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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 15, 1905)
mm. PKRT THREE PAGES 1 7 TO 30 m VOL. XXIV. POBTLAND, OBEGON, SUNDAY MCfRNIXG, JANUARY lo, 1905. NO. 3. "? V a WMklagtom St. " . MM,:M&&m&:&KW , The Sharp and Snappy Bargain Tales Of a Tremendous Sale that proves a revelation to the buying public. Monday papers for further list of the week's EXTRA SPECIALS. "With the Lone Exception of the Few Lines Upon "Which Manufacturers Con trol the Selling Price under Contract. ABSOLUTELY EVERY ARTICLE IN THE HOUSE IS ABUNDANTLY REDUCED DURING THIS TREMENDOUS SALE! THIS WEEK WILL BE MEMORABLE AMONG CLEARANCE SALES FOR Matchless and Unprecedented Values GREATER BARGAINS AND BROADER ASSORTMENTS THAN" EVEN THIS GREAT MERCANTILE ORGANIZATION HAS EVER BEEN ABLE TO OFFER HERETOFORE! No special sales of any sort have ever before offered such phenomenal money savings as spread before the gaze of a visitor to the "Different Store" this week. No matter what you've planned for Monday, don't fail to include a call at this store. It will be the greatest "BARGAIN MONDAY" ever planned and executed by any store organization that exists west of that network of "live wires" that make Chicago stores famous. Radical price reductions will make this fourth week of the great January Clearance Sales the most prominent of the series as a phenomenal value creator and distributor. We have NEVER offered such splendid oppor tunities as we present in this remarkable event. Monday will roll up the most gigantic selling record ever known in the January history of the store, which means in the storekeeping history of Portland for this house does a third larger business than its next nearest competitor. ""Why?" Bigger stocks, better mer chandise, bigger bargains and more of them, better storekeeping, and the capstones of RELIABILITY and QUALITY o'ertopping all. It pays to play fair we've found it so for 27 years. If you can't come Monday, come as early in the week as possible, but be sure to COME for YOUR share of these unmatchable bargains and there's many more as good that don't speak out thro' the print-shop. If you can't come to the store, order by mail, or phone "Exchange 12." Public Tea Room Second Floor. Auspices Portland T. W. C A. "Grandma" Munra, hostess. MENU FOR HOKDAT, JANtTART 16, IMS. Tea, Coffee, Chocolate, Milk In Bottles. Chicken Soup. Salad. Ham Sandwiches. Bread and Butter. , Tea Cakes. ABSOLUTELY UNEXAMPLED VALUES IN . Domestic and Wash Goods Aisles FIRST FLOOR. , TABLE LINENS AND TOWELINGS AT "WHITE SALE" PRICES, TOO! A -word of these latter. All characteristically reduced and a host of extra specials -with not room, on this page to tell of. But Portland folk have it seems to us already satisfied themselves of the remarkahle-bargains. Linens hererthat are every thread sound flax and prices less on Monday and next-week than they have been before to close lots. A good deal less than the linens are -worth today, and far below -what like, qualities are selling for in other stores. A fact "we're positive of, by actual observation and comparison. A "baker 'a dozen" of extra special items from the Domestic and "Wash Goods Shops must suffice for mention today and the space alloted us isfilled. Come to the store and see the hosts of other bargains that beckon, you to a. close acquaintance. Domestics WifcUTB BILK FLANNELS White silk embroidered Flannels, new est patterns, hemstitched and scal loped edges, special at BOc, Mc, 63c, 70c yard. 35c FLANNEL. 25c Fine white Saxony Flannel for women's and children's Underwear, regular value 35c. special, yard 25c 15c FLANNEL 10c Fancy figured and mottled Flannel Suitings for Wrappers and street wear, regu lar value 15a special at, yard.lOo SHAKER FLANNEL, 12UC YARD Full bleached Shaker Flannels, 36 Inches wide, for Night Robes and Underwear; clearance spe cial, yard . 12 Vic OUTING FLANNEL 10c TARD Finest quality plain Outing: Flan nels In red, pink, light blue, cream and white, clearance spe cial, yard 10c 15c CRETONNES 10c Best qual ity cretonnes in handsome floral and Oriental designs, regular value 15c, clearance special, yard ..-vT 10c BEDSPREADS Heavy crochet Bedspreads In Marseilles pat terns, good generous sizes, spe cial clearance price each 88c, $1.05, 9123. Fine satin finish and Marseilles Bed spreads, fringed cut corners and plain clearance special, each $2.10 (2.84, $3.08. SHEETS 48c EACH Full size bleached Sheets. -made of good round "thread Sheeting, size 31x90, special at, each 43c 20c SHEETING 16o Standard Sheeting for three-Quarter beds, extra weight, bleached, regular value 20c special, yard 18c WASH GOODS 10c YARD 10,000 yards white checked nainsook, dimities, laqe lawns, plaid, white goods and fancy lawns, regular values 18c and 20c, special, yd.lGe 22c SHEETING 18c Standard Sheeting for double beds, extra weight, bleached, regular value 22c. special, yard 18c 15c PILLOW CASES 10c 5000 linen finish heavy round thread Pillow Cases, regular value 15c, special, each 18c THE WHITE SALE IS IN FULL SWING Misses' $2.25 Cambric Petticoats $1.67 UNDEEMUSLIN ANNEX SECOND FLOOR. Misses' Petticoats of fine cambric, extra full, double Spanish flounce, two clusters of three tucks each, 2-inch torchon lace insertion and. 3-inch lace edging; regu lar price $125, special at $X.67 Made by specialists, as these garments are, made by the thousand on a verified scale of sizes, the muslin underwear here is made right, the garments fit are comfortable. - And being under the closest supervision by women experts, the styles are rightrand new and liked the way the goods sell proves that. And daintier than ever going to show that made under i4ght conditions muslin undergarments can be better made than similar sorts, would be at home. And the most painstaking home work could not produce the pretty styles shown here at anything like the prices. No "cheap embroideries, no skimped sizes, no yellow muslin." Critical women women of good taste may choose at random and be assured of satis faction. That's the point of our having a sale of underclothes they are different from the flimsy stuff that you have "been urged to buy for past years. "We should be ashamed to offer such underclothes as make up the bulk of the stocks in White Sales now going on in this city. If we had nothing better to offer we should keep out of the business. But we have "We have underclothes made up of materials far above the standard of any ever used before in underclothes at such prices. And we know by comparison that what we have in this sale are at least a tnird better at each pnee than any other store in this city is offering. Ladies' Nightgowns of extra fine quality, domet flan nel, finished with two clusters of 7 tucks each and 4 rows of red or navy stitching around neck In front and at sleeves; regular price $2.50. special, at fi4 Ladles' Gowns of fine nainsook and cambric, V shaped and low round neck, elbow and long sleeves, trim med In Maltese vaL lace, embroidery and Insertion and medallions; regular prices $2.75 and $3, special at f 14)9 Children's full front bonnets, silk Bengaline, colors red. navy and white, finished with, four rows' of white braid, over crown and four rows of braid over gathered ruffles In front; regular price $1.50, spe cial 8Sc Children's and misses' separate Dress Skirts with shoulder straps of fine cashmere and flannel, col ors brown, royal and navy, trimmed with fancy silk braid and white stitching, ages 6 to 14 years. Regular price S3.00, special - S1.9S Regular price $4.00. special 929 Scott's hip-form and bustle Is form fitting and Invis ible, lgiht In weight, ventilated and reversible, col ors drab, white and black. We have them In five sizes, regular price 50c, special 30c Black mercerized fine sateen Petticoats, deep-Spanish flounce, 4 rows of hemstitching. 5-inch knife plait ing," finished with 1-inch ruffle with two rows of hemstitching; regular price $3.00, special at.... 514)9 In the Art Shop ( Second-Floor Annex. CUSHION TOPS HALF PRICE Cushion Tops with plain backs, tops stamped and tinted In, floral, con ventional. Oriental and Dutch designs on. linen, can vas, art denims and hopsacklng; regular prices 'from 35c to $1.50, all at HALF PRICE Wonderful Millinery Sale $2.50 Hats for 29c IX THE YEAR 'ROUND SALON. Second-Floor Annex. A small line for Monday selling of Misses' French Sailors in colors; Women's Tailored Turbans and Fancy Shapes. Values to $2.50 at a choice for 29 Special Monday Children's Trimmed Hats, and Poke Bonnets, values to $4.00 special at $1.98 JUST ARRIVED They go in the sale a big shipment of Corduroy Caps. In blue and brown. Regular 75c values. Special at 50 FIFTH-STREET ANNEX First Floor. In the Silk Store and Dress Goods Shop ROUSING CLEARANCE BARGAINS LOAD THE TABLES. This store occupies a unique and commanding position among Western stores in the selling of Silks and Dress Stuffs It leads. The "0. W. & K." store buys and sells more fabrics than any other one store west of Chicago. Its Silks and Dress Goods are the acknowledged best of the world's best makes, and our enormous outlet allows of our owning them lower than any other competing house on the Coast. Such tremendous selling as the past season has witnessed, leaves us with hundreds of bolts and pieces that have been cut into, which must all be sold before the tedium of inventory. Consider, please, that it is easier to count a small loss now, than to unroll and yardstick so many hundreds of thousands of yards of goods at inventory, and we prefer to do it. That's why we cut the pieces on staple fabrics this way and why YOU WANT THEM NOW. Dress Goods, Black and Colored, Sharply Reduced LOT 1 Our regular $2.25 and $2.00 values in 54 and 56-inch, hard-twisted Tailor Suitings and Imported English Mohairs, splendid for street and shirtwaist suits; special clearance price for this week, per yard 91.53 LOT 2 Novelty French and English Suiting in illuminated carrean plaid, chevron and chameleon suitings, the very latest novelties shown in Europe, all at EXACTLY HALF PRICE. Regular $2.50 value, special, yard. $1.25 Regular $2.25 value, special, yard $1.12V Regular $2.00 value, special, yard $1.00 Regular $1.75 value, special, yard....- 87 LOT 3 Neat Tailor Suitings 54-inch, Imported French Camels hair 4U-ineh, a large color and style assortment; our regular $1.50 per yard values, special clearance sale price for this week only, yard 76 LOT 4 52-inch Tailor Suitings, covert and Venetian cloths, also 44 and 45-inch novelty lace voiles, all wanted colors in the lot; our regular $1.25 per yard values, special clearance sale price, yard , 66 LOT 5 Illuminated Tweed Suiting, Heather Scotch Mixtures, in neat stripes, flaked and nubbed effects. These are being shown by other stores and called "cheap" at 69c and 59c yard; our special clearance sale price only, yard 39 LOT 6 36-inch All-Wool Voiles, Serges, Tweeds in plain and plaid effects, a grand assortment to select from; our regular 50c qualities, special clearance sale price only, yard. ...32 Extra Specials in Black Goods This Week Regular Values $3.00 and $3.50 Novelty silk and wool crepons and silk and mohair uoveltys, the very latest novelties shown; special clearance sale price, yard $1.79 Regular $2.50 and $2.25 Values Novel ty Italian mohairs and crepons, a splendid assortment to choose from; special clear ance sale price, yard $1.39 Regular $1.75 and $1.50 52-inch all wool and fast colors, con sisting of Panamas, canvas cloths, sangliers and novelty cheviots, unequaled values at our regular price; special clear ance sale price, per yard 72 Black French and German Black Broadcloths, the best-known grades; specially priced for this week's selling: Regular $4.50 grade, 54-inch, special, yard v. $3.83 Regular $4.00 grade, 54-inch, special, yard $3.33 Regular $3.50 grade, 54-inch, special, yard .$2.9$ Regular $3.00 grade, 54-inch, special, yard $2.57 Regular $2.50 grade, 54-inch, special, yard $2.09 Without fear of contradiction we state these are the best values offered, and the grandest opportunity lo secure a handsome Black Suiting at a big saving. Silk Specials for the Week Prices cut deeper than ever before, new lines put out on bargain tables. Bargains that can be found only at thi3 PORTLAND'S LEADING, RELIABLE SILK STORE Imported Black Swiss Taffetas at HALF PRICE, long as they last. You say, "Why half price on staple black taffeta?" Plainly stated, and to the point, we sell Bonnet's Black Silks, the best in the world. We have no space for anything in similar kinds, so imported Swiss Taffetas go, starting Monday, at HALF PRICE. Regular $1.50 grade for, yard 75$ Regular $1.75 grade for, yard STVnC Regular $2.00 grade for, yard $1.00 Regular $2.50 grade for, yard $1.25 And Black Satin Rhadame and Duchesse are placed on sale at HALF PRICE. Regular $1.75 values for, yard 87V Regular $2.00 values, for. yard Sl.OO Regular $2.25 values for, yard $1.12, Regular $2.50 values for, yard ...$1.25 Silks on Bargain Tables Specials on Bargain Tables in Silk Store, Fifth-street Annex. LOT 1 Consists of 36 and 27-inch White India Silk. 21-inch Black Taffetas and a grand assortment of swell suit silks; special clearance sale price, yard 67j LOT 2 Consists of neat effects in Foulards, 27-inch White India Silks, black all pure Silk Taffetas and a big line of smart suit silks; special clearance sale price, yard.... 77- LOT 3 Consists of Swell Evening 5ilks, 27-inch Colored Pongee, 27-inch Colored and Black Taffetas, Cheney Bros.' Foulards in neat,- staplepatterns, also a large assortment of suit silks, the newest and best silks found on the Coast; special clearance sale price, yard 87 VALUES HITHERTO UNKNOWN IN Women's Suits Coats and Skirts GRAND SALONS OF DRESS Second Floor. "The Fashion Center of the Western Garment World." ROUSING BARGAINS that will make the Largest Leading Ganaent Store West of Marshall Field's Chicago House the cynosure of all eyes THIS WEEK. V Women's $32.50 to $35.50 Tailored Street Suits $14.95 Not knowing, you'd scarcely credit such bargains $14.95 for suits we could safely and fairly call $40.00 values, and the price would be right then, but this is clearance time. Our buyers are already more than half way 'cross the continent on their annual January trip to New York and other Eastern style centers. The stocks left in our charge to dispose of embrace many styles as attractive and appropriate for Spring wear as what they'll send home a month or so later but sizes and lots are broken. You don't care a fig for that we do. Inventory, ia another two weeks, must find the cleanest racks that were ever hung with handsome suits, in the history of the store and will if prices like these will consummate the object in view Clearance. These prices involve losses to us all the more rea son why they should profit YOU. But THE SUITS : Materials are cheviots, broadcloths, Venetians, serges, home spuns and the popular mannish mixed tweed tailorings, in plain, black, browns, tans, navys and stunning mixtures, all man tailored in best workmanship and latest, newest trimming effects or severely plain tailored styles. All newest, most fash ionable modes, including tha. Directorate, Tourist, Norfolk, Blouse and Paquin styles. Some with the smart mannish vests effects. We sold hundreds of the same grade of suit in one day last month at a special price of $26.85. So when we make the unparalleled proposition of giving full and free choice of these'high-grade $32.50 to $3S.50 values at such a ridiculous price as $14.95 We have every reason to believe that every one of the more than 200 Suits in this lot will be sold on Monday. However, we guarantee to furnish a liberal choosing for three days, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Every Walking Skirt in the House for One Week at Exactly Half Price Smartly Tailored, Trim and Smart Walking Skirts. A splendid collection of these utility garments for women's in our outdoor wear, right for all-year-round service,, in the latest popular round lengths that just clear the instep. Ma terials embrace cheviots, serges, meltons and voguish mannish tailoring' tweeds and mixturesn all the wanted plain colorings and handsome mixtures. Some plain tailored, others in strap, button, stitched, corded and plaited trimmed effects. The larg est stock of down-to-date Walking Skirts on the Coast in the choice; values up from $3.50 to $30.00, in fair every-day prices; Cut 'em in two yourself for three days, w r . Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. A JL IPIO1 sweeping clean-up at ' Every Coat in the House at Half Price For and Raincoats Atone Excepted. A final round-up of the Women's tailored Street, Traveling and Opera Coats. Values $5 to $75, included. The variety is infinite. Too big and varied for detailed description. All man tailored in most exquisite workmanship. Every popular trim ming effect and plain, severe styles ;all wanted fabrics and a full line of fashionable plain colorings and popular mixtures. A last chance to buy the coat you'll need for yet three months of the present season and a year hence, at a price that does not begin to cover the cost to the -m- r -- . maker; just half our regular fair price, JLA 3 I YCP" for choice 2i V-V Black Dress Skirts; Ail Week, Half Price All Evening and Opera Gowns and Costumes for the week at prices that are actually below the half- price point. Opera Cloaks at half price alll week. All -length Coats, all week 5 Price FASHIONABLE FOOTWEAR POR THE FAMILY At remarkable reduc tions at the "Fair-Way Shoe Store." Sixth-St-Annez. 1st Floor. WOMEN'S $2.50 SHOES. i.i s women s patent tip kid Juliettes, Con cord heels, turn soles. soft kid uppers, regu lar value $2.50. spe cial, pair $1.78 "WOMEN'S 51.75 SHOES. 51. OS Women's com mon sense comfort Shoes, lace or elastic sides, finest soft vici kid uppers, broad toes and flat heels, very easy, regular value $1.75: special, pair SI.OS 7 "WOMEN'S SLIPPERS. 50c Imported Turkish Slippers, red. black and brown, regular value $1.00; special price, or, pair . 50c "WOMEN'S $1.25 SLIPPERS. COc Fur trimmed Juliette Slippers, flexible soles, sizes 6. 7 and S; regular $1.25; special, pair 50c "WOMEN'S $3.50 EMPRESS SHOES. $1.75 "Women's Empress Shoes, vici kid. dull tops. 10. choice styles; regular $3.50; spe cial Vt price, or. pair 51.75 WOMEN'S $5.00 SHOES. $2.50 French heel pattern Shoes, patent or vici kid. flexible sole; regular $5; special. pr..3i5ft 50c RUBBERS. 25c Women's narrow width Rubbers, regular value 50c; spe cial, pair 25c MEN'S SHOES. $3.50 SHOES. $2.68 Men's Winter weight Shoes. 35 styles, box, velour and .storm calf, patent colt or vici kid. Goodyear welt soles, extra heavy; regular value $3.50: special, pair $2.6S BOYS' $1.75 SHOES, 98c Boys' box calf Shoes, heavy soles. See table Sixth-street annex. Sizes 11 to 2; regular $1.75 val ues, special, pair.... .......88c MISSES' AND CHILDREN'S SHOES Misses' .and Children's box calf Shoes, full round toes, heavy soles, sizes 8 to 11: regular value $1.50; special, pair. .98c 11 to 2. regular value $2.00; special, pair S1.0S WOMEN'S FUR SLIPPERS; 98c All our fur Juliette Slippers in black and red; regular values, $1.50 and $1.75; special, pair 8Sc I m m 1