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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 16, 1920)
TITE MORNING OREGONIAN, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1920 r- MEN! AND WOMEN BUYING CHRISTMAS GIFTS FOR MEN-SEE PAGE 9 9--Z''' n Where the New Lower Prices Prove a Strong Incentive to Liberal Gift Buying . 18 ' ' Just a Few Memberships Left in THE GREAT NATIONWIDE Vocalion Ghristmas Club You Should Join at Once fSatKE memberships in the nation-wide Vocalion Christmas Club are going fast. If you haven't got your name down as one of those to get a genuine . Aeolian Vocalion on the have-your-own-way terms, you are missing an opportunity that is too good to miss. If you want a "Personal" musical instrument one with which you, yourself, can conduct the great orchestras', one which gives you a voice any voice according to the artist whose record you are playing you should join this Vocalion Christmas Club. - , The Aeolian Vocalion is a true musical instrument designed for and appealing to people of taste and discernment. Its tone has richness, depth, purity and beauty. Its case exhibits the simplicity of true art and appropriateness. Many Important and Exclusive Features add their value to the sum of its desirability: . - THE GRADUOLA -tone effects. -giving personal THE UNIVERSAL T 0 N E - A R M playing all the different standard makes of records. . - , THE AUTOMATIC STOP providing a simple and precise means for stopping the music at desired points. With these and other extraordinary qualities em phasized and enhanced by the new Vo calion record, the Aeolian Vocalion oc cupies an envjable position in the field of high-grade re-producing instruments. Still a Few Models to Be Had at SPECIAL Prices By special arangements with the fac tory we can .offer a few Aeolian Voca lions with the Graduola heretofore $165 at the new low price of $135 (you save $30) and a few Aeolian Vocalions with out Graduola heretofore $135 at the new low price of $110 (you save $25). When the few remaining instruments are gone, no more will be obtainable at these prices. ' ' In addition you can take advantage of our most liberal credit offer - Make Your Own Termsin Reason till lit v; 1. -Meier & Frank's: Phonograph Shop, Sixth Floor. (Mailorders Filled.) Gifts for the Home in This Christmas Sale of Wilton Ru At Wonderful Savings A holiday sale and one of the best salens of! its kind in months. Fortyfive Wilton rugs of various good grades some of the very finest made at downright big savings. Most desirable patterns and colorings. A rare opportunity for the one who wishes to bestow a handsome rug of utmost service ability on the purchaser's own home or a friend's. Here are the reductions based on today's values: $115 Wilton rugs, 9x12 8122 Wton rugs, 9x12 $135 Wilton rugs, 9x12 $150 Wilton rugs, 9x12 All these rugs are in the wanted 9x12 size splendid gifts. $ 86.75 $91.00 $107;00 8126.00 Meier & Frank's: Rug ."tore. f-'eve.nth Floor. . (Mall Orders Filled.) Save $11.25 to $24.65 Sale of Women's Sport Coats ..' . . Now $33.75 to $63.85 45 of these wanted garments will quickly secure new owners through the medium of these special prices. Coats of finely serviceable tweeds, bolivia and suede cloth, many leather lined. Brown and gray mixtures, plain brown, navy, taupe and reindeer in the assortment. Many have Large Fur Collars of Australian opossum, natural raccoon, wombat or nutria-dyed coney. Just the coats for automobiling and outing wear. Prac tical giffS for fair motorists. . Meier ft Frank's: Fashion Salons, Fourth Floor. (Mail Orders Filled.) r $1.25-$1.50 Boudoir Caps Dainty silk messaline and crepe de chine J j boudoir caps with attractive trimming of shadow, maline, net top and val. laces. Several models of net combined with ribbon trimming. Many dainty colors. These boudoir caps will make acceptable gifts. . Meier & Frank's: Neckwear Shop, Main Floor. (Mail Orders Filled ) Give a Business Man or Woman a Conklin Fountain Pen Certainly a business man or woman will appreciate a gift of this character because there will be many times when a fountain pen will prove its worth. '.One can make no mistake in giving a Conklin because the Conklin is the fountain pen of no mistakes. It was the original self-filler. It is non leaking. Itwill do its work easily and efficiently over a long period of time. - Every Conklin Pen Is GUARANTEED to give the utmost in fountain pen satisfaction. We have Conklin fountain pens in plain gold mounted and all gold or silver with hard iridium ' pointed gold points in a variety of styles to suit every hand. f Prices range from $2.50 to $12. Meier ft Frank's: Stationery Shop, Main Floor. tMaii uvders t inea.) J In Time for Gift Buying "THOR" Electric Washers Have Their Prices Newly Reduced Factory has authorized these new low prices on Thor Electric Washing Machines: - - Stationary Wringer $150 Swinging Wringer $160 . Tour own terms -in reason. , - -j - Meier & Frank's: Electric Shop, Basement Balcony. 1 (Mall Orders Filled.) Special Christmas Services 2500 efficient, willing salespeople to wait on Christmas throngs. 14 passenger elevators and 8 escalators the only Port land installation to transport shoppers quickly from floor to floor. ' Other conveniences for Christmas shoppers include United States postal sub-station and accommodation bureau on the Basement Balcony money orders issued, parcels checked free, packages wrapped for mailing, etc in doubt what to give, a Meier & Frank mer chandise order will instantly solve that doubt. We issue these orders (Main Floor) in any amount $1 or more -redeemable for merchan dise in any department of the store at any time. Dollville. Announces a Big Sale of Dolls A timely sale of importance brings a large assortment of full-jointed dolls with . papier-mache bodies, composition heads, sleeping eyes and sewed natural hair wigs with ringlet curls at big reductions for to day only. All are dressed with combina tion suits. $ 6.00 Dolls, 16-inch, $4.9S $ 7.50 Dolls, 18-inch, $5.95 $ 8.50 Dolls, 20-inch, $6.25 $11.00 Dolls, 22-inch, $8.79 $12.50 Dolls, 24-inch, $9.85 Wash Set 98 Sunny Monday wash day sets consisting of tub, wash board, ironing board, clothes pins, wring er, clothes line and sad iron. Reg ularly $1.25. Teddy Bears $1.9S Regularly priced at $2.75. A limited number of light brown Teddy Bears of long pile plush. Large size. Every little boy and girl wants one. Give Your Boy MECCANO Then he can build hundreds of models and with this Meccano elec tric motor he can make them run like real machinery. Sets from $1 up to $8.50. Meier ft Frank's: Fifth Floor. (Mall Orders Filled.) Large Assortment of Cretonne Dress Lengths $3.95 Enough in each length to make a complete house dress or apron. The tremendous popularity of these chic cretonne garments bids fair to exceed any mode of recent months. A big assortment of patterns to choose from. Patterns and models may be seen for your guidance in making or we will make the garments for you at very moderate cost 250 lengths at $3.95 each. Tat tern 10c extra. Meier ft Prank's: Drapery Store. Seventh Floor. Hoover Sweepers $1 Down $1 down is all that it takes to have one of the famous Hoover Electric Suction Sweepers delivered to your home any time between now and Christmas the balance to be in $5 monthly installments beginning January 1st Meier ft Frank's: Electric Shop, Basement Balcony. 1 $11.55 White and Gold Dinner Sets $8.99 Just 50 of these American semi-porcelain dinner sets in white and gold open-stock patterns. 44-piece sets con sisting of six 4-inch plates, six 5-inch plates, six 7-inch plates, 6 soup plates, 6 fruit saucers, 6 tea cups, 6 saucers, one 8-inch platter and one 7-inch open vegetable dish. Other pieces to match can be had at reasonable prices. Just Received! Imported Canaries $14 Limited number of the genuine St. Andrews Rollers that sing so sweetly. We have also received a new shipment of the well-known Hendryx bird cages in brass and enamel. , Meier ft Frank's: Basement (Mall Orders Filled.)