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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (May 3, 1914)
LIPMANAVOLFE SECTION LIPMAN-W OLFE SECTION ' ; , . - ,-- v , . , , -' - T VOL. XXXIII. .PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING. MAY 3, 1914. NO. 18. h, 1 - ,j ' . - - - ' ' '''''''' : ' ' ' ' ' ' . ' " i! The Greatest Event Ever Known in Merchandising The Celebration of Our Sixty-Fourth Anniversary A Bewildering Array of Remarkable SalesAn Economy Event You Cannot Afford to Miss An Occasion of Tremendous Importance Monday, May 4th, webegin the celebration of the "Rounding-out" of .64 years of progressive store keeping. 64 YEARS OF DEPENDABLE MERCHANDISING -which has won for this store the CONFIDENCE of the public. This confidence was not gained by accident It is the reward of STRICT BUSINESS INTEGRITY HONEST MERCHANDISE FAIR PRICES. The People Will Make This a Wonderful Sale . This event is not an over-night affair or organized in a week. Months of arduous effort have been spent in collecting merchan dise worthy of this sale. . THE BEST MERCHANDISE that could be collected from every corner of the globe will be offered tomorrow at prices that represent in every instance ACTUAL SAVING. DEPENDABLE MERCHANDISE that cannot be equaled in STYLE or QUALITY at the prices quoted ANYWHERE. It Is a Sale of National Scope and the largest in-the Northwest . This year's sale bids fair to out-rival any sale ever held in this section. -We have no concern with other sales their worth, merit or honesty. What we want to say is that we are sincerely trying to impress upon you the fact that this is the MOST EXTRAORDINARY sale ever presented to the public of Portland. It is a remarkable sale A SALE FOR ALL THE PEOPLE with merchandise at prices offering MARKED. ECONOMY in every instance. This is the Lipman, Wolfe & Company method of recognizing in a substantial manner the loyalty of its thousands of patrons. By this sale we hope to demonstrate our undisputed leadership in retailing in this city OF MERCHANDISE OF MERIT ONLY. That the People Living Adjacent to Portland May Share in This Great Sale We Will Pay Railroad Fares Both Ways and Deliver Goods Free to Your Home Every year we receive hundreds of letters from out-of-town patrons complaining that they can never share in the great economies offered in our Anniversary Sale. To give the people living adjacent to Portland an equal opportunity to participate, in this great event, we shall pay railroad fares both ways upon the purchase of the following amount of goods. Club your purchases with your neighbors secure a round trip ticket present this at the accommodation desk with your transfer and have your goods delivered to your home. FREE OF CHARGE AND YOUR RAILROAD FARE PAID BOTH WAYS. On Purchases of $5.00 WE PAY RAILROAD FARE and Deliver Goods Free to Burlington, Holbrook, Rocky Point, Clackamas, . Vancouver, Shattuck, Garden Home, Metzger, "Tualatin, Beaver ton On Purchases of $12.50 WE PAY RAILROAD FARE and Deliver Goods Free to Scappoose, Forest Grove, On Purchases of $20.00 WE PA Y RAILROAD FARE and Deliver Goods Free to On Purchases of $30.00 WE PAY RAILROAD FARE and Deliver Goods Free to Warren, Reedville, Hillsboro, Cornelius, New Era, Canby, Barlow, Aurora and intermediate points. and intermediate points.'. Houlton, St. Helens, Deer Island, Knappa, Ridge field, Dilly, Gaston, Yamhill, Hubbard, Woodburn Goble, Rainier, Kalama, McMinnville Carlton, Sheridan, Gervais, Bonneville, Hood River, Kelso On Purchases of $40.00 WE PAY RAILROAD FARE and Deliver Goods Free to Mayger ' Clatskanie, Castle Rock, Winlock, Willamina, Dallas, Independence, Brooks, The Dalles, Salem On Purchases of $50.00 WE PAY RAILROAD FARE and Deliver Goods Free to Astoria, Jefferson, ChehalU, Albany Corvalts, and intermediate points. and intermediate points. and intermediate points. and intermediate points. Charge Accounts Invited Open an account now; no better time than daring the Anniversary Sale. Charge Office on the Sev enth Floor. Unpacked Yesterday Beautiful Spring Garments Tomorrow YOURS at Much LESS Than Wholesale These DRESSES Sell at $17.50 to $25.00 $9.95 .. These SUITS Sell at $27.50 to $35.00 $17.50 We cannot adequately describe these garments; you must see them. The style are so varied that only your taste need limit you. Here are suits made of imported materials in combination with black silk moire; others of needle thread whipcord soft clinging eponge and crepe cloth. Trimmed with taffeta, moire and satin, some with tailored vests, fancy buttons and pipings. The jackets represent every late style feature with kimono sleeves. The skirts are modeled after the latest French designs. The color range includes tango, reseda, new blue, mahogany, navy. tan. black, black and white checks and mixtures. " Third Floor. Positively None Reserved. None C. O. D. None on Approbation. None Laid Aside. An attempt to give full details of these dresses would require ten times this space. We tell you enough to give you but an idea of their beauty. Suffice to say that in our business career we have never presented to our patrons a sale of dresses that approaches this one in point of beauty, style or quality of materials. .The very latest models, the last note in Spring modes are represented in this collection. Beautiful examples in wool crepe, crinkle crepe and fine serge, in wistaria, rose. gold, navy blue, nile. black, olive, tango, dark green, mahogany, white, tan and chartreuse. Sehn girdles and collars of satin or lace, lace frills at the hand, colored novelty vestings. silk pipings and novelty buttons are used for trimming. DISPLAY J