THE SUNDAY OREGONIAX, PORTLAND, FEBRUARY 23, 190S. BYJbAN KB ' I .- :A Pi ' II Mil rV , iSl $J lx 1 ? s-- f " & Ji Yi " -Yl-f - , y i Mt - ss ' - v V. IE t v y .'in? I 111 I !- '"r M 111 I MPDROR I V1 I s ky v it I ft ' ill A V - - ' 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. 4 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. v t 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. v 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. I 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. . mm 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. a 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. . 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 -PARIS PATTERNS 10c ALL SEAMS ALLOWED 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. ind 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. . - 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. f .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 INVITATIONS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS The best engraved at W. G. Smith & Go. Washington Bld., 4th and Washington I G. P. EDMMELIN 8 SONS 1 26 SECOND STREET, BET. WASHINGTON AND ALDER 5fci Eur Neckwear and tVluffs ymimW Gsnfl i m. ESTABLISHED 1870. MADE IN Royal Ermine Russian Sable Alaska Sable Alaska Mink Black Lynx ' Sable Fox, etc Alaska Sealskin Coats, Astrachan Goats, Persian Lamb Coats, Alaska Mink Coats, Siberian Squirrel Coats, Near Seal Coats, Etc., Etc. : Fur Rugs and Robes Send for Catalogue Highest Cash Price Paid for Raw Furs