THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND, FEBRUARY 23, 1917.
A NEW BOOK JUST RECEIVED "GETTING TOGETHER" BY IAN HAY, 50 BOOK SHOP, "FIFTH FLOOR1
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This section for important
news of our great semi-annual
sale beds and bedding.
Skirts Cut Free of Charge
if materials purchased in our Silk or Dress Goods Shop. Skirts
accordion, box or knife pleated made ready to put on band for
$1. We baste and fit, ready to finish, tailored skirts and dresses
for a small charge. Silk and Dress Goods Shop, Second Floor.
All Charge
Purchases
Tomorrow and balance of
month go on ' the March ac
counts, payable April 1.
March ButterickPatterns
are in and Fashion Sheets for free distribution. Spring "Butter
ick Fashions," 25c, and any 10c or 15c pattern free. March "De
lineator" for subscribers now ready, 15c. Our experts will gladly
help you plan your new Spring frock. Pattern Shop, Second Floor.
tTne- Quality' Stow op- Portland
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These Free Operatic- Lectures by F.W.
Goodrich Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Mr. Goodrich will give three of his instructive and entertaining
"musical talks" this week in our Music Hall, Sixth Floor, as follows:
Thursday, "Iris," 3 P. M.; Friday, "Aida," 3 P. M.; Saturday, "Faust,"
4 P. Mi These three operas will be sung by the Boston National
Grand Opera Company in this city March 5 and 6. Mr. Goodrich will
tell the stories of the operas, illustrating his talk by a magnificent
selection of records made by the same artists who are to be heard
locally. No charge for admission to these "musical talks" and visi
tors are under no obligation of any kind.
THE NEWEST IN HATS
Large hats are flat, and small hats are tall and that is
about the only definite thing to say about hats this season.
Among others, we're showing a tan straw rather small
faced on top with blue Georgette,
and ornamented with blue and pur
ple straw roses.
A small hat with rolling brim
has crown topped flatly .with blue
and pink roses.
A large Leghorn has wool-worked
brim, with crown embroidered and
beaded in bright colors to match.
A large flat has upper facing of
sand-colored corded silk, with two
large lily-like ornaments of the
same material.
Lisere.Milan and Leghorn straws are smart with ornaments
in Chinese design and coloring small turbans with stickups
and medium sized hats with facings are equally attractive.
Moderately Priced, 5 to $25
Millinery Shop, Fourth Floor.
Women's Apparel Radiantly New
New Suits, New Coats, New Dresses Just Received
Tomorrow you will find delightfully new apparel in our shops for
your selection. Everything that is favored for early Spring is here
in good variety. We can give but a hint of what awaits you. Satisfy
yourself tomorrow by seeing these lovely new models.
SUITS
DRESSES
of Poiret twill, gabardine, Tuxedo twill and serge
are smart. Many have vests of contrasting color
and some show "cutaway" jackets. Sports suits of 6oft wool fabrics
wool velours and jersey have pleated and paneled skirts, with
pleats introduced in jacket. Touches of glove 6titching in contrasting
color smart and effective. Suits priced at $1750 to $75.
of wool jersey and novelty silks are smart in
sports models. Georgette, crepe meteor and
taffeta in solid tones and brilliant blending of colors are prettily
beaded and embroidered. New effects in tier and tunic skirts are
being shown. Georgette collars and vests to match stripes, with gold
tassels to- match ornaments or 6tripes, are colorful and artistic.
Frocks are prettily varied and unusually graceful and becoming.
Priced at $12.50 to $125.
y") A 'TpO ' 80t velours and hard-surfaced twills and gabar-V-zX
J. 3 dines are all smart. One striking model is full and
cape-like in line of light tan gabardine with large black shawl-like
collar, gathered to give a narrow, sloping line to the shoulders. The
sleeves are quite tight up to the elbow and are outlined with a row
of smoked pearl buttons. A distinctively smart model. Sports coats
in endless variety priced from $12.50 to $75.
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Apparel Shop. Fourth Floor.
Our Entire Remaining Stocks Pearl French
Opera Glasses at Half
A timely sale. If you propose to hear the Boston National Grand
Opera Company on March 5 or 6, your enjoyment of the occasion
will be materially enhanced by genuine fine French opera glasses 6uch
as we are offering "at HALF PRICE. Included are famous Lemaire
and Colmont & Marchand imported glasses that are now practically
off the market.
Regularly Priced at $3.50 to $20
24 Pairs on Sale at $1.75-$10
Jewelry Shop, Main Floor.
NEWEST SPRING BLOUSES
Lovely blouses of every description both as to color and
material. Some pleasing new blouses of Khaki Kool, Moon
shine silk, crepe de chine and Georgette.
Tea rose, peach, coral, burnt or
ange, Shadow Lawn and clover leaf
green, bisque, French blue, morning
blue and pumpkin yellow suggest the
beauty of the newest shades. Combi
nations of color are exceptionally at
tractive and striped blouses are fasci
natingly smart.
Touches of beading and embroidery
add to the smartness of many blouses,
while taffetas in tailored style have
novel collars and cuffs to mark their
newness.
There is a splendid assemblage here
for your pleasure
Moderately Priced S6.50 to S15
Blouse Shop. Fourth Floor.
New Georgette and Laces
Irresistibly lovely new Georgettes and dainty laces for
trimming frocks, blouses and undermuslins to make the plan
ning of your new Spring and Summer wardrobe a real joy!
GEORGETTE CREPE In the most delightfully new and
novel effects. Among the most popular is the Paisley
design. Many of the newest shades in plain colors. And
a new Georgette in fancy weave. Priced $1.75 to $2.50.
VENISE AND FILET LACES Both edges and insertions are
to be used extensively in trimming the newest blouses and
frocks. Many new and pretty patterns; priced at yard,
40c to $2.00.
NET TOP LACES Pretty patterns in newest Net Top laces
in widths from 15 to 25 inches. Good laces at these re
ductions :
50c Laces, 15 Inches Wide, Yard 25
75c Laces, 25 Inches Wide, Yard 39
SHADOW LACES All-over designs, regularly 50c and 75c
special at, yard 39 S -
Lace Shop, Main Floor.
Women's New
'Kerchiefs
Many exquisitely dainty new ker
chiefs have been received by late ex
press. New crepe de chines with novelty
borders and stripes in best colors at
25c.
New colored embroidered linen
novelties with hand-printed borders
and hemstitched edges, prettily em
broidered comers, 75c to $1.
-New designs in solid colors with
initials full and glove size kerchiefs
25c to $U
Hemstitched, Bcalloped and em
broidered designs in dainty pinks,
blues, lavender, tan, green, maize,
assorted colors.
Kerchiefs for Spring and sports
use in splendid assortment.
Handkerchief Shop, Main Floor.
$7.50 Shetland Wool
Sweaters, S4M
3:
LIKE ILLUSTRATION
Beautiful sweater coats made
of all-wool Zephyr, in a light,
loose weave, comfortably light in
weight, yet warm. Made with
striped sports collar and cuffs
and wide belt.
In lovely shades of blue, lav
ender, maize, rose, pink and
Copen, with trimming of self
color striped with white or black.
These are unusually good
sweaters 'at $7.50 on special
sale tomorrow at S4.95.
.Third Floor. Blxth Street.
New Spring Wash Fabrics
Time to be planning your Spring and Summer tub frocks
and a world of inspiration in our Wash Goods Shop. Here are a
few of the lovely new materials to be found at moderate prices :
Voiles, 38 inches wide. Plaids, dots, floral
and Persian designs light and dark colorings
in large assortment.
Lace Voiles, 38 inches wide. Floral stripes
and allover designs in a great variety of pleas
ing colorings.
Sport Skirtings,. 36 inches wide.; Broad stripe
and check designs in blue, lavender, orange
and rose.
Silk and Cotton Sweater Fabric, 27 inches
wide. Combinations of rose and black, orange
and black, green and black in diamond design.
Plaid Suiting, 36 inches wide. Combinations
of orange and black, lavender and black, green
and black and white and black.
Sport Suitings, 27 inches wide. Plaids, stripes
and large fancy dots.
Wash Goods Shop, Second Floor.
At 35c Yd.
At 50c Yd.
At 50c Yd.
At 60c Yd.
At 75c Yd.
At 39c Yd.
This Is THE EdisonStore!
Meier & Frank 's Headquarters for
The NEW EDISON
"The Phonograph With a Soul".
This is the marvelous new musical invention developed by Thos. A.
Edison after an expenditure of more than $3,000,000 in research work.
We cordially invite you to visit our Phonograph Shop tomorrow and
listen to this wonderful invention. Hear the world's noblest music so
perfectly reproduced that it is well termed a "re-creation." You will
not be urged to buy. You are perfectly welcome, even though you
have no intention of purchasing a musical instrument.
The official laboratory model illustrated here sells at $230.
There are other models as low in cost as $100.
EASY TERMS OF PAYMENT ARRANGED IF DESIRED
Phonograph Shop, Sixth Floor.
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New Dresses
for Infants
The daintiest little lingerie
dresses for the tiniest ones made
with square, round and pointed
yokes of embroidery, laces and
touches of color in embroidery.
Some are pure white, others show
touches of color in embroidery.
Many have" clusters of baby tucks.
Finished at bottom with dainty
hems, with row of insertion above
or pretty ruffle.
Priced at 59c, $1.29, $1.59 to $3.73
50c BLANKETS 39 6
Infants' new blankets in pink or
blue checked designs. Regulation
crib size. Prettily finished with
crocheted edges.
Infants' Shop, Second Floor.
NEW! Stamped Dining -Room Sets
Just arrived by express. Handsome new sets stamped on pure round thread linen for
French and eyelet embroidering. Tumbler, plate, cup and saucer doilies, 36 to 72-inch
luncheon cloths and buffet scarfs. Exquisitely embroidered models to copy from. Prices
range from lOd to 8.75.
Colored Embroidery Cottons 2 Price
A big assortment of colored embroidery cottons suitable for all kinds of color work.
Included are violet, red, green, brown and other desirable shades. All guaranteed fast
colors. Regularly 3c, 4c, 7c skein, in this sale tomorrow at exactly, half price. LIMIT,
24 SKEINS TO CUSTOMER.
FT) T71 T? Classes Daily in
XL Hi Hi Lamp-Shade Making
Miss Pearson conducts these classes in
our Art Needlework Shop from 9 to 12
and 1 to 6 daily. Materials are to be pur
chased in our Art Needlework Shop.
C 1 a s s e s in Knitting TT1 TT) TT' Y?
Sweaters, Caps, Scarfs JP ft Hi Ijj
Madam Chundelah instructs these
classes daily from 10 to 12 and 1 to 5. No
charge if materials are bought in our Art
Needlework Shop, Second Floor.
"Crowley" and Other New Spring
NECKWEAR NOW IN
So many women have been inquiring for the new
est "Crowley" neckwear that we are pleased to an
nounce the receipt of a new shipment. The most
individual effects chinchilla vestees, with touches
of satin in brilliant shade. Some with satin slep.vps
iHo match.
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mew iiier, couars ana sets, piain or hand-embroidered
Georgette in new Oriental and Paisley design
and Khaki-Kool and Tussah, in plain shades, with
large spots of interesting color.
Priced From 50d to 22.50
Neckwear Shop, Main Floor.
BRING IN YOUR SNOW FIL3V
GORGEOUS ORIENTAL RIBBONS
Out of the East has come the inspiration for the newest styles,
nowhere evidenced more clearly than in ribbons. This season
will find ribbons used extensively in frocks, hats, waists and
fancy bags. These newest novelties range in width from 5 to 7
inches. See these brilliant arrivals: ,
"Le Dieu Bleu" a new ribbon inspired by the "Blue
God," presented by the Ballet Russe.
"Scheherazade" from the same source of inspiration.
"Indian Empire Cashmere" of true Oriental gorgeous
ness. "Chien Lung" Chinese in design and coloring.
And besides these wonderful effects in Aztec, Yaqui and other
rich coloring: Priced at yard 75 to $2.25. Ife'
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YOU CANNOT AFFORD TO BE WITHOUT
The ELDREDGE TWO-SPOOL
Rotary Sewing Machine. This wonderful
machine saves time and energy and has a
combination of labor-saving devices which
will interest you. Enjoy your dressmak
ing by sewing directly from two spools of
thread one above, one below. Why waste
your time winding bobbins?
51.00 Down $1.00 Week
No Interest No Extras
Liberal allowance for your old machine.
SPECIAL FOR MONDAY
Sewing machine needles for machines
.of all makes, each
Second Floor. Fifth Street.
S TO BE DEVELOPED AND PRINTED BY EXPERTS KODAK SHOP, MAIN FLOOR immm
BULK GRAIN IS FAVORED
Professor Hyslop Says Portland
" Must Build Elevators.
: Professor G. R. Hyslop, professor of
farm crops at the Oregon Agricultural
College at Corvallis. was In Portland
yesterday on his way to Eastern "Ope
pon, where he will address & series
of meetings on the system of handling
grain by bulk.
"He spoke at Arlington In the after
noon. He will be present at meetings
to be held this week at Dufur, Lex
ington, La Grande and other points.
He will be present at the dedication of
the big elevator at Pendleton next Sat
urday. Professor Hyslop said' yesterday that
the tendency everywhere in the Interior
was towards the adoption of the bulk
handling method.
Damascus Grangers to Picnic. .
DAMASCUS. Or.. Feb. 24. (Special.)
The Damascus Grangers held a mid
Winter picnic at the old Hillerary Hall
tonight. The proceeds of the evening
swelled the fund which is to be appro
priated for building a Grange Hall at
this place, la the near future.
TRIAL FOR ARS0N IS SET
Man Charged Witn Burning Astoria
Mill May Plead Insanity.
ASTORIA. Or.. Feb. 24. (Special.)
Jermiah Sllvola, the man who is said
to have set fire to the Clatsop Mill Com
pany's plant a few weeks ago, causing
a loss of fully $160,000. pleaded not
guilty to a charge of arson, and his
trial was set for March 13. It is under
stood his defense will be a plea of in
sanity. The crand Jury returned an indict
ment this afternoon against H. S. GI11
nett. of Portland, charging him with
obtaining money by false pretense from
William. Bock, his father-in-law.
Cos C. Moser Will Speak.
The constructive legislation accon
plished In the 1917 session of the Ore
gon Legislature will be the subject of
the address at the members' council
luncheon of the Chamber of Commerce
tomorrow noon. Gus C. Moser, presi
dent of the Senate, will be the principal
speaker of the day. W. D. B. Dodson,
managing secretary of the Chamber,
will make a report on the bills In which
the Chamber was Interested.
FRANK ORTH IS BURIED
Victim of Blood Poisoning Is In
terred at Cornelius.
FOREST GROVE. Or., Fel. 24. (Spe
cial.) The body of Frank Orth, who
died In a Portland hospital from the
effects of bolod poisoning caused by
a email boil in his nose, was taken
from this city to Cornelius for burial.
Mr. Orth until a few days previous kto
his death had been in the best of
health. Harry H. Stewart and P. G.
Kinzer, of Seattle, Wash., officers of
the company employing Mr. Orth, were
in attendance at the funeral.
Mr. Orth was 39 years old. He was
born in Mayvllle. Wis. He was mar
ried in that state to 'Miss Minnie 45 y
November 28. 1902. They came to Ore
gon 16 years ago. He is survived by
his widow and two daughters.
Moscow Wants Union Depot.
MOSCOW. Idaho. Feb. 24. (Special.)
tinder the auspices of the Chamber of
Commerce, a move has been launched
to secure a union depot for Moscow. A
petition is being circulated and within
a few. weeks will be presented to the
officials of the three railroads operat
ing through the city, asking that the
improvement he granted. It is under
stood the Northern Pacific contem
plates building a new station here this
Summer.
Railroad Man Promoted.
OREGON CITY, Or.. Feb. 24. (Spe
cial.) H. D. Olds, who for two years
has been agent of the Southern Pa
cific here, has received notice of his
appointment as traveling freight agent
of the line with headquarters in Port
land. No successor for the place her
has been named.
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