20 tft TIIE MORNING OREGONIAX, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12 1919. LINCOLN LITERATURE AND BIOGRAPHY FOR SALE IN OUR BOOK SHOP, FIFTH FLOOR I I I $3.50 Adjustable Fitall Toilet Cases $1.50 Motorists, sportsmen, campers, travelers of both sexes, will find these Fitall toilet- cases a great convenience. Adjustable by moving straps to fit any size of toilet article hold brushes, comb, mirror, etc. Waterproof. As illustrated (without fittings), priced special, ?1.50. Leather Goods Shop. Main Floor. Valentines of All Kinds will be found at this store. Special showings in the following departments: In the Stationery Shop on the Main Floor a large assortment of fancy valentines, party and table decorations. In the Novelty Shop on the Fifth Floor bon bons, nut cups and favors in great variety. In the Fifth Floor Book Shop a fine selection of books suitable for Valen tines. In the Candy Shop on the Ninth Floor Valentine candies in heart-shape boxes. Tfo& QjjALtrV Sto "Down the Cost of Ovim Provide for Wednesday Some of the Greatest Values in This Epoch-Making Series " .Bringing I ! 10,000 Pieces American and English W7 semi-jrorceiain w are Less Than Present Cost Closing Out Six Open Stock Dinnerware Patterns In Our Bringing Down the Cost of Living Sales AmericanSemi-PorcelainWare (1) Three blue hairline stripes with dainty yellow coloring;. (2) Pink rose and colored spray decoration. (3) Conventional border design in black and yellow. English Semi-Porcelain Ware (4) Bird design with floral decoration. (5) Blue border and pink rose pattern. (6) Slate color design with dainty pink rose border. 8c 4-inch fruit saucers. 4Vs inch fruit saucers. 4-inch plates. 5-inch plates. Oat meal bowls. 15c 6, 7 and 8-inch plates. Soup plates. Pickle dishes. After dinner cups and saucers. Bowls. 20c 6, 7 and 8-inch oval or round vegetable dishes. 8 and 9-inch platters. Cups and saucers. Creamers. 37c Sugar bowls. Pitchers. . 10 and 12-inch platters. Sauce boats. Covered butter dishes. Cake plates. Small teapots. 59c Covered vegetable dishes. Sauce tureens. 14 and 16-inch platters. Chop dishes. Large teapots. Soup casseroles. Some Quantities Limited No Phone Orders No Deliveries on Less Than $2.50 Purchases Meier & Frank's: Basement, Fifth Street. Men's Cloth Hats Reduced Were Formerly Priced $3.00 and $3.50 Now $1.98 High-grade hats in checks, plaids and mixtures, some never shown before. Self and fancy puggaree bands in harmonizing- and contrasting col ors. All sizes. Suitable for women's wear as well as men's. Meier & Frank's: Men's Hat Shop, Main Flo jr. Cape Gloves $1.19 All Are the Famous Ireland Make Light-weight cape gloves for Spring wear in white, gray, Newport, canary. One-clasp style, P. K. sewn. Self and contrasting backs. Excellent for general utility wear. All perfect and every pair fitted at the greatly reduced price of $1.19. Meier & Frank's: Glove Shop, Main Floor. New Coats and Capes for Spring Already we are making a large display of the new capes, cape coats and blouse coats dictated by fashion for Spring wearers. Women have reason to rejoice that the capricious dame has decided for such graceful wraps as these we are showing. Dolmans are featured among the distinctive Spring coat modes. Other styles of course we have a-plenty. Materials are luxurious, 'warm enough, yet with no burdensome weight. There are unlined coats and models with exquisite linings. Henna and other new shades are seen. Prices range from $15 to $55 NEW DRESSES for street, afternoon and evening wear in Spring materials, styles and col ors, $15 to $85. Meier & Frank's: Apparel tthop. Fourth Floor. Rryptoks combine near and far vision in one solid lens. Through the lower part you can easily read the smallest print; through the upper part you can see distant objects with equal facility. The surfaces of the lenses are clear, smooth and even, having in all else save the incalculable ad vantage of near and far vision com bined the appearance of single vision glasses. Dr. L. M. Snow by education, experience and lab oratory equipment can give our patrons the most complete satis faction in fitting and adjustment of Kryptok and other lenses. Meier & Frank's: Optical Shop, Mezzanine, Sixth Street. Men's Handkerchiefs- Save! Three Great Groups on Sale Center Aisle Bargain Square, Main. Floor 5c 10c 15c Men's white lawn handkerchiefs in a good serviceable grade of me dium sheer cloth. Rolled hemmed edges in blue, tan and lavender. These handkerchiefs are very spe cially priced for this one-day sale at 5c each. Regularly 10c. Excellent quality men's fancy initial mercerized lawn handker chiefs with colored square, circle, plain block and Old English letters in blue, helio and tan. Well made full size handkerchiefs with -inch hemstitched hems. Worth 20c. Me Men's cambric and Shamrock lawn handkerchiefs with neat col ored printed style border, in stripes, checks, dots, figures, also plain white lawn handkerchiefs at this very special price of 15c each. 20c 25c values. ier & Frank's: Center Aisle, Main Floor. Beginning Today at 9 A. M Continuiiig Every Day This Week, Our Great Annual Spring Sale Notions, Home-Sewers' Supplies and Dressmaking Needs The most important event of the Spring dressmaking season will be launched at MEIER & FRANK'S today the Annual Spring Sale of Notions, Home-Sewers' Supplies and Dressmaking Needs. Special significance attaches to this year's sale by reason of the fact that more women than ever before are interested in sewing, due largely to the great impetus given in this direction by patriotic activities. Thousands of women who never sewed or knitted much before have learnt to do and like this work. Now the home folks will benefit from this war-won experience. Now is the time to fill up work baskets, sewing tables and machine drawers with all the needed things and this the place, not only because assortments are largest at this store but also because of the savings offered. Read down this list and note well the underselling prices. Check off your requirements and bring this ad with yon to expedite the filling of your order. Buy liberally savings are bigger on quantity purchases. Come today and come as often as you please until 6 P. M. Saturday, after which regular prices will again be in force. MAIN FLOOR. It is well to remember that in addition to the special values offered in our Notion Section our entire stocks of dress goods, our entire stocks of silks (excepting Kumsi-Kumsa and contract lines), our entire stocks of linings are reduced and there are many special re ductions on dress cottons, trimmings, laces, embroideries, etc. Sewing Threads Charter Oak Sewing Thread, 6-cord, black and white, all numbers ex cept 50 and 60 white, 200-yard spools, doz. 5O0, six spools..250 O. N. T. Thread, black and white, all numbers, doz. 700, six spools 350, spool 70 Kloster Silk Mercerized Cotton Thread, black, white and colors, 100-yard spools, dozen 400, 3 for 100, spool 50 Carlson-Currier and Corticelli Spool Silk, best assortments in the city, dozen $1.50, spool 150 American Quality Basting Thread, silk finish, white, numbers 40 to 70, the 300-yard spools, dozen 550, spool 50 Button Thread, khaki color, 50-yard spools, 2 for 50 Marshall's Linen Thread, assorted colors and sizes, spool 100 Needles, Thimbles, Tape Measures Smith's Between Needles, all sizes, paper '. . 50 Standard Sewing Needles, all makes, 2 papers 250, paper150 Sterling Silver Thimbles, all sizes, each 100 Silver Plated Thimbles, all sizes, 4 for 150, each 50 Steel Thimbles, all sizes, 3 for 100, each 50 Celluloid Thimbles, all sizes, spe cial, each 50 Tape Measures, reversible, 60-inch, regularly 10c, special 3 for. .250 Tape Measures, reversible, 60-inch, regularly 5c, special 3 for.. 100 Sewing Accessories Steel Pocket Scissors, 4-inch, blunt point, each 200 Grande Skirt Markers, each. . .350 Colonial Skirt Markers, each.. 100 Sewing Accessories Seam Rippers, each 100 Tailors' Chalk, white only, box.-350 Daisy Crochet Hooks, nearly all sizes, each 50 Tatting Shuttles, black and white, regularly 5c and 10c, special 3 for only 1O0 Tatting Shuttle Winders, 2 for. .50 Celluloid Knitting Pins, shell and amber, 2 pairs 250, pair... 150 Steel Knitting Pins, all sizes, set of four 50 Crochet and Mending Thread Silko Cordonnet Crochet Cotton, all sizes and colors, ball. 100 "Swiss Special" Knitting .Cotton, box 500, spool 50 Dexter Silko Tatting Cotton, white, ecru and pongee, 2 spools.... 50 Darning Cotton, black, white, tan and gray, 2 spools 50 Dutchess Mercerized Darning Thread, black, white, tan and gray, 3 balls 100, ball 50 Dexter Mending Wool, 3 cards for 100, card 50 Beltings and Dress Findings SiTk Grosgrain and Boned Belting, broken assortment, yard. . . .100 Warner's Boned Belting, straight and curved, 1V2 to 3V& inches wide, black and white, bolt at .$2.50, the yard 230 Silk Grosgrain Belting, 2, 2 and 3 inches wide, black and white, bolt $1.75, yard 190 Grosgrain Silk Covered Feather bone, black and white, yd 120 Horsehair Braid and Featherbon ing, many widths and kinds, 2 yards for 50 Dressmakers' Wire, gold and silver, - 2 cards for 50 Beltings and Dress Findings Dressmakers' Wire, silk covered, black and white, 3 cards 1O0, the card 50 Hat Wire, silk covered, black and white, card 50 Ribbon Wire, black and white, 3 cards 1O0, card 50 Girdle Foundations, black and white, each 50 Warren's Featherbone Girdles, broken range of sizes, each. .980 Braids, Laces and Bindings Skirt Braid, infantry blue, worth 15c bolt, special 2 bolts 50 Silk Skirt Braid, black, white and colors, yard 120 Silk Seam Binding, 5 ligne, black and white, 8-yard bolts, dozen $1.50, bolt 150 Silk Seam Binding, extra wide, black and white, bolt 200 Silk Blanket Binding, 1 and 2 inches wide, white, pink and sky, bolt 500, yard 50 Bias Seam Tape, odd colors, 100 yard bolts, 2 for 250, bolt 150 Cable Cord, black or white, all sizes, ball 250 Mercerized Twilled Tape, best qual ity, white to -inch, colors -inch, 6-yard pieces 150 Silk Middy Laces, all styles and colors, 2 for .....50 Silk and Mercerized Corset Laces, best quality, white and blue, 5 yards long, each ...100 Tubular Corset Laces, best quality, 5 and 8-yard lengths, 3 for 250, each 100 Tubular Shoe Laces, 36 and 54-inch lengths, black only, 3 pairs 100, pair 50 Round Shoe Laces, black, white and tan, regularly 10c pair, special 3 pairs 100, pair 50 Hooks and Eyes Snap Fasteners Hooks and Eyes, . Dorcas, Franko and Peets, black and white, broken sizes, regularly 5c and 10c card, special, dozen, 250, two cards 50 Snap Fasteners, Panama and So Ez, black and white, small sizes only, card 50 Grip Fast Snap Fasteners, black and white, nearly all sizes, 3 cards 100, card 50 Snap Fasteners, Konek and De Long, black and white, all sizes, gross S50, three cards 250, the card t 100 Military Hooks and Eyes, black and white, broken assortment, box of 1 dozen cards.. 100 Dress Shields and Brassieres Naiad Dress Shieldsf nainsook cov ered, regular, crescent shape and separable styles, broken sizes; pair 190 "Omo" White Clover Dress Shields, nainsook covered, regular, opera and crescent shape, flesh and white; pair 350 "Omo" White Clover Dress Shields, silk lined, regular and crescent shape; pair 430 Kleinert Dress Shields, 6ilk lined, opera and crescent shape, flesh color, all sizes, dozen $4; pr. 390 Feather-weight Dress Shields, silk lined, regular and opera shapes, flesh color, all sizes, dozen, $3; pair 290 La Vida Garment Shields, flesh and white, all sizes, each 590 Naiad Garment Shields, broken styles and sizes, each 400 Dress Shields and Brassieres "Omo" Brassieres, . all styles and sizes, each 980 Pins Washington Steel Pins, 400-count paper, 3 papers 1O0; each 50 Brass Pins, best quality English pins, No. S. C, 300-count paper, 2 papers 250; each 150 Gem and American Maid Brass Pins, all sizes, 2 papers 150 paper 1O0 Dressmakers' Pins,, finest quality brass pins, No. 5 size, V -pound box . 450 "Baby Mine" Safety Pins, best quality brass pins, sizes O to 2, two cards 150; card.. .100 Atlas Safety Pins, nickel finish, No. 2 size, card 50 Cube Pins, glass heads, black and white, 2 cubes 250; cube.. 150 Beauty Pins, glass heads, assorted colors, 12 pins to card 50 Assorted Pin Sets, hat pins and belt pins, 6 pins to card, 2 cards 150; card 100 Hose Supporters and Elastics Hickory Waist Hose Supporters, fabric top combination waist and supporters, each 590 Hickory Hose Supporters, black and white, all sizes, pair. . . .220 Dr. Parker's Waist Hose Support ers, black and white, pair.. 390 Kern's Waist Hose Supporters, black and white, all .sizes, the pair 290 Corset So-On Hose Supporters, white only, pair 190 Treo" Corset So-On Hose Sup porters, pair 210 Hose Supporters and Elastics Women's Shoulder Brace Hose Supporters, pair 350 Sidley Hose Supporters, black and white, all sizes, pair 190 Children's Velvet Grip Hose Sup porters, pair 150 Columbia Waist Hose Supporters, 2 to 10 years, 2 pairs 250, the pair 150 Romper Elastic, - inch wide, white, yard 50 1 -inch Elastic, white only, the yard 250 Sanitary Belts and Napkins Elastic Sanitary Belts, fine quality, medium and large size, each 390 Sanitary Napkins, package of six for only 250 Sanitary Aprons, fine quality, me dium size, each 350 Kleinert's Sanitary Aprons at only, each 290 Hair Pins and Nets Celluloid Hair Pins, crimped style, shell and amber colors, 3 for 250, each 100 Celluloid Hair Pins, large size, crimped and loop styles, shell and amber colors, box 210 Wire Hair Pin Cabinets, jet finish, invisible and regular, assorted sizes, 3 cabtaets 100, cabinet50 Wire Hair Pin Cabinets, jet finish, assorted sizes, regularly 10c, spe cial 3 cabinets 250 Wire Hair Pin Cabinets, jet finish, assorted sizes, regularly 15c, spe cial 2 for 200, cabinet 120 Liberty Belle Jet Hair Pins, crimped style, 5 packages. .100 Hair Pins and Nets Face Veil Hair Nets, wide mesh, all shades, 2 for 150, each 100 "Tourist" Hair Nets, all hair shades except white and gray, each 100 Face Veil Hair Nets, black, brown, blonde and auburn, 3 for 250, each 100 Hair Curlers Curling Irons, maple handles, reg ularly 10c, special 2 for. . . . 150 Tourist Folding Curling Irons, each at 100 Carnation Leaded Hair Curlers, 6 on card, for 5 Garrity Curlers, set of 5 for. .250 Kid Curlers, small sizes, bunch 100 Miscellaneo us Ironing Board Pads and Covers, fit 4 la to 6-foot board, pads 590; covers 290 Household Aprons, waterproof, two styles, each 500 Kiddies' Waterproof Play Aprons,, each 250 Sleeve Protectors of black sateen, pair ...350 Folding Coat Hangers, plain and braid covered, each 150 Enameled Coat Hangers, pink, white and blue, each 100 Patented Holdfast Trousers Hang ers, each 190 2-in-l Shoe Polish, black, white and tan, can 100 Leather Shawl and Book Straps, each 100 Webbing Straps for books and packages, each 100 Mother's Ironing Wax Pads at 50 Tomato Pin Cushions, each at 80 Enameled Wooden Stocking Darn ers, each 50 ! 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