AUTOMOBILES, DRAMATIC
AND REAL ESTATE
SECTION FOUR
Pages 1 to 22
VOL. XXXIV.
PORTLAND, OREGOX,
SUNDAY MORNING, 3IARCII 21, 1915.
. NO. 12. t
Silk Poplin Suits Now in Greatest Favor Are Here
In a Sale of Paramount Importance
Offering as It Does $35.00 Silk Suits
That Are the Last Word in Spring Fashions
At $24.85
A mere glance at these suits will be sufficient to convince you of
their superiority. The silk poplin used in their making is of an
excellent quajity, possessing a soft, silky sheen, and in colors that
are most fashionable, such as navy blue, sand, Belgian blue and
black.
And the tailoring is what you would expect and demand in a
much higher-priced garment.
As to style, they are copied after one of the latest foreign mod
els, reproducing a very attractive short jacket mode, which is
plaited and flaring, having fancy silk collars and novelty revers.
Skirts in flare and plaited effects. Third Floor
A New English 'Walking Coat
For Spring and Summer Wear
Featured at $16.50
But Is a Regular $22.50 Model
Again we come forward with a great sale of English style coats
for women. The first shipment arrived two weeks ago and every
coat was sold almost immediately. Owing to the many requests
for this style of wrap, we placed a second order, and this ship
ment will be offered Monday morning.
The coats are made of a fine imported English tweed in gray
and brown Scotch mixtures. In a style adapted from the Balma
caan with flaring back and raglan sleeves, full 45 inches long.
Lined across the shoulders and sleeves with satin. Third Floor
$5.00 Elastic Top
Silk Petticoats
In the New Flare Style
$3.95
Fitted petticoats with patent elas
tic tops, of fine soft-finished taffeta
silk, as well as all-Jersey with mes
saline silk flounces. Shown in four
new Spring styles, made with the
new full, flaring flounces, trimmed
with accordion and knife pleating
combined with tucks and ruffles.
Colors are black, navy, emerald,
new green, sand, putty, battleship
gray, Army blue, white, pink and
changeable effects. Third Floor
Five New Models
in Our Popular
"Specialty" Blouses
At $1.50
Made to Sell at $2.00
Even better than ever, if it were
possible, are these new "Specialty"
blouses of fine, soft-finish voile, in
white or new sand shade. There are
five distinct models, in allover em
broidered and plain lace-trimmed
voile, featuring the new two-in-pne
flare effects, which can be worn in
high or low-neck style, trimmed in
several most attractive styles.
Third Floor
Our Own Importation Just In of
pongee Jltlks:
The Scarcest Silk Fabric Today
and Naturally One of the Most Popular
At Sale Prices Unparalleled
If you have any thought of buying pongee for a suit, a dress, for a
waist or for a traveling coat, we urge that you do so now, for it is very
doubtful if you can find pongee at any price a little later in the season.
It is one of the scarcest silks and at the same time one of the most fash
ionable for Summer wear. The porigee in this sale is of the finest quali
ties we have ever shown and washes perfectly.
$1.00 Pongee, 26 inches wide, special, 59c
$1.25 Pongee, 34 inches wide, special, 79c
$1.50 Pongee, 34 inches wide, special, $1.19
Nevoud Floor
cJ"Merchaniise tic) Merit Only"
HEN
A FACT is like a birthmark you can
cover it up, but you can't rub it out.
It's an unbudging fact that shirt sales
in this store have come to be known as
reliable, dependable and fruitful.
Tomorrow We Place on Sale
1056
M
ens
Shirts
Not One Less Than $1.50 and Many to $2.00
At the Astonishing Price
Real Hand Emb. Handkerchiefs
Of Pure Linen and Batiste, Also the
Newest English Voile Handkerchiefs
Selling Regularly at 50c, 35c and 25c
Monday 15c
- The hand-embroidered handkerchiefs show dainty butterfly and floral
designs in one corner and one-quarter to one-inch hems, made of all
pure linen. The fine lawn handkerchiefs show the new lock-stitch edges
done in lavender, pink or blue, with embroidered designs in the corners.
Those of voile are of a fine transparent quality in all white, with hems
ranging from a half to two inches. ' First Floor
98c
Plain negligee shirts with stiff cuffs. Plaited-bosom shirts
with stiff cuffs. Semi-dress shirts in white with plain and
plaited bosoms. Soft shirts with French turn-back cuffs.
Shirts of imported materials madras, French percales,
silk-finished shirtings, all in attractive plain or novelty
stripes, absolutely fast colors, which launder perfectly.
LEADERSHIP in business is impossible now
a-days without public confidence. You have
our assurance that this is the most forceful,
satisfying sale of shirts ever held in the city
bar none. First Flmr, Waahlntoa-Kt. Kntraarr
We Forecast a Remarkable Sale of Crepe de Chine Underwear There's Every Reason for It Quality
Exquisite Garments at Lowest Prices We Have Ever Known
Economy
FOR GIRLS AND SMALL
WOMEN
These Wash Dresses
In Eton Jacket Style
Are the Very Latest
Special $3.95
$5.50 If Sold Regularly
The first time
we have offered
a new Spring
wash frock at a
special price this
season. And
these dresses are
unusually stylish
and attractive,
made of cham-
j bray or linene.
l :n new blue,
J rreen. pink, rose
tSc?ill and sand color
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Made with a
white blouse.
with pleated
front and short Eton jacket of the col
ored material, braided, in white. Skirt
is in a new, flaring model, with invert
ed pleats in front, finished with belt at
waist. Collar and cuffs of white Itiwn,
the frock completed with a wide, black
satin tie.
s illustrated. Fourth Floor
2000 Yards Spring Dress Fabrics
From fhe Foremost American Mill In Very
Newest Weaves In Most Fashionable Shades
Poplins, Whipcords, French Serges, Granites, Melrose,
Slorm Serges, Baratheas, Black and White Checks nnd sev
eral neVf rveaves in Cream Suitings.
Materials that are in greatest favor for Spring tailored suits and
one-piece dresses materials that are of the finest qualities that have
ever been offered at so low a price. In cream and all the leading
shades, such as delft blue, midnight blue, Belgian blue, green, navy,
heliotrope, gray, sand, putty and black.
Monday, Special $1.19
Second Floor
Never before have we been able to show such an interesting and extensive collection of crepe de V$i' 5VV8r.Net'i
chine undergarments in a special sale, and with prices so extremely low. Skirts, combination suits, jQuj:'-??
envelope chemises, corset covers, night gowns, and a new three-piece garment combining the en-
had in pink or white and most
ribbons, chiffon roses, applique
relope chemise and corset cover, one part to be worn under the corset and the other part over
the corset
All garments of a fine quality crepe, de chine, which can be
effectively trimmed with laces, insertions,, hemstitching, beading,
laces and nets. The skirts are cut with full flaring flounces.
$4.25, $4.50 Skirts $3.48 $5.50, $6.00 Gowns $4.69
$5.00, $6.00 Skirts $4.35 $6.50, $7.00 Gowns $5.79
Three - Piece Suit $4.49 $3.75 Combinations and
$1.50 Corset Covers $1.15 Envelope. Chemise $2.98
$3.00 Envelope Chemise
for $2.39
$5 Combin'tion Suits and
Envelope Chemise $3.95
Fourth Floor.
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45 Limoges China Dinner Sets From
For a 53-Piece Set
AN OPPORTUNITY
Washable Gloves in
Doe and Chamois
One and two-clasp styles, pique and
P.X.M. 'sewn. Paris point and fancy
embroidery backs. A goodly assort
ment, but not every size in each style.
Extraordinary Prices
$2.00 Quality now $1.59
$1.50 Quality now $1.25
$1.25 Quality now... 95c
Vint Floor
aviian
At Two Exceptional Prices
$11.46
For a 47-Piece Set
Delicate spray decora
tions in the exquisite tones
of French wild flowers.
showing six different de
signs. Cold stipple is
used on every set. The
meat platters have gravy
wells.
The 47-piece set
consists of one covered
vegetable dish, one pickle
dish, one 1 0-inch platter,
one 12-inch platter and
six dinner plates, break
fast plates, bread-and-butter
plates, soup plates,
fruit saucers, tea cups and
saucers.
The 53-piece set consists of six dinner plates, breakfast plates,
bread-and-butter plates, soup plates, fruit saucers, tea cups and saucers,
one 1 6-inch platter, one covered vegetable dish, one sauceboat, one
covered butter dish, one open vegetable dish, one sugar bowl, one
creamer. ' Sixth Floor
TI
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SALE
Ok
EXCLUSIVE NEW MILLINERY
That Cannot Be Surpassed at -
$10.00 to $15.00
IT IS A SEASON OF BECOMING MILLINERY that with
out question. We believe that no woman could walk through our Millinery
Salons now and fail to see almost at a glance a dozen, fifteen, twenty hats
with any of which she would be more than satisfied.
Hundreds of models are here, no two alike, each with a different treat
ment of trimming and color. Dress models in hemp straw with facings
of maline or Ceorgette crepe, large sailor shapes, shepherdess and poke
bonnets, turbans and tricornes for taildred and semi-dress wear, with exquis
ite flower trimmings in most beautiful natural colors, smart ribbon bows
and streamers, in styles suited to every type, for the miss or matron.
Second Floor
We have been ding-donging corset service to the public for the long
est time by every method of advertising known through the newspapers,
streetcars, by mail. We have claimed that eight out ot ten women in
Portland have never enjoyed' corset comfort, corset luxury or corset
satisfaction.
Now our hour is chiming we are helping women every
day in the scientific art of corset fitting. More and more
women are seeking our expert corset service.
Tomorrow We Inaugurate fctj Special Arrangements
FOR MONDAY ONLY!
Engraving and
Stationery Sale
100 Engraved Cards, 46c
We will engrave from your plate
1 00 calling cards on Crane's best kid
finish or linen lawn cards.
New Plate to Your Order and
100 Engraved Cards, 99c
We will engrave to your order 1 00
calling cards on Crane's finest stock,
giving you a new plate and choice of
four styles of script type.
Pure Linen Paper, Pound, 25c
Lotus linen, an extra good grade of
fine white linen paper. 96 sheets to the
pound.
Lotus Linen Envelopes to
'fitatch, Package, 10c
In the popular Premier cut, 24 en
velopes in a package.
Mezzanine Floor
Mrs. Housewife, Here's a Curtain Treat
300 Pairs of $5.00, $6.00 and $6.50
Lace and Scrim Curtains
Which Go on Sale Monday Morning
At $2.87 Pair
eldom if ever is it possible to buy curtains of the regular $5.00 and
$6.50 qualities in fresh, new stock and in the newest patterns in a sale
of such importance as this. But these are just the kind of curtains you
will find tomorrow at the remarkable price of $2.87 a pair.
There are new fillet scrims and French net curtains, made with fine
lace edges and insertions to match. Also new fancy braided borders.
These curtains come in white, cream and Arabian color, full 2J yards
long and in the assortment there are curtains suitable for every room.
Fifth Floor
Drapery Materials Greatly Reduced
Materials that reflect the new patterns, designs and colorings, all
fresh, beautiful fabrics that are suitable for bungalows, for Summer
homes, for bedrooms, living-rooms.
madras.
60c Colored Madras 49c
35c Fancy Scrims 21c
45c Curtain Nets 29c
Plain and fancy scrims, nets and
45c, 50c Fancy Scrims, 29c
25c Curtain Nets 19c
50c Curtain Nets 39c
Fifth Floor
Household Linen Sale .
The time of the year to buy linens is NOW.
The place to bay them is Lipman-Wolfe's.
Supply Your Needs Monday at the Lowest Prices
MERCERIZED TABLE CLOTHS IN NEW PATTERNS
Regular $1.10 Cloths, size 58x58 inches. . 89c
Regular $1.75 Cloths, size 2x2 yards $1.15
Just received these cloths, which are remarkable bargains at these very
low prices. They come in a beautiful, satin mercerized finish, in the
new circular floral designs, which usually are only made in more expensive
cloths. There are -pansy, poppy and rose patterns artistically designed.
For every-day wear and for Summer cottage use these cloths are ideal,
as they will launder beautifully.
$1.75 PURE LINEN LUNCH CLOTHS, $1.19
German linen lunch cloths, silver bleached, in your choice of several
pretty designs. Size 57x60 inches. Splendid cloths for every-day wear.
Hemmed ready for use.
60c SILVER BLEACHED DAMASK, 48c YARD
This is less than import cost today. Comes 60 inches wide, in dice
pattern. A firm, evenly woven damask, very desirable for restaurants
and hotels. -
TURKISH BATH TOWELS SPECIAL, 39c
Extra heavy, two-ply cotton, firmly woven bath towels, in plain white,
with hemmed ends. Extra large. Size 25x54 inches.
CASTLETON LINEN-FINISH SHEETS
Size 2V4x2V2 yards, 68c Size 2yAx2 yards, 72c
Sheets, sizes 2yx3 yards, special, 83c
The best sheets on the maket today for long service. Made of good,
clean cotton, free from dressing. Torn before hemming. Made with 3-inch
head and 1 -inch foot hem. ' '
CASTLETON PILLOW CASES TO MATCH
Size 42x38y inches, 17c ea. Size 45x38y inches, 18c ea.
25c HEMSTITCHED, EMBROIDERED PILLOW CASES
19c EACH
Made from fine, evenly woven cotton and free from dressing. Neatly
hemstitched and embroidered, with space for monogram.
$2.50 HEMMED CROCHET BED SPREADS, $1.98
Full size bed spreads, 8 1 x90 inches. Extra heavy quality at this price.
Come in floral patterns, in heavy raised Marseilles effect. Basement
Corset Week, designed primarily
department.
Through the courtesy of some of the
we have secured
to attract new patrons to this
foremost corset manufacturers
Nerv Spring Models at Special Prices
for which we have special demonstrators and fitters, who will be pleased
to explain to you their individual merits.
$2.00 W. B. CORSETS, $1.69
Made of coutil with low and medium bustline, long and medium
length over hips and back. Finished with embroidery. Three pairs
of supporters attached. For slender and medium figures. Sizes
19 to 32.
$2.50 W. B. CORSETS, $1.79
Of fine coutil with medium bust and medium length over the hips and
back, new curve-in at the waistline, bones finished with silk floss,
trimmed with lace and embroidery. Three pairs of supporters attached.
Sizes 21 to 30.
$3.50 W. B. CORSETS, $2.29
Made of striped coutil, medium high bust, medium length over hips
and back, slightly curved in at the waistline, elastic lacing, three pairs
of hose supporters attached. Sizes 19 to 20. Good for all figures.
$3.50 W. B. ELASTINE REDUSO CORSETS, $2.25
In sizes 21 to 36. Made of splendid quality coutil, medium bust and
long over the hips and back. Elastic gores on the fullest part of the
hips. Three pairs of heavy supporters attached. Reinforced over the
abdomen for full figures.
SELF-REDUCING NEMO CORSETS, $5.00
Are now being shown in models suitable for the average and full
figures. In sizes 22 to 36. Made of dainty silk flowered brocade,
in white or pink.
$1.50 BRASSIERES FOR $1.00
Made of fine cambric with wide embroidery at the top and bottom.
which forms the V-shape neck, edged with fine Valenciennes lace.
Hook-in-front style. Sizes 34 to 46. Fourth Floor.
Sale of Grey Switches and Transformations
HAIR
GOODS
Experts in attendance will guarantee a perfect match.
$3. 13 switches, lo-in.,
for 57.95
$4.15 switches, 20-in..
$2.95
switches, 22-in.,
for $3.95
switches, r-in..
for $4.95
$7.45 transformations
for $5.95
$10.45 transformations
for $7.45
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