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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (July 20, 1915)
3 We Have Two Days of Grace Only in the Expansion Sale TODAY AND WEDNESDAY WILL BE DAYS OF UNUSUAL OPPORTUNITIES Thursday We Move Linens and Wash Goods to the Second Floor Millinery to the Third Floor, Silks, Dress Goods, Coats, Waists Must Be Condensed Until Alterations Are Completed TTTT! SrORNTNG OltEGOXIATT. TUESDAY. JTTLT 20. 19T5. For the past week an army of carpenters and fixture men have taken possession of our various floors. Everything has been topsy-turvy sales that were planned weeks ahead had to be withheld owing-to the confusion and noise. For this we apologize, but through it all, you become the gainer. So well organized are the forces which the contractors placed at work, that by today they will be two weeks ahead of schedule. We offered premiums for quick and efficient work. - We had planned that no departments be moved until August 1st. The contractors will be ready Thursday to make the big move, which gives us Tuesday and Wednesday to accomplish the disposition of all Summer merchandise in Millinery, Linens, Wash Goods, Dress Goods, Waists and Wearing Apparel. Mail and Telephone Orders Filled by Expert Shoppers c man MorcKan Pacific Phone Marshall 5000 Home Phone A 6691 JMercKndiso of cJ Merit Only" SKIS The Lipman. Wolfe & Co. silk stock has always been kept fully up to the requirements of fashion the cream of American and foreign manufacturers are to be found in this section. Lot 1. $1, $1.25 Messalines, Taffetas, Foulards 39c Excellent qualities for waists, dresses, linings and trimmings. In all good street shades, in stripes, figures, flowered and Roman stripe effects. Lot 2. Tub Silks Alwaiis Snlrl at .Hinfl. Strin1 RRr Extra fine qualities, in the best assortment of patterns we have ever 1 T 1 1 O 'I t shown, run inches wide. Lot 3. Dependable Messalines, Special 74c 35 popular colors, including black, in this silk, which is our regular standard quality. Lot 4. All Fancy Taffetas in Summer Patterns $1.50 Qualities $1.19 $1.75 Qualities $1.29 $2.25 Qualities $1.59 $2.75 Qualities $1.89 This lot of fine silks include fancy striped taffetas, shadow checked gros de londeau, and many other of the latest novelty effects, in new African brown, plum shades. Subterranean green, black and white, two-tone greys, two-tone green and blacks, biscuit, navy blue, and midnight blue. Lot 5. Fine $1.50, $1.75 Tub Crepe de Chine $1.33 Exclusive designs, in white and tan grounds, with self-tone and colored stripes. Extra wide, and of an .unusually heavy grade. Lot 6. Beautiful $2.50 Printed Taffetas $1.98 In browns, blues, white, shell pink, Nile green, lavender, light blue, with pretty patterns, in flowered and the latest striped designs. Full yard wide. Lot 7. Extra Quality $1.50 Crebe de Chine $1.19 The lowest price we have ever sold this fine, heavy quality silk. The most popular silk for Summer and Fall, in 35 fashionable colors, including black, white and ivory. Full 40 inches in width. Lot 8. Best $2.00 Quality Crepe de Chine $1.69 A wonderful quality in this most popular silk. .Shown in all the new street shades, including black, white, and also in a large collection of evening shades. PRESS GOODS For two days we offer without reservation our entire stock of Dress Goods at prices sharply reduced from regular figures. It includes every desirable fabric in demand. The following examples are all that is needed as a convincing illustration of the real worth of this dress goods sale: $2.25 and $2.50 CREAM COATINGS. SPECIAL $1.89 All the season's latest, most wanted weaves, in widest range of different fabrics. Extra fine qualities, 56 inches wide. OUR REGULAR $1.50 CREAM GABARDINE $1.29 The most popular material for skirts, dresses, and sport suits. In just the right weight, 50 inches wide. $1J25 CREAM GRANITE CLOTH, SPECIAL, 98c A beautiful quality of this popular material, now so much in demand for Summer wear. 46 inches wide. $1.50 BLACK FRENCH SERGES, SPECIAL, $139 Fine, all-wool serges, that we have never sold less than $1.50. They are . predicted to be one of the most wanted, and the scarcest fabric for Fall. Extra wide width. $1.25 BLACK GRANITE CEOTH, SPECIAL, 98c Full 52 inches wide, in a medium weight, fine, soft finish, for dresses. Summer suits, etc. $1.25 IMPORTED BLACK WOOL TAFFETA, 98c A wonderfully fine grade of this fabric, our own direct importation. 44 inches in width. $1.50 NAVY BLUE SERGE COATINGS, 98c This extra special price is unprecedented on navy blue serge of this extra quality. Serge will positively be the most worn fabric -this coming season. 56 inches wide. $1.25 ALL-WOOL VOILES, SPECIAL, 68c In all the leading shades, and 44 inches wide. 50c IMPORTED WOOL CHALLIE, SPECIAL, 39c Our own direct importation every pattern new this season. BATHING SUIT ALPACAS, SPECIAL, 44c ' Salt-water proof alpaca, the most practical material for bathing suits. Full yard wide. $1.50 SILK AND WOOL POPLIN, SPECIAL, $1.29 A complete line of shades, including blue and black, in this popular material. 44 inches wide. Absurdly Low Prices on Best Millinery Clearance of All This Sects on's Newest Suits Selling from $20 to $35 $10 The number of suits in this sale are limited. The price is so excep tional that positively no suits will be reserved, none sold on approval, C O. D. or exchanged. The materials are serge, gabardine, mixtures, checks and in every in stance represent a greater outlay by the yard than is asked for the finished garment. The tailoring is the best, the workmanship, style, linings, of the usual Lipman, Wolfe & Co. standard. Third Floor. All Our Suits from $35.00 to $55.00 .45 $19 There are certain shrewd women who await the announcement of this particular sale every season. This year It is their good fortune to have this sale announced just five weeks earlier than heretofore. Tailored by hand, by the most ex pert custom tailors of materials that are mostly imported, finished with the care of ' the highest priced made-to-order suits. No mail orders, C O. D. or ap proval can be accepted in this sale. Third Floor. An Odd Lot of Capes Selling from $16 to $25 $2.50 These capes can be used to the greatest advantage for outdoor wear and traveling. They are made of the finest materials in a broad variety of styles. They rep resent the accumulation of three sea sons. Hence the extremely low price. Third Floor. Our obligations to our patrons to maintain our standard of equity and desirability in merchandise is not jeopardized by the seemingly im possible prices at which we offer the most desirable and choicest mid-Summer millinery. We have but two selling days in which to vacate our present loca tion on the sond floor. We feel that we shall create the liveliest interest in this exceptional event. Surely by combining the lowest prices with the most desirable fashions in millinery we may expect the most enthusiastic response. Genuine Italian Leghorn Hats Selling Regularly to $2.50 Clearance 95c This special importation of Leghorn hats was recently received and represents the finest untrimmed models that ever sold to $2.50. In natural color. In shapes that represent the best of this season's styles. Untrimmed Hats Selling to $3.50 Clearance 48c This includes Milan-hemps, hemps. Panamas. Leghorns. In black, white, tan and a host of colors. In small, medium and sailor shapes. In fact a most comprehensive collection of smartest models. $2.95 Gage Tailored Sports Hats $1.48 These hats have just arrived, but in order to facilitate moving the department, out they must go at this price. Hats for sports and tailored wear. Of felts, straws, hemps and combination straws and felts. In white, or combination colors. Trimmed with tailored bows of gros-grain ribbons and ribbon bands. $1.95 Silk Sports Hats for 95c Of taffeta and silk poplin in pink, light blue, white and black. Made with soft flopping brims, stitched brims or the entire hat formed of bias bands stitched together. Finished with ribbon rosette. Trimmed Hats Selling to $10.00 Clearance $4.95 The show-cases which hold these fine hats are to be moved the hats will be exposed so out they go at the one price of $4.95. Smartest of the late season's modes of cretonnes, felts and fine white hemps with satin facings and some with satin upper brims. Trimmed with wings, ribbons and some with flowers. Children's Trimmed Hats 25c Misses' Trimmed Hats 50c $4.00 and $4.50 Summer Blouses Clearance $2.35 Of silk pongee, striped chiffon taffeta and crepe de chine. In plain styles with pockets ahd some with pleated fronts or tucking. Two-in-one collars, and lace trimmed. Long or short sleeves with plain or fancy cuffs. In white, flesh, maize, tan and striped effects. -Third Floor Sale of New Wash Tailored Suits At $1.65, $2.78, $3.45, $3.95 $1.95, $5.45 At $1.65 are skirts of fine white repp in the popular flared and gored style. In two styles with pockets, sep arate belt and pearl button trimmed. At $2.78 are walking skirts of extra fine quality satin striped white pique. Strictly tailored, flaring effect, and two pockets. At $3.45 are skirts of white imported pique. Made flaring, with double plaited front, trimmed with white pearl buttons. MODELS ON SALE AS SHOWN IN THE At $3.95 are sport skirts of white golfine in a new and very smart flaring and gored style, two fancy pock ets, trimmed with pearl buttons. At $1.95 are skirts of white pique and fine wide wale white pique in two styles gored and flared with plait down the front detachable belt fastened with straps, fancy pockets and pearl buttons. At $5.45 sport skirt of white washable velvet cordu roy, in gored and flared style with pockets and separate detachable belt. ' ILLUSTRATION. Third Floor Half Doesn't Begin to Tell the Reductions on Wash Fabrics While the remarkable price concessions will play a great part in creating attention to this remarkable sale, the new fresh desirable merchandise will be the greatest asset in this remarkable event. Lot after lot of the newest, freshest goods were pulled off the shelves amid the protests of both the buyer and salespeople. Today our immense Wash Goods Store offers the newest Summer materials at three prices, i. e. : To $1.00 Wash Fabrics for 39c Yard New figured dress crepes in two-toned stripes and figured designs. In light and dark colorings. Full 36 inches wide. The daintiest pat terns for'dresses and waists. Also included in this lot are some $1.00 cotton crepe de chine in handsome Roman stripes. Tub Fabrics Selling to 50c Yard Clearance 15c Yd. The largest and most complete assortment of this season's best tub fabrics a most exceptional lot. including basket weaves, ratines, voiles, crepes. Hesper cloth in green, tan. blues, and gTeys. New figured and striped voiles in dice patterns and figures; printed plisse crepe in neat floral patterns; Cleopatra crepe in two and three toned effects; genuine 32-inch Romper cloth; novelty weaves in plain and figured designs. Tub Fabrics for 8c Yard Including 12 l-2c Cotton Challies 15c and 17c Kimono Crepes 20c Blazer Stripe Flannel The cotton challies come in red, white, pinks, blue with and without borders, in stripes and dotted designs. 30 inches wide. The kimono crepes are 30 inches wide, shown with and without borders in pinks, blues, greens, tans and yellows, in pretty flowered patterns. The Blazer stripe flannel comes in all college color stripes and is one of the smartest materials for sport jackets. 15c Ripplette, Clearance 9c An immense assortment of this popular house-dress and apron material. In checks and stripes. In pinks, blues, lavender, green, tan. brown, in light and dark colors combined white and black and white combinations. 27 inches wide. 1000 Remnants at Half Price In Lengths From 1 1-4 to 7 Yards $7.50 Fiber Silk Sweaters $5.95 Third Floor. LINENS $1.00 and $1.25 Centerpieces 59c These are Japanese hand drawn pieces in attractive. designs. Scarfs 18 by 24 inches and squares 30 by 30 inches. Novelty Squares Clearance 39c These squares are 30 by 30 inches. They are hemstitched and scalloped with embroidered centers. Scarfs and Squares Clearance 19c 18 by 54-inch scarfs and 30 inch squares. Some lace edged, others hemstitched and embroid ered. $3.00 Luncheon Sets Clearance $1.95 Made of linen crash in natural color, embroidered in dots or con ventional designs and scalloped edges in red, yellow, blue, green and brown. Six 6-inch doilies, six 1 2-inch doilies and one 24 inch centerpiece. 15c and25c Doilies 10c Size 9 by 12 inches. Scal loped or lace edged, lace insertion and embroidered floral designs. $1 Luncheon Sets 59c Consisting of 1 3 pieces, such as one large 24-inch centerpiece, six 6-inch and six 12-inch doilies. Novelty Linens Regular $1.00 to $13.50 One-third Off Doilies, centerpieces. scarfs, squares in all sizes. Ia white, cream and natural color linens. Trimmed with Arabian and Cluny laces, with scalloped edges, with lace insertions, and with Teneriffe laces. Battenberg Lace Pieces Regular 15c to $25.00 Sale 7c to $17.50 Most every size imaginable from a handsome full size bed spread to table covers and indi vidual doilies. $1.75 Colored Bedspreads $1.24 Crochet bedspreads, fringed, hemmed, or scalloped, and many with cut corners. In full and three-quarter sizes. In pink, green and yellow. 85c White Dimity Bedspreads 69c Size 52 by 90 inches. Hem med, ready for use, in pure white. 1000 Dz. Huck Towels For 9c Each Size 18 by 36 inches. All white, or white with red and blue border, m Jemmed. ready for vZf N.b or $1 the dozen. T V