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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (May 9, 1914)
a 1850 cMerckanSise pf cJ Merit Only! With Exceptional Preparations for an Extraordinary Saturday Business! THE MORNING OREGONIAN. SATURDAY, MAY 9, 1914. "The Salamander" Owen Johnson's Greatest Novel The Salamander comes roving from somewhere - out of the immense reaches of the nation, revolting against the common-place of an in herited narrowness, neither sure of what she seeks nor conscious of what forces impel or check her. It is a story of a girl of the present day in revolt, adventurous, .eager and unafraid; without standards or home ties;, with a passion to explore, but not to experience, and a curiosity fed by the zest of life. On Sale Saturday in Our Book Shop Mezzanine Floor. These $2:00, $2.50 and $3.00 Lingerie Blouses Presented for the First Time Friday At $1.00 Created Nothing Less Than a Furore when our blouse shop opened yesterday morning many custom ers were eagerly awaiting the opportunity of being the first to select their Summer blouse needs. And no wonder, as these blouses are nothing less than wonderful at this price. They are of voiles, crepes, lingerie and lawns in many various and beautiful styles. - Come Saturday, secure your share of these lovely waists. , Third Floor. 5000 PAIRS Brand New Best $1 Silk Gloves 79c ' 16-Button Length Pure silk double tip Guar anteed to . be regular $ 1 .00 gloves from one of the greatest manufacturers ' of silk fabric gloves in America. These come in black and white in all sizes. You have our assurance that they are all new fresh gloves that will give you splendid satisfaction. First Floor. Glove Silk Bloomers Selling Regularly at $2.25 $1.69 These bloomers are made of a strong, serviceable quality glove silk; combines beauty with dur ability, and can be laundered as easily as a silk handkerchief. They are cut extra full in length and width and are rein forced at the chief points of wear.- In pure white, emerald, ma hogany, gray, tango, bronze, pur ple. King's blue and Copenhagen. First Floor. Mother's Day Saturday, May 10th In our stationery shop we have a complete assortment of beautiful cards, especially worded and daintily colored to send to mothers on this very special day. Cards and folders with gold edges and embossed designs with verses by Kate Douglas Wiggin. that sell at 10c, 15c and 25c each. Basement. Fourth Floor Girls' and Children's Wear In the Anniversary Sale Fourth Floor A Remarkable Series of Saturday Offerings Serge Dresses for Girls From 15 to 17 Years Special $6.95, $7.95, $8.95, $9.95 Selling to $10.50 to $11.50 to $12.75 to $15.00 The junior girl who is almost "grown up," and certainly can't wear children's clothes, is a problem to mothers. In this sale it will be easy to find simple, youthful dresses that are Becoming to any girl. They are made in one and two-piece effects of fine serge in navy, Copen, new cafe, brown, rose, tango and black. The skirts are made peg top,-in draped effects or with tunics. -They have full cut blouses with kimono or set-in sleeves, long or short. Some have attractive little vests of soft batiste, of lace, or of fine tucked net. The trimmings are plain or fancy buttons and fancy plaid silk some finished with girdles to match trim mings. Girls' New $25.00 Suits $15.00 Of navy blue serge and fancy crepe poplins in a youthful and decidedly new model showing the latest Russian tunic skirt and short cutaway jacket. Fourth Floor New Ankle Strap Pumps For Growing Girls Our pumps for girls are made on lasts especially designed to conform to the shape of growing feet they are comfortable and made of the best materials. The pumps we advertise today are of patent colt in wide toe. Mod els having a flat ribbon bow on vamp and welt soles. Sizes 7 to 11 for $2.00 Sizes 11 to 2 for $2.50 For big girls for $3.00 The same style having turn soles, for misses, in sizes from 11 to 2 at $2.00 and for growing girls in sizes from 2Yz to 6 for $2.50. Basement. For Children From 2 to 6 Years , Novelty Hats, Special 85c, $1.15r$1.49,$1.69 This special lot of children's hats includes the new Dresden crepes, Milan straws and fancy combination straws. The crepe hats are trimmed with satin ribbons and ribbon bows the Milan straws are in tailored styles or with wreaths of dainty ribbon roses and fancy rosettes. Children Coats, Special $2.39, $2.49, $3.49 In sizes 2 to 6 years Of navy serge, black and white checks and stripes or tan ratine. In box and pleated styles with self or fancy collars. Trimmings of ratine and moire and lace, medallions, also fancy buttons. Made with straight sleeves and turnback cuffs. ' Specials in Wash Hats and Sun Bonnets Sale 59c, 79c, $1.19, $1.49 and $1.63 These Spring days nothing is prettier for the babe or child than these charming sun hats. Very attractive shapes and styles, cunning little turnback effects with white or colored facings or dainty ribbons and flower trimmings. Of fine crepes and piques, dainty figured crepes and embroidered piques. For kiddies from 6 months to 2 years old. I EXTRA SPECIAL OFFERINGS OF GIRLS' DRESSES IN SIZES FROM 2 TO 6 YEARS $1.25, $1.35 Cotton Wash Frocks 98c A new assortment of dresses of figured percales and crepes, plain chambrays, striped, checked and plaid ging hams, in light and dark colors. . In the new middy styles, waisted and straight effects. Round or square necks. Trimmed with plain bandings and pipings, embroideries, white pique and pearl buttons. With and without collars some with side and front trimmings and the middy styles with .front lacings. This is the pret tiest assortment of dresses we have ever shown 'at so small a price. 75c and 85c Wash Frocks 59c Very attractive every-day dresses with and without bloomers. In a wide assortment of styles in ginghams. chambrays and percales. Made with round or square necks and short sleeves, waisted or straight styles. In all colors. Trimmed with bandings, braids and embroidery. In plain colors, checks, plain and fancy stripes. $1.50 White Crepe Dresses $1.19 Sizes from 1 to 6 years. The daintiest of white plisse crepe in five different styles ; straight effects with round necks and collar, tie and low belt or square necks with embroidery insertion or trimmed with pale blue or pink bandings and insertions. Waisted styles with round necks with yoke or turndown collars trimmed with colored crepes and fine lace edgings long or short sleeves, stitched belts or balkan belt. These are very dainty and attractive frocks as well as being practical, as they are easily tubbed and need no ironing. Fourth Floor. $1.50 Girls' New Middy Blouses $1.19 In Sizes From 10 to 20 Years Made in the regulation slip-over style with lace front, and others with a deep low belt. Some have sailor col lars and others with round collars or navy or red striped galatea, also cuffs and belt to match the collar. Fourth Floor. Special Lot of Girls' Dresses In sizes from 6 to 14 years That sell regularly at $1.50, $1.65 and $1.75 Sale $1.29 To the mother who appreciates the importance of purchasing her small daughters wash frocks at special savings, we would suggest that -she investi gate this particular offering. It includes dresses of tan crash with plaid collars, cuffs, tie and belts and having wide pleats over the shoulder; also of checked and plaid ginghams in side or front button effects, sailor collars or square necks trimmed with plain chambray or percale; dresses of striped percale . trimmed with contrast ing colors in waisted styles with short sleeves; also frocks of plain percales with checked trimmings in light and dark colors. Indeed this offering includes most every style of wash frock the small girl would enjoy wearing, as they are simple and youthful in style, yet producing an effect that one finds in higher priced dresses. Fourth Floor That No Man May Say, "He Didn't Know" Here It Is in Big Bold Type In the World's Standard of Men's Furnishings B. V. D. 50c Shirts and Drawers 37c Shirts and drawers made of checked nainsook. The shirts are sleeveless -drawers knee length. This famous un derwear needs no further introduction. B. V. D. $1.00 Union Suits 74c Union suits made of checked nain sook with elastic gusset insert. Shirts are sleeveless union suits are knee length. $1.00 Summer Night Shirts 79c 50c and 25c Wash Neckwear 19c ANNIVERSARY SALE OF BOYS' SUITS To fittingly celebrate this annual event we have secured from two manufacturers, who enjoy the greater part of our boys clothing business, a lim ited number of suits that will be offered Saturday at Anniver sary Sale prices. In every instance these suits REPRESENT WHOLESALE COST, which will readily be seen when customers inspect them. Blue Serge Suits j $10.50 Suits $7.95 $11.50 and $12.50 Suits $8.S5 $13.50 and $16.50 Suits $9.95 Navy blue serge suits, cus tom tailored throughout best quality linings, extra fine navy blue serges. Norfolk and sack styles, single and double-breasted, Knickerbocker pants, full lined, taped seams. Suitable for graduation and dress wear. Sizes 6 to 18 years. $4.49 Sack and Norfolk Suits Selling regularly to $8.00 Fancy mixtures, in stripes, also some corduroy suits. Made to meet every requirement in fit and tailoring. Of exclusive patterns, not to be found elsewhere, and with a dash and style for which this boys" cloth ing store has become so well known. There is a swing to our boys suits that stamps them at once as unusual, and out of the ordinary from the average suits' that most -Fifty dozen lightweight Summer night shirts Summer four-in-hands made from imported made of a splendid grade of white cambric wash fabrics in absolutely fast colors in such f They haveV necks and trimmed with fancy novelty designs as panel effects and cross bar colored braids. In sizes from 1 5 to 1 8. style in every fast washing color. $6.50 and $5.00 Silk Shirts for $3.85 Made of Best Tub Silks Get your share of these men's silk shirts. We have just thrown upon our counters for Saturday's selling 288 more of these exceptional shirts. They have taken Portland by storm, and men who never before wore silk, shirts fell an easy prey to the beauty, the quality and the makeup of these serviceable shirts. Shirts identically like these, of the same materials, are sold by exclusive shirt makers. 25c Silk Plaited Hose 17c Silk plaited hose of very su perior qualifies. Made with re inforced heels and toes, which prolong their wearing qualities. In tan, gray, blacky wine, navy, purple and green.' $2.00, $1.50 Pajamas $1.15 A very large and complete collection of pajamas of madras and cheviot. Made with military collars and trimmed with silk frogs. In plain colors and fancy stripes. Yes, We Have Plenty for Saturday Selling of Those Wonderful 3 for $3.00 Shirts REGULAR PRICES FROM $1.75, $2.00 TO $2.25 SHIRTS Made plain negligee styles with soft French turnback cuffs, new pointed style collar of same material. In soisette, corded " madrases, fancy percales and French crepes. All sizes still in stock. Come early Saturday, your last chance. $1.00 Men's Athletic Union Suits for 69c - This is the best $1.00 athletic underwear ever presented. Made of plain striped and check nainsook with the new closed crotch, sleeveless, and some with quarter sleeves and all knee length. First Floor, Wukli(tOB-St Entrance. stores sell. Fourth Floor. Straw Hat Day for Boys Genuine Panamas Regular $6 to $7.50 $2.95 Panama hats for boys are practically impossible to secure at any price. . These that we offer were secured months ago before the demand for Panama hats became so great. There is not a hat in this lot that is not sold less than import cost. In regulation shapes Tyrolean and Telescope shapes with black bands. Sizes 6 to 6. Fourth Floor. jiilMl 13 Corduroy Pants 500 Pairs 4 to 17 Years REGULAR $1.00 69c Boys' $1.25 Sailor 69c These hats are modeled in the same styles as those brought out this season for men, only brought down to sizes suitable for boys. They made of fine fancy are straws, having the very new and correct wide black velvet band around the crown. In af sailor shape as shown in the illustration and will fit boys from 6 to 1 4 years old.