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THE stellar reception of the year
was undoubtedly that given Thurs
day afternoon by Mrs. Solomon
Hirsch at their handsome new residence
on Washington and St. Clair streets,
which Is ideally adapted for entertain
ment of this sort. Receiving- with Mrs.
Hirsch in the reception-room, with its
hangings of old rose brocade, were Miss
Ella Hirsch, Mrs. M. Blum, of San Fran
cisco, and Mrs. Joseph Rothchild, also
of the Bay City. In- the music-room
were Mrs. C. F. Beebe, Mrs. 1 Marcus
Flelschner, Mrs. I. N. Lipman, Mrs. 1.
3V". Flelschner, Miss Cadwell and Miss
Mae Hirsch. In the latter room, with
its beautiful Turkish rugs and tapestries.
Purchased while the late Mr. Hirsch was
Minister to Turkey, the decorations were
of flaming poinsettas. In the dining
room, yellow was the color note, and
here quantities of Golden Gate roses
and daffodils- were arranged.
Presiding at the tea table were Mrs.
"Holt C. Wilson, Mrs. J. Wesley Ladd.
Mrs. L. Allen Lewis and Miss Mae Fail
ing, assisted by Miss Muriel Williams,
Mjs Frances Wilson, Miss Clementine
Hirsch, Miss Florence Kohn, Miss Claire
Houghton and Miss Frances Jacobs. In
the library punch was served by Mrs. J.
". Teal and Mrs. James Laldlaw, as
sisted by Miss Erne Houghton, Miss Les
lie Knapp, Miss Florence Wolfe and Miss
Flora Flelschner.
Several hundred guests called during
the afternoon, and the gowns and jewels
were exceptionally handsome. Mrs.
Hirsch was gowned 4n amethyst satin,
with pearls and diamonds; Mrs. Blum In
black velvet, with beautiful jewels; Miss
Hirsch, Dresden chiffon; Mrs. Rothchild
was handsome In pompadour silk, with
trimmings of cloth of gold and diamond
necklace; Mrs. Holt C. Wilson, white
embroiderd batiste, with pearls: Mrs. I
Allen Lewis, white chiffon, with smart
girdle of orange-toned velvet, diamond
ornaments; Mrs. J. Wesley Ladd. pom
padour gown and Jewels; Miss Falling,
Imported Rown of robin-egg blue satin;
Mrs. I. K. Fleischner, gown of point
applique, with necklace of pearls and
lovers' knot of diamonds; Miss Flora
Fleischner, rose pink satin, cut princess;
Miss Clnlre Houghton, shell pink erepe;
Miss Kme Houghton, Persian liberty
satin; Miss Muriel Williams, yellow prin
cess gown; Miss May Hirsch. lingerie
gown, embroidered with a gold thread;
Miss Frances Jacobs, lingerie gown over
pink chiffon: Mrs. Marcus Fleischner,
black spangled robe, -with ornaments of
diamonds; Mrs. I. N. Lipman, delicate
blue satin marquisette, princess, with
Jewels; Miss Leslie Knapp, imported em
pire gown of shadow satin; Mrs. Joseph
Teal, white lace, with diamonds.
Miss Hazel and Miss Leslie Weidler,
two of the very promjnent girls, are con
templating shortly a tour of the world.
Miss Leslie Weidler is to leave this week
for Boston, where she will visit Miss
Theoda Bush, who visited here last Sum
mer as a guest of Miss Marjorle Hoff
man, going thence to visit her sister. Miss
Clara Weidler, t .North Hampton, who
is attending Burnham, preparatory to
Smith.
Miss Hazel Weidler is postponing her
departure to act as maid of honor for
Miss Rachel Josephi's wedding to Cap
tain Helms, on January 21. Immediately
following that event Miss Weidler will
join her sister in the East, and together
they will make the interesting trip.
Two popular Portland girls attending
Smith College have been guests at large
Eastern house parties over the holidays.
Miss Leslie Smith has been entertained
at Amherst by Miss Melvilla Emerson,
and Miss Isabella Gauld was one of a
large house party at Annapolis, and also
visited with Miss B. Mead, at New Lon
don. Other Fortlanders visiting at An
napolis were Miss Florence Tongue,
daughter of the late Congressman
Tongue, of Hillsboro, who has beeii mak
ing rapid strides in music under the di
rection of Miss Villa Whitney White, in
Boston," Wallace Baker was also enter
tained at Annapolis during the holidays.
A banquet to Secretary Taft and "0
members of his party was given in St.
Petersburg,. Russia, recently, by Dr. W.
D. Carlisle, of Portland, who for some
years has been one of the American Col
ony at St Petersburg.
Mrs. E. B. Carroll has recently pur
chased an extensive orchard in the Hood
River Valley which will be managed by
her son, Mr. Phillip Carroll. Mr. Carroll,
who recently arrived from the East,
ranks as one of the popular bachelors,
being a West Pointer and having had the
advantage of European education and
extensive travel. He is most enthusiastic
over his chosen vocation of horticulture,
and will spend a great portion of his
time at "Carrollton," the new country
home.
Incidentally orcharding Is becoming
very popular with prominent Portlanders,
and each Spring there Is quite an ex
odus to these country estates, which are
frequently the scene of jolly house par
ties. .
One of the smart dancing parties of the
Winter was given on Thursday evening,
at Murlark hall, by Mr. and Mrs. Theo
dore B. Wilcox, In honor of Mr. Raymond
Wilcox, a Harvard roan of 'OT. The dec
orations consisted of a profusion of
palms and fragrant cedar. A huge
wreath of English holly suspended In the
center of the hall attached to which were
scarlet Christmas bells. Turkish rugs
and tapestries decorated the walls and at
intervals were placed baskets of point
seittias. Miss Claire Wilcox assisted in
receiving In a chic Parisian frock of
Valenciennes lace.
Among some of the very attractive
gowns was that of Mrs. A. A. Morrison,
of black velvet with trimmings of Irish
point lace: Mrs. Frank Hart, white lace;
Miss Martha Hoyt, a smart satin gown of
a delicate torquoise tone: Miss Barbara
Croker, In a strikingly pretty, dewdrop
net, elaborately trimmed with swans
down; Miss Use Koehler, in her debutante
costume of white point de sprit, with Na
poleonic wreatiis of pink Cecil Brueuer
buds; Mrs. Helen Ladd Corbett, In a deli
cate pink panne velvet; Mrs. Richard
Koehler, blue satin chiffon; Mrs. H. W.
Corbett's toilette of black lace over
white; Mrs. C. E. S. Wood, pearl gray
faille and chiffon, with Venetian lace
trimmings; Mrs. Howard Mather's strik
ing white satin, trimmed with black lace;
Mrs. W. B. Ayer,. white satin trimmed
with iridescent embroidery; Mrs.
George Good, white silk: Mrs. Thomas
Sharp was handsome In her wedding
gown of white satin, trimmed with duch
esse lace.
The invitational list Included Mr. and
Mrs. J. K. Kollock. Mr. and Mrs. Gordon
Voorhies, Mrs. David Robertson, Mr.
and Mrs. R. Lea Barnes, Mr. and Mrs.
W. B. Ayer, Dr. and Mrs. K. A. J.- Mac
kenzie, Mr. and Mrs. George K. Went
worth, Jr., Dr. and Mrs. Herbert Nich
ols. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Wilbur, Mr.
and Mrs. W. C. Alvord, Mr. and Mrs.
Howard Mather, Dr. and Mrs. Holt C.
Wilson, Mrs. Helen Ladd Corbett, Mr.
and Mrs. Richard Koehler, Mr. and Mrs.
Morton Insley, Mr. and Mrs. John Eben
Young, Mr. and Mrs. John Shepard,
Mr. and Mrs. James G. Wilson, Mr. and
Mrs. J. C. Ainsworth, Mr. and Mrs J.
Frank Watson, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
Sharp, Mr. and Mrs. George Good, Mr.
and Mrs. Lucius Allen Lewis, Mr. and
Mrs. Walter J. Burns, Mr. and Mrs.
William Mulr, Dr. and Mrs. William
H. Skene, Mr. and Mrs. Sanderson Reed,
Mr. end Mrs. Frederick Hopkins, Mr.
and. Mrs. C. J. Reed, Mr. and Mrs.
Robert W. Lewis, Mr. and Mrs. N. E.
Ayer, Mrs. Harriet K. - McArthur, Mr.
and Mrs. G. Talbot, Mrs. F. Johnson,
Captain and Mrs. Biddle, Mr. and Mrs.
Hunt Lewis, Mr. and Mrs. Bert C. Ball,
Mrs. Henry Jones, Captain- and Mrs.
Cabell, Mr. and Mrs, J. D. Hart. Mr. and
Mrs. Walter V. Smith, Mr. and Mrs. R.
Washburn, General and Mrs. Beebe, Mr.
and Mrs. Samuel Mears, Mr. and Mrs.
F. G. Sykes, Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Warren,
Jr., Mr. and Mrs. William MacMaater,
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Warren, General
and Mrs. Greely. Colonel and Mrs.
Davis. Mrs. W. F. Houghton, Mr. and
Mrs. F. G. Wheeler, Mr. and Mrs. Percy
Morgan, Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Strong,
Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Corbett, Captain
and Mrs. Bradley,. Mrs. W. S. Ladd, Mrs.
Charles E. - Ladd, Mr. and Mrs. Peter
Kerr. Mr. and Mrs. David C. Lewis, Mr.
and Mrs. Abbot L. Mills,. Mrs. Arthur
M. Minott, Mr. arid Mrs. W. M. Ladd,
Mr. and Mrs. J. Wesley Ladd. Major
and Mrs. Page, Mr. and Mrs. Frederick
Page, Mr. and Mrs. J. Couch Flanders,
Mr. a,nd Mrs. Frederick Warren, Miss
Kate W. Failing Miss Grelle, the
Misses Wilson, Miss Susan Stott, Miss
Eliot, Miss Fanny Brown, the Misses
von Destinon, Miss Malle Effinger. Miss
Carlotta Parker, Miss Dorothy Morri
son, Miss Genevieve Parke, Miss Hazel
Dolph, Miss Strong, Miss May Falling,
Miss Etta Failing, Miss Dorothy Hol
brook. Miss' Biddle, Miss Genevieve
Thompson, Miss Frances Lewis, Miss
Flanders, Miss Lou Flanders, Miss
Lewis, the Misses- Weidler, Miss Freda
Grelle, Miss Henrietta Eliot, Miss Olive
Failing, Miss Elizabeth Dooley, Miss
Johnson, Miss Frances Wilson, Miss
Burns, Miss May Montgomery, Miss
Isabelle Bryan, Miss Inez Barret. Miss
Josephine Smith, Miss Margaret Walter,
Miss Effie Houghton, Miss Williams.
Miss Claire ' Houghton, Miss Caroline
Burns, Miss Amy Heltshu, Miss Leslie
Knapp, the Misses Crocker, Miss Miriam
Strong, Miss Sltton, Miss Use Koehler,
Miss Margaret Catlln, Judge George H."
Williams, Thomas Robertson, Bridges
Webb, Rodney L. Slisan, Lester Teal
Hodson, Elliott R. Corbett. John D. Car
son, Frank Robertson, Harold Strong,
F. W. Watson, Henry L. Corbett, Jordan
Zan, M. A. Berg, W. D. Wheelwright,
A. L. Gile, Carl Spuhn, Kurt Koehler,
Charles S. Holbrook. Jtrving Webster,
Bruce Wilson, Erskine Wood, William
Walter, Dr. Henry C. Jefferds. W. Mac
Rae, Walter Beebe, M. Grelle, Clifton
N. McArthur, Percy A. Smith, Robert
Strong, Morris H- Whitehouse, Hawley
Hoffman, Arthur Mears, George A.
Warren, S. Max Snow, Harry Sladen, Har
old Wells, Thales Clnthlcum, Edward J.
Failing, Henry Mears, Stuart Strong,
Leland L. Smith, Gerald Beebe, Ken
neth Beebe. Captain LansinK. Henrv
Teal, Plowden Stott, Chester G. Mur
phy, L. V. Woodward, Antone Gt-Xabbe,
Andrew Kerr, Phillip Carroll, Seaton
Taylor, Marion Dolph and Theodore B.
Wilcox, Jr.
One of the largest receptions of the
Winter season was given Friday after
noon by Mrs. Frederick Eggert, presi
dent of the Women's Club, in honor of
that organization. The affair was held
in the drawing-rooms of the Portland
Hotel, which were decorated hand
somely with palms, rubber plants, aza
leas and Easter lilies, the club colors
of green and white being faithfully
carried out. In addition huge baskets
and brass lardlniers filled with flaming
potntsettias added a brilliant dash of
color and suggested the Christmas sea
son. The club flower, Oregon grape,
combined with potted plants, was used
effectively as decoration for the man
tels. Many handsome gowns were in
evidence, the president, Mrs. Eggert,
received in- a gown of black lace over
chiffon with a necklace of diamonds,
and was assisted by the first and sec
ond vice-presidents. Mrs. Robert Lutke
and Mrs. P. J. Moffat. Presiding at the
tea table were Mrs. P. J. Mann, Mrs.
H. W. Coe, Mrs. A. Staiger and Mrs.
Rose Hoyt, assisted by Miss Elenor
Glle, Miss May Flynn, Miss Zitporah
Harris and Miss Elizabeth Sharp, all
daughters of club members. Punch
was served by Mrs. C. N. Rankin and
Mrs. T. P. Wise. Various members of
the club assisted in receiving the
guests. Wilder's orchestra furnished
the music.
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Wednesday, January ' 8, ' has ' been
chosen as the wedding day of Miss
Mazie O'Brien, of San Francisco, and
Mr. Brandt Wtckersham. On their re
turn to Portland they -will reslde-at
the Mordaunt apartments.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Sharp, Jr.,
(Miss Margaret Morrison) chaperoned
a dinner at the Portland Hotel on Mon
day evening, which included Miss Mar
garet Walter, Miss Caroline Burns,
Mr. Kurt Koehler . and, Mr. King, of
Toledo, O.
A wedding to be celebrated today In
New York City is that of Mrs. Marga
ret Chapman Hastings and Mr. Fred
erick Van Patten, which takes place at
the Church of the Transfiguration.
Mrs. Hastings Is the widow of the
late Ernest Hastings, formerly lead
ing man of the Baker stock company.
General and Mrs. Anderson and Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Biddle and Miss Becky
Biddle, who have for some time occu
pied adjoining country homes on the
Columbia River, have recently taken
apartments at Alexandria Court.
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Miss Mary Livingstone, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Livingstone, left
on Saturday, for Newton, Mass., where
she will enter school at Mount Ida,
near Boston. Miss Leslie Weidler ac
companied her across the continent. A
number of jolly farewell affairs were
given . In honor of these two girls
prior to their departure.
.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Nicolal (Miss
Bessie de Bevoise), Mr. and Mrs. Will
lam McCord and Mr. and Mrs. Sher
man O'Gorman left on Saturday In the
latter's large touring car for Califor
nia, where they will motor from place
to place, as fancy dictates.
' Mrs. Mary V. Shelby and her daugh
ter. Miss, Annie Blanche Shelby, who
have been visiting In California for
some months, are now at the residence
of Mrs. D.Jay, 225 Eleventh street.
" Mrs. E. E. Coursen, who since the
origin of the Camaraderie Club has
acted as a patroness, entertained for
the club at her residence on New
Year's eve, when the new year was
ushered in with a lively Virginia reel.
Present were Miss Cummlng, Misses
Veda and Shannah Cummlng, Miss Hel
en "Brigham, Miss Mabel Ayers, Miss
Ethelwyn Harris, Miss Inez Barrett,
Miss Geraldlne Coursen, Arthur Fields,
Ray Fields, George Steadman, i Frank
Howell, Curtis Sargent, Lou Centro
and Elmer Young.
Mrs. S. F. Chadwick and her daugh
ter. Miss Mary Chadwick, of Salem,
have returned from an extended tour
of the -East and South. Their itiner
ary included St. Louis, Memphis,
Washington, New York, Buffalo, Chi
cago and the Jamestown Exposition.
They visited besides Covington, Va..
the girlhood home of Mrs. Chadwick,
from which she had been absent for 60
years.
.
An evening of unalloyed fun and
merriment marked the very pretty
cotillon given Monday evening by
Jessie Colgate, Hoyt Colgate. Wayne
and Earl Coe at the new residence of
the latter's parents on Twenty-fourth
and Lovejoy streets. About 80 chil
dren from the younger Portland!
Acamedy set were present, who con
ducted themselves with as much poise
and dash as their grown-up sisters an,d
brothers. In the receiving line were
Dr. and Mrs. Henry Waldo Coe and
Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Colgate. The ger
man was given under the dirertior. of
WEDDING
INVITATIONS AND
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The best engraved at ,
W.G.SmitfiSCo.
Washington Bldg., 4th and Washington
G. P. RUMMELIN 8 SONS
126 Second St., Bet Washington and Alder
On Oar Entire Stock of Far Garments
Established 1870
BLACK LYNX SCAEFS AND MUFFS,
SABLE NECKWEAR AND MUFFS,
ERMINE NECKWEAR AND MUFFS,
MLNK SCARFS, MUFFS,. ETC, ETC,
PERSIAN LAMB COATS,
RUSSIAN PONY COATS,
ALASKA MLNK COAT.S,
ASTRACHAN COATS, ETC,
CHILDREN'S EURS,
FUR RUGS AND ROBES.
SEND FOR CATALOGUE. ,
Tfre Store Noted for Best Goods at Lowest Price
Administrator's Sale
THE VALUES we offer during thi3 great sale have never been equalled by any Port
land store, and we doubt if you'll ever again have an opportunity to buy high-grade
goods at such remarkably low prices. It's an absolute necessity that we reduce the
stocks at once, regardless of cost or former selling price. Remember, we carry merchan
dise of standard qualities only, -and anything you buy here will give the very best of sat
isfaction. To our hundreds of ont-of-town friends, we extend a cordial invitation to share
in these great bargains. 'All mail orders given careful attention.
Silk Petticoats 4-
150 Black Rustle Taffeta Petticoats made extra full, with deep
knee flounce and'under ruffle of genuine Heatherbloom; splen
did quality and standard $8.50 values. On sale Monday and
Ullbl BWU ttb 1VIU iUUCbJ'UVB. In . m w
Lawn Waists 97c
2000 Sample White Lawn "Waists in
advance Spring styles; beautiful lace
embroidery trimmed models ; regular
$1.50, $1.75 and $2.00 values.
Raincoats $26.50
Our entire line of Silk Raincoats,
ranging in price from $32.50 to
$35.00; a splendid assortment of
styles and colors. Choice at twenty-,
six fifty.
Voile Skirts $11.45
i
Women's black voile Skirts, made
from the celebrated "Altman" voile;
very latest plaited styles; standard
$15.00 values. Have a look at these.
Long Coats $4.95
Women's full-length Winter . Coats,
in popular gray and brown mixtures,
velvet-trimmed collar and cuffs; best
regular $8.00 values. . A complete
line of sizes. See window. t '
Bargains in
Household
Supplies
58-inch Table Damask; splen
did wearing quality; regular
40c grade; sale price... 29
60-inch pure Linen Dainask;
extra heavy double warp; best
$1.00 grade; sale price.. 74J
18-inch .white", hemmed Dice
Napkins; regular price $1.00
a dozen; sale price ,75
18-inch heavy brown Linen
Crash ; very absorbent and
standard 15c grade 10
Extra large hemmed white
Marseilles Spreads;" beautiful
new designs; $2 grade $1.47
Ruffled Swiss Curtains ; fancy
lace stripe patterns; regular
$1.50 values; sale, pair. .95
72x90 hemmed Sheets ; rein
forced center and good weight,
70c value; sale price... 57
Large size white wool Blan
kets; silk finished; pink and
blue borders; $4.50 grade;
sale price $3.83
All Winter
Underwear
Reduced
Women's fine ribbed Vests
and Pants; best regular 35e
grade ; sale price ...... 19
Women's fine fleece ribbed
Vests and Pants, in cream, 1
white and gray; 75c kind, on
sale at .47
Women's non-shrinking wool
Vests and Pants, in gray and
cream; $1.50 grade, at 97
Men 's heavy pure wool Vicuna
Underwear; regular $1.50
grade; price, garment, 83
$4 Waist Patterns $2.98
Pure Silks - Stripes - Checks - Plaids
Beautiful Silk Waist patterns of 4 yards each in the season's
choicest colorings;, stripes, checks, plaids and plain shades;
very best $1.00 grade of pure taffeta silk. On sale Monday,
Tuesday and-Wednesday only. '
$1,31.25 Suitings at 63c
All the Latest Novelties to Pick From
A great clearance of what's left of our regular $1.00, $1.25
and $1.50 fancy suitings at about half-price. Come 45 and 48
' inches wide and all puse wool. Share in this splendid bargain,
but you'll have to come early.. .
Thomson's
Corsets
Reduced
Corner Third and Morrison Streets .
Warner's
, ' Corsets
Reduced
Professor Beggs, the dancing master,
and was unique from the fact that it
originated on the lower floor and
terminated in the ballroom on ths
third floor. The small misses stationed
in a drawing-room joined the lads in
the reception-room and together they
marched to the ballroom, gaily ar
ranged with Tuletide flowers, and
there went through many novel an
original figurps. For those who pre
ferred, various games were arranged
in the library. Supper was served to
16 small guests at a time and thus
did not interfere with dancing. Foil
lowing is a list of the guests with the
names arranged alphabetically:
Mary Iarker, Helen Adams, James
Basey, Germaine Baruh, Leo BaruhJ
Fowler Cardwell, Louise Caswell, Isa
belle Clark, Beverly Clark, Jay Coffey.
Great Removal Sale
OF
H
U
Has been a revelation to the public at large. Such
genuine cuts in price for all fur garments and fur
sets and pieces has never been known in Portland,
and at the season when furs are in most demand. By
purchasing a fur of any kind during this remarkable
sale, you can make a generous saving. , The sale in
cludes everything in stock, including Coats, Pony
Coats, Sets, Muffs and single pieces of every descrip
tion. "We don't wish to carry any of the present
stock to our permanent location in the Corbett build
ing, and until we move the price-cutting will con
tinue. Don't miss it. -
H.
LIEBES
John P. Plagemann, Mgr. Leading Furriers n.w. cor. Fifth and Aider