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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 25, 1910)
THE SUNDAY OftEGOXlAX, rOKTLAXD. DECE3IBER 25, 1910. . a , -n , a e ti c rnrisr All Dav Tomorrow Credit Purchases See Additional tocK Uean-up aos on rages i aim una . Md All THis WeeK. December 27th to 31st incfusive, Will Go on Your January Account-Take Advantage of This Utter : 71 '. J. t"9 a T" . Entire Entire At The TsTl V U A-. OlL IK titv J-wfc-rcoQk VA7 (L D li IL Jill ll(DilLil .&0 1L iLJl , W &JL StocK of SHOES Reduced Greater All Our Pettico'ts Greatly Reduced Stocfe-Cle&map Sales off Mi StocK of COATS Reduced Wear, Low All Our Dresses Greatly Reduced $15 Overcoats $9.85 $2Q Suits For $11.45 Tnesday we offer Men's and Young Men's Best Coats best because they are made by the best-known manu facturers, of the best materials and in the best styles. They are cut full 52 inches long, with full skirt, with combination and ' "Presto" collars. Some are rain-proofed by the craven ette process. All-wool materials in gray, brown and neat mixtures; sizes 34 to 42; our regular $15 jq qc vals., stock-cleanup price .V'O" Men's and YoungMen's Suits in all the very latest and most approved styles. Neat, effective patterns in brown, gray, tan and fancy mixtures; sizes 33 to 44; splendid values at $16.50, $18.00 and $20.00. During this great stock-cleanup sale t -i ATt we price them at only P 1 1 rr O KmcRerbocfeer Suits $8.00 Values Special $465 Tuesday, in the juvenile store, aecond floor, ft sale of bovs huch-(rrale Knickerbocker Suits; sizes 10 to 17 Tears. Styled in the sinple or double-breasted coat, with full pejr-top pants; made of all-wool materials in the pood staple colors of brown, pray and mixtures; our best regu lar (CJM. $7S0 and $3.00 values, offered at A gC the special cleanup sale price of, the suit V All Children's Hata. Caps Vi Off Boys' $1.5Q Pants 79c Boys' S2 Sweater 98c Tuesday, on the second floor, a big lot of boys' Knicker bocker Vants in a pood variety of materials, extra quality, all sizes; regular $1.00 to $1.50 values, at Bovs'ooat-stvle Sweaters in gray, white and blue; all very . - . - r -. Oil . neatly niaiie, plain ana lancy weaves; n- i MX StocK LessThan Cost Tuesday the great sale begins with an extensive showing of fascinating Winter Hats. In the ele gance of materials, in the harmony of coloring, the artistic blending of shades these hats are marvels of the mllliher's art. Grace- , and charm characterize them as the best in all Portland. $25 to $6Q Hats for Only $15.95 $12 to $22.5Q Hats at Only $7.95 $6.50 to $1Q Hats at Only $3.95 Just three prices on our entire stocK, which consists o f t h e hand somest of Pattern or Trimmed Hats. The smartest line Tailored Hats to be had. Plume trimmed, fur-trimmed, flower a nd ribbon- trimmed, also fancy im ported feather and wing-trimmed Hats re duced as followsg 325 to $6Q Vnl. $15.5 $12 to $22.5Q Val. $7.?5 S6.5Q to $1Q Val. $3.95 Children's or little tots' Hats, in felts,' velvets, velours, beavers; white, havy, car- fo dinal, golf red, brown, etc Regular $1.50 to $5.00 values, at half regular prices SIO Hat Shapes for $2.98 Fancy Feathers Now Half Price ... Your choice of our entire stock of un trim'd Hat Shapes in fine quality smooth French felt, French beaver, paon or plain Lyons velvet shapes, velvet and satin shapes, in black, navy, brown, green, pink, old rose, wistaria and all even- flJO QO PUUUl..' , .V t - A great variety of fine novelties in fancy feathers, wings, quills, bronze coques, plain colored coques, fancy feather bands, man ufactured birds, imitation aigrettes, etc.; a very extensive rane for choosing. VaF ues from $2.50 to $25.00 and up, on e special sale at half regular prices $25 Auto Bonnets $9.95 $27.50 Knox Hats Now at $12.95 Auto and Theater Bonnets each and all are works of millinery art, made of art materials, tapestry, fancy silks, velvets, velour felts and fur; regular $8.25 to $15 values for $5.05, and all regu- d?Q QC lar $17.50 to $25.00 values at Our Entire Stock of Millinery Reduced. Tnaclnr tn tlio bitr Ttiillinprv salon on the second floor, we group about 50 of our very fine Knox Hats in the tailored styles, the most striking' values of the season. Worth $17.50 up to $27.50, 1 O QC 4S an tw $15.00 Corsets at $6.95 Our entire stock of Corsets, with the exception of a few lines controlled by the manufacturers,' will be on sale Tuesday. The very best models of the foremost manufacturers are included in this sale. We have assembled such well-known makes as the Bon Ton, Redfern, Howd, Marquise, Warner's Rust Proof, Rengo Belts and others, all of which are placed on sale at special low cleanup prices. BONTON CORSETS, in the lone models, with medium bust, made of .import ed materials, beau fifniin (ninmAJ with lace nnrl ribbon and havinsr six silk elastic hose supporters; $8.00 d?t AZL 'K. value, "White Fair" price, the pair P.X ItXiliX XiX&n t V-CO-Ei 1. O, ail Wllilicuuiic, buiv flexible, with the gores placed in such a way as to resist the most constant strain. Made of heavy coutil. A remarkably serviceable cor-- QC set for stout figures; values to $15 pv.J trtimS riTOSTITS in mrier rlpsirahle stvleSl nrn" - wv-. w ... - . long or medium, for average or slender figures. Batiste or coutil-trimmed or finished with dainty . . . 1 ' -1- A ?i i:i. lace and embroidery; corsets wmcn reiau as mgu as $10.00 are grouped in this lot for (JJ A C thn bier 'White 1 air at only, pair -r $5.00 Warner Corsets at $2 51 M j 5 i., i n .45 $2.00 Warner Corsets at 95c WARNER RUSTPROOF and Unbreak able. Corsets in batiste and heavy coutil; newest models, long, graceful lines and a pronounced waist line; our regular $5.00 values, priced special during U?0 AG this White Fair at only, pair pi "" HOWD CORSETS, the famous front-lace corset, giving graceful lines to the most ungainly figure, and pronounced curves to the woman of slender proportions. Made of imported materials; values &A QC to .-610.00. SDecial price, only WARNER'S CORSETS, in a variety of long and medium models; batiste in plain or fancy patterns, sizes 24 to 32; corsets which will fit with becoming grace and give perfect satisfaction in Qr every way; regular $2 values JJ RENGO BELT CORSETS The corset ideal for stout and heavy figures; supports and reduces the abdomen and has a double reinforcement, both in the gores and in the steels; all sizes; values to (DO QC $5.00; White Fair price only P",,J All Infants' Wear at .. 1 Reduced Sale Prices Infants' $1.75 SKirts for 98c 85c Gowns and Underwear at 49c Infants' Skirts, Dresses and Slips, made of dainty muslin and fine nainsook, neatly trimmed and very well made. Our regu lar values up to $1.75 each, priced special for this great QCC stock" cleanup sale at the low price of only, the garment CHILDREN'S Muslin Gowns, Drawers and Skirts, embroidery and lace-trimmed; sizes 6 months to 0 years; our regu- AQ lar stock values to 85c; Very special price, the garment"'' INFANTS Hand-Made Slips, short and long skirts, all neatly . . i l 3. i d-o ox 1 w' 1 oo. T e "x Styled ana inmmea; regular q.u vaiuco, j.. , -vM regular $2.75 values for $1.88, and $3.50 values at i.j . t i:1,1.t enloA Sli.-.c 1 tn .1-t v-nliip. Vo PRICE Infants' 65c all white Outing Gowns, special only, each, 470 Infants' 50c colored Outing Flannel Gowns, special at only 34 Infants' Blankets, very unusual values, special price, only 470 i ii m I i I J stock cleanup price, at, eacn m rm tj ii " - . 1 1 . . . - - .i j n - kj I .TJ; reirular f2.(H) values, stocn cleanup prre, earn f ir Our Entire Stock of Millinery Reduced. unr linnre aiocg oi mminery is neaucea. i J J Boy' and children s regular $1.00 Imion. faints Tor oC . l - PT JOSEI'H Jl. CVEXTIN. COMPARISONS are often u'efuU and th really ipl.ndlj muilcal pro Kramm Itlv.n a( th Ut Sunday after noon popular concert at tlie HeiUc The ater. December 1. under the choral di rection of William H. Boyer. with the orchestral aUtance of Darld Rom. brook. ha nothln to fear when meas ured by any other purely local concert siven here for a Ion time. If wa work well done by a Portland chorua of 10 volcea and an orchentra of 10. and w. rot a ta.te of the "new" music or Elirar aa well, and pronounced It good. The chorus will not meet for rehearsal during tli. fhrtstmaa and New Year noltdaT,. o the next concert of the se ries will not b. iclven until January I. when another tlrst-class pronramme can be expected. A public demand certainly exists for these Sunday afternoon pop ular concerts. Mlsa I-ela York Rhodes' slnitlns; Pleased at th. meeting- of the Oreaoa Teachera- Association last Wednesday afternoon. Miss Rhodes Is from Boise. Idaho, and la studying In Portland for n operatic career. Her voice Is a clear, flexible soprano and showed to great advantage In Arditl's brilliant waltm song. J-arla." Miss Rhodes sang with Mrs. Marlon de la Parelle at the piano. A talented young musician passed away during the past week in the per son of Mrs. Ilsxel Haley-Keller, for some time organist of St. Francis" Cath olic rhurch. In addition to her excep tional gifts as a pipe-organtst. Mrs. . Keller was a brilliant planlate. and only a short time ago these columns record ed her appearance at a Dnely-played piano recital given tinder th. direction f f. W. Goodrich. The deceased made her last public appearance only two weeks ago at a lecture re. Ital given at Ft. ilr s Academy and College, when she played one of the parts in a per formance of Beethoven's "Second Sym phonv." Mrs. Keller was only IS year of age. and will be much missed by a large circle of friends and acquaint ances by whom she was much beloved, e Because Miss Bertha Relnsteln. of Uncln High School, and Mtss Haxel Johnston, of Washington High, were both equally loyal to their respective teams in the last Interscholasttc foot ball game. Miss Relnsteln last Wednes day graciously responded aa hostess to ten of their school friends. Th. dec orations were of holly and mistletoe, gracefully Interwoven with th. Lincoln and Washington colors. After luncheon was sereed. at which Miss Johnston "presided under the Washington colora and Miss Relnsteln under the Lincoln, a musical .programme was rendered. Miss Johnston, who Is the president of th. Washington Glee Club, rendering several pretty vocal solos. Miss Reln steln and Miss LJIitan Cohn both ren dered several pleasing piano selections. Th. Portland A-Capella Chorus will not rehearse tomorrow night, but th. rehearsals will t resumed Tuesday night. January J. Itll. the place to b. announced to each member by the sec retary. With the advent of the New Year' a united effort will be made to bring up tli. membership to the full number of 4 voices. Mr. Goodrich, the director. Is much encouraged by the good work done by the chorus, but hopes to get Increasing support from sertous-mtnded musicians who are In terested tn th. exploitation of pur. vo cal music. see The next meeting of th. Eoterpean Society will take plac. at the First Con gregational Church. Tuesday night. D cember I", at 8 o'clock, when th. sub ject of th. programme will be the "Drn matlc." as exemplified In the works of Rubens. Shakespesre and Wagner. Mrs. R. M. Tuttle will be In charge of the art section. Ir. Benjamin Young will pre side over the poetry and Mrs, Kom Bloch-Bauer will be In charge of thd music section. Mr. Goodrich will direct the rendition of the complete programme: "Characterisation of Rubens," Mrs. It. M. Tuttle; "Elisabeth's; Prayer." from Tannhauser. Mrs. Elfrieda Heller Weln steln: "Characterization of Shakes peare." Dr. Benjnmln Young: violin solo. "Walter's Prlxe Song." from "Melster. singers." Frank Eichenlsub: "Character isation of Wagner." F. . Goodrich; Organ and piano prelude to "Parsifal." Mle Leonora Fisher and Mlsa Aid Broughton; scenes from ''Romeo and Juliet." and "As You I.Ike It." Miss Edna May Will: "Elsa s Dream." from "Loh engrin." Mrs. Welnsteln: "Presentation of Rubens Pictures." Mrs. Tuttle; "Brunnhllde's Battle Cry." from "Val kTre." Mrs. Welnsteln: orgnn snd piano. "Funeral March." from "Ootterdamer ung " Miss Fisher and Miss Broughton. The fourth of a series of free organ recitals br Lucien K. Becker will be given at Taylor-Street Methodist Epis copal Church. Thursday afternoon at 4 o'clock. A special Christmas programme has been prepared aa follows: "Concerto D Major" (Handei); "Pastoral." (Gull mantl; 'The Holy Night" iBuckl; "Hu moresdue" (Devoraki: "Hallelujah' Cbor ua" (Handel). Mrs. Lulu Dahl Miller will be the assisting artist and will sing -The Song of Ruth" (Gounod) and "Trib ulation" IF. X. Arens). ee The Monday Musical Club Chorus will give Henry Smart's cantata. "King Rene's Daughter." under the direction of Roa. Reed-Hanscom. at a public con cert, after th. holidays. Th. soloists will b. Mrs. George Parrlsh. Miss Zeta Holllster. Mrs. Fred U Olson. Mrs. F. D. Kupper and Mrs. Baltis Allen, with Miss Jackson as accompanist. The club mad. Its first appearance at th. recent Schumann recital of the Monday Musical Club and scored a decided success, sing ing Its three numbers from memory with precision of attacks and good tonal color. e There will be no meeting of the Mon day Musical Club until after the holi days Miss Clara Howell sang an effective solo. "The Lord Is Mindful of His Own" (Mendelssohn), at the sacred concert given at St. Francis" Catholic Church last Sunday night. ' 1 A students' piano recital was recently held tinder the direction of Mlsa Hed wlg Keeper, wnen good musical results were shown by tho. taking part. Miss Marguerite Hart, soprano, and Forrest Sauvaln, violinist, assisted. Portland's musical colony Is warmly Interested In the announcement of the marriage of Martin I- Bowman and Miss Sara Qlnnce. which took place lost Tues day. The new Mrs. Bowman is a hand some Australian, and is the lucky owner of an exceptionally good contralto voice. Her vocal teacher, in Melbourne, Au- -v .,, "X f MUa I.'la Y.rk Rhodes. Oae MUa I.'la Y.rk Rhodes. Oae the Slasera at the Meetlass r the Oresrea Teachers' Aaaoeia-tlom. Mralla. was also the teacher of Melba. Mrs. Bowman, who waa recently ap pointed solo contralto. In the choir of the First Congregational Church, baa eung as soloist with the Apollo Club, and has also been an esteemed singer at many musicals. Mr. Bowman has a very good bass vole, has had professional operatic experience and Is one of the beat-known members of the Apollo Club, and Is bass soloist In the First Congregational Church choir. e Friday will be red-letter day In musical Portland for the season of 1910-11. On tiiat night, Tetraxxlnl, the greatest colo ratura soprano In the world today, whose professional musical Income Is now esti mated to be J25O.O00 a year, sings at tho Hellls Theater. To hear her sing. Is one of the real musical pleasures of a lifetime. see The Council of Jewish Juniors an nounces the programme of an open meeting to be held at Temple Beth Israel Wednesday night, when Dr. Hel ler, an authority on music of the ortho dox synagoge. will render several so los. Mrs. Rose Bloch-Bauer. assisted by the choir, will give the interpreta tion of the music as It has been changed from the old to the new. "Old Synagogual Customs" wjll be the sub ject of a stereopticon lecture by Dr. Wise. To afl musicians who do their best every day for th. better musical Port land, a Merry Christmas. . At the next meeting of th. Tuesday Afternoon Club, December 56, held un der the direction of Mrs. Rose Bloch Bauer, the soloists will be Mrs. Del phlne Marx, Mtss Ethel Luke, Miss Valborg Ahlgren. Miss Helga Erlckson, Mrs. John Stever. Miss Lola Price and A. T. Samuels. The latter is tenor so loist of Hawthorne Presbyterian Church, and. by request, will repeat his solo, "This Day Is Born a Sa vior." "The lat. John G. Carlisle." ealj a member of the Manhattan Club, "was very fond of music, and It annoyed him Inexpressibly, at the opera, to see the In attention of the fashionable part of the audience. "One night I found him supping here, and asked him where he'd been. - "I've been to the opera." be replied. "What did you hearT said I. " "I heard." said Mr. Carlisle, "that the Van Vans are going to get a divorce, young Knickerbocker-Smith has married a London barmaid and Mrs. J. W. Haxd-up-Hardup Is gradually pawning all her Jewels." " New York cor. The male chorus of Grace Methodist Episcopal Church under th. direction of William Mansell Wilder, Is not only th. largest church chorus of th. city. but Is probably the largest church . . .. .u P - n n cnurus oi mate voiceo uu Coast. During the six years of its existence It has had more ' than 300 members, and now numbers on Its membership roll 70 men with an at tendance of 67. This chorus has al ways sung A Capella. and Its tonal work and dynamic control are good. This chorus is conducted for the ben efit of the young men of the city .and their work Is not confined to the church alone, but to the concert work as well. The chorus, during the last season, gave four concerts, and this year plans a larger work in the con cert field, in which it will be assisted by the best solo talent In the city. The committee having the work In hand has never made a charge for tuition or music, but the membership Is free to any young man who has a fair voice and is willing to study. Lloyd Dunsmoor, tenor soloist and musical director of Calvary Baptist Church, will be presented in recital by J. William Belcher, early In February. At a piano recital recently given under the direction of Miss Jocelyn Foulkes. those participating were: Katharine Kerr, Frances Elmer, Kath erlne and Charles SchnabeL Carolyn Cannon. lone Stewart. Adeline Kendall, Henrietta Tlchner, Helen Honeyman, Consuelo McMillan. Marjorle Cameron, Helen Mudge, Ruth Teal, Irene Rey nolds and Miss Butler. . Vocal selections, well sung, were heard at a recital given laRt Tuesday night, under the direction of Mrs. Jes sie Steckle. who was assisted by Low ell Patton. organist and pianist. Those who appeared on the programme: Ed win McKalson. Mary Kalin. Louis Yost. Jennie Donnell. Lowell Patton, Ray mond McKalson and Mrs. Steckle. Excellent progress In advanced vocal work Is being made by Mrs. Kathleen Lawler Belcher, from newspaper re porta Just received .from Berlin, Ger many, where she is studying under the direction of Proschswkl. Mrs. Belcher now sings to F in alttssimo, and she recently sang In recital the famous Strauss waltx song, with 9 high B flats and Cs in altlssimo. One Berlin critic speaks of Mrs. Belcher as being "one of the most artistic and valuable coloratura singers who has been heard for years In Berlin." Husband-Cook Wants Divorce. VANCOUVER. Wash., Dec. 24. (Spe cial ) After having been married since October 15. 1879, and having reared three children, now of legal age, Jacob R. Moore alleges that he cooks his wife's meals and his own, that she does not do the family washing or care for the house. Her name la Grace. He wants an ab solute divorce. He alleges further-that for long periods together, his wife re fuses to speak to him, which makes it lonely and that "she despises the very ground on which he walks." There are two minor children and Moore wants their custody. , Musicians Form Union. MONTESANO, Wash., Dec. 24. (Spe cial.) The musicians of Elma and this city have formed a union to be known as Elma Local No. 411. The following offi cers were elected: President, William Jolly: vice-president, Chester Gubble: sacretary, C. L. Reeves; treasurer, C. L. Hughes; trustees, H. Beckshire, A. Furnla, Al White; business agent for Mor.tesano, Eidney Larson business agent for Elma, K- Berkshire. Cough Stop Is a sure stopper. Don't forget It. Plummer's drugstore, 260 Third St., corner Madison. Large variety of leather novelties for holidays at Harris Trunk Co.. 132 6th Bt. rtsSBSRffiSlj; Wan. UNIQUE North Coast Limited ' Makes few stops; handles eo local passengers, LEAVES PORTLAND 7P.M. & s 1 8 Through to St. Paul ' Composed of Standard (first-class, not tour ist) Sleeping Cars, Dining Car and Library Observation Car. btt! A M-HE ATED ELECTRIC-LIGHTED ANOTHER GOOD ONE Atlantic Express Electric Light I Each Berti. Through to Chicago Via St. Paul and Minneapolis. Day Coaches. Standard and Tourist Pullman Sleeping Cars. New Dining Cars, with the finest a-la-carte service. ELECTRIC LIGHTS STEAM HEAT Leaves Portland 9 A.M. Mortheriv Pacific fgailway sjVTss Scenic Hiisway Toroota Ik. sfcs X Lmoii of F ortune . IJ. CHARLTOV, "ASST. GEN. PAS. AGENT, 2SS Morrlnon Street, Portland. A