THE SUNDAY OEEGONXA3. POKTLAND. MARCH 13, 1904.
'Peter Thompson" Clothing for Children
Butterick .Pattern Ageacy Now at
Spring and Summer Catal6gue Now Ready
The Meier Frank Store The Meier Frank Store The Meier Frank Store
Sole Portland Agents for "Perrin's" Real French Kid Gloves The New Spring Styles Are Ready.
New Crush Leather Belts New Handbags New Hosiery New Fabric Gloves New Veilings, Etc., Etc.
"Ostermoor" Patent Elastic Felt Mattresses can be bought only at the Meier Frank. Store.
Mail Orders Receive Careful Attention Here The New Spring Fashion Catalogue is now ready.
We do Artistic Pictnre Framing to yoar order An immense line of new moldings On the Second Floor.
A Year's Snbscription to Guide and Town Topics with every purchase of copyrighted books.
MUSIC BY THE BAKER ORCHESTRA TOMORROW FROM 2 TO 5 P. M.
Our "Opening Days" for Millinery
Cloaks and all the Smartest Apparel for Women
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Tomorrow, Tnesday and Wednesday are "Opening Days" in the Millinery Salon. First complete showing of Imported
Models and American Creations. Every woman who has new headgear to consider for Easter, and what woman has not?
owes it to herself to pay a visit to our Second-Floor Millinery Parlors and see the greatest, the handsomest display of
striking headdress Portland women have ever had the pleasure of selecting from. It will be an education both in models and
trimmings The tendencies of approved foreign fashions are widely represented, from the smart English ready-tb-wecr
hats from London to the inimitable creations of the Parisian artist-milliners. Every effort has been given to make
La Grecque Corsets
La Grecque Corset makers have made won
derful strides among American Corset man
ufacturers. In materials the very finest cou
tils and batistes are utilizeed; in contour lie
Grecque Corsets evidence the very latest de
crees of fashion; in finish they show great
painstaking. Staying of whalebone gives
them a permanent shapeliness. A style for
every figure. We assure you a perfect fit.
Second Floor.
our collection a criterion by which the season's style tendencies may be determined. An important characteristic is the
moderate prices which prevail throughout the stock. The showing includes thousands of effective designs in close-fitting
shapes Toques, Turbans and Continentals, Lace Hats, Flower Hats, "Dolly Varden" Hats, Quaker Hats, Gold Lace and
Gold Tissue Hats in pleasing styles. Plants and flowers will help to make the occasion delightful Come.
The Leading Cloak and Suit House of Portland
Tomorrow, Tnesday and Wednesday fashion "Show Days" in Portland's Leading Cloak Store. The very latest creations
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likely to be here all the earlier for the severity of the temperature now, however, and yon want to be prepared to wel
come it. All the newest and daintiest gowns and suits for Easter and Summer wear will be found in this beautiful showing
and jthe workmanship represents the highest type of positively swell garments. The display is larger than all other local
cloak stores combined. We cordially invite you to come during "Opening Days' r Evening Costumes and Wraps Paris and
New York models The display of high-class apparel is the largest we have ever made Garments range in price from $50
to $300. High-class Dress Suits the very newest fashions and materials Prices range from $18 to $85 Beautiful new
Dress Skirts, new Walking Suits; new Jackets in the latest styles $10 to $100. - New Lace Waists, new Crepe de Chine
Waists, new "Jap" Silk Waists, new Chiffon Waists, new Muslin Waists New Silk Petticoats Children's White Confirma
tion Dresses New Coats and Dresses for children "Peter Thompson" Coats and Dresses Elevators to Second Floor.
MUSIC BY THE BAKER
THEATER ORCHESTRA. TO
MORROW FROM 2 TO 5 P. M.
Easter Footwear for Everyone
MUSIC BY THE BAKER
THEATER ORCHESTRA TO
MORROW FROM 2 TO 5 P. M.
Every new style and shape everything that means comfort will be found in our big Shoe section. No one can go amiss or fail to be
suited here.. You. know that fine footwear should go with fine gowns and comfort is just as essential as style in the Shoes you wear. Buy
your Easter Shoes here and you'll be pleased in both price and style. These two exceptional bargains for "opening days":
NEW $3.00 OXFORDS FOR $2.05 A PAIR
First sale of the season in Ladies' low cut Shoes, patent colt,'vici
kid, Oxfords and bluchers, heavy and light soles, y e
all sizes,, newest. $3.00 values, pair .....JJwAiW
LADIES' $3.50, $4.00 SHOES $2.82 A PAIR
600 pairs Ladies' lace and button Shoes, all neew up-to-date styles,
in the best leathers, all sizes, $3.50 and $4.00 A5
values, this salee, pair
Easter Sale of . Embroideries
Fine Embroideries are unusu
ally low priced for the coming
week All new dainty pat
ternsSwiss, Nainsooks and
Cambric Edgings and Insert
ings Don't fail to get your
share Lace-trimmed Corset
Cover Embroideries Very
best and daintiest patterns.
65c, 85c values 59c
50c, 60c values 42c
Swiss, Nainsook and Cambric Embroideriel, over 800 yards, all
desirable styles and widths, V2 to 9-inch edgings and insertions.
25c values, reduced to, yard 18 $
20c values, reduced to, yard 14
15c, 18c values, reduced to, yard 12p
10c, 12c values reduced to, yard 8
3c and 40c values, reduced to, yard 29
"We are showing magnificent varieties of new Laces of every
description for waists and trimming, new French Embroideries,
beautiful new dress trimmings and buttons.
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New Silks $hd Dress Fabrics
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Interesting Silks anjd Dress Goods Interesting because they're new Inter
esting because the Styles and materials are to your liking "and being shown
in almost bewildering variety. That our selections please is proven by the
steady increase in the patronage at our Silk and Dress Goods Departments.
Before purchasing material for the new costume, waist or skirts it's to your
interest to look here. Particular attention is called to the superb display
of White Wool Materials in plain and novelty weaves. These special val-
Easter Gloves
Can be best supplied here "Benin's" real
French Kid Gloves, the new importation is
ready for your choosing. Latest styles, newest
colorings, every size and our guarantee for sat
isfactory service. The new fabric gloves, very
newest styles in superb varieety.. Let us glove
your hands for Easter. Easter Gloves for men
all the leading styles in "Perrin's" and
"Dent's" famous makes. Kid Gloves for
misses and children.
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Opening Days' we know will be of great interest to you.
$1.25, $1.50 Plaid Silks 97c Yd.
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2500 yards of handsome new plaid "silk Waistings, magnificent styles and colorings
30 patterns and plaid silks are going to be very popular for waistings this
Summer ;a very intimate acquaintance with a prominent silk manufacturer en
ables us to make this offering $1.25 and $1.50 values at 97 yard.
"Priestley" Black Goods 87c Yd.
2000 yards of new Black Voiles, Etamines and Mistrals B. Priestley & Co.'s fa
mous make the very best styles and the grade other stores would call $1.25
value. Voiles and etamines make exceedingly stylish dresses and skirts,
your choice at the low price of, per yard 87
Colored Voiles and Etamines, all leading shades, $1.00 value, yard 87
The Greatest Carpet Store
In all the Northwest is located on our third floor. It's no idle boast to say that
we are showing ten patterns to any other storeys one. We do the carpet business
from A to Z on an enormous scale. Buying in large quantities direct from the
mills, our large wholesale and retail output gives us command of the markets'
very lowest prices. Our superior facilities Expert cutter Four expert layers-
Electric sewing machines enables us to execute large and small orders with great
dispatch. The big carpet store is crowded with new designs and colorings in all
kinds and grades of floor coverings Art Squares, Rugs, Linoleums, Mattings,
etc. It's to your interest to look here before buying elsewhere.' Note the special
offerings for this week Third floor.
These Prices Include Sewing, Laying and Lining
The finest Royal "Wilton Velvets, hest made in America, per yard 3.50
Bigelow Axminsters, in beautiful Orienta land Evpire designs, rich colorings, ...2.10
Immense variety of new Axminsters in Oriental and Floral 4esigns, per yard ... .1.50
Extra quailty Velvets, Oriental effects, new-colorings per yard. . .". 1.50
"Windsor Brussels, guaranteed not to fade, washable, regular $1.25 value, per yard 1.09
Body Brussels, in new parlor, bedroom and dining-room effects, special value? .. .1.65
Smith's Brussels, Oriental and Floral designs, yard 85.. Empire Tapestry Brussel, $1.10 value, yard . ; . 96
EMPIR.E BRUSSELS 8?c A YARD
3000 yard of Empire Brussels Carpets in rich colorings, floral and
Oriental designs, 20 patterns to select from, with bor- Qf
VELVET RUGS AT $1.37 EACH
500 Velvet Rugs in exquisite colorings and big variety of the hand
somest designs, size 2x54 most store would ask
$2.50 -301606 for them; our price for 3 days, each. . . ,
ders to match, sewed, laid and lined, reg. $1 value ,yard. .
New Lace Curtains magnificent showing all styles from $ 1.50 to $50.00 Pair
New Tapestries, New Velours, New Silks, New SQkolines, Denims and Curtain Swisses
Custom Shade Work a Specialty Best Materials and Workmanship Lowest Prices
$1,3?
EASTER BIBLE SALE
Teachers' indexed Bible, regular
$2.2d value, for... a1.73
Teachers' indexed Bible, with
dictionary concordance and
complete help, $2.50 val.S1.95
The New Testament,, cloth bind
ing, 60c value, at. 69
Prayer and Hymnals, regular 75c
values for 43
25 per cent ffo on all Prayer and
Hymnals.
COPYRIGHTED BOOKS
A year's subscription to Guide
and Town Topics free with every
purchase of copyrighted Books.
"Denis Dent," "Hornung,"
"The Deliverance," "Glasgow,"
"The Little Shepherd of Kingdom
Come," Major; "Gordon Keith,"
Page; "Mrs. Wiggs," "Lovey
Mary," "The Spenders," Wilson;
"If I Were a King," McCarthy;
the John Henry books; "The Con
querors." Atherton: "When I
Was Czar," Marchmont; "The
Leopard's Spots," Dixon; "Let:
ters From a Son to His Self-made
Father."
DELINEATORS
Another shipment of 200 Delinea
tors jus dreceived; 200 pages
of fashions and literature; get
a copy at our Buettrick pattern
deparment; copy 15
Beautiful New Neckwear
Lookers can't help but become buyers at the Neckwear
opening Such pretty things for neckdress Portland
women have never before seen, and the reasonable prices
will make you just as enthusiastic over the showing as
we are Every new creation will be found at our store
25c Neckwear Bulgarian turnover sets, linen sets, novelty
collars in tab effects, Persian collars, embroidered turnovers, etc.
At 35c Lace Collars, silk embroidered collars, Persian sets,
and scores of dainty novelties.
Scrim Collar and Cuff Sets in all colors.
New line of Parker & Finn fine Neckwear, in cotton stocks
and deep turnovers, embroidered in colors; exclusive styles,
big variety. Ask to see the Parker & Finn ties.
Large Ties for the Fifth-avenue bows, plaids and plain, col
ors; handsome styles.
New Duchesse lace stocks, turnovers and large collars im
mense variety,$3.00 to $35.00.
New Feather Boas, black, white and gray.
New Eruchings for the neck and sleeves in chiffon, bobinet
and liberty. New linen collars, plain and hemstitched.
NewWashGoods
Everything new and pretty in Sum
mer wash materials will be found
here in greatest variety We gath
ered with a lavish hand from all
points of the compass Here's a
short review of the enormous
showing.
Silk novelty weaves in crepe de chine, Tussah silks, plain and
fancy madras, soie boucle, bungalow fancies, imported Per
sian novelties, novelty Swisses, fantazie de soie. The above
are all high-class materials, exclusive styles, priced from,
yard ; 50 to $4.50
Cotton Foulards, new Dimities, Windsor Pappilon Cloths, mer
cerized Waistings, Dolly Yardens, Jacquards, Madras,
Lawns, Grenadines, Honeycomb, Basket effects,, fancy lace
noveties; prices from 10 to $1.50
New Linen Etamines and Scotch Tweeeds for shirtwaist suit
ings, Granites, Poplins, Crash, Bourettes ,Nobbiex all new
weaves for shirtwaist suits. Don't buy wash materials until
- you look here.
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