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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (March 9, 1919)
TITE SUNDAY OREGONIAN". . PORTLAND, 3IARCII 9. 1919. " paeJfcz?i;2 They Fought for You, Have You a Job for Them? Phone It in to Soldiers' and Sailors' Bureau, U. S. Employment Service, 247 Davis Main 6776 See Also Page 13 This Section for Important News of Our March Sales of Homefurnishings Four Evenings of Art and Song Little Theater, 23d and Washington, auspices Business Women's Committee of Y. W. C. A., 8:30 P. M., as follows: March 14, Egyptian March 20, Greek March 28, Roman, Byzan tine, Romanesque April 4, Gothic. Course tickets $1 on sale in our Book Shop, Fifth Floor. Welcome Home the Boys' Bureau Relatives and friends of returning eoldiers who desire to have letters or packages deliv ered to the men on arrival in Nffw York can send same care of our New York Office, 212 Fifth Avenue. Full information at our Wel come Home the Boys' Bureau, Sixth Floor. Cake Greme Oil Soap FREE with eVery purchase of this soap at three cakes for 25c in our Toilet Goods Section tomorrow and balance of-week. Creme Oil is pure Trie Quality" Store of Portland vegetable oil soap highly recommended by all ri(tN.Socv'MorruofY Abler 3ta. who use it. Take advantage of thia 6pecial offer and receive a cake free. Main Floor. 21 lnm i i ! I i V V her e the New Things That the new things for spring arc seen at their best at MEIER & FRANK'S is convincingly evidenced by the splendid displays of new suits, dresses, wraps and skirts ready tomorrow in our Apparel Shop, among which are: kre Seen at Their for S Best Suits Assortments are too all-inclusive to permit of any but the briefest mention here. Suits of serge, gabardine and tri cotine in box models, blouse, belted and plain tailored styles trimmed merely with spearhead stitchings. The box models especially, with their vests of silk crepe, tricolette, duve tyn and trimmed variously with braid, buttons and tucks are admired. Navy, black, sand and taupe are the preferred colors. Prices range from ?29.50 to $48.50. New jersey suits in navy, rose, sand, overseas blue, white and heath er mixtures, $29.50 to $65. New silk suits in fine array. Draw D resses Taffetas perhaps lead in silk dresses, frequently used in combina tion with Georgette or printed chif fon. We have new taffeta dresses in Spring shades from $19.50 to $45. In keeping with our reputation for being always first with the new scores of the latest models in Georg ete Crepe gowns will greet visitors to our Apparel Shop tomorrow. In these beads are . the predominant elaboration large "kindergarten" beads weigh down tunics, panels and wide flowing sleeves. Delicate shades for afternoon and evening gowns are orchid, champagne, rose, blue, Nile green and white; for street frocks navy, taupe and black. $29.50 to $75. Meier & Frank's: Fourth Flodr. (Mail Orders Filled.) o A V 2 a - U a a 1 n vJ J!P? i viDDEa'ooDDanaDaDai5iJ5rtS-,tV ' n (J iSfdJij; V V As always, besides offer ing patrons largest assort tnents of fashioii'favorcd 'garments to choose from, MEIER & FRA N K'S prices are invariably mark ed by a moderateness which is typical of the Quality Store. Wraps Coats, cape-coats, capes and dol mans in all the preferred fabrics and colorings for spring arc here in a selection so ample as to warrant us in stating that every taste can be easily satisfied and at Euch a wide range of prices as to meet the re quirements of every expenditure. Dolmans, of course, claim first atten tion with capes a good second and, next to these, interest for the mo ment seems greatest in the short sport coats of black velveteen. These in box models, some belted, some with silk vests and collars are priced from $27.50 to $45. Trices on capes begin at $15 and dolmans range from $15 upwards. Hals f a a P. New hats arriving daily show that the Watteau type which tilts over the eyes and flares up at the back to reveal banked flowers, glossy fruits and charming foliage, is high in fa vor. The bandeau fits closely to the head and bears most of the burden of the trimming. Velvet ribbon is fre quently used entirely for decoration. But why particularize? Kvcry new straw, every new shape, every new htyle, every new trimming for spring is seen in our Millinery Shop these days. Hats to suit every type of face and offering a wide latitude of price range. A visit to this section is a pleasure you should not miss. Come in tomorrow. Meier & 1'rink's: Fourth Floor. (Mail Orders Filled.) New Neck Fixings In the glossary of new neckwear nomenclature words of for eign sound assert themselves with great frequency, such as gilet waistcoat, hence vestee; plastron -breast-plate, hence the little waistcoat one wears with suit or dress; tablier apron, hence the vest that extends below the waistline. New spring neck fixings corresponding to these designations are ready for your selection in our Neckwear Shop. New materials such as Dew-Kist, Kumsi-Kumsa, Moonglo, silk gabar dine and metal cloth. New shades of overseas blue, gray, old rose, beige, old gold, white with colored buttons and pongee combined with Victory red. With or without collars. $3 to $9.50. Meier & Frank's: Main Floor. (Mail Orders Filled.) Mine. Lyra Corsets Greatly Reduced 2 Price Groups $2.59 $3.95 Discontinued models of the widely and favorably-known Madame Lyra corsets on spe cial sale tomorrow. Styles for medium, slender and stout figures. Some elastic and topless models, a few satin corsets included. Flesh and white. All sizes in the sale, but not in each style. , , Meier & Frank's: Corset Shop, Third Floor. New Georgettes Liberty red, the joyous crimson of the national flag, Foch blue, pastel orchid, henna and fuchsia are the latest additions to the color ranks of new Georgettes. $2-$2.25 yard. . White net flouncing in 40-inch width, suitable for Summer gowns, decorated with tiny ruffles and with hemstitching, $2.75-$3.50 yard. Narrow Venise and Filet edges for the collars and cuffs of Spring blouses and neckwear in Yz to 6-inch widths are priced 35c to $4 yard. Meier & Frank's: Main Floor. (Mail Orders Filled.) Needlework 65c "Adjusto" Tea Aprons 39 New Adjusto tea aprons stamped on best quality lawn. ;These adjust themselves to any size. One illustrated at 39c. 25c Stamped Centerpieces 15 Each, 2 for 25 18-inch centers showing most attractive patterns in French knot and solid embroideries. Meier & Frank's We Are Receiving Furs for Storage Furs stored in our safety vaults are secure against theft, fire, moths, loss or damage from any cause. We do expert repairing and remodeling of furs. Phone Marshall 4600 or A 6101 and our auto will call for your furs. Furs received Fourth Floor. Si. Patrick's Day Party Favors Favors for dinner parties, luncheons and teas for St. Patrick's Day are here in great variety. Main and Fifth Floors. Green candies for the filling of boxes to be given on St. Patrick's Day are to be found on our Main and Ninth Floors and Basement Balcony. New Spring Silks ..si. "',, fit s j rrr Second Floor. (Mall Orders Filled.) Not Content With Providing Portland's Finest Assortments of Stylish High Quality Spring Blouses at Moderate Prices The Blouse Shop Announces to Begin Tomorrow A Sale of 750 New Spring Blouses $5 Like Qualities and Styles Would Sell in Regular Stock at $6.30 to $8.50 A special purchase such as only the MEIER & FRANK Blouse Shop could consummate accounts for the remarkable fact that tomorrow Portland women can choose from 750 new blouses in the favored spring materials, styles and colors at $5 instead of $6.50 to $8.50. The saving is large enough to warrant the purchase of at least two blouses, which indeed most women will require no urging to do once they see the values. L Materials ' are splendid heavy quality crepes de chine and Georgette crepes. Colors include peach, tea rose, gray, poilu blue, purple, Nile, maize, Kelly green, apricot, flesh and white. Tailored and dressy models are represented. The necks are cleverly cut in round, square and high-buttoned styles. Saucy frills with picot edge and hemstitching and tiny tucks in block effects distinguish these new models from the blouses of yes terday. Four sketched. Meier & Frank's: Fourtn Floor. (Mail Orders Filled.) Crinkly crepes in two-tones, soft, yet heavy enough for skirts and suits; shimmering baronet satins in stripes, large -dots and striking plaids; cling insr tricolettes and nuadrillettes : pussy-willow taffetas ; Khaki Kool and Ruff-a-Nuff silks all are here for your approval. Dew-Kist, GS inches, $6. Satin de Lyons, 36 inches. $3.50. Kumsi-Kumsa, 38 inches, $8 to $9. Baronet Satin, 40 inches, ?6-$7. Pussy-Willow Taffetas, 40 inches. $1. Silk and Satin Foulards, 36 in., $2.25-$2.50. Ruff-a-Nuff, 36 inches, $4. Two-tone Satin Messalines, 36 inches, $2. ' Chiffon Dress Satins, 40 inches, $5. Plaid Satin Messalines, 36 inches, $2. r EXTRA SPECIAL! New Taffetas $1.69 2500 yards new all-silk, yard-wide taffetas secured in a special pur chase by our silk buyer now in the Fast have been rushed out to us by express and pro on sale for the first time tomorrow. Colors include pink, pold, lilac, Nile, African brown, rose, Pekin, jay blue, Belgian, navy and midniRht blue, also black. Take advantap of tfcis opportunity to purchase this most wanted of the new Spring rilks at the very special price of $1.CD. Good ?2.00 yard value. Meier & Frank's: Second Floor. (Mail Orders Filled.) New ST 1 Eppo Petticoats Special $5 Narrow, soft and clinging, adapting themselves to the new silhouette, a large shipment of Eppo petticoats has just been unpacked and will be placed on sale tomor row at the very special price of $5. These are the all-jerse' models and are trimmed with fringe at the hem. All sizes, includ ing models for stout women. Colors are green, gold, rose, purple, brown, navy, taupe and black. An expert demonstrator from the Eppo company, New York, recently arrived from the east, will explain the merits of the Eppo to all interested. Meier & Frank's: Third Floor. Mail Orders Filled.) ! !