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EDITORIAL
AND SOCIETY
SECTION' THREE
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VOL. XXXI.
PORTLAND, OKEGOX, SUNDAY MORNING, JAXUARY 21, 1912.
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Manicuring and Hairdressing Parlors, Second Floor Tea Room, 4tH Floor Best Cxisire in the CityDelightful Service
Agents for Ladies Home Journal Patterns Standard Sewing Machines-Richardson Linens Libbey Cut Glass, Etc., Etc.
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Portland's Largest, Best and Oldest Retail Store Established 1851
SIhi miniuml Cleairaimce
EverytHina Reduced Except a Few Contract Goods
Entire StocK of Women's
Egresses Malf Price
Evening' Gowns Not Included in This Sale
$12.50 Dresses for $6.25
$85.66 Dresses $42.50
Garment Dept., Second Floor
The most remarkable sale we have ever attempted. Our garment buyer wires us from New York: "Close
out ever- Dress if possible; must open next season with all new (roods." And this is the way we propose
to do it. Tomorrow at 8 A. 51. the big slaughter will begin. All our charming and distinctive Dresses of
rich velvet, soft, gracefully swinging crepe meteors, crepe do chines and messalines. imported French serges,
fine chiffon broadcloths, etc.. 5Iany are simple in design, with slightly raised waist lines, with high or round
necks, pf asant sleeves and side front fastenings, lace collars, cuffs, etc. Others are richly conceived with
elaborate trimmings; others are fashioned on plain tailored, neat-fitting lines. All are reduced as follows:
$12.50 Dresses for only S6.25
$15.00 Dressea for only S7.50
$16.50 Dresses for only S8.25
$18.50 Dresses for only S9. 25
$20.00 Dresses at only SI 0.00
$22.50 Dresses at only S11.23
$25.00 Dresses at only S12.50
$27.50 Dresses at only S13.75
$28.50 Dresses at only SI 4.25
$35.00 Dresses at only S17.50
$38.50 Dresses at only S19.25
$42.50 Dresses at only S2 1.25
$45.00 Dresses at only S22.50
$47.50 Dresses at only S23.75
$48.50 Dresses at only S24.25
$55.00 Dresses at only S27.50
$58.50 Dresses at only S29.25
$68.50 Dresses at only S34.25
$75.00 Dresses at only S37.50
$80.00 Dresses at only S40 .00
$85.00 Dresses at only S42.50
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Women's Tailored Stilts
3 Wonderful Bargfaims
Valises- to S55 for $19.98
W omen's Garment Dept. .2d Floor
As this Clearance Sale draws to a close our anxiety to sell increases. The activity of our buyers spurs us 'on to greater
concessions in prices to clear the racks for the next season's stocks. In this lot we assemble hundreds of high-grade Suits
in those popular striped mixtures, black and white striped novelties, blue and gray, black and gray mixtures, boulle suit
imrs. purple diagonals, novelty broadcloths, gray and black checked novelties, novelty brown diagonals, navy diagonals,
etc. Jackets are the regulation length, with plain or velvet collars, lined with peau de. cygne, silk or satins. j1 Q QO
Skirts have panel back and front, with side plaits; some have high waist lines; values to $35.00; special for pXi770
$38.50 Suit $17.65
On Sale on Second Floor.
Suits like these will attract great crowds of thrifty women
to the big style store. The materials employed are diago
nals, black cheviots, gray and black mixtures, mannish mix
tures, camelsliair suitings, black diagonals, basket weaves
in gray and black, heavy mixtures, black broadcloths, etc.
Jackets are medium length, plain tailored, self or velvet col
lars, lined with satin or peau de cygne. OurtfJJ 7
regular stock suits worth up to $33.50, only P .Vlw
$28.50 Suit $M.50
On Sale on Second Floor.
Women who study economy will appreciate this most un
usual otfer for a tinal cleanup. The materials are cheviots,
mixtures, serges, novelty suitings in checked and striped ef
fects, etc.; jackets are the regulation length, some in the
jaunty Norfolk styles, plain tailored or trimmed with velvet
and lined with good grade of Skinner's satin or messaline
silk; skirts plain with panel fronts and backs; 1 "f Cfl
or have kick plaits on side; values to $28.50 P A.OU
Entire StocK of Furs 2 Price
$ 85.00 Russian Pony Coats $42.50
$ 87.50 Russian Pony Coats $43.75
$175.00 Russian Pony Coats $87.50
$110.00 Near Seal Coats at $55.00
$137.50 Near Seal Coats at $68.75
$165.00 Near Seal Coats at $82.50
$25.00 Black Fox Scarfs for $12.50
$50.00 Black Fox Scarfs for $25.00
$70.00 Black Fox Scarf for $35.00
$1.50
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Umbrellas
For 98 c
First Floor Morrison Entrance.
A welcome Clearance of fine quality Pain
proof Umbrellas. . A long rainy a'.ason
ahead and an opportunity. to save 52c will
bring an early crowd tomorrow. Tops are
of best Italian cloth, fitted over 8-rib
frames with a good assortment of handles,
both plain and trimmed ; our regular
$1.50 grades, specially priced for Q q
tomorrow's selling at only, each jQC
Women's O
Underwear &
In the Knit Underwear Dept., first floor,
a sale of Women s Heavy Weight
Bleached Cotton Vests and Pants, fleece
lined, full sleeve, ankle length. QA
Best grades we've ever shown at JjC
Clearance cf Fine SilKs
91.25 Plain Messaline
Silks 98c
$1.25. $1.50, $1.75 Fancy
Silks 98c
A remarkable Clearance offering. Your choice
of 50 pieces of our regular stock Silks in fancy
jaequards, stripes and print warps, suitable for
waists, dresses, etc. The assortment comprises
nearly every color. Actual $1.25, $1.50 r q
and $1.75 grades, Clearance Sale price 5OC
Salz 14-K Gold .
Fountain Pens
to 93.00 Grades
For 65c
A great clearance of the celebrated
Salz Fountain Pens, fully warrant
ed for one year. A full assortment
of patterns, mottled, chased gold or
plain barrels, gold, silver or pearl
This offering positively for tomorrow only. Rich
Messaline Silks, comprising a full assortment
of plain colors. Your choice of our entire- stock
of 26-inch Messalines none reserved. The $1.25
grades, bargainized for this great Clear
ance Sale, at the very low price of, yd.
mountings; grades $1.50 to?C
Men's Crochet
and Accordion
NecRwear
$2.00 Ties SI. 35
S2.50 Ties $1.85
$3.50 Ties S2.50
Men's Dept., First Floor.
The popular accordion and crochet
effects in men's Neckwear; all the
very new color combinations, two
tones and solid colors, Roman hob
ble effects, bias and cross weaves,
etc. See Morrison-treet window.
98c
Children's
50c Hose 21c
25c Hose 12ic
In the hosiery section, first floor,
a clearance of children's Winter
weight black Hose, in wool or cash
mere, lxl rib, with merino heels
and toes and extra spliced soles;
our regular stock, worth up01
to 50c a pair, special, only
Children's black Cotton Hose, full
fashioned, with extra spliced heels
and toes and double knees; excel
lent 2.5c grades, priced 1 OIaa
for Clearance Sale at
13.00, on special sale at only
Entire StocK of Underwear Reduced
Our Entire StocK Hosiery Reduced
Animal Clearance fiouseliLoici Needs
Table Linens, Bed Linens, Towels, Muslins, Pillows
Quilts, Blankets, Bedding', Beds, Curtains, Carpets
Rugs, China Ware, Silverware, Kitchen Needs, Etc,
$2.75 Curtains Only $1.95
Curtain Lace at V2 Price
Annual Clearance Sale of
Drugs, Soaps
and Toilet Needs
Fairy Soap, limit six cakes to a cus- O
tomer, 5c grade, special price, cake
15o Talcum Powder, special at only 8$
35c bar 2y2 lbs. Dom'c Castile Soap 23
65c bars 4 lbs. imptd. Castile Soap 35
5c Toilet Soap, special price, a cake, 3
12y2e roll Toilet Paper, 1000 Sheets, 7
10c Hand Sapolio, special, the cake, 7
Carman's Face Powder, 50c size, 40
$1.50 Oriental Cream, Gourand's, 95
Ed Pinaud's 50c Face Powders, at 29
8c Face Chamois, nice size, special, 5
25c Face and H'd Lotion, Willows, 16
50c bulk Perfumes, odd lines, oz., 25
Fitches' Hair Tonic, $1.00 size, at 89
Fitches' Hair Tonic, 50c size, only 45
Pinaud's Hair Tonic, $1 size, only 75
Emery Boards, 10c dozen, special at 6
Wood Buffers, ass'd, worth to 50c, 25
25c Nail Files, special price, each, 10
Glycerine, Colgate's, y2 pound, at 25
50c Chamberlain's Cough Cure, special during this sale for only 42
25c Squibb 's Syrup White Pine Compound, special. for this sale at 19
Lotus Nail Enamel Powder or Cake and Cuticle Softener, 25c value, 15
Regular 35c bottle Witch Hazel, 16-ounce size, on special sale for 2l
50c Jaynes' Expectorant, at 40
5c Orange Wood Sticks, 2 for 5
25c Hand Scrubs, assorted, 16
25c and 35c Tooth Brushes at 18
65c and 50c Dressing Combs, 39
50c. Mentholatum, large size, 35
25c Mentholatum, small size, 16
"0c Listerine, Lambert's, at 40i
$1.00 Glyco-Thymoline, only 79
50c Lavoris, special at only 40
$1.00 Bromo Seltzer, at only 83
25c Tiz, clearance sale price, 19J
18c Blue Jay Corn Plasters, for 8
35c Absorbent Cotton, only 25
50c Sal Hepatica, special at 39
$1.00 bottle Peruna, for only 83
$1 Gude's Pepto-Mangan, at 83
25c Pabst Extract, special at 20
35c Hunyadi Water, special, 27
25c bottle Peroxide, 8-onnce, 12
5c Toothpicks, 1000 to pkg., at 3
25c Carter's Little Lvr. Pills 15
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Sale Gray Enameled Ware
V? Tea Kettles. No. 8, only 50
i'w Covered Kettles, 4-uart, 32?
R'V Covered Kettles. fUiuart, 45
'yir. Dish Pans, 14-quart, for 3o
50c Toffe Pot. 3-quart for 354
4.1 Tea Pots. 2-oaart. only 30
Vj Seamless Water Pail, at 59f
0c Covered Steamers, only &
12c Deep Laver Cake Pans at 9
20c Terfect Sink Strainers, 15
33e tnbed 10-inch Cake Pan, 251
15c deep Padding Pan, 3-qt., 10t
20c Lipped Saucepan, 3-qt., 15
27 e Lipped Saucepan, 5-qt., 19
23c Lip'd Sauce Kettle, 4-qt. 16?
30c deep Colanders. 934-inch, 23
13c Hat Perforated Skimmer, 9
10c Basting Spoons. 14-inch, at 8J
40c Muffin Pan, 8-hoIe, at 30
flJO Cov. Boaster. 16,i-in. $1.50
Sale Blue Enameled Ware
fl.50 Blue En. Tea Kettle, 1.19
27 e LiDrxsl Siurfntn. 2-it- lfW
R.c CnvfrrA San Kttle for ftOtf
90c Covered Sauce Pan, 72
Ti.j- uoubie rkiiler. J-quart,
8V Cov. Straight Saucepan, 63
lGc Basting Spoons, 12-inch, 12
$1 Dish Pans, 14-quart. for 8O4
f 1.10 Seamless Water Pails, SSO
75c 2-quart Coffee PoU for 59
27c deep Pudding Pans, 2-qt, 19
30c Milk Pan.s 3l'2-quart. at 24
20e Pie Plates. 10-inch size, 15
30c Deep Layer Cake Pans, 24
4Sc Seamless Soup Strainers, 30
SaleWHite Enameled Ware
Xk Covered Seamless Sauce "70
Pans, white and blue ware
flJl) I)Lhpan., 14-quart, at 8S
fl.00 Seamless Tea Pots, for 80
$l-3.j Seamless Dbl Boilers Sl.lO
$2.15 Seamless Tea Kettles S1.72
150 Seamless Water Pails $1.20
c Pie Plates. 9-ineh, only 17
42c Deep Pudding Pans at 33?
$1.25 Covered Seamless Sauce djl
Pans, white and blue, at on!yPA
f)oc cov. Lipped Saucepan at 75
110 eov. Lipped Saucepan $1.20
80e covered Dresden Kettles, 64
$1 covered Dresden Kettles, 80
95c Seamless Lipped Kettles, 75
27c Jelly Cake Pans, only 20
37c Seamless Water Dippers, 27
Clearance of white Net Curtains
in the best grade double thread
net, with attractive 3-inch lace'
insertion and edge to match; 40
ins. wide; oar $2.75 11 QC
grade, special, a pair V,'
35cCreton'e
Special 23c
A large assortment of best grade
cretonnes, in beautiful floral pat
terns and most pleasing colors,
for window drapes, fancy work,
etc; 36 inches wide; otOO
35c quality, the yd., onlyC
Factory samples, Curtain ends, in
fancy net and scrim, 14 yards
lonu and 40 to 45 inches wide;
white and Arabian colors; suit
able for small windows, OQ
sash curtains, etc; each'
65c Curtain
Swiss at 37c
Fine quality Curtain Swiss, in
small checked designs, full 50
inches wide, in white, Arabian
and ivory, suitable for curtains,
fancy work, etc.; our 6.5c 0 7
quality, special, the yard O f C
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$2 Linen Table Cloths $1.25
NapKins to Match, the Dozen $1.75
On the bargain circle, between the elevators, main floor, all-linen hemstitched Table d1 OP
Cloths, size 60x62 inches, neat, desirable patterns; good values at $2 ea., for one day Pi5
Dinner Napkins, size 18x18, to match the above Table Cloths, special price, the dozen, $1.75
ffg IN THE $W
BASEMENT
50c Embroidery Flouncing' for 25c
19c Embroideries, at the Yard lOc
Hundreds of thrifty women will come to the basement for these beautiful Embroideries. . 5000
yards of this splendid 27-inch Embroidery Flouncing, in scores of new, dainty patterns. OC
Take advantage of this one-day sale. Good 50c quality, offered special at only, a yardC
Monster sale of fine Swiss Embroidery, edges and Insertions, in width 3 to 12 inches, 1 "-
and endless choice of new, dainty patterns; qualities that retail regularly at 19c, the yard "C
Clearance of Blankets, Sheets,
$5.00 BLANKETS ONLY $3.95
$6.50 BLANKETS ONLY $4.95
$9.00 BLANKETS ONLY $7.25
These are white wool, with pink
or blue borders, and are large size.
$6.50 BLANKETS ONLY $4.95
$7.00 BLANKETS ONLY $5.35
Gray wool Blankets, with pink,
blue or brown borders, large size.
$6.00 Mattress, special clearance sale price at $4.25
50-Ib. eotton felt Mattress, stitched sides, heavy roll
edge, cov'd with best ticking; $13.50 grade, $10.25
40-lb. cotton felt Mattress, covered with best art tick
ing, made with heavy roll edge; $12 grade at $8.50
In the bedding store, thirj floor, a sale which offers unusual saving op
portunities lor hotel and rooming-house keepers to lay in good supplies
for the season. Remember the 'Elks Convention and Rose Carnival are
booked for this season. Read the following special low price offerings:
Pillows, Comforts, Etc.
for Monday Shoppers
$3.75 BLANKETS ONLY $3.10
$4.50 BLANKETS ONLY $3.65
Wool finish Blankets in white, gray
or plaids; large size. See them.
$1.25 COMFORTS ONLY $1.05
$1.65 COMFORTS ONLY $1.35
$2.25 COMFORTS ONLY $1.90
$2.75 COMFORTS ONLY $2.25
$3.75 COMFORTS ONLY $3.25
$7.50 Chill-less Iron Beds, all colors, special, $5.45
$5.00 Chill-less Iron Beds, special sale price, S3.75
$2.75 Yum Yum Springs, on special sale, only $1.95
' Our entire stock of Pillows are reduced for this sale.
Entire stock of Mattresses reduced during this sale.
JiLAVX toiliilb, tor rooming
houses, hotels, etc.; excellent qual
ity, torn, hemmed and ironed ready
for use, on sale at these low prices :
Size 54x90 Sheets for only 45
Size 72x90 Sheets for only 54
Size' 81x90 Sheets for only 58
EXTRA QUALITY SHEETS
Size 54x90-inch, best made, 60
Size 63x90-inch, best made, 65
Size 72x90-iuch, best made, 70
Size 81x90-inch, best made, 80
Size 81x99-inch, best made, 85
18c PDLLOW SLIPS FOR 12Vi
700 doz. extra heavy Pillow Cases,
size 45x36 inches ; our 1 O fa
regular 18c grades for SC
20c PILLOW CASES, ONLY 15
300 doz. hemstitched Pillow Cases,
size 45x36 inches; good 20c 1 C
grades, clearance sale price
$1.00 Crochet Bedspreads at 78
$1.75 Crochet Bedspreads, $1.45
$2.00 Crochet Bedspreads, $1.65
BATH TOWELS, DOZEN, $1.75
Large size, cream color; low-priced.
Thousands of Towels of all kinds and descriptions. Hand Towels at 48c
doz. ; heavy Huckaback Towels, 80c, 90c, $1.20 doz. Entire stock reduced.