Second D-
All Novelty and Solid Gold Jewelry
Except a. few novelties, certain watches, a few price-restricted lines. . . . . . ;
This 25 discount applies to novelty and solid gold
The- QjuALrTV Store- or- Portland
nUy. iosUs.'Morrtaoiy AUtr 9t&
v.
Opportunity No. 1
Wash Gloves 59c
One of our best offerings of odds and
ends in some time, so you will not want to
miss them.
Double finger tipped milanese silk cham
'oisette 6 and 8-button length gray, silk and
many others. Sizes 5 to 8 in the lot, but -only
6 to 8 in the long black silks. All per
fect. Plenty of white and colors among them.
Meier & Frank's: Main Floor.
Opportunity No. 2
Silk Stockings 59c
Women's stockings, substandards of $1 to
$1.50 grades. While any remain, the oppor
tunity is great at 59c. Thread silk with mock
seam legs, seamless feet, lisle tops, double
heels and toes. All regular sizes. Black,
white and navy." A thousand pairs only.
Meier & Frank's: Main Floor.
- Opportunity No. 3
tow Shoes, V2 Price, $4.95
Even less than half in many cases!
'fc Just 385 pairs of women's pumps and ox
fords at the very beginning of the low
shoe. season.
Dark brown military heel pumps.
Patent and black kid oxfords with French
heels. -
White kid one-eyelet ties and opera pumps.
Patent leather pumps with French heels.
Nearly all sizes in the lot but not in
each style.
' f No exchanges, none on approval, none
v; C. O. D., no telephone orders. .
- -Meier & Frank'e: Third Floor.
Opportunity No. 4
Coverall Aprons $1.39
Good percale aprons in almost any dark
color and there are a few light ones. Piped
with white. Some have elastic at waist-line.
Exceptional at $1.39.
: Meier & Frank'e: Third Floor.
Opportunity No. 5
Neck Fixings 19c
Originally 25c to 50c. Over a thousand
pieces included. Organdie collars, collar and
r cuff sets, organdie jabots, crisp pique collars,
many vestees. Clearaway of broken lines,
sometimes only one or two of a style.
Meier & Frank's: Main Floor.
Opportunity No. 6
Fancy Bags $3.98
Moire pouch, bags with tassel. Favorites
H, this summer to wear with silk or cotton
$ dresses.
Meier & Frank's: Main Floor.
Opportunity No. 7.
Curtaining 19c
Standard 35c to 60c grades at half price and
much less.
Scrim, marquisette and fine curtain Swiss
V in short lengths from 1 to 4 yards each.
34 to 40 inches wide. 800 yards will soon
fly at, yard 19c.
Meier & Frank's: Seventh Floor.
Opportunity No. 8
Cretonnes 37c
Regular 50c to $1.50 cretonnesnow many
Sj, of them less than half.
"l Short lengths of 1 to 5 yards sold at the
rate of 37c yard.
36 inches wide. Limited quantity. ;
Meier & Frank's: Seventh Floor.
Opportunity No. 9
Bar Pins 79c
Regularly $1.25, these white' metal bar
pins glitter and glow with their brilliant
g rhinestones,
M Meier &. Frank's: Main Floor.
Opportunity No. 10
BisselFs Sweepers $3.95
Regular $5.75 grade.
tk5 Genuine Bissell's Standard carpet sweepers,
regular size.
. Aboub 100 to offer at this special price
T. of $3.95.
' Carpet sweepers like these do help house
. wives more than husbands sometimes think..
Meier & Frank's: Seventh Floor.
Opportunity No. 11
Boy Scout Shoes $2.50
Genuine Boy Scout shoes are rarities at a
special price. Splendid for rough wear as
every boy- knows.
Either with smoked or tan uppers and
chrome leather soles.
Sizes 9 to 13, $2.50.
Sizes 1 to 6, $3.
-i ? - Meier & Frank's: Third Floor.
Opportunity No. 12
Bedspreads $2
A third less for our regular $3 crochet bed
spreads for three-quarter beds. 72x84 inches.
Heavy quality. Conventional and floral de
signs. Hemmed ends.
Meier & Frank's: Second Floor.
Opportunity No. 13
DOWNSTAIRS
Women's Stockings 29c
Regular 50c grade of fine combed yarn
cotton stockings in white only. Mercerized
double heels and toes. Wide elastic garter
, tops. Sizes 8 to 10.
Meier & Frank's: Basement Balcony.
SAMPLE ELECTION BALLOTS CAN BE
jwelry. . Diamond and platinum jewelry are NOT included.
Meier & Frank's: Jewelry Store, Main Floor.
Anniversary Sales All Over the Store and Wednesday Will Be Another Great
O P.PORTUNITY DAY
Opportunity No. 14
Women's Vests 39c
Below today's wholesale cost for good Swiss
ribbed vests made of 'fine lisle or cotton. 1500
of them to choose. ' Taped yokes, crochet
edges. Regular and extra sizes. Some are
substandards.
Meier & Frank's: Main Floor.
Opportunity No. IS
Children's Underwear 25c .
Summer weight vests and pants made of
fine cotton yarn with knee length pants.
Sizes 2 to 14 years. Standard 40c to 45c
grades at 25c.
Meier & Frank's: Main Floor.
Opportunity No. 16
Women's Sweaters $2.98
Final . clearaway of thin fleecy Shetland
wool sweaters for summer wear. Large as
sortment of colors. Some have slight imper
fections. Originally $4.95 to $6.50.
; Meier & Frank's: Third Floor.
Opportunity No. 17
Untrimmed Hats $1
Regular $1.95 to $4.50 hats for women
clever enough to trim them. Large, medium
and small shapes. Black and colors. Hemp,
. chip, lisere and fancy straw. Ever so many
styles from which to select the most becoming
shape for yourself. s '
Meier &. Frank's: Fourth Floor.
Opportunity No. 18
Children's Hats $2.95
Regular $3.50 to $4.50 hats for children up
to 12 years. Milan "and rough straws in
small, medium and ,large shapes. Including
sailors with straight and rolling brims. . Some
pokes. Some with streamers.
Meier & Frank's: Second Floor.
Opportunity No. 19
Bureau Scarfs 50c
Half price they have been selling regu
larly at $1. 17x50-inch scarfs with heavy
lace edges. Some have pink or blue embroid
ered designs, others with insertions of wide
lace. White and ecru.
. Meier S Frank's: Second Floor.
Opportunity No. 20
Babies' Cushions 35c
Regular 79c cushions filled with pure silk
floss and covered with good white muslin.
12x16 inches. Just the thing for baby's crib
or go-cart.
Meier & Frank's: Second Floor.
Opportunity No. 21
Oregon Yarn 50c
1000' hanks of Rainbow quality Oregon
yarn. Green-tan, red, blue, gray-nile. While
the quantity lasts, 50c hank.
Meier & Frank's: Second Floor.
Opportunity No. 22
Pillow Tops, Scarfs 98c
Made of pretty cretonnes in attractive pat
terns. Suitable for living rooms and porches.
They were $L25 to $3.
Meier & Frank's: Second Floor.
Opportunity No. 23
Stamped Gowns $1.59
Perfectly good nightgowns with the seams
all sewn and stamped for embroidery. It
would hardly be possible to buy the material
alone at this price usually. Women's sizes.
Meier & Frank's: Second Floor.
Opportunity No'. 24
Embroidery 39c
A big opportunity for anyone who needs
9 to 27-inch embroideries for children's wear,
women's summer dresses and underclothes.
All less than today's wholesale cost. -Altogether
a thousand yards included. Both Swiss
and cambric embroidery. Eyelet and solid
designs. A wonderful lot.'
Meier & Frank's: Main Floor.-
Opportunity No. 25
Remnants y2 Price
Lace, embroidery, net and georgette crepe
remnants. Hundreds of them. Good desir-
able lengths. Useful ,fort many purposes.
Each one-half the original price.
Meier & Frank's: Main Floor.
Opportunity No. 26
Wash Laces 5c
5000 yards of French Valenciennes, round
mesh Valenciennes, imitation filet, cluny, cot
ton torchon. Edges and insertions to 4
inches wide. Extra special, at 5c yard.
Meier & Frank's: Main Floor.
Opportunity No. 27 ,
White Outing 2lc V
Less than today's wholesale cost for 2000
yards of white outing flannel. Medium weight.' ,
27 inches wide. For night clothes, diapers
and so on.
Meier Frank's: Second Floor.
Opportunity No. 28 ' '
Linoleum Remnants
Limited quantity of remnants in discon
tinued patterns. . Various printed designs.
Perfect quality. '.--..
6x7Vi-foot remnants, regularly $7.50, now
only $4.15.
6x9-foot remnants, regularly $9, now .$5.25.
Meier & Frank's: Seventh Floor.
THE MOEXIXG OREG OXIAN, WEDNESDAY, MAY
HAD AT THE NOVELTY RIBBON
Second Day
50.00
Va
OFF
ANNOUNCING
THE HALF YEARLY DISPOSAL '
OF A FAMOUS MAKER'S
MODEL GOWNS
$75
300 Aristocratic
Gowns
Portland society, knows that this statement
will bring matrons and debutantes fo the store
before our doors are opened Wednesday. This
half yearly sale of beautiful gowns is an his
toric event in-Portland. ' Women realize that
there is nothing to equal the beauty and dis
tinction of the wonderful frocks made by this
famous maker. The qualities of materials used
are the finest that can be procured in Europe
or America. Manyof the laces are real. The
ideas and workmanship of the gowns are wholly
artistic. -
'
Gowns of marvelous distinction for evening,
receptions, dances, theater and sports; many
are suitable for bridesmaids and trousseaux.
At this one price of $75 an even
larger collection of gowns is offered
this time in order that we may if
possible have enough for the many
customers who always wait for this
scheduled occasion.
BROCADES
BLACK LACE
TRICOLETTE
SERGE
EMBROIDERED VOILE
NET
CREAM LACE
THISTLE DEW
ORGANDIE
COTTON CREPE
TAFFETA
SATIN
' There is usually one dress of
are as many as two or three.
Opportunity No. 29
Tablets 11c
Crane's regular 20c linen finished tablets
at 11c and there are envelopes to match, the
regular 20c grade, at 9c. package.
Meier & Frank's: Main Floor.
Opportunity No. 30
Haviland and Porcelain y2
Hundreds of plates, vegetable dishes, sugar
and cream sets and platters but no complete
dinner sets. Genuine French china as well as ,
various kinds of good porcelain. Every piece
is exactly half the original price. Delightful
patterns. Just right for country houses and
just think of it half price.
Meier & Frank's: Basement.
GROCERIES
Opportunity No. 31
12 Cans Salmon $2.25
150 dozen cans of genuine Columbia
River Castle Lock salmon. Fancy pack.
Sold regularly at 25c can, but now offered
in dozen lots only at $2.25.
Opportunity No'. 32
12 Cans Peas $2.95
150 cases of standard Preferred Stock.
Peas so tender they melt in your mouth.
The fancy small sugar peas that are always
' considered delicacies. Sold regularly at
30c can, now offered in dozen lots only
. 1 at $2.95.
Opportunity No. 33
Royal Baking Powder 33c
Large 12-ounce cans of Royal baking
powder. Almost today's wholesale cost, as
housewives know.
Opportunity No. 34
Pure Lard, Pail $1.29
-500 No. 5 pails of pure lard. Fresh stock.
Excellent grade. Regularly $1.55, now $1.29.
Meier & Frank's: Ninth Floor.
19, 1920
COUNTER, MAIN FLOOR, CENTRAL!
Spring and Summer
In a sale without parallel reductions average more than
Three big- specials at $3.85, $5.43,' $7.95. ! All $18 and up blouses except hand
Regularly $100
to $175
SILVER LACE
MOONGLO CREPE
TRICOTINE
LINEN
ROSHANARA CREPE
a kind, although in some few cases there
Sizes 36 and 38 only.
Meier & Frank'i
Fashion Salons. Fourth Floor.
Opportunity No. 35
Base Ball Suits $1
45 lucky boys' baseball suits consisting of
cap, belt, shirt and pants. 'Assorted colors.
Sizes 4, 6 and 8 only. Some are worth as
much as $5, although of course, all of them
are not so fine. No telephone orders.
Meier & Frank's: Sixth Floor.
Opportunity No. 36
Syrup of Figs With Senna 19c
Syrup of Figs with Senna mild laxative
for children. The regular 25c size is now 19c.
Meier A Frank's: Main. Floor.
Opportunity No. 37
Bath Brushes 49c
Good bath brushes with long detachable
handles. Specially priced 49c.
Meier & Frank's: Main Floor.
; Opportunity No. 38
Bag
Frames
Celluloid and bone bag frames in amber.
shell, demi, black and other colors. They make
up very well for almost any kind of street
and dress bag. There are models here to
, copy and experts to tell you how to make
the bags.
Regular $2.75 and $3 frames, $1.95.
Regular $4 frames, $2.59."-"
Regular $5 frames, $2.95.. ..
Meier 4b Frank's: Main Floor.
Opportunity No. 39
Ribbons 1-3, 1-2 Off
Metal and jacquard embroidered ribbons in
. to 2-yard lengths. Among them are floral
designs, stripes and quaint Paisley patterns
in wanted colors. Suitable for bags, sachets,
. vests, dress trimmings, hat trimmings.
Meier & Frank's: Main Floor.
Opportunity No. 40
ON THE SQUARE
Pongee $1.29
Regular $1.59, $1.75 and $2'-grade of genuine
. imported pongee from Shantung, China. 2000
yards, 33 and 34 inches wide.. Exceptional
qualities the finer grades. Excellent for.
shirts, blouses, dresses, underclothes and
curtains. Meier & Frank's: Main Floor.
Blouses
OFF
- made
voile and batiste models at li off. -
Meier Frank's: Blouse Shop, Fourth "Floor.
7f Always Pays
. . to Shop at
Meier & Frank's"
Opportunity ' No. 41
Framed Pictures 29c
Less than today's regular wholesale cost for
attractive pictures with antique gilt frames
in different styles. All are colored reproduc
tions of such celebrated paintings as "The
Gleaners," "Duchess of Devonshire, "Cherries
Ripe," "Dance of the Nymphs," "Sistine Ma
donna," "Prince of Nassau" and many others.
1000 of these delightful pictures at this
little price. ,
Meier & Frank's: Fifth Floor.
Opportunity No. 42
Boston Bags $4.95
Regular $7.50 and $8.50 bags made of solid
cowhide with substantial frames. Strong han
'dles. Well strapped. Tan or black. Sizes 12,
14 and 16. 200 at this very special price.
Meier & Frank's: Sixth Floor.
Opportunity No. 43
ON THE SQUARE
.Indian Blankets $7.49
$11.50 and $12.50 grades of genuine Oregon
City Indian blankets subject to slight imper
fections. Full regular Size. 65 only. "While
any remain, $7.49.
Meier & Frank's: Main Floor.
Opportunity No.
44
Salted Peanuts 29c
Large Jumbo peanuts freshly roasted and
salted. Deliciously flavored. Packed in one
pound 1 boxes. None delivered. Regular 40c
. grade. - Meier & Frank's: Ninth Floor.
Opportunity No. 45
Books 25c
50c to $1.75 .were the publishers' original
prices.
Unrestricted choice now at 25c.
In all about 1500 volumes, including tales of
mystery, history, adventure and romance.
Cleanup of all sorts of oddments from our
Book Shop. Meier & Frank's: Fifth Floor.
Opportunity No. 46
Chairs $3.98
200 summer chairs that if purchased in the
regular way would be $4.75.
Made of clear varnished maple with double
cane seats. Strong substantial chairs suitable
for porches and breakfast rooms.
A remarkable "special" at $3.98.
Meier & Frank's: Eighth Floor.!
Opportunity No. 47
Filet Net 48c
Originally priced $1.50 to $2 now much
less than half.
Only about 300 yards. Short -lengths of
Vt to 4 yards. 40, 44 and 48 inches wide.
White, cream and ecru.
Please come as early as you can.
Meier & Frank's: Seventh Floor.
Opportunity No. 48
Boys' Suits $1.95
Oddments at $1.95 practically regardless of
their-original prices.
Indeed, some were formerly as much as $6.50.
But there are only 95 suits and we shall send
them out quickly to 95 glad boys
Two lots:
Military suits of cotton khaki with leather
shoulder straps and belt, four patch pockets,
laced leg; pants or knee pants; sizes 2Vi to 10
years.
Also Juvenile suits In military styles: wool
mixed blue serge or khaki or cotton mixed suits
in norfolk styles. Sizes 2 to S years.
Meier & Frank's: Third Floor.
FOR MEN
. .
Opportunity No. 49
Men's Socks, Pair 19c
Standard 25c graded of the durable Fire
men's and Engineers' sox. Wonderful for
wear. Black, tan and gray. Regular sizes.
Opportunity No. 50
"B. V. D.s" $1.55
Every man knows the regular price of
these genuine B. V. D. union suits. Best
quality. All regular sizes.
Opportunity No. 51
Arrow Collars, 2 for 25c
Regularly priced 25c each. Styles the
manufacturer has discontinued but desir
able models nevertheless. Nearly all regu
lar sizes included. 1800 in the lot.
Opportunity No. 52
Wash Ties 25c
1200 of them. Large assortment of col
ors and styles. All new this season.
Meier & Frank's: Main Floor.
-. . Opportunty No. 53
Young Men's Suits $28.75
52 young men can count themselves
fortunate. Their first or second business
suit of the sort that usually costs $35 and
$40, now down to $28.75.
'Tweeds, cheviots and cassimeres. Two
' button effects. Single and double-breasted.
' , Plain and belted.
. . --' ;. Sizes 33 to 40.
' Meier &. Frank's:Third Floor.