.50 Reading Lamps, only $ 5.99 S 8.50 Reading Lamp?, only $ 6.79 $ 9.00 Reading Lamps, only $ 7.19 $10.00 Reading Lamps, only S 7.99 $12.00 Reading Lamps, only $ 9.59 $15.00 Reading Lamps, only $11.99 $17.50 Reading Lamps, only $13.99 $20.00 Reading Lamps, only $15.99 $22.50 Reading Lamps, only $17.99 $27.50 Reading Lamps, only $21.99 $32.50 Reading Lamps, only $25.99 $38.00 Reading Lamps, only $30.39 $40.00 Reading Lamps, only $31.99 "Ajax" Silk Socks for Gifts 6 Pr. Guaranteed Six Months for Of heaviest, pure thread silK with extra high spliced lisle heel, double sole and tops. BlacK, navy, tan and gray. For each of the six pairs you receive a numbered, dated guaran tee coupon. If any come to holes within six months, bring them bacK to the department for a new pair. The only SilK SocKs in America guaranteed for 6 months, here for the first time today, six pairs of "Ajax" guaranteed SilK SocKs in a box, special today at fi fc ff the very low price p J mJJ Ajax Guaranteed Socks at $1.50. 6 pairs in a hox, guaranteed 6 months. Splendid mercerized cotton, in black and wanted shades. . 'II ; itirt3ejji:-7 Ajax Guaranteed Socks at $2.00 6 pairs in a box, guaranteed 6 months. Extra quality, long-fiber, mercerized Egyptiain cotton. TELEPHONES PACIFIC, PRIVATE EX. 4-HOME PHONE, A 6101 1 000 Eastern Hams, Lb. 15 12 c A special that every housewife should profit by today! Delicious Eastern sugar-cured Hams, In J CT 1 medium size. 5000 of them to sell at, lb., U 2C Eastern Sugar-cured Ba con, 4 to 5-lb. pieces, 20c Eastern Pure Lard, medi- nm pails, low price at 65c Searchlight Matches, 5c a box, or three boxes for 10c Large Navel Oranges, on sale the dozen, at only 28c A