The Sunday Oregonian., July 22, 1917, SECTION FIVE, Image 57

SECTION, FIVE
Pages 1 to 12
Women's Section
Special Features
VOL. XXXVI.
PORTLAND. OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, JULY 22, 1917.
NO. 29.
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Queen Ann Designing, Velour Upholstering and Cane Panels; Three Distinctive Features in
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MAHOGAXY MAS NEVER
BEEX 1KD MORE SKILLFTHY
7? eZ?Ahls 'urn'ture is to bo reminded of
the hidden beauties disclosed in stone by
the sculptor. There is something- in these
dainty Pieces more than mere fitness of
material. There is beauty here that is but
suggested in the Ihoiriimn ..
S.for yourself. The three pieces are ex
hibited on our big mahogany floor.
EVERY TOICH IS SO APPROPRIATE
TO THE SPIRIT OK THIS FfRXITITlE
Notice in the illustration the depths of the seats, the
dignity of the curves of the cane panels. See the ma
hogany centers in the cane backs, the exquisite finish.
However, you must see it as it is shown here. We
know that many a living-room will be beautiful with
one of these suites if you will but come and see it.
CREPITT WHY ?'OTt
Credit here has the same buying power that cash has
in many stores, there are no exceptions. Credit is a
modern business transaction and is here employed as
such. We do not expect folks to purchase on credit
merely because they are not ready to pay the entire
amount immediately. We expect you to use your
credit, because to do so is frequently to save money.
H2B3.0O Three-Piece Cane JJg 00
SuieM.tTh:??:I.,"?.c.,u,.! $ 142.00
f 279.SO Two - Piece Cane 1 OJ O C
Suite at OlOD.J
Inexpensive Rugs for Summer
7-6x10-6 Rag Rugs for $ 9.75
9 xl2 Rag Rugs for $11.75
GRASS RUGS
Old Ivory Cretonne
Cushioned Rockers
as illustrated, with seat and
back upholstered in pretty
c r e t o n nes, close hand-woven
body, finished in shaded ivory,
very special at
$19.85
Two - Passenger:
Gliding Porch
Swings
Juvenile swings for the kiddies.
Portable swings that may be set
out on the lawn or porch. Sub
stantially made, finished green
and natural, reduced to
6x9 Grass Rugs..? 5.95
8 xlO Grass Rugs.. $ 9.90
9 xl2 Grass Rugs.. 11.25
4-6x7-6 Grass Rugs.. $ 4.00
HEAVY FIBER RUGS
9 xl2 Fiber Rugs.. $13.50
8-3x10-6 Fiber Rugs. .$12.50
7-6x 9 Fiber Rugs. .$11.50
6x9 Fiber Rugs-. $ 9.50
J .ten Mill ODD TgCTf
Silk Shade
Table Lamps
Pretty Mahogany - Finish
Table Lamps.- with 15
lnch fringed silk shades.
A lamp 24 Inches In
height cut to
$7.15
The Low Cost The Easy Credit Terms Places This
Four -Piece Ivory Enamel Suite Vithin Reach of All
$6.00 Cash
$1.25 Weekly
$4.95
Four Foot
Porch Swings
Of solid oak, finished
fumed, shaped slat seat,
complete with chain, $5.25
value for
See how nicely proportioned each piece is and how simple the design. You should see it
on our floors so you could carefully inspect the material and workmanship. All pieces are
nicely proportioned and all pieces match perfectly. The extreme low price at which
this suite is offered should interest everyone who has furniture to buy for the chamber
$3.85
News From
Our Enlar;
Porcelain
for Cleanliness
Tou don't eat from anything but
china dishes. You use porce
lain for preserving. You have
porcelain washstands and bath
tubs. Why, then, keep your
food in anything but a POIMB
LAI..L1.KD refrigerator?
There is only one refrigerator
with a one-piece porcelain lin
ing the celebrated
Leonard Cleanable
Refrigerator
Tt Is as clean as a china dish.
No corners to hold dirt or
grease no place for grease to
collect made of smooth pure
white porcelain, fused on steel.
ed Drapery Department
500 Pairs Marquisette Curtains
Pretty Marquisette Curtains in white, cream and ecru, with cluny edging?
and insertion, hemstitched and plain. Very special values per pair
$1.29 to $6.85
55c Bungalow Net Silk Lamp Shades
An unusual display of these separate
shades in all the wanted colors and
patterns. They range in price from
$50 Down to $5.75
An excellent new showing of Fall
Nets 38 inches in wiatn, reaucea
for the coming week to, per yard.
38c
This" Splendid Victrola VI
Outfit, With Large Quar
tered Oak Cabinet
$39.30
TERMS 94.0O CASH. $1.00 A WEEK.
This excellent outfit has the appearance of a ma
chine costing a much greater price, the large rec
ord cabinet being made of selected quartered stock
and well finished. The outfit consists of
VICTROLA VI,
OOLDEX OAK RKCORI) CABIYET,
SIX TK-I(n I)Ol BLK-FACED RECORDS
IIS SELECTIONS),
ONE AIBl'M, BOO NEEDLES,
RECORD CLEANER.
Like a Cradle Is the
Sturgis Go-Cart
It is so easy to ride in and so very com
fortable for baby then. too. tt is very
easily operated and folds with one mo
tion. It is the peer of all go-carts.
The Luxury Spring
back and seat absorbs all the jolts
and Jars and protects baby's tender
spine. These excellent carts are shown
In a variety of styles and prices. You
are sure to find the one you like here.
STURGIS CARTS CP FROM S,75.
Closing Out a Number of
Odd Dining Chairs
We list below just a few Items showing the re
markable values offered this week in the higher
grade chairs. There are many other styles not men
tioned. $5.35 Quartered Oak Leather-Seat Iin- J A Af
lng Chair, with panel back, for w tlU
$6.75 Leather-Seat Dining Chairs in (J
William and Mary style at O 0xO
$56.25 set of five Chairs and one Arm JJOO fZf
Chair in fumed, Stickley make, cut to. . wOiOU
$84.25 set of Jacobean Diners, five tfJydQ 7 tl
Chairs and one Arm Chair, extra special BO 4 O
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MAX RABINOFF TO DEVOTE HIMSELF TO
EXPLOITATION OF AMERICAN COMPOSERS
Mr. De Koven. With Other Artists, Seeks Organization of Talent Which Shall Lead Music Lovers to Domestic
Shrine American Singers Are Being Tried.
BY EMILIE FRANCES BAUER.
NEW YORK, July 21. (Special.)
As nearly as plans are ready for
disclosure Max Rabinoff will
either abandon the repertory he has
been offering his "road" clientele to de
vote himself to the exploitation of works
by American composers exclusively, or
he will embody these operas in his
plans, he being selected as general
manager of which Reginald de Koven
is at the head.
For some time Mr. De Koven has been
devoting himself to welding together
the different forces at work among
American composers and dramatists
and he even lent himself temporarily
to the idea of having opera translated
Into Knglish. This has never appealed
to many true music-lovers, and it has
been particularly opposed by those who
have -understood that this more than
anything else would stand In the -way
of the native composer.
Mr. de Koven has been traveling:
along a line more likely to lead to re
sults for notice aspirants to operatic
and dramatic honors and he has asso
ciated with him some of the strongest
men in the musical profession of
America.
Mr. de Koven is prepared to look be
yond the mere organization and the
active end of it. He knows well that
the receptive is quite as important in
every respect and appreciating what
has already been accomplished by the
musical and the women's clubs
throughout the country he will begin
building from that side.
He goes further than the presentation
of native compositions by the organiz
ation now under his influence, he asks
for a place where the American artist
may command equal attention with
the best foreigners to whom we have
been lending our sympathies for years.
This support and appreciation would
not be amiss, indeed would be some
thing we owe to ourselves and to the
art if it did not take on such a violent
form in this country of putting aside
our own people without a hearing, in
order more effectively to worship at
the shrine of the foreign star.
Operas Are Arranged.
Mr. Rabinoff has been trying Ameri
can singers for several weeks In the
attempt to make up an all-American
cast for a road production of "The Can
terbury Pilgrims," which will also have
its place again this season at the Met
ropolitan Opera House.
So far as other works of this reper
tory are concerned it. is likely that
there will be operas by Henry Hadley,
Frederick Converse, W. J. McCoy and
other members of . the organization
which includes further John Alden Car
penter, of Chicago. George W. Chad
wick. Boston; Charles W. Cadman, Jos
eph Redding, of San Francisco; John
Philip Fousa. Arthur Farwell, Percy
MacKaye. and others.
Inasmuch as the presence of Lee Shu
bert is to be noted it is likely that the
booking will be done over the country
through this well-known theatrical
firm and that the women are interested
in the movement is obvious from the
presence on the board of Mrs. W. H.
Hinckle. Peoria. IIL; Mrs. Frank A.
Seiberling, Akron, O.; Mrs. William D.
Steele, Sedalia. Mo.; and Mrs. D. A.
Camprell. Chicago, 111.
...
It is understood that Columbia Uni
versity is making an appeal for sing
ers for the Summer choruses, but so
far there is not the response that was
expected.
It would seem as though with all the
activity in community singing there
would be Hundreds to avail themselves
of tre opportunity to sing the high
class music which will be presented
under the baton of Professor Walter
Henry Hall, who has in charge the
choral sinking of the university.
The series opened July 17 with "La
Bohime" Tith Maggie Teyte as Mimi
and Luca Rodolfo. The receipts so to
PHOTOGRAPHS SHOWN OF MEN PROMINENT
IN NEWS DISPATCHES FOR VARIOUS CAUSES
Baron Kaneke Is Expected to Be on Japanese Commission to America Marconi Shows Field Wireless He In
vented for War Purposes James Norman Hall, American Aviation Hero, Is Man of Hour in France.
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t - A CcV- Vv
BAROX KAXEKO is expected to be
a member of the commission Ja
pan will send to this country. He
has many friends in the United States.
...
Marconi, the Inventor of the wireless
system now in almost universal use,
came to this country as a member of
the Italian commission. While here he
showed to the War Department a field
wireless outfit hardly bigger than a
suitcase which he has invented for war
use. He is an officer in the Italian
army.
Count Ernest von Reventlow is the
famous military critic of Germany
whose reviews of the situation have
been published so freely in the Ameri
can papers since the war began.
...
Arkansas is going very seriously into
the question of food supply. John C.
Kutrall, president of the University of
Arkansas, is one of a State Council for
National Defense and in addition he is
the state director of the Intercollegiate
Intelligence Bureau organized in Wash
ington for the purpose of mobilizing
the resources of the colleges and. uni
versities and to offer them to the Gov
ernment. He reports that the chemis
try department of his university has
offered its services .to the Government
and the College of Agriculture is en
gaged in a state-wide campaign to
induce the farmers of the state to. pro
duce as much food and foodstuffs dur
ing the present year as possible. Ar
kansas Is going to be one of the"first
of the states to show practical results
in meeting conditions created by the
world war.
...
The American "man of the hour" In
France is Corporal James Norman Hall,
of Colfax, Iowa, member of the Lafay
ette flying squadron, who is now in
Soissons Hospital fighting for his life
after his single-handed battle with
eight German warplanes.
Corporal Hall was flying over the
1 3-T-0J? JfjjeAo .
German tines when attacked by a Ger
man biplane. After a hot encounter
seven other German machines came to
the assistance of the biplano and in
that unequal fight Hall was shot
through the lung. He managed, how
ever, with great courage and coolness
to bring his machine down within the
French lines. He fainted Just before
landing, but had strength enough and
presence of mind to cut off the gasolina
and ease the landing so that the ma
chine was not destroyed. He was picked
up and rushed to the Soissons Hospi
tal, where his recovery is hoped for.
James C. Cropsey. now holding a ju
dicial position in Now York, is being"
groomed for the Republican nomina
tion for Mayor of New York. It is
probable that Mayor Mitchell will be a
candidate for re-election. Tammany
proposes to call meetings and discover
what is "the will of the people" in re
gard to the Democratic nomination. It
is just as easy for Tammany to control
such a meeting as to run a convention.
the aviation fund of the National Spe
cial Aid Society.
The Civic Orchestral concerts will
in all probability close after the orig
inal 10 hive been given. While not
belittling the powers and muslcianly
qualities f Pierre Monteux, notwith
standing the very Important soloists
who have given their services this
year, the concerts have lacked the en
thralling interest that they had last
Summer.
Even tfking into consideration the
much greater size of Madison Square
Garden than of the Saint Nicholas
Rink, a very much larger number of
people we -e In attendance, and that in
the face of the terrible danger of con
tagion from the dread scourge of men
ingitis w'-iich was rampant at that
time.
Ideal Summer concerts will not be
enjoyed in New York City until there
Is an auditorium fitted for them, and
if there Is a situation that could have
been worse than Madison Square Gar
den It is St. Nicholas Rink. The thing
most fatal to every phase of peace or
enjoyment In the way of refined amuse
ment in New York in Summer- is the
utter indifference of all in power to
the blood-curdling noises which come
about not through the necessity In
curred by natural events, but by the
actual vicious pleasure of destroying
the atmosphere of peace for others.
No person sitting in St. Nicholas. Rink
trying to shut out everything but the
music can fail to understand that the
shrieks on the street below from boys
are done in the spirit of tantalizing
those inside. They imitate the singers,
tlte instruments, and are guilty of
every sort of misdemeanor short of
that which would lead to arrest. But
if these concerts are Civic Orchestral
concerts, if the city or civilization has
anything at all to do with it. how is
it possible that no provision has been
made to have the block so protected
during these evenings that these in
dignities could not be perpetrated?
What right have the owners of this
auditorium to rent it for the aforesaid
purposes if they cannot deliver with It
a guarantee of sufficient quiet that
the audience will .iot suffer from these
nerve-racking noises.
Incidentally it may be said that on the
concert of Wednesday evening, July 4.
there were no greater or more aggres
sive noises than usual, or let it be said
that upon every other evening there is
quite as much pandemonium in the
street below as there was on Wednes
day evening with all the license for
noise that this particular date seems
to bring in its wake.
There was little attempt at a patri
otic display on account of the date, as
the soloists were Luca Botta and Flore
Revalles, the former having been an
nounced to sing "The Marseillaise," al
though Italian, which he did not sing,
and Mile. Revalles. who has a beauti
ful voice and who is French, might
have sung the national hymn of her
country, instead sang as best she could
"The Star-Spangled Banner." The one
great thrill of the evening lay in the
orchestral performance of "La Marseil
laise." There was some lack of unity
between the orchestra and the tenor
when he sang the flower song from
Bizet's "Carmen" and much applause
for his beautiful high tones.
Mile. Revalles. better known as a
dancer of the Russian Ballet organiza
tion, has a very beautiful voice, which
is in line for good things. She offered
a novelty in the manner of unfolding
the American flag when she sang the
National song. She had enfolded her
self closely in a dark blue silk outer
garment, which when unfolded proved
to be lined with the stars and stripes.
She sang as programme number the
Jewel song from "Faust." M. Monteux'
orchestral offerings included Bizet's
"Patrie" overture. Saint Saens' over
ture to "Le Ieluge," in which M. Nar
tucci, the concertmaster, applied an ex
ceedingly well-played obligato. Lalo's
"Norwegian Rhapsody" and, turn about
being fair play. the Scandinavian
Svendsen's "Carnival in Paris." Mr.
Monteux gave a very brilliant reading
to the Rakoczy march from "Damnation
of Faust," by Berlioz.
...
Artlnts to Wed.
The marriage is announced of Miss
Cecile Allombert to George Barrere, the
well-known leader of the ensemble
bearing his name and flutist of the
New York Symphony orchestra. The
marriage festivities were held in the
Summer home of Miss Helen Stanley,
in Shippan's Point, the bride having
been Miss Stanley's companion ever
since she returned from Kurope. Mr.
and Mrs. Barrere are both French and
have been the recipients of congratu
lations from many friends.
...
Cleofante CampaninI, accompanied by
Mme. Campanini has taken a home in
Asbury Park for the heated term,
where he promises to rest entirely for
a little while and then come in and out
of New York as his presence may be
required. Although neither the list of
operas nor artists is complete. Director
Campanini announces many things of
absorbing interest and he will add de
tails here and there as the additions
will be made.
Among the artists retained from last
season may be mentioned Amelita
Galli-Curcl. Rosa Raisa. Louise Borat,
Marguerite Buckler, Alma Peterson,
Dora de Phillippe. Virginia Shafer,
Myrna Sharlow, Cyrena van Gordon,
Lucien Muratore, Vittorio Armondi,
Giulio Crimi, Giacomo Rimini, Octave
Dua. Hector Dufranne. Desire Dufrere,
James Goddard, Marcel Journel, Alfred
Maguenat, Juan Nadal. Constantin Ni
colay and Vittorio Thevisan.
In addition to these Campanini has
already announced Marthe Chenal. dra
matic soprano of the Grand Opera of
Paris, and a French dramatic tenor,
Charles Fontaine. Another popular
French artist will be Genevieve Vix,
lyric soprano, who will be a third en
tire novelty in this country.
The return of Melba for a number
of her most important roles is an
nounced for New York, Chicago and
Boston and to these artists have been
added a number of interesting Ameri
can singers, including Maude Fay,
Anna Fitziu. Jeska Swartz, Diana
Bonar, Jessie Christian, Ruby Evans.
Margery Maxwell, Marie Pruzan and
Forest Lamont.
The impresario has every hope of
bringing over Carlo Galeffi and Vanni
Marcoux, the latter already having es
tablished himself as a great favorite
in this country. Marcoux has been
serving; in -the French army since the
beginnig of the war and the former
is in the Italian army, but Campanini
has had the assurance that both art
ists will be released by their govern
ments. It Is also believed that the old
favorites. Uustave HuberdeRU- and Kd
mond Warnery. who were not here last
year, will he able to accept the engage
has still to hear from several artists
ment of the Chicago- impresario, who
of signal importance whose engage
ments will come in the nature of a
sensation.
'In a list of 16 French and 14 Italian,
operas may be noted such revivals as
Meyerbeer's "Dinorah." "L'Af ricanne,"
"Puritani Pnlacchi," Verdi's "Ernani.'T
Giordano's "Fedora." Massenet's "Sap
pho," "Don Quichotte." Delibes" "Lak
me" and Debussy's "Pellas et Melis-
ande." The established repertory will ;
include "Grlselidis," "Le Jongleur do
Notre Dame, Thais" and "Manon"
by Massenet; "Louise' by CharpentierJ
"Monna Vanna," by Fevrier; a novelty.
"Le Vieil Aigle," by Haoul Gunsbourg.
the well-known impresario of the opera
at Monte Carlo; "Faust," "Romeo and,
Juliet," "Carmen." "Aida," "Falstaff.'
"Rigoletto," "La Traviata." "Jewels of
the Madonna." by Wolf-Ferrari; "Fran
cesca da Jtimini," by Zandonal; "La Bo
hr me." "Madame Butterfly" and
"Toaca," "Cavalleria Rusticana' and
"I'agliacci." Jn addition to these there,
will be several works entirely new on.
any stage, including operas by impor
tant American composers.
The season will include 10 weeks at
the Auditorium Theater in Chicago,
four weeks beginning January 22 at
the Lexington Theater in New York;
and two weeks at the Boston Opera
ilouse. The Chicago Opera Association has a
fine suite of offices in the Empire The
ater building, where Ralph Dewey, the
courteous and highly efficient press
representative is laying out an active,
campaign. John Brown, one of the
most skilled men of this country in
operatic business details, has things
well under way and many subscrip
tions are being received daily for the
New York season.
...
Mareella Craft Is Popular.
For many months pressure has been
very strong to have Mareella Craft ac
cept a series of "guest" performances
with the San Carlo Opera Company,
which will be rememoered as the or
ganization which was headed a few
years ago by the late Lillian Nordica
and Alice Nielsen. This organization
has commanded a widespread respect
for the qualities of excellence and hon
esty in its performance, for which rea
son Miss Craft consented to appear in
some of the larger cities of the tour
which will open in October.
Miss Craft has a large number of
concert engagements already booked,
beginning with the Worcester Festival,
for which she was engaged almost be
fore she left the stage after her sensiv
tional success there last season, and
her appearance will have to be adjust
ed around this. Aside from her few
appearances in Los Angeles in the
Horatio Parker prize opera, "Fairy
land," Miss Craft, with all the triumphs
that she brought from Europe, has
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