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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (April 13, 1912)
Store Remains Open Tonight Until 9:30-Our $1 Saturday Night Dinner from 5:30 to 8 Orchestra Music Both at Noon and Tonight Complimentary Concert of New Victor and Columbia Records on 5th Floor Today Any Talking Machine Sold on Easy Club Terms 1 THE MEIER & FRANK COMPANY, ESTABLISHED 1857. WEATHER REPORT: FAIR AND WARMER. THE MEIER & FRANK CO., 5th, 6th, Morrison and Alder Sts. " YoEsr $ 1 Ml mil In 5 Suite' Aire s-Valties'a Maker Said! OXl of the biggest Clothing manufacturers in America was in Portland a few days ago. His line is nation ally known whole pages in the Saturday Evening Post and other magazines tell of the merits. The exclamation which we've made onr headline above came while our clothing chief was showing him our line of $15 Suits. "Portland men will, sooner or later, find out what wonderful qual itv vou have put in Suits at $15," he continued. "Ve sell this maker's line, with a half dozen other celebrated makes of clothing, under the Meier & Frank label. Our immense showing is composed of the best from each line. Several of these famous makes, with the manufacturer's name upon them, sell at $5 to $10 more the suit right here in Portland. Scores of beautiful patterns and weaves at $15, from the conser vative salt-and-pcpper grays to handsome invisible and pin-striped blues. Rich Scotch effects, basket weaves, unfinished worsteds and cassimeres. . . . 4 - Still greater selection at $20 and $25; embracing every new weave and coloring men might ask for. Every Suit is all wool, proven so by the acid test. Every Suit is hand-tailored with unbreakable hair cloth fronts, hand-worked buttonholes, non-sagging pockets and the other details so often omitted which make for smartness and satis faction in clothing. . By comparison, prove for yourself today the unmatched values we offer in Men's Suits. --at $15, $20 and $25 Young Men's Clothing You young fellows, give us an oppor tunity to show what snappy, distinctive styles we have this Spring. New English models with soft, rolling lapels, narrow shoulders, high out Vests $15, $20, $25, $30. Silk-Lined Overcoats Beautiful, hand-tailored three-quarter length Overcoats of black, unfinished worsteds and Oxfords, silk-lined to edge of facing.. Plain or silk-faced lapels $25 and $30. Men's $2 to $3.50 Silk Ties $1.35 MEN who appreciate the exclusive, the unordinary in Neckwear will come today for these beautiful imported Silk Knit and Crochet Four-in-Hands so astonishingly under-priee ! Over KOO of thrni which boar our regular price, $2, $2.50, $-3 and $3.50. Every handsome com bination of colorings you might wish for-M:ross stripes, diagonal stripes, j V fc embroidered and "hobble" stripes. Rioh blues, recLs, grays, tans, Persians, etc. J x J While the lot last today we place thein on sale for remarkably low price of Scores of Patterns in Gotham Shirts at $L50 Gotham The Shirt of a Gen tleman! Xever have ' we shown such nmltitmle of smart new patterns, especially at $1.50. New line Atripf and small figures of every sort. Every cne cut and fin ished tiie Cot bam way that means) fir and satisfaction. 3500 Men's New SilK Knitand Crochet Ties 25c Compare them with the' Knit Ties you tee elsewhere at 50o and more. Every new pattern and colorini? plenty of popu lar cross stripes. Silk knit and crochet weaves. An extraordin ary offering for today itOC. low price of, each, only Men's $1.50 New Spring Union Suits Today 95c Fine Spring and Summer weight Lisle Union Suits, with long or short sleeves, knee or an kle length. Full fashioned form-fitting. Ecru, salmon, blue or white. They are splendid $1.50 Union Suits. In all sizes. QCm For today, special, a suit'' MAIL ORDERS FILLED. THE factories, looms and potteries of "Great Britain have furnished. us with much merchandise for this great Across-the-Sea Sale ! Saturday is Great Britain Day, so we feature the Laces, the Crockery, the Curtains, the Wash Goods, the Dress Goods, which we import. We have offices in both London and Nottingham. Free Set of Foreign Postcards You may collect a set of souvenir Across-the-Sea Sale postcards of American and foreign nations in the different departments where merchandise from those countries, is featured. Specially interesting and instructive to school children. Reproductions Foreign Paintings Identical in size and coloring with the originals reproductions of famous paintings from the are art galleries of Berlin, Brussels, Dresden, Paris, etc. On display in the lobby of our 7th-floor Tea Room, where you should see them today. 25c English Madras 19c OUR own direct importation of this famous quality English Madras, ideal for tailored waists, house dresses, men's and boys' shirts. New pat terns in light and dark colors. 32 inches wide. " Q 35c Grade, for English Day, Across-Sea Sale, yd J. JC 25c English Nainsook Fine white quality. Full 32 inches wide, Ideal for undergarments and children's and infants' dresses. 25c Nainsook 1Q. for English Day only 25c English Suitings Splen did cotton fabric. Suitable for women's and children's dresses. 27 inches wide. All colors. Yard for Eng- 1Q. lish Day at low price V FIRST FLOOR SEW BlILDING. The Samson Tvo-Pants Suits WE'VE put the maximum quality into Sam son two-pants Suits. They are positively all-wool and craveuetted. Smart double-breasted styles, in rich grays, browns and tans. Both pairs of knickerbockers are double stitched, reinforced and lined throughout. All sizes, 6 to 17. In all America you 11 not find better two-pants Suits 40c to 75c Linen Lace Bands, Special Yard 25c Linen Cluny Lace Edges and Bands, so much in demand for the trimming of gowns, waists and millinery. Thou sands of yards bought through our Office in Nottingham, England sent for our Across-the-Sea Sale. Beautiful imi tation of the real Cluny lace of pure linen J thread, 3 to 5 inches wide. Regularly 40c to 5 J f English Porcelain Cups and Saucers OEHE'S our lntro- ductory . price on latest open stock pat tern in semi-porcelain Dinnerware. Bought by our buyer only two months ago from the famous Grindley fac tory in England. Hand some design of dull gold edge with hairline of black. Other dishes to match. Cups and Saucers, special "1 Q today at only IOC 1000 7-in. Plates to Match at 18c 25c Dishes English Bone China Cups and Saucers also 6-inch Plates to match. Of thin china in three-gold line pattern. Cups and Saucers. A 1 s o- i T Plates, each," at New Dinner Sets Semi - Porcelain, open stock pattern dark blue edge, illuminated in heavy gold. 100-piece $14.50 set. 311.95; 60- piece, $9.7o set at only $7.69 Baament Store. Mala Building' 14 If Jgmt -at $5 and $6.50 SampecK Suits, the Standard of America 'Sampcek" SniU for boys are the standard from which 11 others are judged! A smart ness, a distinctiveness about them which can't help but make itself felt. Blue serges, new grays, tans, in Norfolk and double-breasted styles, lrre lines at $7.50 and 310.00. A Great Line of New Felt and Straw Hats , By all means, ours is the Ju venile Hat Store of Portland f Every style, every shape, every color in felt hats $1, $1.50, .2 and up to $3. A big showing of boys' and children's straw hats ready today in .Milan, plit straws and Javas. Prices 50S Sl.OO and up to $2.50. 50c to $ 1 German Hosiery 37c OPLENDID aualitr 50c to $1 Hosiery for women, sent direct to The Meier & Frank Company for the Across-the-Sea Sale! Dainty styles for Spring and Summer wear; plain lisles, silk embroidered and with lace 9 boots ; black and colors. Not a pair worths less than 50c ; many of them as high as $1.00. Choose from them today at the remarkably low price only Only 35c for these popular black silk boot Hosel Silk where they show lisle where the wear comes. 50c Silk Boot today 3 pairs, car cuuiro. odav at, special, OC. s, $1.00; a pair Famous "Victor" Hose for both boys and girls. Long wear ing, with linen heels and toes. Fine ribbed of fast black. The regular 2oc grade, 1 O special, for today, pair AOC The Famous Vassar Hose, of pure thread silk. Lisle tops and split soles. In black only. For Across-the-Sea Sale today they are specialized for 7Qf this selling event, pair $1.00 German Lambskin Gloves, 73c A GRADE of Gloves that women are glad to purchase at $1 a pair. Splendid quality German lambskin in the popular two-clasp overseam style. Bought especially for our great Across-the-Sea Sale. Good assortment of sizes and colors, 09 including black, white, tan, gray and champagne. Women, iC choose from these $1 German lambskin Gloves at only $1.25 GLOVES, 98o I TO 75c GLOVES, 37c Lambskin Gloves for women. Women's black silk Gloves in Beautiful 35c Ribbons, at 1 9c IBBONS at-19c and the regular price is actually 35c J Of high- crrade, good weight Taffeta and JUoire. And they're 3 and 6 inches wide. Also fancy Ribbons. Pretty variety of colors. Choose from these 3oc grades in the Across-the-Sea Sale today 25c AU-SUK Ribbons, 15c Plain Taffetas. All-Silk Moires and a splendid variety of fancy designs in warp prints. Dresdens, stripes, etc. Pretty color . . . , - 1 nly lOC combinations. 4 and ;. inches w The '23c grades on sale today, on 19c 50c Fancy Ribbons, 29c Beautiful quality Ribbons in lovely em broidered dot styles and Ombre Taffetas. Ideal for millinery purposes. Pretty array of colorings. All 6 inches wide. The OQ regular 50c grades on sale today at . . First Flr. Mala Bnlldls. iff Ml ml Girls' $5.00 Pretty White Dresses, Today at $3.85 MOTHERS will lie delighted with these dainty White Dresses for the little miss from 6 to 14 Made of sheer white lawn, with embroidery -trimmed skirt, low neck and short sleeves. Pretty lace edije and iasertion finishes off the waist. Regular $..00 Dresses for Saturday's selling at only HIGHLAND BLOOMER . GIRLS' PONGEE SATIN AND DRESSES $1.50 TO ?3. LINEN COATS Doublv rractical for Summer I Stuiiniug new Coats, natural $3.85 in one and two-clasp pique" and overseam styles. Also chamois Gloves in write and nat-QQ,, nral. $1.25 Gloves todav, wOC TO $2.00 GLOVES. $1.39 High-grade Lambskin Gloves for women, with two large pearl clasps at wrist. Good range of sta ple shades and sizes. Price for Across-thc-Sea sale, tfjl today only, per pair P',' short two-clasp style. All with double finger tips. All sizes. Also two-clasp natural color chamoi sette Gloves. Regular 50c t3'7 and 75c. Todav at only J f C TO $1.50 GLOVES, 89c v Long silk Gloves in 16-button Mousquetaire style, black, white and assorted colors. $1.25 and $1.50 grades for -Across- OQ-the-Sea sale at, per pair 07v Great Neckwear Sals! THOUSANDS of pieces of lovely new Neckwear, never before shown, divided into four lots for Saturdav- sellinc in tire great Across-the-bea hale ! .- ovnm"itplv-ftniTitv Raha.ts trimmed with fine Valenc Irish, Cluny and Vcnisc Laces. You'll want a half dozen at least, once j'ou see them. 50c AND 65c RABATS, 33c Charming hand-made Rabats in many styles, trimmed with dain tiest Val., Irish and Venise laces. Splendid 50c and 65c 09 neckweak, special, today, JJv $1 AND $1.25 RABATS, 57c Dainty Venise, Filet, Cluny and Shadow Laces trim these lovely hand-made Rabats. Choice of white, cream or ecru, w'th C7. f 1.00 and $1.25, special, at Crisp, new lenncs, pieces ?1.50 TO $2 RABATS, 79c Extra fine hand-made Rahats, hand embroidered and trimmed with Filet, Irish Crochet. Cluny and Va!. Laces; also new fringed style. Worth $1.50 to,, "7Q $2.00; special price, only $2.25 TO $3 RABATS, 98c Large, beautiful double Rabats of fine linen' and marquisette, with hand embroidered lace and insertion. Dozs. of worth $2.25 to First Floor. Mala Building- 25c Saturday Grocery Sale it. f)EALLY surprising what 25c will purchase today in the AV big Pure Food Grocery. Kead the list carefully I for 3 cans or F. v. Syrup, for 3 cans of String Beans. for 5 pounds of Red Beans. Walnuts, 2 pounds for only Mixed Nuts, 2 pounds for only Good Prunes, Sy2 pounds for L. M. Raisins, 4 pounds for Fancy Raisins, 3 packages for Sliced Beef in jaxa, two for 15c Catsup,, special, 2 for only Ripe Olives, special, 3 cans at Eastern Corn, 3 cans for only newer Special Large, full bloom 25' for 5 pounds of Jap Style Rice, for 3 pkgs. Graham Crackers, for 4 packages of Jellycon. . for 3 cans Imported Sardines, for 2 packages of 25c Wheat Eats Breakfast Food. giant Pansies, 12 in basket, today at 40 FREE Half doren carnations with every purchase of $1 worth of pasket Seeds. wear. Ui ginghamii, percales ana rbambrays in bigli and low nerk styles, with long or short sleeces. Full plaited skirt. Pretty plaids, ehecks. f-tripos and plain colors. Ascs 3 to 10 vears. S1.50 to sc.oo. color linen and pongee and black fatin. that dozens) cf mothers have been waiting for. Large sailor collars; lined throuchout. Aees 2 to 6 vears. $3.50 to 50.00. Aires 8 to 14 vears. $5.00 to S 12.50. Hr557 mm TELEPHONES PACIFIC, PRIVATE EXCHANGE 4; HOME, A 6101 of styles, QQ $3.00, at OC Misses' and Juniors' Smart Spring Suits, $10.85 UNUSUALLY smart and neat are these new Spring and Summer Suits at today's special price. Cut on the simple lines so atractive for the miss of 14, 16 and 18 years. Jaunty jackets, in semi-fitted and box styles. Silk inlaid notch collars. Modish, plain, gored skirts with box plait at back.. Of splendid new fabrics tweeds, serges, worsteds and mannish mixtures. Tans, browns, green, in checks and stripes. Mothers and daughters alike will be pleased with them. Visit the second floor section today ask about the special line of Misses' and Jun iors Suits priced at only uu noor section tuua y $ 1 0.85 Secoad Floor, Mala Building.