THE SUNDAY OREGONIAK, PORTLAND', MAY 28, 1903.
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The Meier (& Frank Store's Great
LEWIS ((
CLARK
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Centennial Sale
SOLE rORTLANX AGENTS FOR
"OSTERMOOR" MATTRESSES.
Which Starts
Tomorrow
Inaugurates the Exposition Festivities
Hand in hand with the Exposition opening we announce q great merchandizing event for the coming week Store being closed Tuesday and
Thursday, six days bnsiness must be crowded into four We ore equal to thetask The great "Centennial Sale" which starts tomorrow will
make things hum and result in Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday being the busiest days we ever experienced In sixty departments the
grandest values of the year are to be offered The thousands of people from out of town who will be in the city are cordially invited to make
this store their headquarters and share in the scores of money-saving opportunities on seasonable and staple merchandise of every description--Portland's
largest and best store is equipped and arranged to properly care for immense throngs of buyers There will be no trouble in securing
prompt and careful attention as all branches of the service have been greatly increased Anticipate your Summer needs
This Store Closed All Day Tuesday
Tuesday May 30, Decoration day, this store -will be closed all day as has. been the
custom for many years. It is a day observed by every state, every city and town in
the country, a National holiday when honor is paid departed heroes men who gave their
lives for their country. Do your shopping tomorrow.
This Store Closed All Day Thursday
This store will be 'closed throughout the entire day Thursday, June 1st the open
ing day of the Lewis and Clark Exposition The Meier & Prank Company desires to give
every aid possible to insure a gratifying attendance next Thursday and start the Fair
in a blaze of glory. Prepare for Thursday tomorrow and "Wednesday.
FRIXCIPAIj PORTLAND AGENTS FOR
BUTTERICK PATTERNS.
"Centennial Sale" of Wash Goods
20c Taffeta, Foulards, a pretty wash material; light, medium and
dark effects, checks and dots and mixed patterns; e
grand special value at the low price of, yard UC
Dotted Swiss Mull in all colors, flowered dots and mixed
patterns, 16 2-3c values, on sale for, yard
Balance of our imported French Nets in all the leading shades,
a very handsome fabric for evening or street wear, OOr
50c value, on sale for the low price of, yard -7C
40c and 50c silk-striped Voiles and Chiffon de Soies ,all colors and
a very handsome material fer waists and shirtwaist
suits; great special value for this sale at, yard 5crC
$ 1 .75 Lawn Waists 98c
A great special pnrchase of 3000 wom
en's Lawn Waists arrived just in time
to take part in the "Centennial Sole"
The grandest bargain in new waists
yon have ever had the opportunity to
buy so early in the season Handsome
lawn waists with ronnd or square yoke,
trimmed in lace embroidery or tucks
also, white with black polka dots A
great assortment for your choosing
All sizes and every waist is AQ
$ 1 .75 value Your choice at
1000 Dressing Sacques at 89c Each
1000 long and short fancy Lawn Dressing Sacques and Kimonas
in light and dark colorings; handsome- patterns, all SlQf
sizes, $1.00 ad $1.25 values, on sale for this low price. . .O -7 C
Ribbon Sale Extraordinary
Best 30c Ribbons 18c Yard
5000 yards of all pure silk Ribbons
in Satin Taffeta, Taffeta, warp
print polka-dots and fancy
striped Ribbons, 3. to 4 inches
wide; best 25c and 30q values;
a great variety of lead- i o
ing styles at, yard OC
IMl-pure-silk Taffeta Ribbons, in
black, white and all leading
shades, 4 inches wide, suitable
for neckwear, girdles, l
etc.; 35c value, for, yd.
65c fancy polka-dot and warp
print Ribbons, new and pretty
designs, 4 to 5 inches A&fs
wide, grand value, yd. . 'tfOG
Moire, polka-dot and fancy fig
ured Sash Ribbons, 5 to 7 inches
wide; many colors and patterns,
great special value at, yd.63
Lewis and Clark Ribbon, to
V2 inches wjde; any quantity at
the very lowest prices.
Women's Knit Underwear Specials
"Women's low-neck, sleeveless Swiss ribbed Vests, fancy stitched,
in all sizes; great special value tomorrow at, each 27
"Women's jersey-ribbed bleached lisle Pants, umbrella
style, lace-trimmed, 50c values ,pair ,
50 doz. "Women's white ribbed Vests, high neck and long
sleeves; nicely finished; all sizes; great special value at. .
Tfomen's imported Swiss ribbed Vests, high neck, long Ef Q
sleeves; pure white; 85c value, for low price of -?C
Great Sale of Men's Shirts
V
100 dozen Men's Golf Shirts in
Madras Cloths and plain blue,
tan and navy Chambrays, all
sizes; marvelous value tLQ
at this low price, each.
100 dozen Men's Golf Shirts, in
Madras and Oxford Cloths, nert"
fancy stripes, all sizes;
regular $1 values, each.
New line of Men's high-grade
, Golf Shirts, made coat style
with cuffs attached; big display
of very best pat- tf 1 Cq
terns; reg. $2 value V J
Men's Negligee Shirts in Pongee
color wash fabric, attached col
lar, regular $1 values 89
Men's 25c Black Hose 124c Pair
500 dozen Men's fast black Half Hose, maco split foot, a great
special purchase from a leading manufacturer enables
us to offer them at a ridiculously low price lay in a OI
big supply tomorrow at, per pair
CREDIT PURCHASES TOMORROW AND WEDNESDAY GO ON JUNE ACC'T
200 Handsome Shirred Yoke Skirts
$ 1 1 Values $4.55
A remarkable pnrchase of women's shirred yoke "Patrician"
Walking Skirts that will create great enthusiasm in the cloak
store tomorrow Never before have high-class stylish skirts
been offered for so little money They come from the orig
inal maker of shir-top skirts, a manufacturer who knows
how to do the shirring as well cs the making of an up-to-date
skirt We have seen many feeble attempts at imitating
"Patrician" shirred yoke skirts with disgusting "results
There are 200 in this lot, alpacas, plain or barred etamines,
granite cloths and serges; colors are champagne, tan, grays,
blaqk, white, brown, bine, black and white
checks, brown and white checks, etc., all IC I.
sizes Every skirt $ 1 1 value; choice, ea. "
$28 Tailored Suits $21.25
Special lot of 50 "Women's Tailored' Suits in jacket, blouse and Eton
effects in Panama Cloths, Voiles, Serges, Sicilians and Shepherd
"Worsted; colors are brown, blue, .black, greeii, tan, grays and checks; all this fl? j
season's very best styles in great variety ; Suits that sell regularly at $26 and $28. I
New Long-Coat Suits in light-weight Homespuns, 42-inch coats, 19-gored skirts, semi or tight
fitting garments in all the newest desirable colorings, $15.00, $18.00, $20.00, $25.00, $30.00.
The largest display of Silk Shirtwaist Suits in the city; every new, pretty style and coloring;
all grades, from $12.50 to $50.00. Covert Coats, $7.50 to $35.00. Second Floor.
Comforters SI .49
500 silkoline-coVered Com
forters, full size, white
cotton filled; best patterns
and colors; regular $2.00
values for this sale.$1.49
10-4 all-wool gray Blankets,
our best $3.50 ej fr
values, for V
Extra large size all-wool
Oregon gray Blankets, our
best $5.00 A r
values, for pJ
Beds and Bedding, Pil
lows, Springs, Mattresses,
etc., at the very lowest
prices. Third Floor.
In Picture, Dept.
Closing -out an odd lot of
Framed Pictures, values
from $1.25 to q e
$2.50, great values. V JC
Colored Posters, size 16x20
inches, best 50c O
values, for thisaleJC
Matted Pictures in 3-picture
pendants, 20c 11
values, each C
New Copley Prints just re
ceivedSecond Floor.
Artistic Picture-Framing
to your order at the very
lowest prices. All orders
promptly executed and at
the lowest prices 2d Floor.
In Curtain Dept.
36-inch Sateens and Creton
nes, light grounds with
floral patterns, regular
20c value, yard 14
Remnants of Cretonne, Bur
lap, Denim, Tapestries,
etc., etc.; big variety ; your
choice at Half Price
Printed Panels, one subject
only, 3 colorings, size 30x
4o niches; great
value, each
New shipment of 200 India
Stools, golden or weather
ed oak, regular $1.25 val
ues, on sale at SQf
the low price of. . .OC
19c
1 50,000 Towels "Centennial Sale" Prices
Another one of our famous towel sales starts here bright and early tomorrow morn
ingHundreds of dozens of face towels and Bath towels of every grade at saying
prices Housewives, hotel and boardinghoiise-keepers will look to their needs im
mediatelyIt will be a long time before you can bay them
again at these prices Mail orders will be filled
200 dozen hemmed cotton Huck
Towels, red border, each.4
300 doz. bleached cotton Huck
Towels, fringed, 17x35 inches,
great value, each 7
500 doz. bleached Union Huck
Towels, 17x32 inches,. 10p
500 doz. bleached Union Huck
Towels, 20x38 inches, 20c
values, for, each 12
8 different styles of "Wash
Cloths, all hemmed, ready for
use; great value at, ea. .4
Knotted fringe Damask Towels,
our best 25c values 19
All Toweling at the lowest
prices. Table Linens low priced
All-linen hemmed Huck Tow
els, 22x40 inches, 35c yAn
values, for vHpC
""Webbs' " famous all-linen
grass bleached Huck Towels,
regular" 50c grade 39
SALE OF BATH TOWELS
200 doz. hemmed bleached
Turkish Bath Towels, 50c
grade, big size, each. . .33
500 doz. bleached Turkish Bath
Towels, good size, wonderful
value buy all you
want at, each
Unbleached Turkish Bath Tow
els, 500 dozen of the
25c grade at, each. .
9c
Tow-
18c
June Wedding Gifts at Very Low Prices
Cut Glass Berry Bowls, fancy Sterling Silver Bon-Bon Cut Glass "Water Bottles
cut, medium size, regular Dishes, regular $5.75 val- $6.50 values for $5.19
$5.50 values, for $4.39 ues oa sale for- -$4,37 50 values for $3.79
$6.75 Cut Glass Bowls. .$5.48 Storte,lver J? Cut GIass 0il or Vinegar Bot-
Cut Glass Sugar and Creamer, vSues for thissateSl 73 tleSj reS- S3 values. .$2.49
very best cuts; $8.00 value, sterling Silver Berry Spoons, 6-in. Cut Glass Nappies. $1.46.
for this sale, pair $6.38 French gray finish, $5.00 $18 Cut Glass Bowls. .$14.43
Cut Glass Sugar and Creamer, value, for this sale. $4.13 Sterling Silver Bread Tray,
best cut, $4.50 ' value, for, Chafing Dishes, fancy han- French gray finish, regular
this sale, pair .$3.79 . fffgg $20.00 value, for.$16.33
Cut Glass Salt and Peppers, '-chafing Dish TraVsj with or Sterling Silver Bowls, medi-
sterling tops, $5.00 value, for, without handles, $2.50 um size, $20.00 values for
this sale, pair .$4.13 values Basement. $1.79 this low price. .$16.33
"Centennial Sale" of Neckwear
"Washable Embroidery Stocks in a big variety of good q
styles, regular 35c values, on sale for, each C
Cream Net Lace Ties, wide and narrow effects, two-yard
lengths with flowered ends, 35c to 50c values, for 4rC
Serviceable white Butchers' Linen Tab Stock Ties, em- 5Q
broideed in light blue and white, 65c values, for JJG
Narrow embroidery and Linen Lawn fagotted Turn- A
overs; special lot of 10c to 25c values, for
Val. Lace Yokes . and Chemisettes, best styles. All the new shapes
in Linen Collars. Grenadine and fancy Silk "Windsors, 25c to 50c.
Sale of Hand Bags and Belts
Special lot of new Leather Handbags in black, brown and tans,
very latest styles in walrus leather, oxidized, gold and nickel
frames, leather handles, fitted with purse and card- tf 1 e
case; great special value for "Centennial Sale" at. . M
Extra special value in "Women's Leather Handbags, this season's
improved styles in brown and black, some with triple Q3
frames; regular $1.25 values, on sale at low price of 0JC
New Taffeta Silk Belts, black, white and colors) plaited- CV
girdle designs; unusually good values at this low price. .Jvv
"Buster Brown" Belts, all styles and sizes, each, 50c to 15
New Satin and Taffeta Silk Belts in exclusive styles, ! 1 " C
large assortment to select from at this price, each. . V
Complete new line of seal, morocco, walrus and grain-leather
Belts from 50c up to $20.00 each. Inspect this line.
Beautiful Allover Embroideries
$3.50 Values 98c
A phenomenal bargain in allover em
broideries for tomorrow and Wednes
day 1200 yards of the most heantifnl
Swiss and nainsook alio vers for waists
dresses and trimmingsAll the very
latest designs in French allover em
broideries, lace stripe, eyelet and but
ton effects The later styles are partic
ulariy desirable for shirtwaists Values
$2.75, $3 and $3.50 a yard.
Choice. at the low price of
1000 yards of Valenciennes Laces and Insertions, pretty y
patterns ; values up to 50c doz. yards, for, doz. yards, .
40c Embroideries 19c Yard
5000 yards of Swiss and Nainsook Edgings and Insertions, very
best designs in great assortment; value to 40c
yard, for the low price of, yard s
Special lot of 5000 yards of Swiss and Nainsook Edgings and
Insertions; widths 3 to 6 inches; great special value at, yd. 15
Rogers 1 847 Ware
Pie Servers, fancy patterns,
$1.75 values, for $1.48
Sugar Shells, all patterns, 50c
values, for 43 d
50c Butter Knives for 43
Rogers "1847" Pickle Forks,
for only 37&
Rogers "1847" Cream Ladles,
gold bowl,, great value. 79
Baking Dishes with fancy cov
ers, medium size, regular
$4.25. vaule, for $3.47
5-o 'Clock Teas, high-class
Pottery, Keyser-Zinn "Ware, Bo
hemian Glassware, Carving
Sets, etc., etc., all at the ver,y
lowest prices. Basement.
$1.00 SHIRTWAIST SUIT SILKS 73c
2500 yards of new silk shirtwaist suiting.- All new styles In stripes, checks,
floured and fancy. Very best patterns and colorings 51.00 value 73c
BOOK DEPT.Pract,cal Fam,ly Physician. The $2.50 edition on 5
SPFPIAI Best selling new book rhe" Plum Tree" by Phillips. 1. OS
500 White House Cook Books, each 70c
50c book sale. Including "Peter Sterling," "Audrey," "David Harura," 'Tiet
ters of a. Self-Made Merchant," "Hearts Courageous," etc
Great display of paper-covered novels at 10c, 13c, 23c.
Muslin Underw r Bargains
$2.50 Petticoats $ 1 .59 Ea.
Women's fine white cambric Petticoats, -wide flounces
trimmed In two rows of Val. insertion Extra ruffle
on bottom of flounce, edged with four-inch Val.
lace. Best $2.50 values, on sala tomorrow at....?I.5
Special lot of women's Corset Covers, trimmed in fine
Val lappi an.1 pmhrolderles. insertion, tucks beal-
f.!..Wn l"f? and ribbons, blouse fronts. J2.7J values $1J8
llVL " Special lot of women's fine white cambric Petticoats.
.. ,l.rV wide flounces trimmed, wide embroidery, ef
r . insertion and tucks, $3.25, $3.50 values q.0
special 1U L ui nuuicuc ucuiaiiibucu aim iti-o
trimmed Drawers. Best 35c values for S3C
Special lot of cambric Corset Cavers, lace and em
broidery trimmed, clusters of tucks, insertions,
5iUiWf ribbons, etc; 40c values for r
ZJwWISrS? ' shedal lot of women's fine cambric "Vassar" Drawers.
tVjJ355" made extra wide to look like skirt, fine em- g.
oroiuery irimmcu; 10 viuea, pair -'
Special lot of women's and misses' brocaded tape -ff-irdlM
Reeular GOis values, on sale for..... Jst
GHEAT SALE OF WHITE APRONS
Great special sale of six great lots of white Aprons, made of lawn and
cambric, trimmed In embroidery and" tucks, with or' without bibs
ReffHtar 39c valHes, ei sale for, each 15c
RrjCBfair 3Sc values, oh sale fer, eacli .Sic
Reirater 33c valaea, on aale far, eack. .33c
Resakir 56c valae, on sale fer, each ; - .38
KtgytirMc vmlaes, em sale fer, each. . . 46c
Rex-akir 73c valaes, ea sale fer, each - - WSe
Sole Portland agents, for the famous Xa- Grecque Corsets. Best coraeC
noney can buy. Second floor. '
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