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jrORTLANDERS are indeed to be
C!' confrratulatod over the second very
successful concert given by tho
Portland Symphony Orchestra Wednes
day,.; The golections were splendid and
charmingly rendered and the lenfrth of
tlio prQsrsanime should be the source of
nddi.tlonal . congratulations. Too often
nie the results lost from tiresome
length of tiie concert, but the one on
"Wednesday was a happy exception.
Much annoyance, however, was shown
by the lack ot system In not having a
starter" after the concert to call out
the -carrlages.-"and motors, it belnfc a
stixriy nifrht. and many were forced to
stand in the drizzling: rain while car
rhijres waited at a separate entrance
from that which thoy approached.
U will be welcome news to learn
that Arthur Alexander, who recently
returned from Kurope, has been nego
tiated with to appear as the soloist for
the last symphony concert on May 22,
with Mrs. Marquardt, harpist.
Amonar the theater parties at the
concert was one griven by Mrs. Theo
dore B. Wilcox, whose guests Included
Mrs. Helen Lndd Corbett, Mrs. Thomas
Kerr, Miss Nellie Williams, Charles
llolbrook and Raymond Wilcox. With
W. I). Wheelwright were Mrs. C. E. S.
Wood. lr. and Mrs. Ernest Tucker and
Miss Josephine Smith. The Misses Klla,
Mae nnd Clementine Hirsch entertained
Mrs. 1. N. Llpman and Miss Florence
Kohn. The girls of Mrs. Walter Reed's
Treble Clef Club occupied a box, while
In another box were W. J. Burns, Miss
(Caroline Burns and a number of the
girls of the younger set. Mrs. Charles
Dlerke was hostess at another box
party, while a fourth was occupied by
Mr. and Mrs. Sanderson Reed, whose
guests were Major and Mrs. James
C'anby and Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Swigert.
Miss Kathleen Burns, who has spent
the Winter In New York with Miss Couch,
Is expected to return today to be In
Portland this Summer during the ab
sence of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Burns
abroad. Miss Couch is to sail later for
France, with Paris as the objective
point.
Through this and the past month, Mrs.
Charles K. Ladd. as is her usual custom,
has asked, each Tuesday and Friday, her
friends to tea at her charming residence
at Riverdale, and to view her beautiful
Spring flowers which are as rare as they
are extensive, and which eclipse any
other collection In tHe state. During this
month, the Japanese quince, rhododen
drons, tulips, azaleas, lilacs and Japanese
crahapple are. at the quintesence of their
glory. From the Italian garden formed
hy rocks rise the rhododendrons, which
run the entire gamut of color; tulips,
too. embracing every shade, including the
delicate lavender tint. The flowering
Japanese crabapple, with its lovely pink
and crlmsun buds, and the lilacs have
called forth much praise, the latter being
a French variety that comprises many
hues, particularly the various purple and
mauve tints.
The presence of Mrs. Frank I. Towle,
of St. Paul, who Is a guest of Mrs. E. C.
Shcvlln, was the occasion for a pretty
luncheon on Friday, at the Golf Club,
given by her hostess. Present were: Mrs.
John K. Kolloch, Mrs. Wesley Ladd, Mrs.
Morton Insley, Mrs. W. H. Skene, Mrs.
Frank Warren. Jr.. Mrs. John Shepard,
Mrs. J. C. Robinson, Mrs. Wallace Mc
Camant, Miss Davis, of New Jersey, and
Mrs. S. R. JohnBtone. Followed by
bridge.
In . spite of. a steady downpour on
Thursday, "ah extremely pretty tea was
given by Mrs. Frank Hart, at their pretty
Kiverdale residence,. Ja honor of Mrs.
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James Canby, wife of Major Canby, who
has been absent for some years in the
Orient. Mrs. Canby will be a most wel
come addition to Portland society, having
been, as Miss Eugenia Cunningham, one
of the very prominent girls. She at one
time attended St. Helen's Hall, and at
the tea were many of the matrons who
formerly attended the hall. . Tea was
poured by Miss Sallie Lewis and Mrs.
Ernest Tucker, at a table arranged with
quantities of brilliant long-stemmed
American beauties.
Miss Wynn Coman. Miss Lois Steers
and Mrs. Edward Cookingham have re
turned .from a three weeks' visit In New
York. While East.' Miss Coman and Miss
Steers visited for three days with Schu-mann-Heink,
at her country place in New
Jersey, and also spent two days with
Mme. Nordlca, at Ardsley, on the Hud
son.. Mrs. Cookingham visited in New
York, dividing her time with her son,
Prescott Cookingham, who la a freshman
at Princeton.
Mrs. Robert Treat Piatt has returned
from visit in San Francisco and New
York. Mrs. Piatt is an enthusiastic
automobllist, and derived much pleas
use from taking her car and motoring
through California.
Miss Marlon Jackson is to be the
hostess this coming week at a tea in
compliment to Lillie V. O'Ryan, when
a number of striking miniatures are
to be exhibited.
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Miss Louise Mesick. shortly after her
return from Ken; York, sustained a
broken arm, while roller-skating,
which proved for a time recalcitrant,
but is now rapidly mending.
The Pacific Coast Golf Association
tournament, held in Vancouver, B. C,
took over many prominent and enthu
siastic golf players, among them being
Mrs. Richard Koehler, Mr. and Mrs.
John C. Ainsworth, Miss Caroline
Burns. Miss Use Koehler, Miss Car
rie Flanders, Captain and Mrs. William
Biddle, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Voorhles,
Mr. and Mrs. William McMaster. Mr.
and Mrs. N. E. Ayer. Mrs. W. B. Ayer,
Mr. Chester G. Murphy, Mr. Ernest
Webb, Mr. David Honeyman. Mr. Tom
Robertson, Mr. Thomas Kerr and Mr.
Thales Linthicum.
Mrs. A. C. Panton and Mrs. John A.
Keating will be Joint hostesses at a tea
on May 16, at the former's residence at
"Rosemond," on Portland Heights. The
cards read to meet Mrs. Keating s mother,
Mrs. O. E. Mitchell, of Atlanta, Ga.
Miss Cornelia Cooke, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Cooke, who is fin
ishing school at Rogers Hall, at Low
ell, Mass., writes enthusiastically from
Boston of a large house party she at
tended following Easter week. Each
year at this season, the Boston Tech
nology men turn over their fraternity
houses to college girls and their ehap
erones. Tech week, as it is called, is
the stellar event of the season, and
this year was no exception, the din
ners and cotillions going with unusual
snap and jollity, and everything spell
ing success from start to finish.
Among other Fortlanders who were
house guests were Miss Mary Living
stone, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. .Rob
ert Livingstone, who is attending
school at Mt. Ida, in Massachusetts;
Phil Hart, son of Mr. and Mrs. James
Hart, who is a Boston Tech man. and
Miss Shirley Eastham, who Is at Oss
ing on the Hudson.
Just prior to Tech week, Miss Cor
nelia Cooke visited In New York city
with Mr. and Mrs. McClement, who
visited here last Summer in their pri
vate car. Mr. McClement la Mr. Van
derbilt's adviser.
Mr. and Mrs. Claire B. Lamont (Miss
Maud Hahn) are guests at the Waldorf
Astoria, New York. During their wedding
trip they have-been entertained by Mr.
Lament's friends in Chicago, Columbus,
Washington, Dr C, Philadelphia and At
lantic City. The latter city, Mrs. Lamont
writes, is particularly gay at this season
with a perfect galaxy of Southern beau
ties. Mr. and Mrs. Lamont will visit in
Portland before taking up their residence
in Seattle.
Miss Margaret Martin, of Chicago, who
visited in Portland last year while direct
ing the clever operetta, of Jessie Gaynor's
"The House That Jack Built," spent a
few days at the Nortonla last week mak
ing preliminary arrangements for another
operetta, written by Miss Gaynor, "The
Toy Shop,", which will be given by prom
inent Portland children during the last
week of June. An Informal meeting in
reference to the proposed opera was held
at the residence 'of Mrs. A. E. Rockey,
when Miss Martin again met some of the
children to whom she endeared herself
last year. One of the principal roles Is to
be played by Mrs. Mae Dearborn Schwab.
Miss Flora Fleischner entertained with
a luncheon of 12 covers for Miss Mildred
Rheinstrom, whose .engagement has been
announced to Mr. J. Greenwald, of Salt
Lake, and for another bride-elect. Miss
Cora Marx, whose engagement has been
announced to Mr. Solomon Garde. Those
accepting Miss Fleischner'a hospitality
were: Miss Daisy Rosener. of San Fran
cisco, who Is a guest of Mrs. S. Lipman,
Miss Florence Wolfe,, Miss Clementine
Hirsch, Miss Florence Kohn. Miss Fran
ces Jacobs, Miss May Oppenheimer, Miss
Hilda Hexter, Miss Mabel Beck and Mrs.
Marcus A. Fleischner.
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Mr. and Mrs. Peter B. McCraken will
arrive from Ely, Nev., during the Rose
Carnival, to be guests of Mr. and Mrs.
James McCraken, at their picturesque
bungalow, opposite the golf linke.
Miss Clementine Wilson, Miss Malle Ef
flnger and Miss Georgina Burns are spend
ing a fortnight at Hood River.
Mr. and Mrs. John Ker (Miss Laura
Dunne) have returned from their wedding
trip and have apartments at Elton Court.
Mrs. Cleveland Rockwell and her
daughter, Mrs. John Rounsfell, arrived
this week from Los Angeles. Mrs.
Rockwell was called south owing to
the Illness of Mrs. Rounsfell, who has
now entirely recovered.
Mrs. S. A. Mulford has left for a
three weeks' visit to New York. She
will visit her son, Stockton, who is
attending art school, where he is at
tracting much favorable comment.
Mrs. F. A. Nltchey gave bridge
luncheon on Thursday,
Mrs. Edward Root left Thursday for
Los Angeles. She will visit relatives
In Berkeley and San Francisco before
returning.
Dom Zan for the last week has been
a patient at St. Vincent Hospital, hav
ing gone there with an attack of ap
pendicitis. Mrs. Walter Reed has taken apart
ments at the Danmoore.
The announcement of the engagement of
Miss Celeste Barman, one of the popular
Portland Academy girls, to Maurice L.
Strauss, of Chicago, came as a complete
surprise. Miss Barman left for the East
some weeks ago, presumably to meet her
sister, Miss Clementine Barman, who was
returning from a year of European travel,
but In the interim has been a guest at
her fiance's parents In Chicago. Her wed
ding is to be one of the prominent events
of the near future. The .bride-elect is
the daughter of David Barman, of Col
ville. Wash., but has spent much time
with her aunt, Mrs. I. Kauffman.
On Thursday Miss Alice Sansbury en
tertained her bridge club which includes
Mrs. Otis Wight. Mrs. Rupert Chipman,
Mrs. Walter Mathewson, Mrs. Walter
Dole, Mrs. Ernest Laidlaw, Mrs. R. A.
Letter, and Miss Inez Barrett, and later
asked In to tea, a recent Eastern bride,
Mrs. Louis Greenly, and Misses Camllle
and Lillian Dosch, who leave this month
for Europe.
Mrs. Earl Cleland has left for a visit in
Nevada.
Mrs. J. Ernest Laidlaw and Mrs. Walter
H. Mathewson, leave this week - for a
brief visit at Hood River.
Mrs. I. Kauffman and children returned
on Wednesday from a year's travel
abroad. Miss Clementine Barman, who
accompanied them, it at present In Chi
cago, where she will remain till after the
wedding of her sister. Celeste. While
Mrs. Kauffman traveled on the continent,
the children attended school in .Germany.
Mrs. Mary Bloomfield, who Is known to
all pioneers, celebrated, this past week,
her birthday, which was made the occa
sion for deluging her with flowers. Mrs.
Bloomfield has a host of friends owing
to her striking personality and the fact
that she goes through life diffusing kind
and cheerful words to all.
Dr. and Mrs, Charles Chamberlain are
for the second time receiving felicitations
over the arrival of a son on Wednesday.
This Is the third grandchild of Governor
and Mrs. George Chamberlain born dur
ing the past two years.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry C. Prudhomme are
receiving congratulations over the birth of
a son, Henry Bane Prudhomme, on May
5. Mrs. Prudhomme was formerly Miss
Bertlne Armstrong, a niece of Mrs. Ralph
Hoyt.
A letter from Washington tells of the
wedding of Miss Lacey Stuart Johnston,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. Lacey John
ston, of Virginia, to Mr. Preston C. Smith.
WEDDING
AND VISITING CARDS.
W. G. SMITH 8 GO.
WASHINGTON BUILDING,
Cor. Fourth tind Wavbtmcton Sta.
Have Your
WEDDING
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RUSHTON'S
804 Buchanan Bldg., between Fourth
and Fifth on Washington St.
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Monday and Tuesday
$35.00 Tailored Suits at $23.85
$25.00 Suits $19.50
A clearing of the suitroom! Too many suits on hand! We must reduce this stock at once,
regardless of whether or not we make a cent of profit. Included in the above special reductions
are this season's finest and best garments, made by New York's most skillful man-tailors and
equal to the best products of any high-priced
custom tailor. Women who demand style and
quality will not fail to take advantage of this
great stock-reducing sale. Note the following:
Suits $23.85
Our entire line of Women's and Misses' Tail
ored Suits, worth up to $35.00. elegantly finished
in the very best possible manner; dozens of
styles to choose from, and the materials are of
the most wanted sorts. Complete line of colors
blues, browns, blacks, mixtures. Let us show you.
Suits $19.5Q
This lot includes our regular line marked to
sell at $22.50 and up to $27.50; serges, panamas,
broadcloths and fancy mixtures in all popular
colors; made in tight, semi-fitting and box jacket
styles. No charge for any necessary alterations.
See these.
SKIRTS $7.45
Black Chiffon Panama Dress Skirts,
warranted strictly all wool; come in
gored and plaited styles and are
trimmed with folds of self material
around bottom and row of buttons
down front; $10.00 values.
SKIRTS $2.98
On special sale Monday and Tuesday
only at this price. A special lot of
Women's and Misses' Dress Skirts,
made in good, full plaited styles;
plaids,-checks and plain colors; regu
lar values to $5.00.
SKIRTS $11.50
Genuine black "Altman" Voile Dress
Skirts, made, extra full in box-pleated
styles, trimmed with bands of taffeta
siik; our best regular $14.00 to $16.50
values. Only 21 skirts in this lot.
Come early.
WAISTS 93c
White Lawn Waists, in beautiful lace
and embroidery trimmed styles, open
front and back, long or short sleeves;
this season's most popular models;
standard $1.75 and up to $2.50 values.
See Third-street window.
WAISTS $1.47
This line includes about a hundred
and fifty sample waists bought to sell
at from $2.00 to $3.50 each. Being
samples, there's but one of a kind, so
we advise you to come early. Best
quality -white lawn.
WAISTS $1,95
White Wash Silk Waists, front
trimmed with fine tucks and lace in
sertion, collar and cuffs to match ;
our best regular $3.00 values. On spe
cial sale Monday and Tuesday only
at above price. No mail orders filled.
Black Dress Goods
For over 20 years McAllen & McDonnell have been noted for
Fine Black Dress Goods. When you buy a dress here you
are absolutely sure of getting the very best possible value for
your money. You should take advantage of these low prices:
44-inch Tamise warranted all
pure wool, a fine light-weight
fabric for Summer wear; best
regular $1.00 grade. 7Q
Special c'C
44-inch Taffeta 44-inch Wool
Taffeta beautiful finish and
weight; our best regular $1.50
grade. Special, a JJ 05
"54-inch Panama 54-inch
Black All-Wool Panama fine
weight for suits and skirts;
best $1.3a grade; QO
special, vard yO
Crepe Egypta 44-inch Black
Crepe Egypta a late Parisian
novelty for Spring and Sum
mer; regular $1.00
value. Special J OC
Herringbone 44-inch Black
Herringbone Rave a stylish
weave for suits; strictly all
wool and best $1.50 QB
grade; a yard yOC
Crepe de Paris 44-inch Black
Crepe de Paris a well-known
and popular fabric; our regu-
loi- .1 fill o-rnrlA. nt ff
C II -special, yard 7"C
36-Inch
Taffeta Silt
Another great sale of that
famous black taffeta for Mon
day and Tuesday. Our cus
tomers were quick to take
advantage of our last week's
sale and every yard was sold
before Tuesday night. How
ever, we are now ready with
another large shipment and
can fill all orders. This silk
comes full 36 inches wide, is
all pure silk and warranted
best $1.25 quality.
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LIST CORNER THIRD AND MORRISON STREETS PROMPTLY
of Portlnnd, son of the late Mr. Preston
C. Smith. Mrs. Preston C. Smith went
East for tha very smart wedding, aa did
Lloyd Smith, who was the best man.
The wedding took place at St. John's
Episcopal Church, Rev. Roland Cotton
Smith officiating. The bride's (fown was
a stunning one of chiffon cloth made over
foundations of chiffons and satin. Her
only ornaments were gifts of the bride
groom, a diamond pendant and a brace
let of much antiquity given the bride
groom's grandmother on the occasion of
her engagement. Mrs. Preston C. Smith
wore a pearl gray mousseline da sola.
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Stylisli, practical and tecom
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Tkey are m a great variety
and coat suits of fancy linens
effects. Colors, green, pink,
witk cuffs and collars of
$12.50 to
ing, these "House of Tone
for the early summer wear,
of styles, sylph-like princess
and laces, also plain tailored
hlue, lavender and white,
contrasting shades. Prices
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