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IN spite of tho proximity of the Lenten
leuson, there are no largo affairs
planned before that period of contri
tion, though a gre:it many of a less for
mal nature are to ho given. Tho Fort
nightly Dancing CMuh. composed of about
o numbers of the yonnsrr married set,
have changed their meetings at Murlark
hall from Mondays to Tuesdays.
Mrs. .7. U. Montgomery and Miss Mar
stiiret Montgomery Jind tho distinction
on "Wednesday oC itein presented at
the German court to Kmperor William
and tne Kuipress. Hotli Mrs. Montgom
ery and her daughter have traveled ex
tensively. Miss Margaret having spent
Reveral years at school In Franco and
Germany. The fact that William Wal
ter Fhelps. ;t cousin of Mrs. Montgom
ery, was Minister to Germany from
1&S3 to lSDo gives the presentation ad
ditional Interest. Shortly after the
holidays Mrs. and Miss Montgomery
sailed on the President Grant for Ku
rope, going directly to Paris, whore
they spent some weeks In visiting and
chopping. They uru now temporarily
domiciled at the German capital, where
they are receiving many courtesies.
rr. and Mrs. lft rbert Nichols are re
ceivins congratulations over the arri
val of a son on Monday last. Mrs.
Xichol was formerly- Miss Patsy
Bryan, if Baltimore, who Is a niece
of Wirt Minor.
Mrs. A. I j. Maxwell is visiting In
' Seattle, a guest of Mis. Williams, who
was formerly Miss Nettie Wallace, of
Tacoma, a sister of Hugh Wallace,
who married a daughter of Chief Jus
tice Fields..
An engagement of interest which has
b-n Informally announced, is that of Mr.
Prc-ton . Smith, son of Mrs. Preston
Kmilli. ;, Miss Lrsey Johnston, of
Washington, P. C, who is a charming
a:id highly-accomplished girl, b -lutii; i:iB to
one of tho old Virginia families. Mr.
Smith Ls a son of Uie late Mr. Prtiston
Smith, who was prominently identified
with Oregon, a neplu w of Senator Grover,
and. a grandson of Joseph Smith, for
mer Congressman und District Attorney.
The wedding day has not-been definitely
decided upon, but will probably occur
in April.
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A smart dancing party on Wenesday
evening was given by Mf. and Mrs. V. J.
Burns at their Ninotaenth-street resi
dence. Bridge was played, and the draw
ing and music rooms used for dancing.
Supper was served on the gallery attrac
lvely arranged with Turkish rugs and
divans. Receiving with the hosts were
Miss Bums. Mis Coraline Burns. Miss
Use Koehler and Miss Frances Wilson,
tho latter being the two most-prominent
debutantes of the Winter. Among the
guests were Mr. and Mrs. Robert W.
fiowin. Miss Henrietta Failing. Mr. and
Mrs. George Good. Mr. and Mrs. J. Wes
ley Ludd. Miss Wilson, Miss Clementine
Wilson. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Ayer, Mr.
and Mrs. Richard Koehler, Mr.
and Mrs. 1 John K. Kollock. Dr.
and Mrs. K. A. J. Mackenzie,
Mr. and Mrs. Frank ' Freeman, Mr.
and Mrs. L. Allen Lewis, Mr. anil .irs.
Wells Gilbert. Mr. and Mrs. Guy Talbot,
Mr. and Mrs. William MacMusters. Mr.
and Mrs. William Warrens. Mr. and Mrs.
Benjamin Gadshy, Mr. and Mrs. Morton
Insley, Mr. and Mrs. Zera Snow, Miss
Martha Hoyt. Mrs. Frank. Vhcest Ou
Mond. General and Mrs. C. F. Beebe, Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Warren, Jr., Mr. and i
F. Wilson. Wirt iimor, W. D. Wheel
wright. August Berg, Charles Holbrook,
Tom Robertson, George Warren, C.
McArthur. Eliot Corbett, Plowden Stott,
Irving Webster. Harold Wells. Kenneth
Beebe, Gerald Beebe. Philip Carrol. Har
old Strang, Harry Failing. Mr. Bardley,
Andrew Kerr. Ernest Webb, Jordan Zan,
Edward Greile. Thomas Scott Hrotik".
Thales Linthicum. Captain Lansin, U. S.
A., Ersklne Wood and others.
Mif,s Ainsworth and Miss P,il Alns
worth are to shortly occupy their very
attractive residence on Portland Heights,
which adjoins that of Mr. and Mra. John
C. Ainsworth. Both the Misses Ainsworth
are enthusiastic equestriennes and their
new home boasts of an unusually large
and well-equipped stable.
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Mrs. E. De.Witt Connell returned on
Mrs. John Latta. Miss Grances Lewis, I Thursday from a several weeks1 sojourn
Miss Josephine Smith. Miss Gladys-Weld-ler.
Miss Grace Warren. Miss F.tfle
Houghton. Miss Genevieve Trnompson, Miss
Dorothy Holbrook, Miss' Dorothy Mor
rison, Miss Freda and F.lsa Grolle. Miss
Margaret Walter, Miss Isabella Bryan,
Miss Leslie Knapp, Miss Leslie Smith.
Miss Maida Hart, Miss Louise Carey,
Miss Mary Morris, of Duluth, Dr George
in San Francisco. While in the South.
Mrs. Connell adopted a cunning baby, now
but three weeks of age, who was left
motherless at the tender age of six days.
Dr. Connell went to San Francisco last
week to jeturn with Mrs. Connell.
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Mrs. Frank Vincent Du Mond, of New
York, was the honor guest at a bridge
party on Tuesday, given by Mrs. William
T. MuirV when the following guests were
bidden: Mrs. W. B. Ayer. Mrs. W. C.
Alvord. Mrs. George Good. Miss Henrietta
Failing. Miss May Failing, Mrs. Richard
Nunn. Mrs. F. G. Wheeler, Mrs. Richard
Koehler. Miss Martha Hoyt. Mrs. J. Wes
ley Ladd, Mrs. Samuel M. Mears and
Mrs. John Kben Young.
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Mrs. E. C. Sherlin, who has proven a j
charming acquisition to society, was one t
of the most strikingly-gowned matrons at
the recent assembly given at the Port
land, when she appeared in an imported
creation of white gauze studded with sil
ver sequins over Copenhagen blue chiffon,
which was elaborated with cloth of silver
and panne velvet of the same rich delft
tone, -y .
Word comes from Italy of the illness of i
Roy Norton, who had gone abroad to (
get local color for a new novel. Mr.
Norton, who is the husband of Mrs. Anna
Selkirk Norton, of Pendleton, la well
known here. Mr. Norton made a reputa
tion In the journalistic fields and as the
author of "The Vanishing Fleets," which
Is said to be in the best-eeller class. .
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Mrs. Joseph N. Teal . entertained in
formally at cards Wednesday afternoon.
The party was In compliment to the
birthday of Mrs. Teal's mother, Mrs. D.
P. Thompson, and the Souvenir Whist
Club, of which Mrs. Thompson is a mem
ber, the organization having been play
ing for the past 23 years. There were
aleo two tables of bridge given the same
afternoon for Mrs. Gue. of New York,
who is a guest of her sister, Mrs. Alma
D. Katz.
MLss Ethel Carothers, of Princeton, Of.
J., a guest of Mrs. E. C. Shevlin, was
made the honor guest last week,
when Mrs. Frank M. Warren, . Jr.,
entertained with bridge on Monday and
Misses Frances and Grace Warren on
Friday afternoon. ' The' latter affair was
also in honor of Miss Davis, of New
Jersey, a sister of Mrs. W allace Mc-Camant.
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Mrs. A. EL Rockey's attractive resi
dence on Flanders street was again, the
scene this year of the annual tea of
the Multnomah Chapter of the Daughters
of the American Revolution. The day
was charming, and throughout the re
ceiving hours there were many callers,
who appeared in attractive costumes and
furs. Preceding the reception. Miss Edith
Coburn Noyes, of the Emerson School
of Oratory, of Boston, gave "Peg Wof-
flngton," a sparkling comedy of Colo
nial times. Miss Noyes is most talented
and pos8estes to a wonderful degree the
art of self-effacement and the power of
placiTig before the eyes of the audience
the characters as full of life and vitality
as If they were present In material torm.
Mrs. Wallace McCamant is the regent of
the local chapter and Mrs. Hughes, of
Salem, the recently elected regent from
the state in lieu of Mrs. J. B. Mont
gomery, who is at present abroad.
One of the largest bridge parties of the
week was given on Thursday afternoon
by Mrs. W. J. Van Schuyver and Miss
Helen Van Schuyver at their Lovejoy
street residence, which was attractively
arranged with palms, carnations and jon
quils. At eight tables bridge was played.
the prize-winners being Mrs. B. L. Howe,
Mrs. Martin Winch and Mrs. Gustav Si
mon. A number of matrons arrived later
for tea. Mrs. W. J. Van Schuyver was
also hostess at a large bridge party yes
terday afternoon.
A reception Is to be given on Thursday
of thfs week by Mrs. Wells Gilbert at her
residence on Lucretia Place, when she
has asked her guests to meet her sister.
Miss Mary Morris, of Duluth, who has
proved most popular.
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Mrs. I. N. Flelschner, who left some
weeks ago for San Francisco to attend
the wedding of her brother, is expected
to return tomorrow.
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Barclay McCrakcn
have been house guests for the past week
of Mr. and Mrs. James McCraken at their
picturesque bungalow, opposite the Golf
Links. Mr. and Mrs. McCraken are .to
return to their home in Nevada on Tues
day, with expectations of again visiting
here this Summer
A wedding of interest this coming Fri
day is to be that of Miss Grace C. Eliot,
daughter of Dr. and Mrs-. T. L. Eliot, to
Mr. Charles Gordon Scott, which is to
take place at 8 P. M. at the Church of
Our Father (First Unitarian) No cards.
In one of the large drawing-rooms of
the' Portland Hotel Mr. and Mrs. tharles
Kohn were dinner hosts on Thursday, en
tertaining Mr. and Mrs. Isam 'White, Mr.
and Mrs. Adolphe Wolfe, Mr. and Mrs.
Marcus A. Flelschner, Mr. and Mrs. M.
Sichel, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Selling, ' Mrs.
Sarah Aphel, Miss Florence Wolfe, Miss
Flora Fleischner, Miss Florence Kohn,
Miss Flora Stern, of San Francisco: Miss
Clementine Hirsch, Miss Frances Jacobs.
Edgar Frank, Dr. Jonah B. Wise, Fred
Jacobs, of New York; Archie Goldsmith,
Henry Metzger, Adolphe Jacobs, George
Black, of Los Angeles, and Marcus May
er, of New York. Table decorations were
yellow daffodils and Parma violets.
William Aiken, a prominent banker of
Detroit, with Mrs. Aiken, have been the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Kerr.
On Thursday afternoon Mrs. Frank Kerr
entertained for Mrs. Aiken, informally,
with bridge. Mr. and Mre. Kerr have
also given a number of motor parties for
the visitors in their new car. '-Mr. and Mrs.
i Alexander Kerr were oinner nosis lasi
levelling! in Mr. and Mrs. Aiken's honor.
while Mrs. S. Kerr also gave a bridge
party laft week for Mrs. Aiken. On
Tuesday Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Kerr en
tertained at- dinner asking Mrs. Henry
McCraken, Mrs. George II. Hill, Miss Ag
nes Hill, Mr. and Mrs. Aiken. Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Kerr. Mr. and Mrs, Alex
ander Kerr and Misses Cainille and Lil
lian Dosch.
An important social event was the
military ball grlven at the Armory last
night by the officers and men of the
Third Oregon Infantry, (he Battery and
the Hospital Corps. Six hundred
couples were on the floor and the af
fair was a brilliant .success throughout.
The occasion was in celebration of
Washington's birthday and served as
the formal opening of the newly re
modeled ballroom at the Armory.
Wives of the officers served as patron
esses. The new dance floor let of ma
ple and the ballroom Is the handsom
est on the Pacific Coast. , Music was
furnished by the Regimental band and
orchestra. Officers and men appeared
In dress uniforms and with the bright
gowns of the ladies the danciny floor
presented a pretty picture. The
Armory is- to be the scene of many
bright military hops during the pres
ent season.
Mrs. Walter V. Smith Is to have the
distinction of being the first hostess at
Skat, entertaining at this comparatively
new game on Friday afternoon, in con
sequence of which there is much In
terest among the players.
Mrs. C. C. Smith entertained infor
mally at cards on Monday afternoon.
Mrs. Thomas McCusker entertained
at bridge on Tuesday in compliment to
Mrs. S. W. Church, before the latter's
departure for a visit to California.
On Wednesday afternoon Mrs. H. W.
Coe entertained a large meeting of
the Congregational Missionary Soci
ety. Mrs. Sigler spoke interestingly
on foreign missionaries, and Jn an in
formal talk Mrs. Frank Warren, Sr.,
THE STORE KOTED FOR BEST GOODS AT LOWEST PRICES;
I A STITCH IN TIME
Is our sale in time to enable you to got your new dress for Spring at a great reduction.
These goods are. just in, and comprise all that is new in weaves and colorings. They will
be placed on sale at greatly reduced, prices.
Time for Spring Housecleaning
Will soon be here, and you will need nev curtains, new draperies and new bedding. Let us supply you
now at this sale. It will be money in your pocket if you do. We want to move the goods in a hurry,
and have cut the prices to the quick to do it. Take advantage of this opportunity to freshen up your
home before the sunshine gets too strong. ,
Or? PAIR White Scotch Lace Curtains, pood t QQ EACH White Crochet Bedspreads, bem'd
$1.19
width. 2 1-2 vards Ions, resrular 50c grade.
PAIR Ecru Law; Curtains, good pat
terns, 50." inches wide, 3 yards long.
Regular $1.50 quality.
CO PAIR Corded Arabian Curtains, new
P 1 iDO designs, 48 inches wide, 3 yards long.
Regular price $2.50 pair.
CO- PAIR Ruffled Swiss Curtains, 2 1-2 yds.
UjC long, striped patterns and borders. Regit
lar 95c grade.
&1 PAIR Ruffled Dotted -Swiss Curtains,
P 1 JO an size dots', 2 1-2 yards in length. Reg
ular price $2.00. -
QC PAIR Ruffled Bobbinet Curtains. 3
P A yards long, with Battenberg insertion
and edging, white and Arabian. Keg. $3.00 quality.
Hemmed Sheets, 72x90, extra heavy linen
finish, reinforced through center. Reg. 70e.
81x90 hemmed Sheets; a very good bar
gain; reinforced center. Reg. 75c quality.
4'2x3b" hemmed Pillow Cases, good quality.
Regular price 14c.
1 Ol Extra heavy round-thread Pillow Cases,
l.A2( size 45x36. Regular price 15c.
Off YARD Heavy 60-in. bleached Table Daui
ask, good for hard wear. Reg. price 40c.
ACkf YARD 60-inch bleached Satin Damask,
fine assortment of patterns. Reg. 65c grade.
yC YARD 72-inch warranted all pure linen
JC Damask, extra heavy. A bargain at'.fl yd.
1 1A DOZEN Size 18x18, satin Damask
A. B S
ooc
60c
lie
89c
grade.
$1.29
$1.65 each.
$1.50
and large double-bed side. Regular $1.25
EACH Extra heavy, Marseilles pat
terns, hemmed Bedspreads. Cheap at
terns.
$1.25
$1.65
per dozen.
Napkins. A snap, and cheap at $1.50
DOZEN Extra heavy, warranted all
pure linen Napkins, great variety of
patterns. Regular price $2.25.
$1.73
yC DOZEN Size 18x18, hemmed Dice Nap-
' kins, ready or use. Just the thing for res
taurants. 1 A. YARD 18-inch brown linen Crash, extra
X Vri heavy, and our regular 15c quality.
5 YARD 19-inch twilled cotton Crash, with red
border. Regularly 8e.
5C Size 22x43, kuotted, fringed damask
J Towels, red, white and blue borders,
ular price 40c.
Res-'
EACH White Fringed Bedspreads,
with cut corners, choice of "good pat-
$1.85 value.
Comforters, good large size, light and
dark colors. Regular price $1.50.
Comforters, filled with pure white
laminated cotton, large size and tufted.
Regular price $2.00.
QC PAIR Cotton Blankets, white and gray,
OOC standard size, red and blue borders. $1.00
grade.
C1 OC PAIR Cotton Blankets, extra -large
PA.fciO size and heavy, white, tan and gray.
$1.65 grade.
Size 18x25 Feather Pillows, covered with
best A C A t icking, 2 lbs. Reg. 75c grade.
Feather Pillows, fancy striped ticking,
large size, weight 2 1-2 lbs. Reg. $! grade.
5 YARD Ecru lace-striped Scrim, 36 inches
C wide. Regular 8c.
O YARD iO-inch white striped Curtain Scrim.
OC Regular price 12 l-2c.
d1 QC EACH Fringed tapestry Couch Cov
P 1 .O ers, full 3 yards long, and Oriental
stripes. A regular $2.75 quality.
J0 Extra heavy friuged Couch Covers,
P J Persian .patterns. Regular $3.50 grade.
QC- 18x50 Scarfs, open-work patterns, 30x30
grade.
50c
75c
Squares, open-work patterns. Regular 50c
d0 CC Another lot of white Oregon Wool
P Blankets, large double-bed size. Regu
lar $4.25 grade.
d0 CZf Extra heavy gray Oregon Wool
pD.JU Blankets. Regular $4.50 value.
Stork Sheeting, yard
OOC wide.
E? Goodyear Rubber Sheeting, best
OWC grade. "
Pure Silk Floss Cushions 16-inch, 30?; 18-iuch,
35; 20-inch, 40tf: 22-inch, 50c; 24-inch, 60;
26-inch, 70.
Spring Dress Goods and Silks
Black Goods
gray.
$1.00
, YARD 36-inch Panama Suiting in all the
' new sha-des of navy, brown, green and
Regular 65c value.
JEZf YARD 44-inch Panama, heavy weight,
I good shade of Copenhagen, brown, navy.
Regular $1.00 value.
HVLr YARD 44-in. Chiffon Batiste in light blue';
brown, new blue 'and cream. Reg. $1 value.
bC. YARD i4-inc1i wool Taffeta Cloth, latest
Out colorings, including cream and gray. Reg
ular $l.lo value.
YARD 14-inch Prunella, the most ap
propriate material for Spring suits.
Regular $1.25 value.
Cf YARD 14-iuch new Check Suiting, all
px.W new patterns and very tine quality.
Regular $1.25 value.
t1 OC YARD 46-iuch Check Suiting in
P grays, champagne, Copenhagen and
brown. Regular $1.50 value.
d"l OP YARD 33-inch Rough Shantung, new
P shades of brown, Copenhagen and cham
pagne. Regular $1.50 value.
YARD 27-inch all-silk Tussorah, in
rough effect and complete line of
Regular $1.2o value.
YARD 27-iu. all-silk Rajah, colors cream,
champagne, blue and brown. Reg. $1 val.
YARD 33-inch silk and linen Pongee, used
for waists and children's dresses. Regular
$1.00
shades. .
85c
50c
75c value.
We have the reputation, earned long ago, of having
the finest Black Goods stock in the city. Every
lady's -wardrobe should contain at least one black
dress,, and that one should be a good one. That's the
kind of goods we. made our reputation on. We can
suit both your taste and pocketbook. Prove it to
yourself by attending this sale.
S51.58 48-inch black Chevron Rave.
Sgl.lO 52-inch black Chiffon Panama.
98 44-iuch blue-black Voile.
75 46-inch black Crepe Egypt a.
72 45-inch black Mohair Sicilian.
70 52-inch black Panama.
Odd Things
Racine Stocking Feet, black and white, pair 7
Bleached yard-wide lonsdale finish- Muslin, yd..8V2
Scotch Lawns, light and dark colors and Challie,
yard 5
Broken lots of 75c, $1 and $1.50 Corsets, pair. .25
l)dds and ends and samples Muslin Underwear, AT
COST.
Best American Calicoes, light and dark colors,
vard 6V
Broken lots ladies' flannel Gowns, two lots, at,
each 47 and 63
Write for Samples
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PATTERNS
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ALL SEAMS
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CORNER THIRD AND MORRISON STREETS
-PARIS
PATTERNS
10c
ALL SEAMS
ALLOWED
described her personal experiences
with missionaries on her recent visit
to the Orient. Mrs. Charles "Warren
and Mrs. Samuel SHocum assisted in re
ceiving. A musical programme was
riven nv Miss Millie Vet-kins, vocalist.
Miss Cornelia Barker, vloltniste,
Alta Broughton, accompanist.
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After having resided for the past
16 years at the. Hobart Curtis, Mrs. L.
V. Thompson and her daughter. Miss
Genevieve Thompson, have recently
taken apartments on Twenty-third
street.
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Much entertaining Is being done for
Miss Frances Meachem, who on March
17 becomes the bride of Frank W".
Whitely, of Dallas, Texas. A number of
pretty affairs have already been given
in her honor, conspicuous among which
was a shower and luncheon given on
Saturday afternoon by Mrs. V. M. C.
Silva lit her Twenty-second-street resi
dence. Suggestive of the day of St.
Valentino, the rooms were artistically
decorated with a profusion of red car
nations, and strings of hearts were
festooned from the chandeliers and
'doorways. A large red heart was sus
pended over the dinimr-room table and
WEDDING
the place cards were miniature hearts
and cupids. Miss Helen McGuire as
sisted in the dining-room. Present
were: Miss Marie Connor. Mrs. Charles
Crogster. Miss Myrtle Uui'f, Miss Hmily
Otis of St. Paul, Minn., Miss Mildred
Wiltion, Mrs. H. E. Kizer, Mrs. K. S.
Ervln and Mrs. Sylvia W. MeUuirc.
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.Mrs. Rose Bloch-Bauer, Mrs. Freder
ick Eggert, Mrs. A.'K. Rockey. Mrs. H.
C. Phillips. Mrs Harvey W. Scott and
Mrs. V. J. Mann are to act as patron
esses at a recital to bo given Wednes
day. February at the Heilig thea
ter, by Franlc G. Kichnulaub, violinist,
who recently returned from Kurope.
He is. to to assisted by Miss Beatrice
.'. M. Hidden, who lias also just re
turned from abroad, -where both stud
ied under the best masters.
Miss Frances Meachani. the. briilo
elect. whs made thrt honor guest at a
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