"xfc 0mmnm 0 D mm ) PART TWO Pages 9 to 16 VOL. XX. PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 1, 1901. NO. 48. cSA fJbcr- fcV, 5 "21 &241rfg0. Names of the Prize Winners for the Doll Show will be found on the "Dramatic Page." ur Christmas Proclamatio iooi the greatest Christmas season of them all. Therefore it is quite proper that we should mark this entire month by a great illustration of the progress of modern re tailingOf all the holiday seasons we have planned forsome 44 this year is destined to stand out pre-eminent Huge stocks of merchandise fill every nook of this mammoth establishment No other store west of Chicago makes even a pretense to conduct the holiday business on the same scale as here Others may herald notes regarding their im mense purchases, display, etc. Why, we are delivering every day through wholesale channels to concerns in Tacoma, Olympia, Spokane and elsewhere greater quantities of Christmas goods than other local stores buy Commencing tomorrow the entire store will display at every point illustrations of the various lines The collection of merchandise shown here is second to nope in America Not a dull corner in the store Come in, visit the basement, then .start skywards Take a good half day to see all of interest Every de partment in the store was striving to get into the paper this morning Here ar.e the lucky ones: (AH mail orders receive our prompt attention.) The Book Store Last year we sold so many books that the stock gave out and we had to stop talking We've prepared so liberally this year that if we are called upon to supply the whole town, we'll still have the full variety for you to select from Always in the front row for gift-giving, our Book Store can supply all classes of reading matter for men, women and children at the very lowest prices (Book Annex, Second floor), The latest and most popular books of the day, judging by our sales, are: The Making of a Marchioness. By Frances Hodgson Burnett $1.10 The Right of Way. By Gilbert Parker $1.15 The Crisis. By Winston Churchill $1.15 Cardigan. By Chambers... $1.15 Graus tark. By Cutche on ...$1.15 Warwiek of the Knobs $1.15 Lazarre. By Catherwood...$1.15 Sylvia. By Emerson $1.15 The Victors. By Robert Barr. $1.15 Blennerhasset. By Pidgin. .$1.15 Tristram of Blent. By Hope. $1.15 Signs of the Prophet. By Naylor $1.15 D'riandl. By Batchelder .$1.15 Kim. By Kipling at $1.15 The Cavalier. By Cable $1.15 Good Gravy. By Kendall 25c 50,000 Handkerchiefs $ lis"" ""' This important branch of the holiday business has received unusual close attention this year The handkerchief as a holiday gift is getting more and more popular 50,000 Is a conserva tive quantity of what you have to select from here, including every style and quality from 4c to $20 Additional space for handkerchief selling will soon be ready Specials for this week: 400 boxes Swiss embroidered Handkerchiefs, six patterns In box, hemstitched, scalloped or lace edge, Immense value 50c box at 59c box 70 dozen ladies' Swiss embroidered Handkerchiefs, scal loped or hemstitched edge, great value at 75 dozen ladies' all-linen embroidered and hemstitched border Handkerchiefs for one week only at 500 dozen colored border Handkerchiefs, hemstitched edge, large variety of patterns to seleet from 15c 15c 4c each each each Specials for This Week Your choice of any of these 5-to1. sets, cloth-bound; pub- q j lished at $8.00; our price "uw Cooper Leatherstocking Tales. Cooper Sea Tales. Green History of English People. Emerson, Dickens, Haggard, Rosa N. Carey, Braeme, Gorelll, Longfellow, Holmes, Verne. Shakespeare, handy volume, 18 vo Late books all published at $1.50 at greatly reduced prices. Captain Ravenshaw 89c King of Honey Island 89c Eleanor. By Mrs. Ward 69c Jack Raymond 89c Like Another Helen .89c Ralph Marlowe . .89c John Henry, 75c value at 25c s. in ciotn dox; $.ou vaiue. .$z.z& Kipling Works, 10 vols., handy volume edition; $7.50 value $1.00 1000 Black Beauty books.. 15c ea Christmas and New Year Cards. Great variety of Calendars. The B. B. Vest Pocket Dictionary, 1x6$, 324 pages, leather bound; while they last 18o Children's Books OOKS In immense variety and at every price to please. Linen Books from 5c to 50c. Henty Books, 42 titles, at 25c copy. Elsie Books, 26 titles, for girls, 69c copy. 1901 Chatterbox at 75c. Board Books, 5e to $1.50. Leather Goods Artistic thing's in leather goods for the holidays Handsome Traveling Ssts in great variety of styles and prices Comb and Brush Sets, complete Toilet Sets, Flasks, Traveling Shaving Sots, etc. Then remember, the largest and hand somest line of Suit Case and Traveling Bags in the city, and always most accep table for a holiday gift. 8-piece Toilet Cases, all leathers, make splendid gift $1 to $3.50 Complete Toilet Sets, all leathers, handsome furnishings $2 to $1 5 Collar and Cuff Boxes, ranging in price from Flat Toilet Rolls, very useful, all kinds of leather Military Brushes and Case, very large variety $1 Playing Card Cases and Cards, all qualities 50c Suit Cases, every size and style of leather, plain or -3 e( -f UiO novelty cases, with toilet reauisites complete pODJ LO prU Traveling Bags, immense variety, all styles of leath- c j- er, magnificent novelty cases, prices from pD) Music Rolls, Purses, Card Cases, all kinds of Leather Goods to please every taste. (Third floor.) ..$1 to $5 ..$1 to $3 to $3 pair to $3 each to $50 Fancy Goods Depts. Including sterling Silver Novelties of every de scription, Brass Framed Mirrors, Brass Clocks Brass Candels.bra,Brass Phot Frames.Ebony Goods, Celluloid Novelties, Handkerchief and Glove Boxes etc. A wonderful array of useful holiday gifts at reasonable prices Holiday goods purchased now will be laid away and delivered at any date de siredThe following special values for this week: Handsome, large mirror with brass frame, will not tarnish $1.50 Handsome brass Cloek, beautiful patterns, movement fully t- warranted, and will not tarnish pI.Zy Toilet Set containing Comb, Brush and Mirror; fancy celluloid e-i q case; satin lined; very handsome set pliy Collar and Cuff Boxes, fancy tops, large variety 42c Comb and Brush Set, good quality bristle brush, sterling mounted; o special value at the unusually low price of 0 C Sterling silver Shoe Horn and Button Hook, many styles 25c Nail File, sterling handle; new design; big values at 50c Aft Department The Art Department offers t lovers of the beau tiful a treat which should not be missed The depart ment is filled to overflowing with pieces and novel ties gathered with rare judgment Everything that's needed in silks, braids, tassels, rings, etc., etc., can also be found here On the Third floor will be found the largest stock of fancy baskets in town. Special let of Laundry Bags, Shoe Bags, Pillow Tops; immense variety to select from; all 50e e goods reduced to OC Conventional Sunburst Stamped Pillow-tops and baek; unusual value at the low price of ML 19c Aprons 25 dozen ladies' plain hem- ry(r med lawn Aprons lL Fancy Christmas Aprons fully 300 dozen to select from, ranging in price from 15c to $12.00. Nazareth Waists for Children Special lot 25 dozen children's Naz areth Underwaists, ages 2 yrs. to 12 years. Unusually - s low prices IOC ca Men's Slippers 125 styles In men's holiday Slippers, including almost every kind of leather Monkey skin, lizard, Russia calf, walrus, patent kid, vici kid, in the following-styles: Opera, Columbia, Bootees, Harvard, Ham lets, Dom Pedros, Nullifiers; all colors. These specials for introduction: 1 00 pairs of men's vici opera style SHppers;white kid lining; black or tan $1.23 pr Regular 1.75 value 5 styles in men's blk. and tan kid Slippers including velvet, chenille embroid ered; all sizes 98c pr Regular $1.25 value Umbrellas The scope of this holiday umbrella col lection is unrivaled by any concern In America Every manufacturer of promi nence has contributed his best Included are umbrellas in an Immense array to select from Hundreds of styles of han dles ranging in price from $1.50 to $25. Pick your umbrella now and we will deliver it at any date desired. Men's Umbrellas Enormous variety from $2.00 to $25.00. Children's umbrellas, all prices. Toyland Is Complete 3F . a ...1901... f v. UW $$M' FT Pr 1h 7 Our Toydom is a veritable fairyland Pre eminence again far beyond comprehension By coming here you are at once assured of select ing from the largest, best, most complete stock of toys at low prices ever brought to the North west Space for a few bargains today, to which we add a great big word of WELCOME. Daisy Blackboard, 41 inches high and 21 inches wide 77c Sleeping Kid Doll, 12 inch, shoes f and stockings 16c Folding steel enameled Go-Cart, 23-in. high, steel wheels, at 39c Hexagon Air Rifle, none better made, always sold at $1 62c Good Kitchen Set, in box, six pieces, 6x 11-Jf at 19c Crokinole Board, checkers on back, oc tagon shape, 2ix25, regular 75c value, at the very low price of 49c i5-inch Sleeping Doll, jointed hip, great value 30c 20-inch Doll, full shaped body, bisque head, $1 value 66c Six-Ball Table Croquet, striped and varn ished, regular 50c value 36c Small Klondike Dolls '. . 17c 50c Dressed Dolls 33c Faba-Baga or Parlor Quoits, the regular 50c values, at 35c Three regular 50c Games, each 33c Three regular 25c Games, each 16c Take elevator to the Third Floor. Holiday Stationery 18c No better stationery in the world than we sell here. This very positive statement applies to the entire line. The heliday lines are all ready for your choosing. Specials for this week are: Note Paper, assorted tints, engraved pic ture tops, asstd. designs. Holiday box... New Floral Box, ribbon top, good quality yn paper and envelopes, 35c value JIC Hurlburt's fine paper3Imperial Cabinet, con taining 48 sheets paper, envelopes to AQn match, 75c value, at OC Hurd's, the very swellest box of 2 quires of pa per, envelopes to match, Including oa sealing wax and tapers, per box oyC Picture Department The new Pieture and Bric-a-Brac Department on the Seeond floor is a center of attraction these days. Framed and unframed pictures of all sizes and prices; immense variety to choose from. Bric-a-brac, statuary and novelties in great abundanee. Take a peep into the Art Room, where all the expensive pictures are shown. Or ders for picture framing will be promptly exe cuted at the lowest price. Work guaranteed. Three Great Bargains Three bargains of unusual merit for this week. Read care fully: Ladies' Hose, 37c pair 40 dozen Ladies' fancy embro.dcred Boot Hose, Herms dorf dye; high spliced heel and toe; all sizes Special lot of Initialed Finger Purses, imitation seal, at, each : 30 dozen Initialed Finger Purses, imitation walrus -and seal,, big value See the great stock of Holiday Aprons on the Second floor. 37c 25c 50c Holiday Lamps Basement Departments The basement is resplendent with beautiful Lamps. The most complete sleek in the city, embracing every style one may desire. Some special values for this week are: Flat burner Lamps, decorated shade and base to match, 95c, $1.15. $1.25. Central draft Lamps, decorated globe and base lo match, many styles, $3.00, $4.00. $5.00. McfiClf icent variety of Parlor and Reading Lamps, newest deco rations, different combinations, $5.00 to $40.00. Candelabra, Shades, Candles, etc (Basement.) Are showing very large stocks of holiday merchandise Silverware, Cut Glass, Fancy China, Cutlery, Lamps, Kayser Zinn, Bohemian ware, etc Don 1 iaii to visit the Basement next time you re In the store. Chaling Dishes, 53 75. $4.50. $550. $7.00. 5 o'clock Teas, spegals at $1.65. $2.50, $3.75. 3-piece Tea Sets, quadruple plate, special values at $4.75, $5.50, $a00, $7.75. $8.75. 4-piece sets at $6.50. $6.75, $8.75. $12.50. $15.00. Cake Baskets at $2 65, $3.75, $4.00. $450. Butter Dishes, Pudding Dishes, etc., etc. Fancy China of every description.