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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 27, 1908)
5 Vttp ratual Clearance Lot of 25 Goats Fancy Mixtures, Black and Plain Colors Values to $16.50, Each $2.85 Lot of 75 Goats Raincoats, Pony Skin, Fancy Mixtures Values to $42.00, Each 1 omorrow morning kegms our great ANNUAL garment in "Tne House of Tone . reduced, many Tne variety of styles, tne wide range of-fabrics, make tnis tne greatest possible sale of tne year for garment assemblage. Facts and figures Here given woman, wbo appreciates bargains, to be present. CLEARANCE SALE. Every to balf , otbers to far less tban kalf ! and tbe ample selection as to color, unrestricted cboice from an exclusive must furnisb an incentive to every All offerings are of prevailing styles. l a S- . -i THE SUNDAY OBEGOSIiJ, PORTLAND, . DECEMBER 27, 1905. Hpmai Special EVERY ARTICLE IS REDUCED Cobert anb Slack Cbatt V4 dMf Our highest grade Long Coats in tan coverts and broadcloth, both fitting and semi-fiting, beautifully tailored every one a distinct bargain: $24.00 Coats . . .$18.00 $30.00 Coats . . .?23.50 $28.00 Coats .....$21.00 $32.00 Coats ...$24.00 $34.00 Coats $35.00 Coats . 25.50 .$26.25 t f??V -A- fa? COATS SUITS FURS WAISTS Our Scarfs, Ruffs, all the newest neckpieces and muffs, made up in the very latest styles, in a high grade of mink, Isabella fox, ermine, sable and gray squirrel, Jap mink, opossum, etc. now on sale at one-fourth off i $4.50 Purs $3.40 $12.50 Furs $9.38 $27.00 Purs. . . .$20.25 $9.00 Furs .$6.75 $18.00 Furs. . . . $13.50 $45.00 Furs. ... . $33.75 ilk etttcoate (Quarter tt Lustrous Taffeta Silk Petticoats of highest quality, well made, perfect fit ting, with full flounce and dust ruffle, in black, all the dainty colors and fancy Dresden effects: $5.63 $15.00 Petticoats -- $11.25 t 4 " ssi. $7.50 Petticoats $10.00 Petticoats ,,. $14.00 Petticoats ... $7.50 $18.00 Petticoats ..$10.50 $20.00 Petticoats ,.$13.50 ,.$15.00 if M Hit It . J v if) t A if vh A J ft 'f V ,V. ' 100 gutte at 0nlv 0nt-ali rtce Handsome broadcloths, worsteds and imported materials of all the most de sired colors, artistically modeled, with many unusual style touches; button, braid and satin trimming. These astoundingly low prices suggest the bar gain opportunities there are still others: .$17.50 $45.00 Suits .,. $22.50 ,$19.00 $55.00 Suits ,....$27.50 $22.50 Suits ,...,.$11.25 $28.00 Suits , $14.00 $35.00 Suits $38.00 Suits "Wbt ou$t of Cone" tPje partfjotometo Company II Waist enz3famt) 0U Perhaps in no other one line is our exclusive style idea more strikingly dem onstrated than in our high-class novelty waists. Our elegant cream and col ored nets, soft satins and silks, in all the evening shades, distinctively tail ored, are now offered at one-fourth reduction: $12.00 Waists.'. $ 9.00 $17.50 Waists-. .$13.00 $22.50 Waists, .$16.85 $15.00 Waists..-. $11.25 $20.00 Waists .,.$15.00 $25,00 Waists... $18.75 M Separate Hfetrte Quarter ff Voiles, serges, worsteds, etc., in black, navy, brown, green and dark mix tures, cut on the newest models; many trimmed, others plain tailored: $10.00 Skirts .$ 7.50 $14.00 Skirts ...$10.50 $18.00 Skirts ..$13.50 $12.00 Skirts -.$ 9.00 $16.50 Skirts .,$12.35 $21.00 Skirts ,,.$15.75 392 Masfn'ttston Sturdy Americans in Appalachians Sympathetic View of Mountain Folk Little Known to the Outside World. TUB -rut mountain relgton of th South la alowly coming to recogni tion a one of tho characteristic featurei of America. Tho geologists found out about It years ago. Tho historian knew about Its edges the people who came out of Its mysterious Gepths, with their cave-made powder to help General Jack son at tho battle of New Orleans, and the "loyal Tennesseeans" who found ut terance In the shrill voice of 'Tarson Brownlow" m lJSL Tho spectators are getting hold of It as a place for Invest ment la coming lumber oamps and coa' mines. And several story writers have exploited It as a source of literary ma terial. Let ns make our Investigations In more sympathotlo spirit. "The country Is the people," and we will concern our selves1 with these Isolated kinsmen and fellow-countrymen of ours whose homes are In this remote upland' realm. "U'hat is thru- life and heart? - "We must all be Judged somewhat by our externals, and the outer aspects of the mountaineer's lite are primitive and poor. But as we become familiar with his circumstances, we find them not de void of comfort and even culture. To one familiar with American history or the traditions of any of our "old families" It Is soon revealed that the mountaineers are living In the pioneer, colonial fashion. Their outward clrcum stances differ from mir own in the ab sence of the improved, the "new-fan- gled" and the distinctly modern appll nnces. As our grandfathers lived In Weern New York when that was frontier, so the mountaineers are living now. Their travel is measured by the endurance of oxen or horseflesh and their thoughts are not disturbed by all the rush of modern life. Take the conditions of country life any where, and intensify them many degrees and you will have mountain life as It passes on today In the pine-scented at mosphere of the Blue Ridge and the great Smoky Mountains. It must often and often be stated that the mountain eers are not the "poor whites." "Poor white trash" Is the term applied to the unfortunate people who lived In the midst of slavery, owning neither land nor slaves. The mountaineer is a colo nial survival, with all the pride and self Tespect which belongs to a landholder, and his lack of worldly superfluities. rather than otherwise, contributes to his nohlo independence of spirit. But all this must be found out by sympathetic approaches, for our moun tain friend la reserved, shy, not to say suspicious, and often appears at i great disadvantage in His nrst contact witn "furrlncrs." To begin, then, with the pioneer con ditions we have remoteness from mar kets and a corresponding shift in farm activities, many of the old-fashioned household manufactures soap, sorghum molasses ("long wee tenia' ") and the beautiful products of the fireside indus tries snirvivlM'g: Ready money is scarce and to be gotten mainly from forest products, where there are streams to float the logs, and from cattle a crop that can walk to market Such a community In the Appalachian .Mountains, as on the old New York or Ohio frontier, naturally rears large fam ilies, and has a much Intensified family life and family feeling. Parents and children, brothers and sisters, are much shut In to their own society, and the feeling of the clan grow Many of the artificial tiea and conventionalities of life are quite powerless to assert themselves in these Isolated valleys. The fight with nature la still of a prim itive order. A tree Is an enemy. "We And great "deadenlngs" fields where the trees have been girdled and left standing In ghastly nakedness so that the little bull tongue plow may scratch the soil between them, and the sun shine to mature the crop. Much skill Is shown in plowing in such fashion as not to leave the soil unduly exposed to the washings of the heavy Southern torrents. The fight with briars and bushes Is a hard one, and you may see the whole family afield father, mother, boys and girls not to be pitied, but rather con gratulated on a toll at once so sociable and so healthful. Out of this Intense family reeling grows the feud. In a sparse population the gov ernment falls to inspire either confidence or dread, and when a man is killed by some drunken bully the Impulse la strong for the "next of kin" to take Justice into his own hands. Tho antiquarian finds endless Interest In the British survivals which are readily traced when one begins an Intelligent search. Here Is the pattern in a "bed klver" which you have seen, perhaps, In English tapestry, and which must have been transmitted from mother to daugh ter for two or more centuries. Here is a snatch of aong that you will not easily find in a book, but which harks back to circumstances of English town life quite remote from the experience of the singer. Professor Shaler, of Harvard, once found a man In Wise County, Virginia, hunting with an English cross-bow! Of course he owned a rifle as well, but powder was hard to get, and he had not lost the tra dition of the art by which the famous oroes-bow had been made among his Brit ish forebears. AVe say British because the Scotch and English strains are every where mingled In the mountains. The traveler stopping at a lonely cottage may hear the mother quiet an unruly child by saying: "Behave now, son, or Clavers will get youl" It Is doubtful whether the woman knows anything of the bogey she thus conjuree up to "hand the wretch in order," but she Is really referring to Claverhouse, the Scotch rough rider who harried the Covenanters In ancient days! One of the most Important things to learn about life In the mountains is that Appalachian America contains all grades of society. They are clad much alike, and all are sufficiently primitive to the gaze of an outsider, but the distinctions are real and keenly felt. Every county has its aristocracy its select families that hold themselves quite apart from the oommon when it comes to marriages and higher social functions. Far below the landowners are the renters. The mountains have their share of Idleness, and of crime, but the vices of the moun tains are largely of the Homeric type, which are really lees corrupting than the sins of a more artificial condition. In general, the sins of Ignorance and child ishness leave larger grounds for hope than the sins which are committed against light and privilege. Washington, D. C, Herald. German Crown Prince has not been al lowed long to enjoy the distinction he gained some weeks ago as the inventor of patent coupled cuff links. Two Jewelers of Piorzneim now come forward claiming that the Crown Prince's invention lacks originality, as they have long been manufacturing cuff links on a similar system. It remains to De seen whether they care to proceed against the Crown Prince for Infringement of their rights. there was an Impromptu programme con sisting of musical selections and short addresses. Among the speakers was Ir. J. Whitcomb Broucrher, who said in the course of his talk that he believed no man's record could be so black that his forgiveness would be impossible after repentance. Royal Inventor Too jSlow, BERLIN. Deo. 26. (Special.) The Two Interesting Women in Next Cabinet Circle SOCIETY NEWS Contimtxed From Pag- S. -5f- S s Wha ' ' f. .... -M 1"" cZ&Sr&Ysr -spot- ' 'wax vw nr sktsp MAy? srpr WASHINGTON. Dec. 26. (Special.) Two of the very Interesting women of the next Cabinet circle are Mrs. P. C Knox and her daughter-in-law that Is, If one assumes the correotness of the story that fit CL Knox, mm Senator from Pennsylvania, win accept the ap pointment as Secretary of State. Mrs. Knox, Sr., has made her home In Wash ington since 1901, when her husband was appointed Attorney-General by President UcKlnley. he has-a beau- lful home on K street, between Fif teenth and Sixteenth streets, a very fashionable part of the northwest sec tion of the city. Mrs. Knox and her dangbter-in-law ere deservedly popu lar In official iirclea. Miss Bessie Miller is spending the Christmas holidays with her mother, Mrs. W. A. Miller In Walla Walla. Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Weaver, of Moun talnhome, Idaho, are spending the hoi! days with relatives, Mr. and Mrs. George Neame, of 2S9 Larrabee street. Mr. and Mrs. Henry H. Johnson have arrived to spend the holidays with friends. Mrs. Johnson will be remem bered as Miss Catherine La Barre. Mrs. Otto W. M ota chan, accompanied by her sister. Miss Juanlta Matlock, of St. Helen's Hall, is spending the holidays with her sister, Mrs. J. M. Keeney, at Pfendleton. - Mr. and Mrs. H.- B. Stout left Gaturday evening for Southern California, where they expect to remain during the rest of the Winter. While away they will visit Catalina Island and Coronado Beach. Miss Roxy Lucas, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William H. Lucas, of 98 Hawthorne avenue, is visiting her parents during the Chri3tmas holidays. Miss Lucas is student at the University of Washington. Her father is president of the North western Baseball League, and recently moved to Portland from Spokane. Notable among the family reunions in Portland is the gathering at the home of Allan R. Joy in Richmond, where til family of Mrs. Julia La Barre Is spend ing the holiday season. This meeting Is a particularly happy one. as all members of the family but one are present, aire. Julia La Barre will receive on New Year's day. assisted by Mrs. Henry Holt Johnson, Mrs. C. W. La Barre, Miss La Barre and- the Misses Joy at 11S3 Taggart street. Dinner Served to 400 Men. At the Strayer North End Mission, on Christmas day, 400 men were treated to a Christmas dinner. - Tne arrair was in eharge of George E. Strayer and assist ants. While me meal was m process WOMAN'S BREAST AND MAN'S FACE Most Common Places for Cancer. 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